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TED Talks Sustainability Collection

Target GroupBachelor, Executive Education, Master, PhDResource TypeVideoDomainConcepts of Sustainability and SDGs, Global Key Challenges, Megatrends and sustainability, Nature-Society-Economy Interactions and Dependencies, Philosophical and Historical Aspects, Political AspectsDuration< 1hAuthorTED
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Summary

  • This curated collection of TED talks helps students understand various technological innovations and solutions in sustainability. Students develop critical thinking about future sustainability challenges and potential solutions.

Relevant SDGs

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How to use

  • These talks can be integrated throughout a course as supplementary material, used as homework assignments, or featured in classroom discussions about specific sustainability topics.
  • Select specific talks that align with lesson objectives. Create reflection assignments or discussion prompts to engage students with the content. Consider using the 5-question climate change series as a structured learning module.
  • TED’s Countdown initiative offers additional resources on climate action and sustainability solutions.

Teaching format tip

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Structure viewing with reflection opportunities and discussion prompts. Students should observe both content and their emotional responses while developing visual literacy skills. Use videos to illustrate concepts and provide varied learning modalities for complex topics.

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    Subject area
    • General KnowledgeThis section provides general frameworks and concepts related to sustainability that can be used in any discipline and across industries.
    • Specific KnowledgeThis section provides sustainability related content that would enable students following a business or management degree or course to be better equipped to face sustainability related challenges.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    Competence area
    • Problem-solving
    • Critical thinking
    • Self-awareness
    • Collaboration
    • Normative awareness
    • Anticipatory thinking
    • Systems thinking
    • Strategy
    Learning approach
    • Cognitive learning
    • Socio-emotional learning
    • Behavioural learning
    • Subject area
      • General KnowledgeGeneral knowledge represents foundational understanding across multiple disciplines needed for sustainable development. It creates an integrated mindset that connects basic and advanced topics across various knowledge domains.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    • Skill area
      • Problem-solving
      • Critical thinking
      • Self-awareness
      • Collaboration
      • Normative awareness
      • Anticipatory thinking
      • Systems thinking
      • Strategy
    • Learning approach
      • Cognitive learning
      • Socio-emotional learning
      • Behavioural learning
  • Communities
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    • General KnowledgeThis section provides general frameworks and concepts related to sustainability that can be used in any discipline and across industries.
    • Specific KnowledgeThis section provides sustainability related content that would enable students following a business or management degree or course to be better equipped to face sustainability related challenges.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    Competence area
    • Problem-solving
    • Critical thinking
    • Self-awareness
    • Collaboration
    • Normative awareness
    • Anticipatory thinking
    • Systems thinking
    • Strategy
    Learning approach
    • Cognitive learning
    • Socio-emotional learning
    • Behavioural learning
    • Subject area
      • General KnowledgeGeneral knowledge represents foundational understanding across multiple disciplines needed for sustainable development. It creates an integrated mindset that connects basic and advanced topics across various knowledge domains.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    • Skill area
      • Problem-solving
      • Critical thinking
      • Self-awareness
      • Collaboration
      • Normative awareness
      • Anticipatory thinking
      • Systems thinking
      • Strategy
    • Learning approach
      • Cognitive learning
      • Socio-emotional learning
      • Behavioural learning
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