[Music] we all get excited about a few things in
we all get excited about a few things in
we all get excited about a few things in life between now and then and we all get
life between now and then and we all get
life between now and then and we all get frustrated about a few other things
frustrated about a few other things
frustrated about a few other things between now and then sadly sometimes our
between now and then sadly sometimes our
between now and then sadly sometimes our excitement ends in frustration and sadly
excitement ends in frustration and sadly
excitement ends in frustration and sadly as we grow older we get less often
as we grow older we get less often
as we grow older we get less often excited and more often frustrated the
excited and more often frustrated the
excited and more often frustrated the big question is when you get excited and
big question is when you get excited and
big question is when you get excited and frustrated at the same time what do you
frustrated at the same time what do you
frustrated at the same time what do you do when you get excited and frustrated
do when you get excited and frustrated
do when you get excited and frustrated with the same thing do you let your
with the same thing do you let your
with the same thing do you let your excitement to take over and define your
excitement to take over and define your
excitement to take over and define your course of action or do you let your
course of action or do you let your
course of action or do you let your frustration to define who you are I’m
frustration to define who you are I’m
frustration to define who you are I’m going to tell you a personal story of
going to tell you a personal story of
going to tell you a personal story of how I managed my excitement and
how I managed my excitement and
how I managed my excitement and frustration and turned my excitement
frustration and turned my excitement
frustration and turned my excitement into more and more excitement and as a
into more and more excitement and as a
into more and more excitement and as a result I ended up on this stage I was
result I ended up on this stage I was
result I ended up on this stage I was getting invited to participate in many
getting invited to participate in many
getting invited to participate in many events around entrepreneurship and
events around entrepreneurship and
events around entrepreneurship and business startups and I get very excited
business startups and I get very excited
business startups and I get very excited about these events I get excited because
about these events I get excited because
about these events I get excited because these are this is one of the places
these are this is one of the places
these are this is one of the places where you see two-pole not only raising
where you see two-pole not only raising
where you see two-pole not only raising the problems but they are actively
the problems but they are actively
the problems but they are actively seeking solutions I get excited about
seeking solutions I get excited about
seeking solutions I get excited about these events because I get to see some
these events because I get to see some
these events because I get to see some of my own students participating in
of my own students participating in
of my own students participating in these events and I get to see a totally
these events and I get to see a totally
these events and I get to see a totally different side of them students in class
different side of them students in class
different side of them students in class you don’t see you don’t see them very
you don’t see you don’t see them very
you don’t see you don’t see them very energetic they are barely awake but in
energetic they are barely awake but in
energetic they are barely awake but in these events there are totally different
these events there are totally different
these events there are totally different people I get excited about these events
people I get excited about these events
people I get excited about these events because I believe if we plan and build a
because I believe if we plan and build a
because I believe if we plan and build a healthy ecosystem of small and medium
healthy ecosystem of small and medium
healthy ecosystem of small and medium sized businesses where one of 10 people
sized businesses where one of 10 people
sized businesses where one of 10 people starts a company and employs the other
starts a company and employs the other
starts a company and employs the other nine we might have a very healthy
nine we might have a very healthy
nine we might have a very healthy economy for our country and our society
economy for our country and our society
economy for our country and our society and it’s not only me everyone in these
and it’s not only me everyone in these
and it’s not only me everyone in these events are excited everyone is
events are excited everyone is
events are excited everyone is prototyping is the
prototyping is the
prototyping is the valo ping is brainstorming is competing
valo ping is brainstorming is competing
valo ping is brainstorming is competing to come up with the next big idea and
to come up with the next big idea and
to come up with the next big idea and this excitement continues ladies and
this excitement continues ladies and
this excitement continues ladies and gentlemen all the way to the day of the
gentlemen all the way to the day of the
gentlemen all the way to the day of the final presentations that’s when I get
final presentations that’s when I get
final presentations that’s when I get disappointed you see we have so many
disappointed you see we have so many
disappointed you see we have so many unique challenges and problems in our
unique challenges and problems in our
unique challenges and problems in our society and in this country that there
society and in this country that there
society and in this country that there is a lot of room for development a lot
is a lot of room for development a lot
is a lot of room for development a lot of room for solutions a lot of room to
of room for solutions a lot of room to
of room for solutions a lot of room to be creative but I see no creativity in
be creative but I see no creativity in
be creative but I see no creativity in these presentations it’s not important
these presentations it’s not important
these presentations it’s not important for a business to start with an
for a business to start with an
