[Music] today too many people that ask you that
today too many people that ask you that
today too many people that ask you that question so far so I’m going to ask you
question so far so I’m going to ask you
question so far so I’m going to ask you something different how many of us want
something different how many of us want
something different how many of us want to go pee okay how many of us are hungry
to go pee okay how many of us are hungry
to go pee okay how many of us are hungry oh yeah so today at this point in time I
oh yeah so today at this point in time I
oh yeah so today at this point in time I stand between you and your food oh gosh
stand between you and your food oh gosh
stand between you and your food oh gosh that’s a tough place to be in oh you
that’s a tough place to be in oh you
that’s a tough place to be in oh you know so before we start I’m gonna kind
know so before we start I’m gonna kind
know so before we start I’m gonna kind of dismiss a little bit of the the
of dismiss a little bit of the the
of dismiss a little bit of the the curiosity that I’m sure a lot of you
curiosity that I’m sure a lot of you
curiosity that I’m sure a lot of you have if you’re wondering who is this
have if you’re wondering who is this
have if you’re wondering who is this white guy that’s here that me need to be
white guy that’s here that me need to be
white guy that’s here that me need to be kind of dispel some of those
kind of dispel some of those
kind of dispel some of those misunderstandings I’m actually an Indian
misunderstandings I’m actually an Indian
misunderstandings I’m actually an Indian and and I was born in Mumbai how many of
and and I was born in Mumbai how many of
and and I was born in Mumbai how many of us have been to Ohio Mumbai you know to
us have been to Ohio Mumbai you know to
us have been to Ohio Mumbai you know to some extent okay very nice so I grew up
some extent okay very nice so I grew up
some extent okay very nice so I grew up in India a little bit and then I grew up
in India a little bit and then I grew up
in India a little bit and then I grew up in the u.s. some more and I’ve been back
in the u.s. some more and I’ve been back
in the u.s. some more and I’ve been back in India for about six years now and and
in India for about six years now and and
in India for about six years now and and ever since I’ve been back here in India
ever since I’ve been back here in India
ever since I’ve been back here in India I’ve had the time of my life really
I’ve had the time of my life really
I’ve had the time of my life really especially with the rich our lives you
especially with the rich our lives you
especially with the rich our lives you know the rickshaw wallahs in Mumbai are
know the rickshaw wallahs in Mumbai are
know the rickshaw wallahs in Mumbai are like a different species altogether oh
like a different species altogether oh
like a different species altogether oh my god
my god
my god I’m kidding you I was not kidding you
I’m kidding you I was not kidding you
I’m kidding you I was not kidding you they have like the most interesting
they have like the most interesting
they have like the most interesting responses the other day I wanted to go
responses the other day I wanted to go
responses the other day I wanted to go to Goa or something and and I said this
to Goa or something and and I said this
to Goa or something and and I said this was a while back thank God uber but you
was a while back thank God uber but you
was a while back thank God uber but you know I
know I
know I this guy was was in the rickshaw and I
this guy was was in the rickshaw and I
this guy was was in the rickshaw and I said I want to go to Bordeaux and and he
said I want to go to Bordeaux and and he
said I want to go to Bordeaux and and he did one of these I know what that means
did one of these I know what that means
did one of these I know what that means right you better be able to understand
right you better be able to understand
right you better be able to understand Chester
Chester
Chester read body language I mean that’s a skill
read body language I mean that’s a skill
read body language I mean that’s a skill you need that skill in order to
you need that skill in order to
you need that skill in order to understand what that rajala means to say
understand what that rajala means to say
understand what that rajala means to say the other day I think I misunderstood
the other day I think I misunderstood
the other day I think I misunderstood him he did this and I thought he meant
him he did this and I thought he meant
him he did this and I thought he meant yes and I was about to get it but this
yes and I was about to get it but this
yes and I was about to get it but this guy left so I’ve had one too many of
guy left so I’ve had one too many of
guy left so I’ve had one too many of these experiences and but you know boom
these experiences and but you know boom
these experiences and but you know boom bye and and and the whole world for that
bye and and and the whole world for that
bye and and and the whole world for that matter is changing rapidly it’s changing
matter is changing rapidly it’s changing
matter is changing rapidly it’s changing so fast that it’s not what we thought it
so fast that it’s not what we thought it
so fast that it’s not what we thought it was five years ago or even five herbs or
was five years ago or even five herbs or
was five years ago or even five herbs or seven years ago what we expected this
seven years ago what we expected this
seven years ago what we expected this world would be today is very different
world would be today is very different
world would be today is very different from what we wanted it to be you can
