"Corruption" evokes many a powerful idea – and it affects the little things in life in myriad ways. What is the power of corruption? Can little things change it? Or does it take a powerful idea to fight corruption? In a quest to explore the power of big and small ideas Lucy will take you on a whirlwind tour of clean villages in Europe and dirty cities in Africa – and end up with an appeal to the power of the little things in life.

Lucy Koechlin is Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Basel, Switzerland. She teaches a wide range of courses in development studies, and is a leading expert on governance and anticorruption. She also worked for various international organizations notably as a vice president of Transparency International Switzerland.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx