Author
Born in Israel and raised in El Paso, Texas, Ori Brafman has been a lifelong entrepreneur in business, government and the nonprofit sector. His projects include launching healthy fast food restaurants, leading political and advocacy campaigns and co-founding Courtroom Connect, a wireless network company.
In 2001, Brafman co-founded a network of more than 1000 CEOs working for peace and economic development projects. The network was supported by the likes of venture capitalist John Doerr and the Ford Foundation and has catalyzed projects in the Middle East, Africa, North America, Europe, and Asia. Most recently, Brafman has facilitated a course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Following his first book, The Starfish and the Spider, Brafman wrote his second book, Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, with his brother, Rom. Their latest book is Click: The Magic of Instant Connections.
Brafman has appeared on the BBC, National Public Radio, Wall Street Journal/MarketWatch video, Fox News, CSPAN, and AP Video among others. He has presented before audiences at Microsoft, Amazon, Televisa, Stanford Business School, Harvard Business School, and many others.
Brafman holds a BA in peace and conflict studies from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Related Links: http://oribrafman.com/
Last Updated: Tue, Apr 19, 2011
| Category | Title | Author/Speaker | Organization | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podcast | How to Build Instant Connections | Ori Brafman | Author | 55:38 | 04/2011 |
| Video | How to Build Instant Connections [Entire Talk] | Ori Brafman | Author | 54:05 | 04/2011 |
| Video | Can We Build Nurturing Leadership Models? | Ori Brafman | Author | 05:08 | 04/2011 |
| Video | Collaboration Between Those Who Click | Ori Brafman | Author | 03:08 | 04/2011 |
| Video | Vulnerability as a Leadership Skill | Ori Brafman | Author | 03:02 | 04/2011 |
| Video | How Proximity Affects Relationships | Ori Brafman | Author | 05:54 | 04/2011 |
| Video | The Skills of High Self-Monitors | Ori Brafman | Author | 04:08 | 04/2011 |
| Video | Emotional Connections for Trust-Based Networks | Ori Brafman | Author | 02:32 | 04/2011 |
In this illuminating lecture, bestselling author Ori Brafman explores subtle drivers that can help you spark immediate work, life, and romantic connections. Based on insights from his latest book, Click: The Magic of Instant Connections</i>, Brafman teaches leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs how to make every chance meeting count, using examples from the workplace, collegiate life, and the battlefield.
In this illuminating lecture, bestselling author Ori Brafman explores subtle drivers that can help you spark immediate work, life, and romantic connections. Based on insights from his latest book, Click: The Magic of Instant Connections</i>, Brafman teaches leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs how to make every chance meeting count, using examples from the workplace, collegiate life, and the battlefield.
Author Ori Brafman presents the question of whether it's possible to build more nurturing leadership models that function through trust-based networks. Brafman relates how the US Army is trying to tackle this issue, in light of so many service personnel struggling with the combat fatigue of the past decade. Brafman discusses the biology of the fight or flight mechanism and explains how the chemicals cortisol and oxytocin play a role in building connections. 
Author Ori Brafman describes behaviors of good "clickers," those individuals skilled in making instant connections with others. Brafman relates two studies, one focusing on MBA students, and the other on members of a string quartet, that reveal insights about interaction between "clickers": 1) They show greater support for colleagues, and 2) They create more conflict, but deal with it head-on.
"Leaders who are vulnerable are far more trusted by their employees," says Ori Brafman, bestselling author of Click: The Magic of Instant Connections</i>. Brafman explains that vulnerability, while often seen as a weakness in business, is a valuable skill that can play a critical role in binding deep, immediate relationships in the workplace. To illustrate this point, Brafman shares the unique story of a hostage negotiator's willingness to reveal vulnerability to help form an intense, but unlikely, relationship.
Proximity plays a major role in helping individuals to form instant connections with others, says bestselling author Ori Brafman. In this clip, Brafman reveals how distance affects the building of relationships, citing an interesting study of college dormitory residents at MIT. He also demonstrates the power of proximity on team dynamics with an interactive demonstration of behavior in a meeting environment.
Author Ori Brafman explains how certain individuals have an increased ability to form connections. According to Brafman, these "high self-monitors" exhibit characteristics that offer advantages for relationship building, the most prominent characteristic being a willingness to modulate behavior and actions "to meet others where they are." Brafman also describes how a high self-monitor's ability to "mirror into a situation" can pay major dividends in terms of network building and career development.
Author Ori Brafman discusses building trust-based networks to generate collaboration. He highlights intriguing information that indicates Americans traded away deeper emotional connections in the rising age of social networking, in favor of having a greater number of lighter, cross-silo connections. While some argue that consequences arise from a focus on creating connections primarily with those similar to yourself, Brafman believes richer, intimate connections are still critical to pursue.