from what we wanted it to be you can
from what we wanted it to be you can just imagine what it would be like in
just imagine what it would be like in
just imagine what it would be like in the near future as well and as we live
the near future as well and as we live
the near future as well and as we live our lives the whole apt world is kind of
our lives the whole apt world is kind of
our lives the whole apt world is kind of taking over does anybody agree with what
taking over does anybody agree with what
taking over does anybody agree with what I’m saying yeah absolutely the apt world
I’m saying yeah absolutely the apt world
I’m saying yeah absolutely the apt world is taking over and and every single day
is taking over and and every single day
is taking over and and every single day there are new apps that are being
there are new apps that are being
there are new apps that are being released in the marketplace the mobile
released in the marketplace the mobile
released in the marketplace the mobile industry is booming booming at a level
industry is booming booming at a level
industry is booming booming at a level that we can’t even fathom I mean just to
that we can’t even fathom I mean just to
that we can’t even fathom I mean just to give you some statistics around this in
give you some statistics around this in
give you some statistics around this in October of 2012 we were at about 700,000
October of 2012 we were at about 700,000
October of 2012 we were at about 700,000 apps in the Google Play Store today or
apps in the Google Play Store today or
apps in the Google Play Store today or here recently we’re at over 2.5 million
here recently we’re at over 2.5 million
here recently we’re at over 2.5 million apps that’s a lot of apps that’s three
apps that’s a lot of apps that’s three
apps that’s a lot of apps that’s three times the number help we started out
times the number help we started out
times the number help we started out with only less than eight or ten years
with only less than eight or ten years
with only less than eight or ten years ago and by the way the words only and
ago and by the way the words only and
ago and by the way the words only and eight years or ten years don’t go
eight years or ten years don’t go
eight years or ten years don’t go together anymore
together anymore
together anymore because the world around us is rapidly
because the world around us is rapidly
because the world around us is rapidly changing changing faster than we can
changing changing faster than we can
changing changing faster than we can imagine here a recent survey done by a
imagine here a recent survey done by a
imagine here a recent survey done by a glass blast Bernie glass organization
glass blast Bernie glass organization
glass blast Bernie glass organization which is a survey organization says that
which is a survey organization says that
which is a survey organization says that in the United States the highest paying
in the United States the highest paying
in the United States the highest paying jobs are for coders people with coding
jobs are for coders people with coding
jobs are for coders people with coding skills so what that means really is that
skills so what that means really is that
skills so what that means really is that if you want to make a lot of money you
if you want to make a lot of money you
if you want to make a lot of money you better learn how to code and that too
better learn how to code and that too
better learn how to code and that too on the double you better learn how to do
on the double you better learn how to do
on the double you better learn how to do that like yesterday but what’s crazy
that like yesterday but what’s crazy
that like yesterday but what’s crazy about all this is the fact that how do
about all this is the fact that how do
about all this is the fact that how do we even know what languages are we going
we even know what languages are we going
we even know what languages are we going to code in because only like I said only
to code in because only like I said only
to code in because only like I said only an eighth don’t go together anymore
an eighth don’t go together anymore
an eighth don’t go together anymore eight years ago when I was working for a
eight years ago when I was working for a
eight years ago when I was working for a fortune 500 company and I was a business
fortune 500 company and I was a business
fortune 500 company and I was a business analyst we were working on technologies
analyst we were working on technologies
analyst we were working on technologies today that are obsolete and today there
today that are obsolete and today there
today that are obsolete and today there are technologies that didn’t even exist
are technologies that didn’t even exist
are technologies that didn’t even exist back then and as a matter of fact
back then and as a matter of fact
back then and as a matter of fact they’re mainstream and that’s what makes
they’re mainstream and that’s what makes
they’re mainstream and that’s what makes it even more dynamic it’s absolutely
it even more dynamic it’s absolutely
it even more dynamic it’s absolutely impossible to even predict what kind of
impossible to even predict what kind of
impossible to even predict what kind of technologies are going to be introduced
technologies are going to be introduced
technologies are going to be introduced in the very near future that are going
in the very near future that are going
in the very near future that are going to influence the way that we interact
to influence the way that we interact
to influence the way that we interact with the world that we are working in
with the world that we are working in
