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The World of Problem Solvers | Atreyam Sharma & Madhumalti Sharma | TEDxAssiRd


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the world the 50 is vs. 15 suits versus

the world the 50 is vs. 15 suits versus hoodies Oxford’s vs. sneakers do you

hoodies Oxford’s vs. sneakers do you

hoodies Oxford’s vs. sneakers do you know which one I’m talking about in this

know which one I’m talking about in this

know which one I’m talking about in this world you don’t go out to catch a client

world you don’t go out to catch a client

world you don’t go out to catch a client but to catch a Pokemon and that adds

but to catch a Pokemon and that adds

but to catch a Pokemon and that adds more value to your company this is the

more value to your company this is the

more value to your company this is the future work environment which is already

future work environment which is already

future work environment which is already started setting in this is the kind of

started setting in this is the kind of

started setting in this is the kind of change that the corporate world has not

change that the corporate world has not

change that the corporate world has not seen in the past 160 years we parents

seen in the past 160 years we parents

seen in the past 160 years we parents teachers universities and education

teachers universities and education

teachers universities and education policymakers need to know how do we

policymakers need to know how do we

policymakers need to know how do we raise the next wave of working

raise the next wave of working

raise the next wave of working executives today we are raising the

executives today we are raising the

executives today we are raising the children very differently from what is

children very differently from what is

children very differently from what is expected of them in the corporate world

expected of them in the corporate world

expected of them in the corporate world in the past two decades there have been

in the past two decades there have been

in the past two decades there have been the gap has been widening between the

the gap has been widening between the

the gap has been widening between the skills that are produced by the

skills that are produced by the

skills that are produced by the educational institutions and those which

educational institutions and those which

educational institutions and those which are developed by the corporate those

are developed by the corporate those

are developed by the corporate those which are needed by the corporate world

which are needed by the corporate world

which are needed by the corporate world [Music]

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[Music] we have now come to a situation where

we have now come to a situation where

we have now come to a situation where the fortune international says that only

the fortune international says that only

the fortune international says that only 1% of the jobs which are listed on the

1% of the jobs which are listed on the

1% of the jobs which are listed on the monster website require an mba

monster website require an mba

monster website require an mba qualification which is down by fifty

qualification which is down by fifty

qualification which is down by fifty percent from previous years many senior

percent from previous years many senior

percent from previous years many senior executives like Sheryl Sandberg Peter

executives like Sheryl Sandberg Peter

executives like Sheryl Sandberg Peter Kyle Ellen must have been saying that an

Kyle Ellen must have been saying that an

Kyle Ellen must have been saying that an MBA is not necessary to succeed

entire industries could be flipped on

entire industries could be flipped on its head by some kids with an app says

its head by some kids with an app says

its head by some kids with an app says fortune international and if we look

fortune international and if we look

fortune international and if we look around this is actually being so it took

around this is actually being so it took

around this is actually being so it took seven years for Airbnb to be more

seven years for Airbnb to be more

seven years for Airbnb to be more valuable on paper than Hilton Worldwide

valuable on paper than Hilton Worldwide

valuable on paper than Hilton Worldwide it took for it took over six years to

it took for it took over six years to

it took for it took over six years to top Ford and General Motors the top

top Ford and General Motors the top

top Ford and General Motors the top company executives of today are in an

company executives of today are in an

company executives of today are in an awkward position if they do nothing or

awkward position if they do nothing or

awkward position if they do nothing or they dismiss startups there is

they dismiss startups there is

they dismiss startups there is irrelevance the latest issue of The

irrelevance the latest issue of The

irrelevance the latest issue of The Economist magazine has brought back the

Economist magazine has brought back the

Economist magazine has brought back the machinery question in the context of

machinery question in the context of

machinery question in the context of artificial intelligence let me tell you

artificial intelligence let me tell you

artificial intelligence let me tell you what it says it says that artificial

what it says it says that artificial

what it says it says that artificial intelligence will make waves of people

intelligence will make waves of people

intelligence will make waves of people unemployed like it was 160 years ago

unemployed like it was 160 years ago

unemployed like it was 160 years ago during the industrial revolution so what

during the industrial revolution so what

during the industrial revolution so what do we do about it the most prominent

do we do about it the most prominent

do we do about it the most prominent question before our parents and teachers

question before our parents and teachers

question before our parents and teachers is how do we bring the children into

is how do we bring the children into

is how do we bring the children into this world to make them succeed and

this world to make them succeed and

this world to make them succeed and thrive the Fortune magazine has an

thrive the Fortune magazine has an

thrive the Fortune magazine has an article about knowing the limits of

article about knowing the limits of

article about knowing the limits of machine in their july edition it goes on

machine in their july edition it goes on

machine in their july edition it goes on to say that growing number of jobs at

to say that growing number of jobs at

to say that growing number of jobs at every level can be done much better by

every level can be done much better by

every level can be done much better by machines not just faster and cheaper but

machines not just faster and cheaper but

machines not just faster and cheaper but better than human beings

so the most prominent question that we

so the most prominent question that we parents teachers education policymakers

parents teachers education policymakers

parents teachers education policymakers have is how do we get our children to

have is how do we get our children to

have is how do we get our children to become problem solvers because what the

become problem solvers because what the

become problem solvers because what the world needs today is not just cogs and

world needs today is not just cogs and

world needs today is not just cogs and pegs that fit into a huge machinery and

pegs that fit into a huge machinery and

pegs that fit into a huge machinery and carry on like that but those who can

carry on like that but those who can

carry on like that but those who can solve problems and take the world into

solve problems and take the world into

solve problems and take the world into the future

we believe that preteens and teens have

we believe that preteens and teens have tremendous potential because of their

tremendous potential because of their

tremendous potential because of their creative capacity and the boundless

creative capacity and the boundless

creative capacity and the boundless energy that they have however going

energy that they have however going

energy that they have however going through the formal education process

through the formal education process

through the formal education process most of them lose this skill and become

most of them lose this skill and become

most of them lose this skill and become more of carven pegs that fit into a huge

more of carven pegs that fit into a huge

more of carven pegs that fit into a huge machinery and then they carry on like

machinery and then they carry on like

machinery and then they carry on like that throughout their lives so we feel

that throughout their lives so we feel

that throughout their lives so we feel that we need to change that

so how do we go about doing this

so how do we go about doing this mountain light job

well well this is easy because I’m not

well well this is easy because I’m not get an ad what an ipod sees as

get an ad what an ipod sees as

get an ad what an ipod sees as mountain-like is just a collection of

mountain-like is just a collection of

mountain-like is just a collection of their notions stacked one on top of

their notions stacked one on top of

their notions stacked one on top of another I have the advantage to be free

another I have the advantage to be free

another I have the advantage to be free from such notions we have devised the

from such notions we have devised the

from such notions we have devised the program which has touched 350 kids and

program which has touched 350 kids and

program which has touched 350 kids and made them from consumers to creators we

made them from consumers to creators we

made them from consumers to creators we have made them into problem solvers

have made them into problem solvers

have made them into problem solvers which will help them in the real world

here is what our program is well the

here is what our program is well the children come on a weekend in small

children come on a weekend in small

children come on a weekend in small groups of bearing age in an informal

groups of bearing age in an informal

groups of bearing age in an informal setting this found the sofa Lebanon

setting this found the sofa Lebanon

setting this found the sofa Lebanon carpet or even sit on the terrace they

carpet or even sit on the terrace they

carpet or even sit on the terrace they visualize their ideas and use code

visualize their ideas and use code

visualize their ideas and use code blocks to create them they develop those

blocks to create them they develop those

blocks to create them they develop those ideas are to gain stories animations

ideas are to gain stories animations

ideas are to gain stories animations apps just about anything then they share

apps just about anything then they share

apps just about anything then they share their excitement by projecting their

their excitement by projecting their

their excitement by projecting their work on a big screen in between they

work on a big screen in between they

work on a big screen in between they watch some inspiring tech videos and

watch some inspiring tech videos and

watch some inspiring tech videos and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies let us

