bringing the classroom into the community and let the community sow the
community and let the community sow the
community and let the community sow the seed of limitless opportunity growing up
seed of limitless opportunity growing up
seed of limitless opportunity growing up and for long for as long as I can
and for long for as long as I can
and for long for as long as I can remember education and entrepreneurship
remember education and entrepreneurship
remember education and entrepreneurship played a significant role in who and
played a significant role in who and
played a significant role in who and what I am growing up after school I
what I am growing up after school I
what I am growing up after school I would spend hours playing school and
would spend hours playing school and
would spend hours playing school and teacher to a class made up of my younger
teacher to a class made up of my younger
teacher to a class made up of my younger reluctant sister her Barbies and her
reluctant sister her Barbies and her
reluctant sister her Barbies and her stuffed animals but I knew then that
stuffed animals but I knew then that
stuffed animals but I knew then that when I grew up I was going to be a
when I grew up I was going to be a
when I grew up I was going to be a teacher but at the same time there
teacher but at the same time there
teacher but at the same time there looked an entrepreneur in that boy and
looked an entrepreneur in that boy and
looked an entrepreneur in that boy and at age seven I had my first startup the
at age seven I had my first startup the
at age seven I had my first startup the Taylor ranch Tabler a weekly
Taylor ranch Tabler a weekly
Taylor ranch Tabler a weekly neighborhood newspaper but it was at
neighborhood newspaper but it was at
neighborhood newspaper but it was at university that a pivotal moment
university that a pivotal moment
university that a pivotal moment occurred studying towards a degree in
occurred studying towards a degree in
occurred studying towards a degree in secondary education I was taking an
secondary education I was taking an
secondary education I was taking an aerobics class as an elective and after
aerobics class as an elective and after
aerobics class as an elective and after I casually mentioned to the instructor
I casually mentioned to the instructor
I casually mentioned to the instructor that I wasn’t feeling pushed hard enough
that I wasn’t feeling pushed hard enough
that I wasn’t feeling pushed hard enough she gave me the opportunity to teach the
she gave me the opportunity to teach the
she gave me the opportunity to teach the class and it was that opportunity that
class and it was that opportunity that
class and it was that opportunity that launched me as an entrepreneur in the
launched me as an entrepreneur in the
launched me as an entrepreneur in the fitness industry now education was an
fitness industry now education was an
fitness industry now education was an integral part of my company’s fitness
integral part of my company’s fitness
integral part of my company’s fitness experience it was was the why of the
experience it was was the why of the
experience it was was the why of the business and the brand and through
business and the brand and through
business and the brand and through setbacks and lots of failure and a lot
setbacks and lots of failure and a lot
setbacks and lots of failure and a lot of perseverance my business partners and
of perseverance my business partners and
of perseverance my business partners and I gained a solid footing and eventually
I gained a solid footing and eventually
I gained a solid footing and eventually became a recognizable brand among
became a recognizable brand among
became a recognizable brand among fitness centers in San Francisco and I
fitness centers in San Francisco and I
fitness centers in San Francisco and I even became an aerobic champion and
even became an aerobic champion and
even became an aerobic champion and there it is spandex comes back to haunt
there it is spandex comes back to haunt
there it is spandex comes back to haunt me 25 years later now in 2000 I began my
me 25 years later now in 2000 I began my
me 25 years later now in 2000 I began my career in education but I had a clear
career in education but I had a clear
career in education but I had a clear takeaway from the previous 15 years and
takeaway from the previous 15 years and
takeaway from the previous 15 years and in the fitness industry and that is that
in the fitness industry and that is that
in the fitness industry and that is that education and entrepreneurship and
education and entrepreneurship and
education and entrepreneurship and innovation were clearly interconnected
innovation were clearly interconnected
innovation were clearly interconnected and now as our city 17 years later as
and now as our city 17 years later as
and now as our city 17 years later as our city is reinventing itself as an
our city is reinventing itself as an
our city is reinventing itself as an entrepreneurial hub and disruption is
entrepreneurial hub and disruption is
entrepreneurial hub and disruption is happening
happening
happening happening at every level I believe the
happening at every level I believe the
happening at every level I believe the time is right for my idea and for
time is right for my idea and for
time is right for my idea and for education to step into the destructive
education to step into the destructive
education to step into the destructive spotlight
spotlight
spotlight the thing about entrepreneurship and
the thing about entrepreneurship and
the thing about entrepreneurship and innovation is that at its most basic
innovation is that at its most basic
innovation is that at its most basic level it’s about pursuing opportunities
level it’s about pursuing opportunities
level it’s about pursuing opportunities and a willingness to take risk the goal
and a willingness to take risk the goal
and a willingness to take risk the goal of the entrepreneurial innovation
of the entrepreneurial innovation
of the entrepreneurial innovation mindset is to create a community of
mindset is to create a community of
mindset is to create a community of positive influence and in the same way
positive influence and in the same way
positive influence and in the same way the goal of education is to create a
the goal of education is to create a
the goal of education is to create a positive learning environment to
positive learning environment to
positive learning environment to optimize accessor
optimize accessor
optimize accessor your students I want to bring our
your students I want to bring our