with the world that we are working in recent study and a recent survey also
recent study and a recent survey also
recent study and a recent survey also revealed that artists and young one of
revealed that artists and young one of
revealed that artists and young one of the first organizations to remove
the first organizations to remove
the first organizations to remove college degrees from an entry criteria
college degrees from an entry criteria
college degrees from an entry criteria how many of us know this does anybody
how many of us know this does anybody
how many of us know this does anybody know this a couple of people in here
know this a couple of people in here
know this a couple of people in here yeah so earnest at Yale removed college
yeah so earnest at Yale removed college
yeah so earnest at Yale removed college degree as an entry criteria to get hired
degree as an entry criteria to get hired
degree as an entry criteria to get hired into their organization why because they
into their organization why because they
into their organization why because they believe after having done their research
believe after having done their research
believe after having done their research that a college degree does not equate to
that a college degree does not equate to
that a college degree does not equate to success I just realized that I’m going
success I just realized that I’m going
success I just realized that I’m going to college institution and there may be
to college institution and there may be
to college institution and there may be consequences as I walk out of this room
consequences as I walk out of this room
consequences as I walk out of this room but but my point is not to point out the
but but my point is not to point out the
but but my point is not to point out the college or the institutions I think the
college or the institutions I think the
college or the institutions I think the problem we’re dealing with here is is a
problem we’re dealing with here is is a
problem we’re dealing with here is is a lot bigger than just that let’s say for
lot bigger than just that let’s say for
lot bigger than just that let’s say for a minute that even if colleges weren’t
a minute that even if colleges weren’t
a minute that even if colleges weren’t equipped us to handle the various
equipped us to handle the various
equipped us to handle the various volatilities in the real world out there
volatilities in the real world out there
volatilities in the real world out there what if they were able to do that
what if they were able to do that
what if they were able to do that despite that we would still have a
despite that we would still have a
despite that we would still have a problem being relevant in tomorrow’s
problem being relevant in tomorrow’s
problem being relevant in tomorrow’s world because the technology
world because the technology
world because the technology are changing so rapidly what we live in
are changing so rapidly what we live in
are changing so rapidly what we live in today is known as the blue car world
today is known as the blue car world
today is known as the blue car world which the gentleman just mentioned and
which the gentleman just mentioned and
which the gentleman just mentioned and if you don’t know what it means it means
if you don’t know what it means it means
if you don’t know what it means it means volatility uncertainty complexity and
volatility uncertainty complexity and
volatility uncertainty complexity and ambiguity and this is the world that we
ambiguity and this is the world that we
ambiguity and this is the world that we live in today this is what surrounds us
live in today this is what surrounds us
live in today this is what surrounds us every single day of our lives a recent
every single day of our lives a recent
every single day of our lives a recent magazine The Economist said that we’ve
magazine The Economist said that we’ve
magazine The Economist said that we’ve got to become what we call their
got to become what we call their
got to become what we call their lifelong learners because that’s what’s
lifelong learners because that’s what’s
lifelong learners because that’s what’s going to allow us to be able to
going to allow us to be able to
going to allow us to be able to influence the generations to come
influence the generations to come
influence the generations to come and that’s what’s going to allow us to
and that’s what’s going to allow us to
and that’s what’s going to allow us to remain relevant in this changing world
remain relevant in this changing world
remain relevant in this changing world with this dynamic world where everything
with this dynamic world where everything
with this dynamic world where everything all the variables everything is changing
all the variables everything is changing
all the variables everything is changing constantly and I’m not talking about
constantly and I’m not talking about
constantly and I’m not talking about e-learning programs or MOOCs or online
e-learning programs or MOOCs or online
e-learning programs or MOOCs or online courses that’s not what I’m talking
courses that’s not what I’m talking
courses that’s not what I’m talking about what I’m talking about here is
about what I’m talking about here is
about what I’m talking about here is experience what I’m talking about are
experience what I’m talking about are
experience what I’m talking about are our experiences that really have the
our experiences that really have the
our experiences that really have the power to impact your neurological
power to impact your neurological
power to impact your neurological systems then allow you to think
systems then allow you to think
systems then allow you to think differently that allow you to give you
