This video is from last month’s TED conference. (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design.)
Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs — she’s got a dozen amazing pairs — and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height … Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be.
In some circles, Aimee (who does not have full natural legs) might be considered “disabled.” However, Aimee chose to use her opportunity to enhance her capabilities and become more than “abled.”
These are examples of people who think of themselves as not being limited by their bodies, but rather use the missing pieces as a way to extend and redefine themselves.
Coaching moment: People of many cultures use forms of make-up, decorations like jewelry, and clothing as ways to define who they are. How is this different?
This is an ad from a couple of years ago that Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions ran.
It’s stunning to see such a clear visual representation of just how out of touch advertisers can be with us. Databases are being compiled by our every move, our every transaction, our every query. The databases are used and sold to assist corporations who wish to manipulate and shape our needs and beliefs (as in, we need their products).
But do we really?
Coaching Moment: What would life be like if you could choose whom you wanted to share information with, which information you wanted to share, and under what conditions the sharing would occur (for example, the duration of their access, or no storing of your data)?
We are not there yet, but there are people working on developing such “user-driven services.”
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