Three Simple, Fun and Effective Tools to Help Manage Risk | Will Gadd | TEDxYYC

Having spent more than 30 years as a full-time sponsored extreme sports athlete, Will Gadd now teaches his two young daughters how to navigate life and mountains. In this humorous talk he tells us why he’s happy when his five-year old classifies a situation as “Bumps and bruises only” or “Death,” and outlines a few simple tools we can all use to navigate the risk inherent in life.
Will Gadd is one of the top outdoor adventure athletes in the world, an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and dad.
He has ice-climbed, paraglided, kayaked and trekked in some of the most extreme corners of the planet. A National Geographic “Adventurer of the Year”, Will has climbed icebergs in Labrador and underground ice in Sweden, was the first person to climb a frozen Niagara Falls, and recently returned from climbing the last ice on top of Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro.
While best known for his accomplishments as an adventure athlete, Will's is also passionate about sharing his ability to complete those adventures safely, and helping individuals see the world and themselves differently.
Will has appeared in, hosted or produced more than 100 global television projects, and is well-known for his Discovery Channel documentary series Fearless Planet, where he traveled alongside regional scientists to explore the geology of the earth.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@nenadsusic8276]

This is by far the most balanced, the most realistic and the most fun presentation on risk management I have seen in my nearly ten years of being a risk management professional. It is relevant to health & safety and also to corporate risk as well which is the area I practice in. Really a fantastic perspective on risk management. Thank You Will.

[@franktan88]

other than knowing the basics, we need to develop the method statement... a plan of the detailed steps to be used

[@nahlaabdallah7396]

love this presentation , it is really palpable the energy and enthusiasm on the topic!!

[@deresse25]

your life is practically educational esp what you said the positive power of negative thinking! great speech.

[@balancedlifecoachingwithRARA]

Awesome talk, Will. I'm using it in a class I'm teaching entitled: Navigating through the COVID-era. Thank you!

[@prajyotchikte8655]

You are exactly on point .. knowing the 2 sides of the coin han help you decide which side you want to be

[@dkfloza]

I am watching this video while I have decided to leave 6 years of studying and working as a programmer behind to pursue an outdoor life and career in his hometown. I hope I can meet him soon.

[@arlinegeorge6967]

Oh lovely how exciting n thrilling. Beautiful amazing impressive courageous soul. Accepting the risk n live your life. Very very inspiring. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true. Seeing reality n not shoving things under the carpet.

[@Kensingtontv-inc]

Great speech, Will.

[@stewartmidtoad6429]

Succinct & a polished presentation. Thanks, Will.

[@franktan88]

100% agreed

[@garethmachado1158]

Excellent thought process, a lot of ideas opened up my mind to thinking rationally in recognizing the danger but giving a lot of practical what if scenario erring on the side of safety.

[@silverxmaple]

Well done Will!

[@telestix6606]

Well spoken

[@Cacolocia1]

God bless 👍

[@beremill2184]

Anyone who can climb an ice bound Niagara falls has to be worth listening too.

[@bonnalenyszyn7814]

Is there a captioned version of this available? The Auto-generated captions are not very usable.

[@georgememafu5184]

Can anyone please identify the song and artist that plays in the background as he is climbing Niagara...

[@JP_AZ]

Owen Wilson will be playing him in a movie next year....

[@tdreamgmail]

Wow!

[@oussamamoussaoui3274]

Identify the risk, and be prepared for it.

[@TheReachedynator]

6:00 "They move" xD

[@stephv3958]

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." Its actually Frank Herbert, from the book Dune.

[@sachinsoni1723]

As this is there risk to business

[@fjuansinag]

3:29

[@aurorasfondi5327]

Ciao a tutti gli studenti del Morgagni che hanno guardato questo video per colpa di Liam 😂❤️

[@GGCanLove409]

Watching this for a Risk Management presentation for the federal government. Cool

[@zoecampbell998]

gotoco brought me here

[@masterburper3219]

Who came here from sls

[@floridaLise]

He reminds me of a one-toed sloth :)

[@ctobi707]

ovaltine, have you ever had this stuff? why do they call it ovaltine? they should call it roundtine. you know what i am talking about.

[@unoduetre777000]

Didn't apply risk management to his hair or shirt. Ha!