In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.

Very interesting deck by @bbhlabs | @melex @jeremyet! Forget the hype surrounding the social web for a moment, what about something a little further out? This talk paints a picture of two possible futures, along the way asking the audience to help decide in 2012 if either has a snowball’s chance in hell of becoming a reality. Choose between: 1. Brands and users operate in a future-perfect environment of algorithm-driven, sublime relevance, where no nanobyte of data is wasted OR 2. Brands and their users seek to fight for discovery and serendipity. The presentation is missing a lot of text read more here

A very interesting deck by David Crandall

For more than four decades now, Jeffrey Deitch has been a major player in the US art scene. The dealer, advisor, writer and exhibition organizer started his career in the New York of the 70s when the art community was still very small. In this talk explains about what avant-garde can be these days. “One of the most interesting things about art today,” he says, “is the changing status of the avant-garde. (…). Very interesting talk from the the avant garde diaries. You can find more interesting talks here and their facebook fan page is packed with interesting behind the scenes material

Yeap Im already failing :-(…In this funny and blunt talk from TEDxUW, Larry Smith pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people invent when they fail to pursue their passions.

You have probably seen this already!It remained as a draft post for ages..still very interesting to watch! Kevin Allocca is YouTube’s trends manager, and he has deep thoughts about silly web video. In this talk from TEDYouth, he shares the 4 reasons a video goes viral.

Interesting thoughts by Indelible Branding