Finding Opportunity in Inconvenience | Rohit Jayakaran | TEDxAmityUniversityDubai

when I was 24 I got laid off from my one

when I was 24 I got laid off from my one of the first few jobs I ever had as an

of the first few jobs I ever had as an

of the first few jobs I ever had as an analyst in London the whole process of

analyst in London the whole process of

analyst in London the whole process of being called and told over the phone

being called and told over the phone

being called and told over the phone that I no longer had a job left me with

that I no longer had a job left me with

that I no longer had a job left me with fear and shame I’ve always been a rather

fear and shame I’ve always been a rather

fear and shame I’ve always been a rather positive person but in spite of that I

positive person but in spite of that I

positive person but in spite of that I wasn’t quite able to see how I could

wasn’t quite able to see how I could

wasn’t quite able to see how I could find something good coming out of this

find something good coming out of this

find something good coming out of this situation fortunately for me though I

situation fortunately for me though I

situation fortunately for me though I had a decent settlement and I had a few

had a decent settlement and I had a few

had a decent settlement and I had a few months to actually look for a new job

months to actually look for a new job

months to actually look for a new job and when I was looking for this new job

and when I was looking for this new job

and when I was looking for this new job I decided to spend the extra money

I decided to spend the extra money

I decided to spend the extra money studying a little bit about theatre and

studying a little bit about theatre and

studying a little bit about theatre and radio so I signed up for course after

radio so I signed up for course after

radio so I signed up for course after course and one fine day I realized that

course and one fine day I realized that

course and one fine day I realized that what I really wanted to do was not be an

what I really wanted to do was not be an

what I really wanted to do was not be an analyst but I wanted to be a radio

analyst but I wanted to be a radio

analyst but I wanted to be a radio presenter so I packed my bags and I’ve

presenter so I packed my bags and I’ve

presenter so I packed my bags and I’ve moved back to India and I started

moved back to India and I started

moved back to India and I started working for a radio station I loved my

working for a radio station I loved my

working for a radio station I loved my job it was incredible

job it was incredible

job it was incredible I was working long hours because I was

I was working long hours because I was

I was working long hours because I was just so grateful to have a job I moved

just so grateful to have a job I moved

just so grateful to have a job I moved from one radio station to another and

from one radio station to another and

from one radio station to another and then I moved to the primetime show on

then I moved to the primetime show on

then I moved to the primetime show on that radio station and one fine day they

that radio station and one fine day they

that radio station and one fine day they decided that they were going to change

decided that they were going to change

decided that they were going to change the language in which they broadcast now

the language in which they broadcast now

the language in which they broadcast now I didn’t speak that language and here’s

I didn’t speak that language and here’s

I didn’t speak that language and here’s my first question what do you call a

my first question what do you call a

my first question what do you call a radio presenter who works for a radio

radio presenter who works for a radio

radio presenter who works for a radio station and can’t speak the language in

station and can’t speak the language in

station and can’t speak the language in which they broadcast unemployed so I

which they broadcast unemployed so I

which they broadcast unemployed so I ended up moving to Dubai I got a job

ended up moving to Dubai I got a job

ended up moving to Dubai I got a job here working for a radio station and

here working for a radio station and

here working for a radio station and that’s when the whole social media

that’s when the whole social media

that’s when the whole social media revolution sort of started radio

revolution sort of started radio

revolution sort of started radio stations were changing it was about not

stations were changing it was about not

stations were changing it was about not just audio it was about being visual

just audio it was about being visual

just audio it was about being visual but we needed people to click

but we needed people to click

but we needed people to click photographs of presenters and at events

photographs of presenters and at events

photographs of presenters and at events and make videos but there was no one to

and make videos but there was no one to

and make videos but there was no one to do it

do it

do it we didn’t have the infrastructure so

we didn’t have the infrastructure so

we didn’t have the infrastructure so someone asked me if I could sit why not

someone asked me if I could sit why not

someone asked me if I could sit why not and I started learning a little a bit

and I started learning a little a bit

and I started learning a little a bit here and a little bit there about social

here and a little bit there about social

here and a little bit there about social media and the digital world and

media and the digital world and

media and the digital world and eventually I actually got given the

eventually I actually got given the

eventually I actually got given the opportunity to lead our entire digital

opportunity to lead our entire digital

opportunity to lead our entire digital business when I was 24 I didn’t know

business when I was 24 I didn’t know

business when I was 24 I didn’t know that in that inconvenience was an

that in that inconvenience was an

that in that inconvenience was an opportunity right through my career I

opportunity right through my career I

opportunity right through my career I was fortunate enough to have certain

was fortunate enough to have certain

was fortunate enough to have certain decisions made for me and in that I was

decisions made for me and in that I was

decisions made for me and in that I was able to capture that opportunity but it

able to capture that opportunity but it

able to capture that opportunity but it made me think when we see somebody who’s

made me think when we see somebody who’s

made me think when we see somebody who’s struggling or going through a tough time

struggling or going through a tough time

struggling or going through a tough time or a major inconvenience as human beings

