Find A Spark | Ideas to inspire

A close-up of a wave breaking, representing effortless decision-making

Blog Post

The importance of “oh fuck it”

The legs of runners as they cross a finish line

Blog Post

End each day on a high

The cover of the Plastic Pollution Primer and Action Toolkit, a free resource from the Earth Day Network

Book

Plastic Pollution Primer and Action Toolkit

Max Strom presenting his TED talk on how there is no app for happiness — the effect of technology on happiness and relationships

Video

There is No App for Happiness

Amy Cuddy presenting her TED talk on how your body language may shape who you are

Video

Your body language may shape who you are

The cover of the book The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman

Book

The First 20 Hours

A infographic showing the balance needed between efficiency and effectiveness when dealing with the environment.

Infographic

Efficiency vs. effectiveness in the Circular Economy

An open study book, laying on a table with pencil on top and notes to the right

Blog Post

4 insights on learning from Josh Waitzkin

ShaoLan Hsueh presenting her TED talk on learning to read Chinese

Video

Learn to read Chinese… with ease!

A screen grab from the Music and Life Youtube video

Video

Music and Life

A woman performing a headstand, representing New Age spirituality

Blog Post

New Age spirituality — it’s missing something.

The cover of Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson

Book

Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography

App

Memrise

David Autor presenting his TED talk on whether automation will take away all our jobs

Video

Will automation take away all our jobs?

The cover of Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond

Book

Guns, Germs and Steel

Website

Streetbank

An infographic showing how memory works, including details on the brain, how to improve your memory and how memories are created

Infographic

How memory works

The cover of the DVD for Human Planet, the BBC series on the incredible environments in which people manage to live

TV Series

Human Planet

The cover of the book How Bad are Bananas? by Mike Berners-Lee

Book

How bad are bananas?

The cover of the DVD for Waking Life, an exploration of the boundary between sleep and being awake

Film

Waking Life