enjoy hot chocolate and cookies let us

enjoy hot chocolate and cookies let us see how this skill building is useful in

see how this skill building is useful in

see how this skill building is useful in the real world one Sunday 20 minutes

the real world one Sunday 20 minutes

the real world one Sunday 20 minutes before the closing time of a major

before the closing time of a major

before the closing time of a major grocery store in Luxembourg known as dou

grocery store in Luxembourg known as dou

grocery store in Luxembourg known as dou pays an operational issue sprang up the

pays an operational issue sprang up the

pays an operational issue sprang up the entry door in the underground car

entry door in the underground car

entry door in the underground car parking floor stopped working customers

parking floor stopped working customers

parking floor stopped working customers start to build it up on both sides of

start to build it up on both sides of

start to build it up on both sides of the door bill his officials tried but

the door bill his officials tried but

the door bill his officials tried but could not fix the issue the reputation

could not fix the issue the reputation

could not fix the issue the reputation of the store with at stake I was 12 at

of the store with at stake I was 12 at

of the store with at stake I was 12 at that time iono is the problem and

that time iono is the problem and

that time iono is the problem and applied computational thinking

applied computational thinking

applied computational thinking computational thinking is a process

computational thinking is a process

computational thinking is a process which is a boot we teach which is

which is a boot we teach which is

which is a boot we teach which is basically breaking bigger problems into

basically breaking bigger problems into

basically breaking bigger problems into smaller bite-sized pieces and that way

smaller bite-sized pieces and that way

smaller bite-sized pieces and that way you can deal with the bigger problem

you can deal with the bigger problem

you can deal with the bigger problem faster so I found out that the sensor

faster so I found out that the sensor

faster so I found out that the sensor and the door had malfunctioned so I

and the door had malfunctioned so I

and the door had malfunctioned so I asked dad to move to cover the whole

asked dad to move to cover the whole

asked dad to move to cover the whole sensor with his hand while iran and push

sensor with his hand while iran and push

sensor with his hand while iran and push the door the door open and I started to

the door the door open and I started to

the door the door open and I started to work normally thereafter they saved the

work normally thereafter they saved the

work normally thereafter they saved the store from dismantling systems and

store from dismantling systems and

store from dismantling systems and hearing out detail Diagnostics

hearing out detail Diagnostics

hearing out detail Diagnostics you

so here’s how it all started for me

so here’s how it all started for me around five once upon a time around five

around five once upon a time around five

around five once upon a time around five years back I was nine and just a normal

years back I was nine and just a normal

years back I was nine and just a normal kid I was forgetting to do my homework

kid I was forgetting to do my homework

kid I was forgetting to do my homework and spending lots of time raiding

and spending lots of time raiding

and spending lots of time raiding villages and reading shorts when I was

villages and reading shorts when I was

villages and reading shorts when I was bored of everything else I teased my

bored of everything else I teased my

bored of everything else I teased my younger Corey old sister life was

younger Corey old sister life was

younger Corey old sister life was blissful and pretty good as I thought

blissful and pretty good as I thought

blissful and pretty good as I thought then however my mom was getting worried

then however my mom was getting worried

then however my mom was getting worried my mom was a project manager came across

my mom was a project manager came across

my mom was a project manager came across the idea of a Kanban board it was a time