or a major inconvenience as human beings

or a major inconvenience as human beings were trained to tell them don’t worry

were trained to tell them don’t worry

were trained to tell them don’t worry there’s something good that’ll come out

there’s something good that’ll come out

there’s something good that’ll come out of this don’t worry there is an

of this don’t worry there is an

of this don’t worry there is an opportunity somewhere there but my

opportunity somewhere there but my

opportunity somewhere there but my problem was how do you find that

problem was how do you find that

problem was how do you find that opportunity so I decided let me work on

opportunity so I decided let me work on

opportunity so I decided let me work on something called the inconvenience

something called the inconvenience

something called the inconvenience framework because when you look around

framework because when you look around

framework because when you look around you realize that we actually live on a

you realize that we actually live on a

you realize that we actually live on a rather inconvenient planet everything

rather inconvenient planet everything

rather inconvenient planet everything you see around you like the sun shining

you see around you like the sun shining

you see around you like the sun shining during the day is an inconvenience at

during the day is an inconvenience at

during the day is an inconvenience at night it gets cold it rains it snows the

night it gets cold it rains it snows the

night it gets cold it rains it snows the place where we grow food is far away

place where we grow food is far away

place where we grow food is far away from the place where we eat it

from the place where we eat it

from the place where we eat it everything about our planet is

everything about our planet is

everything about our planet is inconvenient but at some point in time

inconvenient but at some point in time

inconvenient but at some point in time someone looked at that inconvenience and

someone looked at that inconvenience and

someone looked at that inconvenience and decided to do something about it when

decided to do something about it when

decided to do something about it when you think about how man when he was

you think about how man when he was

you think about how man when he was living in caves must have realized it’s

living in caves must have realized it’s

living in caves must have realized it’s so inconvenient to always have to stay

so inconvenient to always have to stay

so inconvenient to always have to stay next to a hill or a mountain and in a

next to a hill or a mountain and in a

next to a hill or a mountain and in a small cave wouldn’t it be great if we

small cave wouldn’t it be great if we

small cave wouldn’t it be great if we could solve that inconvenience and build

could solve that inconvenience and build

could solve that inconvenience and build a hut so you could stay far away from

a hut so you could stay far away from

a hut so you could stay far away from the in-laws at some point in time

the in-laws at some point in time

the in-laws at some point in time someone rectified an inconvenience when

someone rectified an inconvenience when

someone rectified an inconvenience when the first man actually invented the

the first man actually invented the

the first man actually invented the wheel he wouldn’t have gone to his

wheel he wouldn’t have gone to his

wheel he wouldn’t have gone to his friend and said behold the wheel I have

friend and said behold the wheel I have

friend and said behold the wheel I have no idea what to do with it the reality

no idea what to do with it the reality

no idea what to do with it the reality is that wheel was meant to solve an

is that wheel was meant to solve an

is that wheel was meant to solve an inconvenience it went on to be part of

inconvenience it went on to be part of

inconvenience it went on to be part of the wheelbarrow and then found became

the wheelbarrow and then found became

the wheelbarrow and then found became the most important part of our ground

the most important part of our ground

the most important part of our ground transportation today so I decided how

transportation today so I decided how

transportation today so I decided how about we work on a framework that can

about we work on a framework that can

about we work on a framework that can help us discover and find opportunities

help us discover and find opportunities

help us discover and find opportunities inside inconveniences so you’re in an

inside inconveniences so you’re in an

inside inconveniences so you’re in an inconvenient situation the problem is

inconvenient situation the problem is

inconvenient situation the problem is you don’t know it’s an inconvenience

you don’t know it’s an inconvenience

you don’t know it’s an inconvenience because knowing it changes everything

because knowing it changes everything

because knowing it changes everything your attitude changes and you know that

your attitude changes and you know that

your attitude changes and you know that there’s something you can do to solve

there’s something you can do to solve

there’s something you can do to solve this problem so the first step in the

this problem so the first step in the

this problem so the first step in the inconvenience framework is to identify

inconvenience framework is to identify

inconvenience framework is to identify frustration the thing is frustration is

frustration the thing is frustration is