for a business to start with an innovative and new idea it’s important
innovative and new idea it’s important
innovative and new idea it’s important for businesses to continuously innovate
for businesses to continuously innovate
for businesses to continuously innovate to stay in the market and to stay
to stay in the market and to stay
to stay in the market and to stay competitive but I see no innovation and
competitive but I see no innovation and
competitive but I see no innovation and because most of the teams fail to give
because most of the teams fail to give
because most of the teams fail to give birth to a new idea
birth to a new idea
birth to a new idea they don’t feel ownership you see lack
they don’t feel ownership you see lack
they don’t feel ownership you see lack of ownership for their own ideas and as
of ownership for their own ideas and as
of ownership for their own ideas and as a result you see no continuation and my
a result you see no continuation and my
a result you see no continuation and my frustration becomes obvious in my
frustration becomes obvious in my
frustration becomes obvious in my feedback and comments to the
feedback and comments to the
feedback and comments to the participating teams it becomes
participating teams it becomes
participating teams it becomes unpleasant for me it becomes unpleasant
unpleasant for me it becomes unpleasant
unpleasant for me it becomes unpleasant for the participants and that’s why I no
for the participants and that’s why I no
for the participants and that’s why I no longer get invited to participate in
longer get invited to participate in
longer get invited to participate in these events
these events
these events sad but true story but I started asking
sad but true story but I started asking
sad but true story but I started asking myself why these people cannot be
myself why these people cannot be
myself why these people cannot be creative why these people don’t know how
creative why these people don’t know how
creative why these people don’t know how to innovate why these people don’t know
to innovate why these people don’t know
to innovate why these people don’t know how to apply creativity to solving a
how to apply creativity to solving a
how to apply creativity to solving a problem coming up with a new business
problem coming up with a new business
problem coming up with a new business idea with a crazy marketing plan with a
idea with a crazy marketing plan with a
idea with a crazy marketing plan with a different way to run a business model
different way to run a business model
different way to run a business model and I searched and I read and I talked
and I searched and I read and I talked
and I searched and I read and I talked to people until I think I found the root
to people until I think I found the root
to people until I think I found the root cause of the problem it’s the school’s
cause of the problem it’s the school’s
cause of the problem it’s the school’s ladies and gentlemen it is the education
ladies and gentlemen it is the education
ladies and gentlemen it is the education system you see the way that we cannot
system you see the way that we cannot
system you see the way that we cannot expect someone to know for example
expect someone to know for example
expect someone to know for example physics and to be able to apply physics
physics and to be able to apply physics
physics and to be able to apply physics to design a rocket without teaching them
to design a rocket without teaching them
to design a rocket without teaching them physics the way that we cannot expect
physics the way that we cannot expect
physics the way that we cannot expect someone to know law and apply the
someone to know law and apply the
someone to know law and apply the articles to resume
articles to resume
articles to resume over dispute without teaching them low I
over dispute without teaching them low I
over dispute without teaching them low I believe we cannot demand creativity
believe we cannot demand creativity
believe we cannot demand creativity without teaching creativity so we need
without teaching creativity so we need
without teaching creativity so we need to teach creativity and that got me
to teach creativity and that got me
to teach creativity and that got me excited I cannot fix a road I cannot fix
excited I cannot fix a road I cannot fix
excited I cannot fix a road I cannot fix a generator but I can teach that’s what
a generator but I can teach that’s what
a generator but I can teach that’s what I do I’m a teacher so if I can solve a
I do I’m a teacher so if I can solve a
I do I’m a teacher so if I can solve a problem by teaching then that gets me
problem by teaching then that gets me
problem by teaching then that gets me excited and that gives me a roll and I
excited and that gives me a roll and I
excited and that gives me a roll and I run to one of my managers very excited I
run to one of my managers very excited I
run to one of my managers very excited I have an idea and I said listen we need
have an idea and I said listen we need
have an idea and I said listen we need to teach creativity we need to teach the
to teach creativity we need to teach the
to teach creativity we need to teach the society creativity this nation needs to
society creativity this nation needs to
society creativity this nation needs to learn how to be creative it is one area
learn how to be creative it is one area
learn how to be creative it is one area that we can be unique that we can leave
that we can be unique that we can leave
that we can be unique that we can leave a mark because no one else is doing it
a mark because no one else is doing it
a mark because no one else is doing it no one else’s thinking about it let’s do
no one else’s thinking about it let’s do
no one else’s thinking about it let’s do it and my manager said we have many more
it and my manager said we have many more
it and my manager said we have many more important issues to attend to and we
important issues to attend to and we
important issues to attend to and we have very limited resources as you know
have very limited resources as you know
have very limited resources as you know creativity is not a priority in other
creativity is not a priority in other
creativity is not a priority in other words my manager told me get out and go
words my manager told me get out and go
words my manager told me get out and go do your job better
do your job better
do your job better a typical manager responds in most cases
a typical manager responds in most cases
a typical manager responds in most cases but I couldn’t stand so I continued my
but I couldn’t stand so I continued my
but I couldn’t stand so I continued my quest and I decided that I should start
quest and I decided that I should start
quest and I decided that I should start teaching creativity a typical
teaching creativity a typical
teaching creativity a typical entrepreneur mindset if you say that I
entrepreneur mindset if you say that I
entrepreneur mindset if you say that I cannot do it then you will not be able
cannot do it then you will not be able
cannot do it then you will not be able to do it if you say that how I can do it
to do it if you say that how I can do it
to do it if you say that how I can do it then you will definitely come up with a
then you will definitely come up with a
then you will definitely come up with a solution so I started asking myself how
solution so I started asking myself how
solution so I started asking myself how can I teach creativity I believe to
can I teach creativity I believe to
can I teach creativity I believe to teach any subject and to deliver the
teach any subject and to deliver the
teach any subject and to deliver the students the full package of Education
students the full package of Education
students the full package of Education you have to teach the concepts of the
you have to teach the concepts of the
you have to teach the concepts of the subject you have to teach the ideas the
subject you have to teach the ideas the
subject you have to teach the ideas the theories and the philosophy behind it
theories and the philosophy behind it
theories and the philosophy behind it but the second component is the tools
but the second component is the tools
but the second component is the tools you have to teach the students you have
you have to teach the students you have
you have to teach the students you have to give them some tools to apply the
to give them some tools to apply the
to give them some tools to apply the concepts and ideas and the third
concepts and ideas and the third
concepts and ideas and the third component you have to give them the
component you have to give them the
component you have to give them the context applications of the tools and
context applications of the tools and
context applications of the tools and their concepts I personally call this
their concepts I personally call this
their concepts I personally call this the magic triangle of Education this is
the magic triangle of Education this is
the magic triangle of Education this is when education is in its fore
when education is in its fore
when education is in its fore package so the concepts we have
package so the concepts we have
package so the concepts we have creativity the tools I come from a
creativity the tools I come from a
creativity the tools I come from a computer science background I happen to
computer science background I happen to
computer science background I happen to know one of the most powerful and
know one of the most powerful and
know one of the most powerful and creative tools in the world computer
creative tools in the world computer
creative tools in the world computer programming and coding and the context
programming and coding and the context
programming and coding and the context everything is beautiful and is easy to
everything is beautiful and is easy to
everything is beautiful and is easy to understand when it is visualized so why
understand when it is visualized so why
understand when it is visualized so why not use visual arts for the context so
not use visual arts for the context so
not use visual arts for the context so we have the concepts the tools and the
we have the concepts the tools and the
we have the concepts the tools and the context and a course was born in my
context and a course was born in my
context and a course was born in my institution initially when we offered
institution initially when we offered
institution initially when we offered the course we were hoping for only 10 to
the course we were hoping for only 10 to
the course we were hoping for only 10 to 15 students to register for the course
15 students to register for the course
15 students to register for the course because anything below that number the
because anything below that number the
because anything below that number the course gets cancelled automatically and
course gets cancelled automatically and
course gets cancelled automatically and it would have been more frustration for
it would have been more frustration for
it would have been more frustration for me but in the first round we had 66
me but in the first round we had 66
me but in the first round we had 66 students signed up for the course and in
students signed up for the course and in
students signed up for the course and in a course of one year 115 students have
a course of one year 115 students have
a course of one year 115 students have taken the course on creativity
taken the course on creativity
taken the course on creativity creativity tools and creativity mindset
creativity tools and creativity mindset
creativity tools and creativity mindset and the course has been a great success
and the course has been a great success
and the course has been a great success among the students as well let me tell
among the students as well let me tell
among the students as well let me tell you and show you a few examples of how
you and show you a few examples of how
you and show you a few examples of how we teach creativity how we promote and
we teach creativity how we promote and
we teach creativity how we promote and create the mindset of creativity in this
create the mindset of creativity in this
create the mindset of creativity in this course we don’t assign students based on
course we don’t assign students based on
course we don’t assign students based on right and wrong answer because there is
right and wrong answer because there is
right and wrong answer because there is no right or wrong answer we assess
no right or wrong answer we assess
no right or wrong answer we assess students based on how creative they can
students based on how creative they can
students based on how creative they can come up with with a result so we give
come up with with a result so we give
