# The power of imagination: Lessons from Shakespeare

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@State Street London
- Speaker: John Bolton
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/john_bolton_the_power_of_imagination_lessons_from_shakespeare)
- 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)

Shakespeare boasted an uncanny understanding of human nature. Might the Bard be a helpful workplace consultant with tips on navigating the plot twists and characters taking stage in the modern world? (Want to learn whom you can trust at work? Take a meeting with Othello. Need advice on creative problem solving? Check in with Hamlet.) John Bolton walks us through five lessons from the Bard that still resonate today.

## Lectures

1. [The power of imagination: Lessons from Shakespeare](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/john_bolton_the_power_of_imagination_lessons_from_shakespeare/8a1018b2b509), 10 min (TED's player)