Jeremy Heimans
Social Entrepreneur | Co-Founder of Purpose
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Jeremy Heimans is a social entrepreneur who co-founded Purpose, an organization that builds movement to tackle global challenges. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of GetUp, an Australian political organization.
Heimans has been recognized as one of Fast Company's 'Most Creative People in Business' and has been featured in The New York Times Magazine's 'The New Persuaders'. His TED Talk 'What new power looks like' has over 1.
8 million views. Heimans shows audiences how to harness the power of distributed, participatory 'new power' models to drive social change.
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What new power looks like
We can see the power of distributed, crowd-sourced business models every day - witness Uber, Kickstarter, Airbnb. But veteran online activist Jeremy Heimans asks: When does that kind of "new power" start to work in politics? His surprising answer: Sooner than you think. It’s a bold argument about the future of politics and power; watch and see if you agree.
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TED 2014 | 2014 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada |
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