come up with with a result so we give every student the same set of tools the
every student the same set of tools the
every student the same set of tools the same set of rules but we ask every
same set of rules but we ask every
same set of rules but we ask every student to come up with a different
student to come up with a different
student to come up with a different creation in the context of visual arts
creation in the context of visual arts
creation in the context of visual arts as I imagined so the same set of rules
as I imagined so the same set of rules
as I imagined so the same set of rules the same set of tools this is the
the same set of tools this is the
the same set of tools this is the representation of one student this is a
representation of one student this is a
representation of one student this is a representation of another student a
representation of another student a
representation of another student a totally different outcome but same tours
totally different outcome but same tours
totally different outcome but same tours same rules a third student a fourth
same rules a third student a fourth
same rules a third student a fourth students and you see many creative
students and you see many creative
students and you see many creative unique outcomes through the creative
unique outcomes through the creative
unique outcomes through the creative process of thinking and applying the
process of thinking and applying the
process of thinking and applying the tours and the concerts and this is
tours and the concerts and this is
tours and the concerts and this is ladies and gentlemen is creativity in
ladies and gentlemen is creativity in
ladies and gentlemen is creativity in practice these
practice these
practice these students did not know anything about
students did not know anything about
students did not know anything about creativity could not know how to apply
creativity could not know how to apply
creativity could not know how to apply creativity and even did not know whether
creativity and even did not know whether
creativity and even did not know whether they can be creative or not but in a
they can be creative or not but in a
they can be creative or not but in a matter of only six weeks into the course
matter of only six weeks into the course
matter of only six weeks into the course they are seeing their own creativity
they are seeing their own creativity
they are seeing their own creativity unleashed and become reality but this
unleashed and become reality but this
unleashed and become reality but this course gets more than that this course
course gets more than that this course
course gets more than that this course ladies and gentlemen is not only
ladies and gentlemen is not only
ladies and gentlemen is not only promoted by the university
promoted by the university
promoted by the university administration in fact it’s not promoted
administration in fact it’s not promoted
administration in fact it’s not promoted by the university administration it’s
by the university administration it’s
by the university administration it’s not promoted by the university
not promoted by the university
not promoted by the university communications department it’s promoted
communications department it’s promoted
communications department it’s promoted by the students themselves it’s promoted
by the students themselves it’s promoted
by the students themselves it’s promoted on mass media is promoted on social
on mass media is promoted on social
on mass media is promoted on social media it’s promoted on TEDx the secret
media it’s promoted on TEDx the secret
media it’s promoted on TEDx the secret the reasons I believe to the first is
the reasons I believe to the first is
the reasons I believe to the first is that the students are experiencing a
that the students are experiencing a
that the students are experiencing a transformational education not
transformational education not
transformational education not informational education our role as
informational education our role as
informational education our role as teachers now is no longer passing on
teachers now is no longer passing on
teachers now is no longer passing on information because everyone has access
information because everyone has access
information because everyone has access to information the students sometimes
to information the students sometimes
to information the students sometimes have access to information more than
have access to information more than
have access to information more than what we have but our role as teachers is
what we have but our role as teachers is
what we have but our role as teachers is to create the mindset is to create the
to create the mindset is to create the
to create the mindset is to create the mentality the passion the dedication the
mentality the passion the dedication the
mentality the passion the dedication the appreciation for the information and
appreciation for the information and
appreciation for the information and that’s what is transformational
that’s what is transformational
that’s what is transformational education the second reason which is
education the second reason which is
education the second reason which is easier to understand is the teachers
easier to understand is the teachers
easier to understand is the teachers excitement you cannot get someone
excitement you cannot get someone
excitement you cannot get someone excited about something if you are not
excited about something if you are not
excited about something if you are not excited about it yourself and my
excited about it yourself and my
excited about it yourself and my excitement continues and moves on to the
excitement continues and moves on to the
excitement continues and moves on to the students and every time I see a student
students and every time I see a student
students and every time I see a student project I get excited every time I teach
project I get excited every time I teach
project I get excited every time I teach the course I get excited but now the big
the course I get excited but now the big
the course I get excited but now the big question a question that many of you
question a question that many of you
question a question that many of you might have in your minds a question that
might have in your minds a question that
might have in your minds a question that very harshly one of my dear friends
very harshly one of my dear friends