the idea of a Kanban board it was a time

the idea of a Kanban board it was a time management chart for me to for me to

management chart for me to for me to

management chart for me to for me to plot my activities I stuck to that as a

plot my activities I stuck to that as a

plot my activities I stuck to that as a discipline and I started displaying my

discipline and I started displaying my

discipline and I started displaying my activities now my mom knew what was next

activities now my mom knew what was next

activities now my mom knew what was next on my agenda now happy she stopped

on my agenda now happy she stopped

on my agenda now happy she stopped pulling me out of storming beaches and

pulling me out of storming beaches and

pulling me out of storming beaches and attacking religious it was a win-win

attacking religious it was a win-win

attacking religious it was a win-win situation this small success led my mom

situation this small success led my mom

situation this small success led my mom to get excited about something more she

to get excited about something more she

to get excited about something more she has been a board member of the PMI

has been a board member of the PMI

has been a board member of the PMI Institute of Luxembourg and has been

Institute of Luxembourg and has been

Institute of Luxembourg and has been developing courses to teach younger

developing courses to teach younger

developing courses to teach younger children project management skills to my

children project management skills to my

children project management skills to my surprise I was listed as a co speaker

surprise I was listed as a co speaker

surprise I was listed as a co speaker with her in the next event I enjoyed

with her in the next event I enjoyed

with her in the next event I enjoyed sharing my experiences with the formally

sharing my experiences with the formally

sharing my experiences with the formally dressed adults and they were happy that

dressed adults and they were happy that

dressed adults and they were happy that their children could now also managed to

their children could now also managed to

their children could now also managed to do their homework and not just spend

do their homework and not just spend

do their homework and not just spend their time playing games I am when I was

their time playing games I am when I was

their time playing games I am when I was 11 i started co facilitating workshops

11 i started co facilitating workshops

11 i started co facilitating workshops with my mom to teach young children how

with my mom to teach young children how

with my mom to teach young children how to code when i was 12 i started to run

to code when i was 12 i started to run

to code when i was 12 i started to run those sessions independently this small

those sessions independently this small

those sessions independently this small success was something bigger a German

success was something bigger a German

success was something bigger a German based startup parenting children as

based startup parenting children as

based startup parenting children as teachers gave me assignment to script

teachers gave me assignment to script

teachers gave me assignment to script perform and record three talks on

perform and record three talks on

perform and record three talks on teaching computer programming skills I

teaching computer programming skills I

teaching computer programming skills I the series on how to hook how to develop

the series on how to hook how to develop

the series on how to hook how to develop a website they got so happy with my

a website they got so happy with my

a website they got so happy with my content I production that they presented

content I production that they presented

content I production that they presented means the mac mini and some other

means the mac mini and some other

means the mac mini and some other gadgets that always wanted I thought

gadgets that always wanted I thought

gadgets that always wanted I thought this to be really really cool there have

this to be really really cool there have

this to be really really cool there have been many hurdles in this process as

been many hurdles in this process as

been many hurdles in this process as well the most significant had been

well the most significant had been

well the most significant had been mindset hurdles many adults carry the

mindset hurdles many adults carry the

mindset hurdles many adults carry the traditional notion that only someone

traditional notion that only someone

traditional notion that only someone senior in age could know something more

senior in age could know something more

senior in age could know something more than them another mindset hurdle is that

than them another mindset hurdle is that

than them another mindset hurdle is that parents instinctively think that coding

parents instinctively think that coding

parents instinctively think that coding is a hardship imposed on younger

is a hardship imposed on younger

is a hardship imposed on younger they think that learning on a weekend

they think that learning on a weekend

they think that learning on a weekend means depriving their child of

means depriving their child of

means depriving their child of relaxation time or sports and is being

relaxation time or sports and is being

relaxation time or sports and is being pulled to their child some logistic

pulled to their child some logistic

pulled to their child some logistic Reynolds are that this summer I was

Reynolds are that this summer I was

Reynolds are that this summer I was offered an internship at CERN however

offered an internship at CERN however

offered an internship at CERN however Swiss national laws require interns to

Swiss national laws require interns to

Swiss national laws require interns to be at least of 16 years of age I wish

be at least of 16 years of age I wish

be at least of 16 years of age I wish they would have allowed younger interns

they would have allowed younger interns

they would have allowed younger interns under the influence of a guardian

under the influence of a guardian

under the influence of a guardian another example is that EU had announced

another example is that EU had announced

another example is that EU had announced the scheme around two weeks back to

the scheme around two weeks back to

the scheme around two weeks back to nurture young passionate entrepreneurs

nurture young passionate entrepreneurs

nurture young passionate entrepreneurs in the age group of 16 to 24 I had

in the age group of 16 to 24 I had

in the age group of 16 to 24 I had desired to join this initiative and I

desired to join this initiative and I

desired to join this initiative and I met all the criteria it’s set for the

met all the criteria it’s set for the

met all the criteria it’s set for the minimum age of 16 years I believe that

minimum age of 16 years I believe that

minimum age of 16 years I believe that physical age should not be a little

physical age should not be a little

physical age should not be a little should not be a boundary to limit once

should not be a boundary to limit once

should not be a boundary to limit once true entrepreneurial passion

true entrepreneurial passion

true entrepreneurial passion nevertheless I keep moving on children

nevertheless I keep moving on children

nevertheless I keep moving on children were considered to have reading writing

were considered to have reading writing

were considered to have reading writing deficiencies in the eyes of adults or

deficiencies in the eyes of adults or

deficiencies in the eyes of adults or so-called dyslexic are one of my best

so-called dyslexic are one of my best

so-called dyslexic are one of my best students although adults evaluate

students although adults evaluate

students although adults evaluate children based on the ability to speak

children based on the ability to speak

children based on the ability to speak and read what i notice and then is their

and read what i notice and then is their

and read what i notice and then is their ability to do and make one of my seven

ability to do and make one of my seven

ability to do and make one of my seven year old students could not read what

year old students could not read what

year old students could not read what was written on the code blog but had the

was written on the code blog but had the

was written on the code blog but had the intelligence to pick up the white blocks

intelligence to pick up the white blocks

intelligence to pick up the white blocks and make it into this amazing maze game

and make it into this amazing maze game

and make it into this amazing maze game which even 12 year old students cannot

which even 12 year old students cannot

which even 12 year old students cannot this is the kind of hidden talent that

this is the kind of hidden talent that

this is the kind of hidden talent that we are able to explore and bring out to

we are able to explore and bring out to

we are able to explore and bring out to the absolute delight of their parents

the absolute delight of their parents

the absolute delight of their parents the smile on their faces more you get us

the smile on their faces more you get us

the smile on their faces more you get us to do more here are some examples of the