frustration the thing is frustration is connected with an inconvenience and the

connected with an inconvenience and the

connected with an inconvenience and the great thing about frustration is it’s

great thing about frustration is it’s

great thing about frustration is it’s the easiest thing to identify on earth

the easiest thing to identify on earth

the easiest thing to identify on earth because it sounds something like this

frustration has another sound which is

frustration has another sound which is ah and the great thing about frustration

ah and the great thing about frustration

ah and the great thing about frustration is your friends your family members and

is your friends your family members and

is your friends your family members and yourself vocalize complaints the moment

yourself vocalize complaints the moment

yourself vocalize complaints the moment you hear someone complaining you should

you hear someone complaining you should

you hear someone complaining you should know that that is an inconvenience to

know that that is an inconvenience to

know that that is an inconvenience to move to the second step

move to the second step

move to the second step of the inconvenience framework you need

of the inconvenience framework you need

of the inconvenience framework you need to have a little fit for a moment I want

to have a little fit for a moment I want

to have a little fit for a moment I want you to believe with me that when there

you to believe with me that when there

you to believe with me that when there is an inconvenience there is an

is an inconvenience there is an

is an inconvenience there is an opportunity you have to just believe it

opportunity you have to just believe it

opportunity you have to just believe it for just a moment and then when you do

for just a moment and then when you do

for just a moment and then when you do that you look at the situation that

that you look at the situation that

that you look at the situation that you’re in you step back and then you

you’re in you step back and then you

you’re in you step back and then you have to ask a different question when

have to ask a different question when

have to ask a different question when someone sees this they usually ask the

someone sees this they usually ask the

someone sees this they usually ask the question is the glass half full or is

question is the glass half full or is

question is the glass half full or is the glass half empty when you step back

the glass half empty when you step back

the glass half empty when you step back and reframe the inconvenience you ask a

and reframe the inconvenience you ask a

and reframe the inconvenience you ask a different question the question is what

different question the question is what

different question the question is what do you see because when I ask you the

do you see because when I ask you the

do you see because when I ask you the question what do you see you have the

question what do you see you have the

question what do you see you have the freedom to tell me that you see a glass

freedom to tell me that you see a glass

freedom to tell me that you see a glass it doesn’t matter if it has water or not

it doesn’t matter if it has water or not

it doesn’t matter if it has water or not if it does I can drink it if it doesn’t

if it does I can drink it if it doesn’t

if it does I can drink it if it doesn’t I can fill it I can use it myself I can

I can fill it I can use it myself I can

I can fill it I can use it myself I can share it with other people but when you

share it with other people but when you

share it with other people but when you step back and you reframe the

step back and you reframe the

step back and you reframe the inconvenience you don’t see half-empty

inconvenience you don’t see half-empty

inconvenience you don’t see half-empty or half-full glasses you see a reusable

or half-full glasses you see a reusable

or half-full glasses you see a reusable glass so once you reframe the

glass so once you reframe the

glass so once you reframe the inconvenience you’re able to spot an

inconvenience you’re able to spot an

inconvenience you’re able to spot an opportunity and when you spot the

opportunity and when you spot the

opportunity and when you spot the opportunity you need to ask the question

opportunity you need to ask the question

opportunity you need to ask the question how can I solve this inconvenience how

how can I solve this inconvenience how

how can I solve this inconvenience how can I make this better how can I

can I make this better how can I

can I make this better how can I challenge the status quo what can I do

challenge the status quo what can I do

challenge the status quo what can I do so that I never ever have to face this

so that I never ever have to face this

so that I never ever have to face this problem again and once you do have the

problem again and once you do have the

problem again and once you do have the audacity to go out and do it go out and

audacity to go out and do it go out and

audacity to go out and do it go out and solve it

solve it

solve it think about our world it’s almost like a

think about our world it’s almost like a

think about our world it’s almost like a giant wall built of

giant wall built of

giant wall built of Ricks when you have the audacity to

Ricks when you have the audacity to

Ricks when you have the audacity to solve inconveniences you realize that

solve inconveniences you realize that

