Liberar nuestro potencial en un mundo caótico | Roland Mees | TEDxUniversityofGroningen

Roland Mees, profesor de práctica de ética empresarial en la Universidad de Groninga, se pregunta qué fuente interior necesitamos para hacer del mundo un lugar mejor en tiempos caóticos. Sostiene que mantenerse fiel a nuestros compromisos más profundos puede ayudar a orientar los acontecimientos hacia un mundo que valga la pena dejar a las generaciones futuras. La charla comparte lo que ha aprendido sobre liberar el potencial personal mientras se navega la incertidumbre. Se presentó en un evento TEDx organizado de forma independiente por una comunidad local.

• Encontrar una fuente interior para generar un impacto positivo visible
• Mantenerse fiel a los compromisos más profundos
• Lecciones personales para liberar el potencial

Amidst the chaos around us, my question is: What inner source do we need to make the world a better place? Growing from within, how can we realise a visible, positive impact? My response: by staying true to the fire within us. When we keep working on realising our deepest commitments, we may be able to steer the course of events towards a world we want to leave for future generations. Here, I share with you what I have learned—insights that can help you unleash your potential as you navigate your way through a chaotic world. Roland Mees is a Professor of Practice of Business Ethics at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Groningen. Before entering academia, he was Director of Sustainable Finance at ING Wholesale Banking until mid-2025, where he worked closely with CFOs, treasurers, and sustainability managers of major global companies. He is the inventor of the Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL), a financial product that links loan interest rates to a company’s year-on-year sustainability performance, measured through independently verified Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Alongside his role at ING, he completed a PhD at the Ethics Institute of Utrecht University in 2017, with his research monograph published in 2020. His work explores why it is so difficult to motivate action toward preserving the planet for future generations. At the RUG, he inspires students by showing how personal growth can develop along parallel paths that eventually converge to create positive change. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx