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How to Get Past the “Messy Middle” of a Big Change | Mary Martin | TED

Did progress on your next big project stall out? Transformation expert Mary Martin refers to this moment as the “messy middle” — the frustrating gap between starting and finishing a goal, when you might lose confidence or give up altogether. Offering three ways to find glimmers of progress when the going gets tough, she explores…

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Did progress on your next big project stall out? Transformation expert Mary Martin refers to this moment as the “messy middle” — the frustrating gap between starting and finishing a goal, when you might lose confidence or give up altogether. Offering three ways to find glimmers of progress when the going gets tough, she explores what to do when you feel stuck. (Recorded at TED@BCG on October 23, 2025)

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  1. @MaximumResultInLife

    August 27, 2026 at 11:10 am

    You talked about the “flag” system where anyone could raise a concern and senior leaders would act. How do you prevent this system from being overwhelmed by too many flags or from losing credibility if leaders can’t act on every single one?

    • @jf-jx4ym

      August 27, 2026 at 11:40 am

      Automation can convey right information to right person… Very efficiently

      FOR ONE…

      That would be assuming they actually want to and are capable of doing their job instead of criminal bullshit.. control.. abuse..robbery..or explaining (often against all sense and law and Court rulings) how the system doesn’t work for us.. only them..etc rights destruction.

      Language model based system would probably be able to classify and parse many things better than your average corrupt assistant or their manager or boss.

      Still very illicit profit maxing and other robbery is enabled in modern world.

      Ofc they will vote against it as it threatens them.. even if it’s at the cost of many lives or years worth living for people affected.

      Would have to pamper them like children and offer ready abled easy press this button tools for this end… Without threatening their mighty importance and career… Or Hidden incentives or authoritarian bs.

      Behind anonymous user interface people also get detached from the outcome of their own actions in authority position.. one press of a button is very different if you are constantly the target and dependent on it in harmful way.. than pressing it…

  2. @paddleduck5328

    August 27, 2026 at 1:15 pm

    Ted I love you but why does everything have to be pushing a.i. lately?

    • @siiiomaiiii

      August 27, 2026 at 8:42 pm

      @paddleduck5328 righhhttt! Makes me wanna stop supporting… here for the intelligence not the artificial

  3. @wagwanbennydj6003

    August 27, 2026 at 2:07 pm

    We love you ted we do ❤

  4. @shimmeringchimps3842

    August 27, 2026 at 6:26 pm

    Wow, this lady has cojones talking about factory farmed chicken, AI directing fast food workers, and the personal struggles of corporate overlords and packaging all that controversy as motivational content. 😂

  5. @NearThePyramids

    August 28, 2026 at 1:40 am

    is it me or the talk shifted from “how to handle messy middles” to “how i used AI to transform business” very fast … it felt like one of those “look i can do this … call me” things

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This iconic wildlife spectacle isn’t just beautiful— it tells us vital information about our planet

When monarch butterflies migrate, they produce one of the most iconic wildlife spectacles in the world — and provide us with an important indicator of ecological health, says photographer Jaime Rojo. Telling a story about our relationship to the natural world, he shares his experience photographing these mesmerizing insects deep in their remote mountain habitats…

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When monarch butterflies migrate, they produce one of the most iconic wildlife spectacles in the world — and provide us with an important indicator of ecological health, says photographer Jaime Rojo. Telling a story about our relationship to the natural world, he shares his experience photographing these mesmerizing insects deep in their remote mountain habitats in Mexico, diving into the latest research into the mysteries of their multi-thousand-mile journey and sharing how each of us can join the growing movement to protect them.

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How Tech Will (and Won’t) Replace Your Doctor | TED Intersections

There’s more health advice available than ever before — and no easy way to tell what’s worth your time. From biotech breakthroughs to smarter cancer screening, physician Dhruv Khullar and microbiologist Zack Abbott examine what happens when science can change who we are — including the potential of reengineering the human body — and what…

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There’s more health advice available than ever before — and no easy way to tell what’s worth your time. From biotech breakthroughs to smarter cancer screening, physician Dhruv Khullar and microbiologist Zack Abbott examine what happens when science can change who we are — including the potential of reengineering the human body — and what medicine might look like in 20 years. (This conversation is part of “TED Intersections,” a series featuring thought-provoking conversations between experts navigating the ideas shaping our world.)

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How Bullying Spreads — and How Social Bravery Stops It | Amy Cuddy | TED

How does bullying take root? Social psychologist Amy Cuddy got an inside view of this question after she became the target of a coordinated campaign to discredit her. Drawing on her own experience and years of research, she gives a clear-eyed analysis of how bullying reshaped our culture and how each of us can practice…

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How does bullying take root? Social psychologist Amy Cuddy got an inside view of this question after she became the target of a coordinated campaign to discredit her. Drawing on her own experience and years of research, she gives a clear-eyed analysis of how bullying reshaped our culture and how each of us can practice social bravery — everyday acts of standing up for one another — to end it. (Note: This talk contains discussion of suicide.) (Recorded at TED2026 on April 17, 2026])

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