to do more here are some examples of the

to do more here are some examples of the mobile apps that they make a drawing app

mobile apps that they make a drawing app

mobile apps that they make a drawing app a Wacom all and the hangman game was

a Wacom all and the hangman game was

a Wacom all and the hangman game was made by a student using Python as you

made by a student using Python as you

made by a student using Python as you see that they also made an animal

see that they also made an animal

see that they also made an animal generator which i’m not sure what is

generator which i’m not sure what is

generator which i’m not sure what is used before here are some projects that

used before here are some projects that

used before here are some projects that were made by seven to thirteen year olds

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[Music] this was made by a seven year old

this was made by a seven year old

this was made by a seven year old student

student

student [Music]

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[Music] this is a project show you a downed

this is a project show you a downed

this is a project show you a downed trees you cannot get an oxygen and die

trees you cannot get an oxygen and die

trees you cannot get an oxygen and die [Music]

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[Music] this was made to teachers younger

this was made to teachers younger

this was made to teachers younger brothers the alphabet

brothers the alphabet

brothers the alphabet [Music]

George want to conclude himself into the

George want to conclude himself into the action

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[Applause] in conclusion we have three key messages

in conclusion we have three key messages

in conclusion we have three key messages one most parents think that if children

one most parents think that if children

one most parents think that if children are not subjected to strict discipline

are not subjected to strict discipline

are not subjected to strict discipline they will while away their time and get

they will while away their time and get

they will while away their time and get involved in silly things and destroy

involved in silly things and destroy

involved in silly things and destroy their future they need to trust and

their future they need to trust and

their future they need to trust and empower their children secondly many

empower their children secondly many

empower their children secondly many many adults have different expectations

many adults have different expectations

many adults have different expectations from preteens and teens and what they

from preteens and teens and what they

from preteens and teens and what they themselves do in their day-to-day lives

themselves do in their day-to-day lives

themselves do in their day-to-day lives this subconsciously affects the children

this subconsciously affects the children

this subconsciously affects the children and hampers their motivation to learn

and hampers their motivation to learn

and hampers their motivation to learn finally the education system everywhere

finally the education system everywhere

finally the education system everywhere builds of the learning time of children

builds of the learning time of children

builds of the learning time of children with the task of memorizing trivial

with the task of memorizing trivial

with the task of memorizing trivial details such as names dates etc and

details such as names dates etc and

details such as names dates etc and needs little time to learn concepts and

needs little time to learn concepts and

needs little time to learn concepts and put them into applications a

put them into applications a

put them into applications a problem-solving based approach is an

problem-solving based approach is an

problem-solving based approach is an immediate requirement if governments

immediate requirement if governments

immediate requirement if governments want to see our youths fully employed if

want to see our youths fully employed if

want to see our youths fully employed if they continue as they are societies will

they continue as they are societies will

they continue as they are societies will be full of calms and pegs but very few

be full of calms and pegs but very few

be full of calms and pegs but very few entrepreneurs with the caliber to design

entrepreneurs with the caliber to design

entrepreneurs with the caliber to design may or do overhauling the entire

may or do overhauling the entire

may or do overhauling the entire education model on the problem-solving

education model on the problem-solving

education model on the problem-solving based approach is an immediate

based approach is an immediate

based approach is an immediate requirement developments want to see

requirement developments want to see

requirement developments want to see their youths fully employed coding is

their youths fully employed coding is

their youths fully employed coding is the strongest tool to make that happen

the strongest tool to make that happen

the strongest tool to make that happen across all subjects that we are making

across all subjects that we are making

across all subjects that we are making our own little effort in this direction

our own little effort in this direction

our own little effort in this direction in Luxembourg standing in Varanasi the

in Luxembourg standing in Varanasi the

in Luxembourg standing in Varanasi the spiritual capital of India I call for a

spiritual capital of India I call for a

spiritual capital of India I call for a change let coding with any alphabet of

change let coding with any alphabet of

change let coding with any alphabet of Education fifties with 15 suits with

Education fifties with 15 suits with

Education fifties with 15 suits with hoodies Oxford’s with sneakers

hoodies Oxford’s with sneakers

hoodies Oxford’s with sneakers boardrooms in the garage when can you

boardrooms in the garage when can you

boardrooms in the garage when can you bring this change to us the time is now

bring this change to us the time is now

bring this change to us the time is now thank

thank

thank [Applause]

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