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After a decade of outdoor education, counselling, and long-term youth mentoring, Marcus found himself on the Thai-Burma border when his wife landed a volunteer job there. On arrival, Marcus had absolutely no idea what he would do so he made a commitment to simply be open and say yes to whatever opportunities arose.
Saying "yes" led to helping local communities build over 40 custom playgrounds in 2 years using local tools and materials.
This was an incredible experience but building a new playground every 2 weeks took its toll. In his final year in Thailand he contracted influenza type B, Dengue Fever and had his appendix out - so to avoid total burn-out and early death, he started wondering if there was a better way.....
Using this experience and the driving motivation that others around the world were now asking for playgrounds, it was time to rethink. In 2010, PlaygroundIdeas.org was born. Playground Ideas is a place where anyone, anywhere can get the tools and resources they need to build a place for play. This initiative has now spawned a global community in over 72 countries impacting around 300,000 children at less than a $1 per child and growing quickly.
Marcus has been listed as one of the top 100 public interest designers and is keen to grow this kind of online empowerment model further.
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Recorded live at the global event in Victoria, Australia in 2015.
Watch Marcus' full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/marcus-veerman-listen-to-your-mojo-meter

Maria is the founder and editor of Brain Pickings; an inventory of cross-disciplinary interestingness spanning art, science, design, history, philosophy, psychology, and more. She has written for Wired UK, The Atlantic, Nieman Journalism Lab, The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, and Design Observer, among others, and is an MIT Fellow.
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Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2014.
Watch Maria's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/maria-popova-build-pockets-of-stillness-into-your-life

After three years on the dole, knocked back from 40 interviews, the 27-year-old’s dreams of becoming a financial analyst were in tatters, the economics graduate decided ‘enough was enough’.
He left his home in California and travelled across the US, trying out a job peculiar to each state every week.
In just 50 weeks, Dan went from being a down-and-out to an Arizona border patrol agent, a jazz conductor, a TV weatherman and even a Las Vegas wedding planner.
He is now writing a book about his adventure and hopes to get a job as a dietician.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2010.
Watch Daniel's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/daniel-seddiqui-finish-what-you-start

James has written for, and his opinions have appeared in, many of the world’s leading publications, from the New York Times to the Sunday Times, the Financial Times, and Wired. He has appeared on some of the world’s leading current affairs TV programmes, including ABC's The Drum, MSNBC's The Cycle and the BBC's Newsnight.
His book Stuffocation was published in 2015 by Penguin. This seminal work is about what James believes to be the defining problem, and most important cultural trend, of the 21st century: we have too much stuff, and our culture's materialism has to change – and it is changing.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2015.
Watch James' full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/james-wallman-why-experientialism-is-the-new-materialism

Mark is the author of the hugely influential book 'Herd: How to Change Mass Behaviour by Harnessing Our True Nature'. For many, he’s Britain’s answer to Malcolm Gladwell without the hair.
The way digs underneath our assumptions like a forensic detective to get us to re-think our assumptions. As Mark says in his book, we are ‘a super-social ape’.
We exist to converse, to chat, to gossip. Whole social movements can be explained by utilising this core theory. A great talent. And an influential thinker for this modern world we live in.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2010.
Watch Mark's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/mark-earls-understanding-the-super-social-ape

Judy first became an entrepreneur out of necessity many years ago after she was fired from every job she ever had. Having experienced challenges throughout her life Judy has learnt to do things her way and as a result, she never sees obstacles only opportunities, which is reflective of her becoming an international sportswoman representing her adopted country South Africa at world championships scuba diving as well as the best selling author and international speaker.
This honest talk was given by Judy about the challenges she has gone through in her past shaping the person she is today.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2019.
Watch Judy's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/judy-van-niekerk-i-would-rather-have-the-whole-world-against-me-than-my-own-soul

Caroline Flint is a midwife, birth activist, author and founder of The Birth Centre. Her defining moment came at 8 years old with the birth of her sister at home which sparked a lifelong commitment to providing women with empowering, life-changing births.
In 1989 she opened The Birth Centre which specialised in one on one midwifery care, with dark, peaceful birthing rooms and a midwifery team who treated birth as a positive, normal, physiological process.
Caroline has been at the forefront of all changes affecting women in childbirth. She was President of The Royal College of Midwives, she is a founder member of the Association of Radical Midwives and the first Chair of the Midwives Information and Resource Service.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2011.
Watch Caroline's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/caroline-flint-the-importance-of-natural-home-births

In one year, snowboarder Kevin Pearce went from standing atop podiums at the X Games to relearning how to brush his own teeth after a traumatic brain injury.
Raised in Vermont, the youngest of four brothers, Pearce, a permanently upbeat but highly competitive figure, was well on his way to fulfilling his ambition to be, he says, “the greatest snowboarder in the world”. The accident not only stripped him of his chance of Olympic glory, it nearly killed him.
At 26 years old he’s lived a life full of breakthroughs, astonishing recoveries and heartache. He remains upbeat and recently established LoveYourBrain, a social profit organization dedicated to providing support for the 1.7 million people in the U.S. who suffer traumatic brain injuries each year, as well as their families. LoveYourBrain is currently launching a national Yoga and Meditation Program, providing affordable, accessible yoga to brain injury survivors and their primary caretakers.
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Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2015.
Watch Kevin's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/kevin-pearce-from-the-obstacle-comes-the-path

Wendy is the founder of The Embodiment Foundation, a non-profit offering Leadership Embodiment, a process that uses principles from the non-violent Japanese martial art of Aikido and mindfulness to offer simple tools and practices to increase leadership presence and respond to stress and pressure with greater confidence, compassion and integrity.
Wendy holds a sixth-degree black belt in Aikido and has practised mindfulness for over 35 years.
She is also an author of two books, The Intuitive Body and The Practice of Freedom, a DVD and a CD.
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Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2013.
Watch Wendy's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/wendy-palmer-mastery-and-mystery

Catherine was a creative, idealistic kid, envisioning a world in which everyone did what they loved most and thus somehow all would work out fine.
Workaholic eco-rebel in a design college. Learned to meditate in 1995. 2008: Loving-kindness meditation unexpectedly connected to the experience of soldiers. A personal loss deepened understanding of trauma and regret.
In 2010, Catherine founded the Peace of Mind meditation project, supporting healing and truthful dialogue between combat veterans and civilians.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2012.
Watch Catherine's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/catherine-powell-how-to-repair-a-soldier

Most people find it hard enough to get themselves out running, let alone trying to get 4 million people to join them. Paul started Park Run with just 13 amateur runners at 8.45 AM on October 2nd, 2004 in Bushy Park in South West London. It now takes place in 1,300 parks worldwide. It is a global movement. Inspiring.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2018.
Watch Paul's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/paul-sinton-hewitt-a-founders-truth

Born and raised in Liverpool, Margaret is the chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, campaigning tirelessly for justice since the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989. Her son James of 18 years, was one of the 96 football fans who lost their lives. Spending 28 years seeking the truth about what happened at the stadium, her drive, her resilience, her quest for honesty has inspired a nation.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2019.
Watch Margaret's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/margaret-aspinall-my-strength-was-to-get-to-the-truth-of-what-happened

Oliver Steeds is a founder and Mission Director of Nekton, a new marine institute that explores and protects the deep ocean.  Oliver is also a critically acclaimed international investigative journalist and broadcaster. His investigations have appeared on Channel 4’s Dispatches and Unreported World, Channel 4 News, ABC Nightline, NBC Today, as well as many others.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2019.
Watch Oliver's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/oliver-steeds-could-space-exploration-help-inspire-the-deep-ocean

Holley Murchison is an entrepreneur from NYC using her passions for education, communication, and culture to push the envelope. Valuing people over product and collaboration over competition, her work is driven by love and compassion. As co-founder of the Hall Pass Tour, she and her team collaborate with schools and companies to produce concerts that celebrate the dreams of young people as a means to change the world.
As a communication strategist, she is the lead of Oratory Glory. The boutique agency works with select companies, educational institutions, and underrepresented doers paving the way for a more inclusive future. Through learning experiences, coaching and strategy, they help teams communicate better with authenticity, compassion, and finesse. Their collective also develops tools and products to maintain communication efficiency and effectiveness.
When Holley's not out in the world pouring love into her work, she's likely adventuring, combing through Soundcloud for musical gems or savouring a good meal.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2016.
Watch Holley's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/holley-murchison-own-your-voice-leave-your-mark

Rose Styron is a poet, journalist, translator and international human rights, activist. She’s published four volumes of poetry (Viking, Rizzoli). She travelled widely for Amnesty International and other Human Rights organizations and has chaired PEN’s Freedom to Write Committee and the RFK Human Rights Award. In 2009 and 2010 Rose was a resident fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, and is currently working on a new volume of poetry and a memoir.
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Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2014.
Watch Rose's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/rose-styron-the-beauty-of-wisdom

Over the past four and a half decades, Chief Looking Horse has dedicated himself to the promotion of world peace and religious freedom. As the founder of World Peace & Prayer Day, he’s met with religious and spiritual leaders all over the world, including the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to unite in a shared belief of peace.
His speaking engagements range from opening prayers before numerous sessions of the United Nations to speaking on world peace at President Clinton’s inauguration in 1996.
The DO Lectures USA is honoured that Chief Looking Horse will be joining us this September and look forward to hearing his message of peace and religious freedom.
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Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2012.
Watch Chief Arvol's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/chief-arvol-looking-horse-world-wisdom

Will Rosenzweig is a mime, magician and master gardener.
As his day job, he serves as a partner of Physic Ventures, the first venture capital firm dedicated to investing in keeping people healthy. Will has been involved in growing more than 20 companies.
This year he is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Republic of Tea, where he was Minister of Progress and founding CEO.
Will served on the faculty at UC Berkeley for nearly a decade teaching social entrepreneurship and in 2010 was honoured with the Oslo Business for Peace Award, “the highest distinction... in the area of ethical business.”
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2012.
Watch Will's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/will-rosenzweig-how-to-practice-the-art-of-wu-wei

Miki is the CEO and Co-Founder of THINX, a high-tech, beautiful underwear solution for women to wear during their periods. She teamed up with AFRIpads in Uganda to fund a pack of reusable cloth pads for every underwear sold to get millions of girls back in school. To date, Miki and THINX have helped over 30,000 girls go back to school. THINX has gone viral 5 times since launching the company in 2014.
Miki was named 2015 Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the World Technology Awards and her Company THINX was named Time Magazine’s 25 Best New Inventions of 2015. Miki was also the recipient of the TriBeCa Film Festival’s Disruptive Innovation Award and was named one of the “Top 20 Millenials on a Mission” by Forbes.
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Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2016.
Watch Miki's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/miki-agrawal-breaking-taboos

Duo of the Flying Frenchies. The Flying Frenchies came to everyone’s attention with the film ‘The Flight of the Frenchies’. If you suffer from heights, you shouldn’t watch it. The Flying Frenchies, a colourful team living for extreme sports and artistic mix shot in original videos.
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Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2017.
Watch Julien's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/julien-millot-eat-slack-sleep

Stephen Novak, Head of Archives and Special Collections at the Augusta C. Long Health Sciences Library at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, tells us how the records of a murder first intrigued him about archives and then tells the stories of a long a rich career that touched just about everything an archivist might ever do.