Скачать или смотреть How yesterday's stories shape today's poverty | Steven Coutinho | TEDxCuracao

Steven Coutinho explains how our brain uses stories to categorize ourselves and others to help us predict, control and survive - and how one of those stories keeps people and nations from realizing their potential. In this talk Steven shows how yesterday's stories shape today's economic choices and how to bring about change... Steven Coutinho is a professional speaker, author and university lecturer known for his insights into self-image and how it is programmed by society's stories. His recent book Breaking Rank takes you on a fascinating journey into how the mind has evolved, how it is shaped by society and how it shapes society in turn. Combining evolutionary psychology, neuroscience and a lot of fun, he inspires audiences to look differently at themselves - and in doing so he transforms minds.

Previously Steven was a managing director of one of the world's largest banks, a strategy consultant and an economic policy adviser to governments across the Caribbean and South America. Steven holds a Masters in Physics cum laude from the University of Groningen, and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx