Infectious Generosity

After a career in journalism and publishing <b>Chris Anderson</b> became the curator of the TED Conference in 2001 and has developed it as a global platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading. His TED mantra - 'ideas worth spreading' - continues to blossom on an international scale with more than one billion TED Talks viewed annually. He lives in New York City and London.<i> </i> <p><b>Are you weary of the outrage and animosity of today’s world?<br><br>Here’s the antidote.</b><br><br>Take simple ordinary human kindness — gifts of time talent connection or money.<br><br>Add a dash of creativity and courage.<br><br>Then harness the power of the Internet in exciting new ways.<br><br>The result?<br><br>A ripple effect of generosity<br><br>... A force more powerful than cynicism and spite<br><br>... A force poised to solve our biggest problems<br><br>... A force that carries with it meaning and happiness.<br><br><b>The time has come to reimagine a future transformed by <i>infectious generosity</i>.</b></p> <b>This book is a masterpiece and an important one. It is not only about generosity but is itself an act of generosity profound and compelling. I want everyone I know to read this - and everyone I don't know too.</b> <b>This book was a much-needed gift to my weary and news-battered heart. Chris Anderson presents an inspiring body of evidence to support the tremendous and transformative power of generosity—that most beautiful of human impulses. <i>Infectious Generosity</i> is a combination of inarguable data and incredibly moving stories… I flew through these pages with an increasing sense of joy and was left inspired and hopeful.</b> <b>Concise and profound.</b> <b>Warning: reading this book may give you an irresistible urge to get up and take action. Infectious generosity has the potential to spread far and wide and radically change the world. Simply a wonderful book.</b> <b>Truly inspiring! It will change the way you see the world around you.</b> <p><b>Perhaps the simplest most powerful moral question you can ask of your life is: 'Am I a net giver or a net taker?'</b><br><br>As head of TED for the past 20 years Chris Anderson has had a ringside view of the world's most significant thinkers sharing their boldest ideas across every imaginable discipline. Yet there's a single theme that stands out in his mind as <i>the </i>essential connecting thread: generosity.<br><br>It may seem simple but generosity has played a key role in building the tools knowledge and institutions that have allowed civilisation to flourish. Now in our unsettled modern world beset by disruption and division Anderson believes our collective future depends on reconnecting to this vital human trait.<br><br>In this profound and inspiring book Anderson shows how the same technologies that have been a catalyst for negativity can be turned into an exponential force for good - to create chain reactions of generous behaviour. The potential lies in every one of us right now - for generosity it turns out is wired deeply inside you. Gifts of time talent connection and kindness have always been part of what it is to be a good human. What's different today Anderson reveals is the power each of us has - if we'd only stop to think about it - to catalyse world-changing self-replicating impact.<br><br>The people companies investors and organisations who understand this who prioritise generosity - who give more to the world than they take from it - are the ones that will own the future. And they'll be happier as a result.<br><br>This book shows you how.</p>