differently that allow you to give you
differently that allow you to give you new experiences that enable new
new experiences that enable new
new experiences that enable new realizations and from them allow new
realizations and from them allow new
realizations and from them allow new perspectives what I’m talking about is
perspectives what I’m talking about is
perspectives what I’m talking about is an opportunity for you to live another
an opportunity for you to live another
an opportunity for you to live another life a life that you didn’t know existed
life a life that you didn’t know existed
life a life that you didn’t know existed and through experiences we can enable
and through experiences we can enable
and through experiences we can enable such an opportunity wherein you can get
such an opportunity wherein you can get
such an opportunity wherein you can get into another person’s life and you can
into another person’s life and you can
into another person’s life and you can see the way that they see the world you
see the way that they see the world you
see the way that they see the world you can live the way that they live the
can live the way that they live the
can live the way that they live the world and from that and complete
world and from that and complete
world and from that and complete experiences that give you new
experiences that give you new
experiences that give you new perspectives and dimensions in life what
perspectives and dimensions in life what
perspectives and dimensions in life what I mean by saying this is that we need
I mean by saying this is that we need
I mean by saying this is that we need immersive experiences experiences that
immersive experiences experiences that
immersive experiences experiences that allow us to change the way we think
now we know that organizations and
now we know that organizations and individuals are always learning things
individuals are always learning things
individuals are always learning things we’re always trying to learn new things
we’re always trying to learn new things
we’re always trying to learn new things whether we have to or we want to one way
whether we have to or we want to one way
whether we have to or we want to one way or the other we’re always learning
or the other we’re always learning
or the other we’re always learning things but there’s a gap and the gap is
things but there’s a gap and the gap is
things but there’s a gap and the gap is this thing that I think a lot of
this thing that I think a lot of
this thing that I think a lot of organizations and individuals deal with
organizations and individuals deal with
organizations and individuals deal with which is the learning doing gap right
which is the learning doing gap right
which is the learning doing gap right I’ve learned something but I don’t know
I’ve learned something but I don’t know
I’ve learned something but I don’t know if I should apply it or I don’t know how
if I should apply it or I don’t know how
if I should apply it or I don’t know how I should implement this new learning
I should implement this new learning
I should implement this new learning this new learning that I’ve had right
this new learning that I’ve had right
this new learning that I’ve had right and this gap typically comes from having
and this gap typically comes from having
and this gap typically comes from having the fear of failure as if one of the
the fear of failure as if one of the
the fear of failure as if one of the people earlier also spoke about this
people earlier also spoke about this
people earlier also spoke about this having the fear of failure of what if
having the fear of failure of what if
having the fear of failure of what if I’m going to fail
I’m going to fail
I’m going to fail well immersive learning or immersive
well immersive learning or immersive
well immersive learning or immersive experiences allow you the opportunity to
experiences allow you the opportunity to
experiences allow you the opportunity to not worry about failure where it says
not worry about failure where it says
not worry about failure where it says it’s okay to fail it’s alright to fail
it’s okay to fail it’s alright to fail
it’s okay to fail it’s alright to fail and it makes it it creates a fail-safe
and it makes it it creates a fail-safe
and it makes it it creates a fail-safe proof environment for you to live try
proof environment for you to live try
proof environment for you to live try fail adjust change the way that you’re
fail adjust change the way that you’re
fail adjust change the way that you’re doing things and then do it again change
doing things and then do it again change
doing things and then do it again change the ways that you’re managing things
the ways that you’re managing things
the ways that you’re managing things imagine wearing a virtual reality
imagine wearing a virtual reality
imagine wearing a virtual reality headset one in which you’re able to to
headset one in which you’re able to to
headset one in which you’re able to to live the life of somebody else and
live the life of somebody else and
live the life of somebody else and you’re able to fail even so that hostage
you’re able to fail even so that hostage
you’re able to fail even so that hostage hostage scenario that was given by
hostage scenario that was given by
hostage scenario that was given by another speaker earlier today imagine if
another speaker earlier today imagine if
another speaker earlier today imagine if you had the opportunity to put on a VR
you had the opportunity to put on a VR
you had the opportunity to put on a VR headset wherein you can be immersed in
headset wherein you can be immersed in