your students I want to bring our students into this innovation mindset
students into this innovation mindset
students into this innovation mindset environment and I want every school to
environment and I want every school to
environment and I want every school to consider disrupting the traditional
consider disrupting the traditional
consider disrupting the traditional approach and we can do this by starting
approach and we can do this by starting
approach and we can do this by starting by forming partnerships with our startup
by forming partnerships with our startup
by forming partnerships with our startup community and as part of our students
community and as part of our students
community and as part of our students learning experience we provide them with
learning experience we provide them with
learning experience we provide them with the tools of resources and network so
the tools of resources and network so
the tools of resources and network so that they can go out and design and and
that they can go out and design and and
that they can go out and design and and find solutions that have the potential
find solutions that have the potential
find solutions that have the potential to advance our community let’s bring the
to advance our community let’s bring the
to advance our community let’s bring the classroom into the community and with
classroom into the community and with
classroom into the community and with the community so the seed of limitless
the community so the seed of limitless
the community so the seed of limitless opportunity now between 2010 and 2016
opportunity now between 2010 and 2016
opportunity now between 2010 and 2016 42,000 221 people left in Mexico it was
42,000 221 people left in Mexico it was
42,000 221 people left in Mexico it was the only state in the southwest to have
the only state in the southwest to have
the only state in the southwest to have a net migration but it wasn’t only the
a net migration but it wasn’t only the
a net migration but it wasn’t only the jobseekers high school graduates were
jobseekers high school graduates were
jobseekers high school graduates were also leaving to pursue educational
also leaving to pursue educational
also leaving to pursue educational opportunities to qualify for those jobs
opportunities to qualify for those jobs
opportunities to qualify for those jobs a 2015 report states that in New Mexico
a 2015 report states that in New Mexico
a 2015 report states that in New Mexico 7 out of 10 babies born into the welfare
7 out of 10 babies born into the welfare
7 out of 10 babies born into the welfare system will depend on federal dollars
system will depend on federal dollars
system will depend on federal dollars for most of their lives and will most
for most of their lives and will most
for most of their lives and will most likely stay below the poverty line the
likely stay below the poverty line the
likely stay below the poverty line the need for economic diversification to
need for economic diversification to
need for economic diversification to reverse this tide is real but we can’t
reverse this tide is real but we can’t
reverse this tide is real but we can’t do it alone in my disruptive idea
do it alone in my disruptive idea
do it alone in my disruptive idea students are working in real work and
students are working in real work and
students are working in real work and real work environment the id8 solutions
real work environment the id8 solutions
real work environment the id8 solutions to real problems and they use these
to real problems and they use these
to real problems and they use these authentic experiences to learn not only
authentic experiences to learn not only
authentic experiences to learn not only the hard skills but just as important
the hard skills but just as important
the hard skills but just as important the soft skills getting along with
the soft skills getting along with
the soft skills getting along with others listening engaging in small talk
others listening engaging in small talk
others listening engaging in small talk and
you know speaking of disruption it’s at
you know speaking of disruption it’s at the heart of today’s most successful
the heart of today’s most successful
the heart of today’s most successful businesses air B&B is the largest hotel
businesses air B&B is the largest hotel
businesses air B&B is the largest hotel company in the world without owning any
company in the world without owning any
company in the world without owning any real estate their tagline embraces their
real estate their tagline embraces their
real estate their tagline embraces their disruptive business model find hundreds
disruptive business model find hundreds
disruptive business model find hundreds of experiences and local spots
of experiences and local spots
of experiences and local spots experiences such as staying at a home
experiences such as staying at a home
experiences such as staying at a home with a pet EMU and you can ask our next
with a pet EMU and you can ask our next
with a pet EMU and you can ask our next speaker Melinda Ford about that one
speaker Melinda Ford about that one
speaker Melinda Ford about that one Etsy from one of its four founders
Etsy from one of its four founders
Etsy from one of its four founders Jarrett our bill is a New Mexico native
Jarrett our bill is a New Mexico native
Jarrett our bill is a New Mexico native disrupted how we shop and sell using
disrupted how we shop and sell using
disrupted how we shop and sell using peer-to-peer ecommerce and our beautiful
peer-to-peer ecommerce and our beautiful
peer-to-peer ecommerce and our beautiful venue the Kimo was conceived by an
venue the Kimo was conceived by an
venue the Kimo was conceived by an Italian immigrant entrepreneur and was
Italian immigrant entrepreneur and was
Italian immigrant entrepreneur and was the first theatre to be built in the
the first theatre to be built in the
the first theatre to be built in the public echo style disrupting
public echo style disrupting
public echo style disrupting architectural norms innovative for its
architectural norms innovative for its
architectural norms innovative for its time I want us to do this see I believe
time I want us to do this see I believe
time I want us to do this see I believe it’s not too early for students to form
it’s not too early for students to form
it’s not too early for students to form partnerships with our businesses and our
partnerships with our businesses and our
partnerships with our businesses and our startup community to engage these bright
startup community to engage these bright
startup community to engage these bright inquisitive minds before it’s too late
