What we can learn from African elephants | Stephen Gianotti | TEDxPortsmouth

For 1.5 million years, African elephants have walked the continent of Africa. Their deep wisdom and the secure attachments that begin the minute a newborn arrives have been passed down through countless generations. Since 1991, Stephen Gianotti has had the privilege to be up close and personal with the African elephant as a student of their wisdom, an admirer of their generosity, and an advocate for their sustainable survival. His talk shares three lessons from the African elephant and three challenging questions that inform and could alter the course of our lives and, quite possibly, humanity.

Stephen Gianotti is the founder and president of The Woodland Group, an organizational development company based in New Hampshire. He also serves as board chair for the Global Society for Organizational Learning, based in Stockholm. With the exception of spending 15 years in the corporate world, where he was fortunate to travel extensively, Stephen has lived in New Hampshire all of his life. Stephen was the official Zoom safari

[louiser]

You neglected to mention humans are mostly dominated by patriarchy which disregards the balance of nature. Elephants are a matriarchy which is compassionate and nurturing.
Thank you for your joy and love of country, nature and especially elephants. Beautifully done.

[PetraJager-vh]

What a great story. Very inspiring and giving hope. Change the “ I “ for “we”. Together we can move mountains. Thank you.

[natashailijevaacevska]

Dear Stephen, Watching at my desk, I instinctively applauded at the end of the video although I was alone. What a powerful message, environmental and human approach that dances between learning from the past and forward-thinking. Thank you for sharing and reminding us on what is really important.

[conniediforo]

Great job! You spoke with passion; you connected with these massive creatures. Thank you for this free education. Thank you for your dedication to these elephants ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[brankica]

Thanks for sharing such a beautiful and inspiring story

[Ceerads]

I love and admire African elephants and worry about their continued existence. Thank you for this video.

[DrCocofruit]

A beautiful seminar. Thank you Mr Gianotti for enlightening us with your experience 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[agentunderfire]

Thank you for sharing this fascinating insight into the connection with African elephants and inspiring TEDx talk. It's inspiring to think about the deep wisdom and generational bonds that these magnificent creatures have nurtured over the course of millions of years on the African continent. Your journey of being a student of their wisdom, an admirer of their generosity, and an advocate for their sustainable survival is commendable. The time you have taken to not only understand these magnificent creatures but also to be a part of the Global Society for Organizational Learning shows your commitment to the betterment of both nature and society. Thank you for sharing this remarkable story.

[alirezasalehnia]

the best Ted speech I have ever listened to so far,

[deepsilense]

Stephen, great job!!👏 👏 👏 your talk moved and inspired me☺️I also loved watching you find moments of joy throughout your talk. Thank you for sharing your powerful and inspirational message with the world 🙏🏼🐘

[czivvy]

Wonderful presentation, Mr. Gianotti! I was transported from my living room sofa to the wilds of Africa during your talk. What wonderful, gentle, sensitive creatures these are. We owe it to future generations to do whatever we can to protect them. And loved the part about how you and your wife bonded over pachyderms. I’m suspect she shares your passion for these beautiful creatures. Thank you for educating me!

[carolscitizenshipmadeeasyf]

Much needed in today's world where, as Mr. Gianotti reminds us we get a "daily diet of disgust."

[steenbuchreitzjensen]

Thank you for sharing your wonderful history, your inspirational reflections and important questions. I feel joyful yet humble.

[starleadership]

Thank you! Loved it! The elephants are amazing :)

[AlignmentCoaching]

Beautiful presentation, Stephen! Exploring our similarities with other species, not just through our very similar DNA structure, but from our practices that are usually identified as human, but are common across so many species. The elephants are amazing creatures, as are so many other species. The system intelligence built into our inter-species relationships are just so misunderstood. Thank you!

[hugoandres]

Well done Steve! Lovely story, nice message and learning ! Cheers

[ve]

Wonderfully inspiring presentation Stephen, transporting us to a different space and time. Enjoyed our time singing with the Portsmouth Men’s Chorus!

[monicad]

🐘 you could learn alot from animals. 😊

[carriegianotti]

Well presented, interesting content. Thank you for sharing this powerful and inspiring message. Connection ❤️ I admire what you do for the African Elephants!! Beautiful animals with so much to teach us if we only quiet down and listen.

[nikki.]

Such a beautiful seminar.... ❤️..thank you Mr.Stephen for such a great talk...