very harshly one of my dear friends asked me why are you so excited about
asked me why are you so excited about
asked me why are you so excited about teaching a course what’s the big deal
teaching a course what’s the big deal
teaching a course what’s the big deal what have you achieved what have you
what have you achieved what have you
what have you achieved what have you done and probably again some of you
done and probably again some of you
done and probably again some of you might have that question in mind
might have that question in mind
might have that question in mind I’m excited about teaching the course
I’m excited about teaching the course
I’m excited about teaching the course because I think we have started on
because I think we have started on
because I think we have started on something very big I believe that
something very big I believe that
something very big I believe that anything becomes part of Education then
anything becomes part of Education then
anything becomes part of Education then it is likely to create long lasting
it is likely to create long lasting
it is likely to create long lasting impact and change the society and change
impact and change the society and change
impact and change the society and change the culture I might not have trained
the culture I might not have trained
the culture I might not have trained thousands of students on creativity yet
thousands of students on creativity yet
thousands of students on creativity yet I might not have started a big company
I might not have started a big company
I might not have started a big company that comes up with innovative solutions
that comes up with innovative solutions
that comes up with innovative solutions yet and I might not have transformed the
yet and I might not have transformed the
yet and I might not have transformed the culture from a copying repetitive
culture from a copying repetitive
culture from a copying repetitive culture to a creative innovative culture
culture to a creative innovative culture
culture to a creative innovative culture yet but we have started we have started
yet but we have started we have started
yet but we have started we have started with education and based on my belief I
with education and based on my belief I
with education and based on my belief I have very big dreams I dream that one
have very big dreams I dream that one
have very big dreams I dream that one day every student in my university and
day every student in my university and
day every student in my university and in every other university in this
in every other university in this
in every other university in this country gets a full course on creativity
country gets a full course on creativity
country gets a full course on creativity and innovation and they can apply it
and innovation and they can apply it
and innovation and they can apply it regardless of their departments and
regardless of their departments and
regardless of their departments and their major creativity the subject
their major creativity the subject
their major creativity the subject matter doesn’t matter you can be
matter doesn’t matter you can be
matter doesn’t matter you can be creative in physics in science in
creative in physics in science in
creative in physics in science in politics in administration you name it I
politics in administration you name it I
politics in administration you name it I dream that one day my university and
dream that one day my university and
dream that one day my university and every other university in this country
every other university in this country
every other university in this country appoints someone as vice-president for
appoints someone as vice-president for
appoints someone as vice-president for creativity and innovation they make it
creativity and innovation they make it
creativity and innovation they make it part of their mission they make it part
part of their mission they make it part
part of their mission they make it part of day-to-day activities and I dream one
of day-to-day activities and I dream one
of day-to-day activities and I dream one day that our businessmen and our
day that our businessmen and our
day that our businessmen and our entrepreneurs start coming up with
entrepreneurs start coming up with
entrepreneurs start coming up with creative ideas creative solutions for
creative ideas creative solutions for
creative ideas creative solutions for our problems and stop turning every
our problems and stop turning every
our problems and stop turning every house into a cafe or a car wash I deem
house into a cafe or a car wash I deem
house into a cafe or a car wash I deem that creativity becomes part of our
that creativity becomes part of our
that creativity becomes part of our culture in the near future and that’s
culture in the near future and that’s
culture in the near future and that’s why I’m excited ladies and gentlemen
why I’m excited ladies and gentlemen
why I’m excited ladies and gentlemen because me and my students have started
because me and my students have started
because me and my students have started so next time you get excited and
so next time you get excited and
so next time you get excited and frustrated about something think about
frustrated about something think about
frustrated about something think about it do you bank on your excitement and
it do you bank on your excitement and
it do you bank on your excitement and come up with a solution that creates
come up with a solution that creates
come up with a solution that creates more and more excitement for yourself
more and more excitement for yourself
more and more excitement for yourself and for the people around you or do you
and for the people around you or do you
and for the people around you or do you surrender to frustration and let your
surrender to frustration and let your
surrender to frustration and let your frustration define the course of action
frustration define the course of action
frustration define the course of action next time ladies and gentlemen you get
next time ladies and gentlemen you get
next time ladies and gentlemen you get excited and frustrated
excited and frustrated
excited and frustrated about something think about it you might
about something think about it you might
about something think about it you might have a choice thank you
have a choice thank you
have a choice thank you [Applause]
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