inquisitive minds before it’s too late
inquisitive minds before it’s too late see education in the u.s. cannot seem to
see education in the u.s. cannot seem to
see education in the u.s. cannot seem to let go of the principles of the
let go of the principles of the
let go of the principles of the Industrial Age the archaic model of a
Industrial Age the archaic model of a
Industrial Age the archaic model of a one size fits all that has you teaching
one size fits all that has you teaching
one size fits all that has you teaching in silos isolated teaching single
in silos isolated teaching single
in silos isolated teaching single content that separates two thinkers from
content that separates two thinkers from
content that separates two thinkers from the tinkers and the doers the engineers
the tinkers and the doers the engineers
the tinkers and the doers the engineers from the designers and the artists I saw
from the designers and the artists I saw
from the designers and the artists I saw another tagline for a car maker in a
another tagline for a car maker in a
another tagline for a car maker in a magazine either you drive disruption or
magazine either you drive disruption or
magazine either you drive disruption or you’re outpaced by it this epitomizes
you’re outpaced by it this epitomizes
you’re outpaced by it this epitomizes where education is in terms of
where education is in terms of
where education is in terms of disruption is it a time for educators to
disruption is it a time for educators to
disruption is it a time for educators to make up our own tagline I started the
make up our own tagline I started the
make up our own tagline I started the movement in my school here are three
movement in my school here are three
movement in my school here are three things you can do to get started
things you can do to get started
things you can do to get started Design Thinking
Design Thinking
Design Thinking startups creativity and innovation
startups creativity and innovation
startups creativity and innovation so one Design Thinking learn about
so one Design Thinking learn about
so one Design Thinking learn about design thinking it’s the language of
design thinking it’s the language of
design thinking it’s the language of innovation the mindset of design
innovation the mindset of design
innovation the mindset of design thinking centers on everyone being part
thinking centers on everyone being part
thinking centers on everyone being part of part of creating a more desirable
of part of creating a more desirable
of part of creating a more desirable future through meaningful solutions to
future through meaningful solutions to
future through meaningful solutions to go out and make a connection with a
go out and make a connection with a
go out and make a connection with a start-up how them enlist your students
start-up how them enlist your students
start-up how them enlist your students to use Design Thinking – to solve one of
to use Design Thinking – to solve one of
to use Design Thinking – to solve one of their challenges enlist and ask these
their challenges enlist and ask these
their challenges enlist and ask these bright startup minds to become mentors
bright startup minds to become mentors
bright startup minds to become mentors and coaches and advisors and teach your
and coaches and advisors and teach your
and coaches and advisors and teach your students about fail fast and learn fast
creativity innovation Theodore Levitt
creativity innovation Theodore Levitt said creativity is thinking up new
said creativity is thinking up new
said creativity is thinking up new things
things
things innovation is doing new things so urge
innovation is doing new things so urge
innovation is doing new things so urge your students to be creative to create
your students to be creative to create
your students to be creative to create because they love to but orders them to
because they love to but orders them to
because they love to but orders them to be innovative to innovate because it
be innovative to innovate because it
be innovative to innovate because it will give them a sense of purpose and
will give them a sense of purpose and
will give them a sense of purpose and their community will benefit from it I’m
their community will benefit from it I’m
their community will benefit from it I’m not out to create a single track of
not out to create a single track of
not out to create a single track of entrepreneurs my goal is for education
entrepreneurs my goal is for education
entrepreneurs my goal is for education for you and for me to become more active
for you and for me to become more active
for you and for me to become more active and influential in exposing the
and influential in exposing the
and influential in exposing the entrepreneurial innovation mindset to
entrepreneurial innovation mindset to
entrepreneurial innovation mindset to our students to provide them with the
our students to provide them with the
our students to provide them with the opportunities that they need to define
opportunities that they need to define
opportunities that they need to define their journey but also to succeed in
their journey but also to succeed in
their journey but also to succeed in today’s world so it’s decision time as
today’s world so it’s decision time as
today’s world so it’s decision time as educators every one of your learners can
educators every one of your learners can
educators every one of your learners can experience the entrepreneurial
experience the entrepreneurial
experience the entrepreneurial innovation mindset to use for that for
innovation mindset to use for that for
innovation mindset to use for that for that journey which should they decide to
that journey which should they decide to
that journey which should they decide to stay in our community after graduation
stay in our community after graduation
stay in our community after graduation to implement it to contribute to our
to implement it to contribute to our
to implement it to contribute to our economy and to promote our identity as
economy and to promote our identity as
economy and to promote our identity as an innovative city so I ask you to join
an innovative city so I ask you to join
an innovative city so I ask you to join me bring the classroom into the
me bring the classroom into the
me bring the classroom into the community and let the community sow the
community and let the community sow the
community and let the community sow the seed of limitless opportunity
seed of limitless opportunity
seed of limitless opportunity you
you
you [Applause]
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