How to Change the World - A Practical Guide | Dex Torricke-Barton | TEDxBucharest

Never in history have so many people had the means and the will to give back to the world. But changing the world is hard, and most change-makers spend their lives struggling to achieve their full potential. What common lessons can we learn from the most successful leaders and organizations at the heart of global change? Dex Torricke-Barton, adviser for more than a decade to leaders from the United Nations, Google, Facebook and other global pioneers, presents some of the most powerful and surprising insights from his career than can offer a practical guide for all of us to use as we take on the world. Dex is the guy behind some of the worlds’ most influential leaders nowadays, a frequent public speaker on the impact of technology on society, and a New York Times-bestselling ghostwriter.

Over the last decade, Dex has advised CEOs and major US and UK political leaders on strategic communications and thought leadership. From 2008-10 he served as a speechwriter for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, playing a key role in the development of the UN’s digital strategy. Following this, he joined Google as the company’s first executive speechwriter, where he managed communications for Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt.
From 2012-16 Dex was head of executive communications for Facebook, where he served as speechwriter to Mark Zuckerberg. Following this, Dex led communications for SpaceX, reporting to Elon Musk. 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

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