The School of Greatness 542 Your Uniqueness Is Your Power with Nilofer Merchant
Sep 27, 2017
Join Nilofer Merchant, an accomplished author and TED speaker, as she explores the transformative power of individuality. She emphasizes that good ideas can stem from anyone, showcasing how personal strengths drive innovation. Nilofer discusses the 'onlyness' concept, urging listeners to embrace their unique voices for community change. Dive into the importance of vulnerability and collaboration, and discover how defining your own purpose fuels both personal and collective empowerment. Unlock your potential and make a meaningful impact!
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Onlyness Lets Unique Ideas Scale
- Onlyness is the idea that your unique position and experiences let you see solutions others don't.
- Distributed networks let those unique ideas scale beyond traditional power structures.
Starting Black Girls Code From Scratch
- Kimberly Bryant saw bias in tech and started Black Girls Code to teach girls programming.
- Her grassroots curriculum grew into training 10,000 girls and changing the pipeline into tech.
The Black List Changed Hollywood
- Franklin Leonard anonymously crowdsourced beloved unproduced scripts and ranked them for Hollywood.
- The Black List surfaced diverse, powerful scripts and reshaped what Hollywood considered valuable.