headset wherein you can be immersed in that experience and you’re handling a
that experience and you’re handling a
that experience and you’re handling a terrorist crisis would you think that
terrorist crisis would you think that
terrorist crisis would you think that you’d be more prepared to handle a
you’d be more prepared to handle a
you’d be more prepared to handle a similar situation in real life after
similar situation in real life after
similar situation in real life after having experienced that absolutely
having experienced that absolutely
having experienced that absolutely absolutely
absolutely
absolutely why because what you’re doing simply is
why because what you’re doing simply is
why because what you’re doing simply is we’re taking all these many years of
we’re taking all these many years of
we’re taking all these many years of lives because in order to get to that
lives because in order to get to that
lives because in order to get to that situation you would have had to live
situation you would have had to live
situation you would have had to live life that’s like taking 50 years 50
life that’s like taking 50 years 50
life that’s like taking 50 years 50 years of life and condensing it into
years of life and condensing it into
years of life and condensing it into five years of experience and imagine if
five years of experience and imagine if
five years of experience and imagine if you can do that so many times over and
you can do that so many times over and
you can do that so many times over and over and over and that’s what you could
over and over and that’s what you could
over and over and that’s what you could do with all the learning that you could
do with all the learning that you could
do with all the learning that you could have all the experiences that you gained
have all the experiences that you gained
have all the experiences that you gained in the process of learning various
in the process of learning various
in the process of learning various different things and this expertise the
different things and this expertise the
different things and this expertise the learning process because we say it’s
learning process because we say it’s
learning process because we say it’s okay not to fail but the problem I’ve
okay not to fail but the problem I’ve
okay not to fail but the problem I’ve been coming at this from purely a in a
been coming at this from purely a in a
been coming at this from purely a in a corporate or a learning standpoint but
corporate or a learning standpoint but
corporate or a learning standpoint but the problem that we’re dealing with is
the problem that we’re dealing with is
the problem that we’re dealing with is far bigger than that the problem that
far bigger than that the problem that
far bigger than that the problem that we’re dealing with has to do with global
we’re dealing with has to do with global
we’re dealing with has to do with global warming the problem that we’re dealing
warming the problem that we’re dealing
warming the problem that we’re dealing with has to do with honeybee extinction
with has to do with honeybee extinction
with has to do with honeybee extinction the problem that we’re dealing with has
the problem that we’re dealing with has
the problem that we’re dealing with has to do with pollution weather of air
to do with pollution weather of air
to do with pollution weather of air water or everything else the problem
water or everything else the problem
water or everything else the problem that we’re dealing with is of
that we’re dealing with is of
that we’re dealing with is of progression the problem that we’re
progression the problem that we’re
progression the problem that we’re dealing with is of sustainability
dealing with is of sustainability
dealing with is of sustainability survival and evolution that’s the
survival and evolution that’s the
survival and evolution that’s the problem we’re dealing with and in order
problem we’re dealing with and in order
problem we’re dealing with and in order to deal successfully counter these
to deal successfully counter these
to deal successfully counter these problems we need to be able to think
problems we need to be able to think
problems we need to be able to think different and everybody says think
different and everybody says think
different and everybody says think different think different things
different think different things
different think different things different but how do we actually think
different but how do we actually think
different but how do we actually think different thinking different doesn’t
different thinking different doesn’t
different thinking different doesn’t happen when you wake up one day and you
happen when you wake up one day and you
happen when you wake up one day and you say AHA today I’m gonna start thinking
say AHA today I’m gonna start thinking
say AHA today I’m gonna start thinking different doesn’t happen like that it
different doesn’t happen like that it
different doesn’t happen like that it happens when we learn different thinking
happens when we learn different thinking
happens when we learn different thinking different will happen what we begin to
different will happen what we begin to
different will happen what we begin to learn different and when we learn
learn different and when we learn
learn different and when we learn different automatically it will
different automatically it will
different automatically it will influence the way we think and the way
influence the way we think and the way
influence the way we think and the way to do that is to what we call immersive
to do that is to what we call immersive
to do that is to what we call immersive learning thank you
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