If you like this Apple video, you’ll love Plan B.

Watch this TED Talk. Here, Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert says our beliefs about what will make us happy are often wrong.

“Dan Gilbert believes that, in our ardent, lifelong pursuit of happiness, most of us have the wrong map. In the same way that optical illusions fool our eyes — and fool everyone’s eyes in the same way — Gilbert argues that our brains systematically misjudge what will make us happy. And these quirks in our cognition make humans very poor predictors of our own bliss. [Read more…]

Simon Sinek started with his simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership: The Golden Circle, where it’s all starting with the question “Why?” (in case you missed this: watch his Golden Circle talk – recommended!)

Now Simon takes the next step. After why comes : trust. When we surround ourselves with people who believe what we believe, trust emerges. Watch this great TEDx Talk about trust and why. 

Chip Conley: measuring what make life worthwhile. Chip Conley creates joyful hotels, where he hopes his employees, customers and investors alike can realize their full potential. Influenced by Maslow’s pyramid, he revamped his business model to focus on the intangible, higher needs of his company’s three main constituencies — employees, customers and investors. Watch this talk. A business model based on happiness.

Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Watch this TED Talk of Daniel Pink. He illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates people.

You can also watch the animation of RSA, based on Daniel Pink‘s vision.