solve inconveniences you realize that the people around you have also solved

the people around you have also solved

the people around you have also solved the inconveniences in their lives

the inconveniences in their lives

the inconveniences in their lives everything that you see around you with

everything that you see around you with

everything that you see around you with someone finding a solution to an

someone finding a solution to an

someone finding a solution to an inconvenience much like a brick wall

inconvenience much like a brick wall

inconvenience much like a brick wall where a giant brick wall is still made

where a giant brick wall is still made

where a giant brick wall is still made of individual bricks our world

of individual bricks our world

of individual bricks our world that’s an inconvenient planet is made

that’s an inconvenient planet is made

that’s an inconvenient planet is made into a convenient place because someone

into a convenient place because someone

into a convenient place because someone solve one inconvenience and another one

solve one inconvenience and another one

solve one inconvenience and another one and another one and another one and what

and another one and another one and what

and another one and another one and what you see now is this giant wall have the

you see now is this giant wall have the

you see now is this giant wall have the audacity to do it and then in the

audacity to do it and then in the

audacity to do it and then in the inconvenience framework you come to what

inconvenience framework you come to what

inconvenience framework you come to what I would think is the most interesting

I would think is the most interesting

I would think is the most interesting and exciting part which is ask the

and exciting part which is ask the

and exciting part which is ask the question how can I share my solution

question how can I share my solution

question how can I share my solution with other people and if you want to

with other people and if you want to

with other people and if you want to start a business if you want to be an

start a business if you want to be an

start a business if you want to be an entrepreneur ask the question will

entrepreneur ask the question will

entrepreneur ask the question will others be willing to pay for my solution

others be willing to pay for my solution

others be willing to pay for my solution because if they are you have an

because if they are you have an

because if they are you have an opportunity there you are an innovator

opportunity there you are an innovator

opportunity there you are an innovator who can become an entrepreneur and who

who can become an entrepreneur and who

who can become an entrepreneur and who can make people’s lives better isn’t

can make people’s lives better isn’t

can make people’s lives better isn’t that what all businesses do think about

that what all businesses do think about

that what all businesses do think about it what is the store call that’s at the

it what is the store call that’s at the

it what is the store call that’s at the end of your street called a convenience

end of your street called a convenience

end of your street called a convenience store because it’s meant to make your

store because it’s meant to make your

store because it’s meant to make your life more convenient

life more convenient

life more convenient that’s what innovation is all about but

that’s what innovation is all about but

that’s what innovation is all about but if you want to take this to a whole new

if you want to take this to a whole new

if you want to take this to a whole new level and you don’t just want to be an

level and you don’t just want to be an

level and you don’t just want to be an innovator and inventor and entrepreneur

innovator and inventor and entrepreneur

innovator and inventor and entrepreneur but you want to be a visionary

but you want to be a visionary

but you want to be a visionary I’d suggest you do one more thing don’t

I’d suggest you do one more thing don’t

I’d suggest you do one more thing don’t just look at the inconveniences of today

just look at the inconveniences of today

just look at the inconveniences of today look at the inconveniences of tomorrow

look at the inconveniences of tomorrow

look at the inconveniences of tomorrow of five years down the line of

of five years down the line of

of five years down the line of the next generation and then have the

the next generation and then have the

the next generation and then have the courage to solve those inconveniences

courage to solve those inconveniences

courage to solve those inconveniences because by doing that you are truly

because by doing that you are truly

because by doing that you are truly visionary you don’t just solve the

visionary you don’t just solve the

visionary you don’t just solve the problems of today but you solve the

problems of today but you solve the

problems of today but you solve the problems of tomorrow

problems of tomorrow

problems of tomorrow you don’t just solve your own problems

you don’t just solve your own problems

you don’t just solve your own problems but you solve the problems of your

but you solve the problems of your

but you solve the problems of your friends your community your nation and

friends your community your nation and

friends your community your nation and your generation so go out there and find

your generation so go out there and find

your generation so go out there and find an inconvenience thank you