On the road again: TED@PalmSprings, day 5

The conference ended today after two morning sessions and a lunch. I found most of today's talks quite good, with Barry Schwartz's presentation on practical wisdom particularly compelling. Schwartz argued for the importance of individuals applying to their jobs their own practical wisdom--their own thinking and analysis, not just a robotic following of rules--and used hospital janitors as strong examples.

Jay Walker also made a very interesting case for English as the language of problem solving for much of the world. His video clips of Chinese children learning English were both powerful and, at times, more than a little disturbing.

I definitely want to come back next year.