# Our loss of wisdom

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Barry Schwartz
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Psychology and the brain, Philosophy
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_our_loss_of_wisdom)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for "practical wisdom" as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.

## Lectures

1. [Our loss of wisdom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/barry_schwartz_our_loss_of_wisdom/4dc5b9caf0c9), 21 min (TED's player)