why is the sky blue how to fish breathe underwater if I ate
how to fish breathe underwater if I ate
how to fish breathe underwater if I ate a watermelon seed am I gonna grow a
a watermelon seed am I gonna grow a
a watermelon seed am I gonna grow a watermelon with my belly now when I was
watermelon with my belly now when I was
watermelon with my belly now when I was a kid I’d asked these kind of questions
a kid I’d asked these kind of questions
a kid I’d asked these kind of questions and in fact when I was seven years old I
and in fact when I was seven years old I
and in fact when I was seven years old I swallowed a watermelon seed and what
swallowed a watermelon seed and what
swallowed a watermelon seed and what followed was an entire day of panicking
followed was an entire day of panicking
followed was an entire day of panicking that my belly was going to explode from
that my belly was going to explode from
that my belly was going to explode from growing a watermelon it was a very
growing a watermelon it was a very
growing a watermelon it was a very traumatic day for seven year old me but
traumatic day for seven year old me but
traumatic day for seven year old me but that’s the story for another day
that’s the story for another day
that’s the story for another day now let’s bring your attention to this
now let’s bring your attention to this
now let’s bring your attention to this slide how many kittens do you see most
slide how many kittens do you see most
slide how many kittens do you see most people would immediately answer three
people would immediately answer three
people would immediately answer three but that’s because Society encourages us
but that’s because Society encourages us
but that’s because Society encourages us to always be ready to give answers the
to always be ready to give answers the
to always be ready to give answers the question that you should have been
question that you should have been
question that you should have been asking and hopefully a few of you did is
asking and hopefully a few of you did is
asking and hopefully a few of you did is why is the speaker showing me pictures
why is the speaker showing me pictures
why is the speaker showing me pictures of his cat
of his cat
of his cat now this instinct to question everything
now this instinct to question everything
now this instinct to question everything it comes naturally to us as children
it comes naturally to us as children
it comes naturally to us as children every experience is new and curiosity
every experience is new and curiosity
every experience is new and curiosity allows us to explore the world and you
allows us to explore the world and you
allows us to explore the world and you learn new things however at some point
learn new things however at some point
learn new things however at some point we stop questioning the world around us
we stop questioning the world around us
we stop questioning the world around us we stop being curious and it’s a serious
we stop being curious and it’s a serious
we stop being curious and it’s a serious issue because it’s this desire to
issue because it’s this desire to
issue because it’s this desire to question and explore the unknown that
question and explore the unknown that
question and explore the unknown that really drives innovation now this issue
really drives innovation now this issue
really drives innovation now this issue is rooted in how we form our world of
is rooted in how we form our world of
is rooted in how we form our world of knowledge so in our world of knowledge
knowledge so in our world of knowledge
knowledge so in our world of knowledge there’s the things that we know there’s
there’s the things that we know there’s
there’s the things that we know there’s the things that we know we don’t know
the things that we know we don’t know
the things that we know we don’t know and then there’s the abyss
and then there’s the abyss
and then there’s the abyss so the abyss contains everything that
so the abyss contains everything that
so the abyss contains everything that we’re completely unaware of the things
we’re completely unaware of the things
we’re completely unaware of the things that we don’t know we don’t know and as
that we don’t know we don’t know and as
that we don’t know we don’t know and as a kid your world of knowledge only
a kid your world of knowledge only
a kid your world of knowledge only exists in the abyss your mind is a blank
exists in the abyss your mind is a blank
exists in the abyss your mind is a blank slate and as you experience the world
slate and as you experience the world
slate and as you experience the world you start to file things into the things
you start to file things into the things
you start to file things into the things that you know or the things that you
that you know or the things that you
that you know or the things that you don’t know and as you get older these
don’t know and as you get older these
don’t know and as you get older these two buckets of knowledge grows and it
two buckets of knowledge grows and it
two buckets of knowledge grows and it shapes the way that you view the
shapes the way that you view the
shapes the way that you view the and you start to think that you
and you start to think that you
and you start to think that you understand how everything works but the
understand how everything works but the
understand how everything works but the problem is as this happens we choose to
problem is as this happens we choose to
problem is as this happens we choose to stop exploring the abyss we choose to
stop exploring the abyss we choose to
stop exploring the abyss we choose to play it safe and the things that we know
play it safe and the things that we know
play it safe and the things that we know or focusing our energy on learning the
or focusing our energy on learning the
or focusing our energy on learning the things that we don’t know and and and I
things that we don’t know and and and I
things that we don’t know and and and I get it you know the abyss it’s this dark
get it you know the abyss it’s this dark
get it you know the abyss it’s this dark uncharted territory and it can be a bit
uncharted territory and it can be a bit
uncharted territory and it can be a bit scary but it’s in the abyss where we
scary but it’s in the abyss where we
scary but it’s in the abyss where we could find the new ideas it’s in the
could find the new ideas it’s in the
could find the new ideas it’s in the abyss where true innovation can be
abyss where true innovation can be
abyss where true innovation can be discovered because anything else that
discovered because anything else that
discovered because anything else that you already know or you don’t know these
you already know or you don’t know these
you already know or you don’t know these are just existing ideas that people have
are just existing ideas that people have
are just existing ideas that people have already thought up as the CEO of a
already thought up as the CEO of a
already thought up as the CEO of a start-up I see my role as an explorer
start-up I see my role as an explorer
start-up I see my role as an explorer and my company nano Leif is like a kid
and my company nano Leif is like a kid
and my company nano Leif is like a kid trying to explore the world to figure
trying to explore the world to figure
trying to explore the world to figure out its place and its purpose
out its place and its purpose
out its place and its purpose so every day we spend it exploring the
so every day we spend it exploring the
so every day we spend it exploring the abyss you know how do we create products
abyss you know how do we create products
abyss you know how do we create products that people will love how do we make an
that people will love how do we make an
that people will love how do we make an impact which direction should we go in
impact which direction should we go in
impact which direction should we go in order to figure this all out we need to
order to figure this all out we need to
order to figure this all out we need to be constantly questioning how things are
be constantly questioning how things are
be constantly questioning how things are done and asking is there a better way
back in 2013 I started Nana leaf with
back in 2013 I started Nana leaf with two of my best friends and we wanted to
two of my best friends and we wanted to
two of my best friends and we wanted to make products that could make an impact
make products that could make an impact
make products that could make an impact on the world particularly around
on the world particularly around
on the world particularly around sustainability and lighting and I
sustainability and lighting and I
sustainability and lighting and I remember walking through this lighting
remember walking through this lighting
remember walking through this lighting trade show in China and seeing a sea of
trade show in China and seeing a sea of
trade show in China and seeing a sea of lightbulb companies and their products
lightbulb companies and their products
lightbulb companies and their products all look the same your typical boring
all look the same your typical boring
all look the same your typical boring light bulbs and not very
light bulbs and not very
light bulbs and not very energy-efficient and we do that the
energy-efficient and we do that the
energy-efficient and we do that the underlying LED technology had the
underlying LED technology had the
underlying LED technology had the potential to be at least twice as
potential to be at least twice as
potential to be at least twice as energy-efficient so we wondered why
energy-efficient so we wondered why
energy-efficient so we wondered why aren’t they doing it why couldn’t it be
aren’t they doing it why couldn’t it be
aren’t they doing it why couldn’t it be better and could we be the ones to
better and could we be the ones to
better and could we be the ones to improve it so for the next few months we
improve it so for the next few months we
improve it so for the next few months we set off on a mission to build a better
set off on a mission to build a better
set off on a mission to build a better light bulb and we started with some
light bulb and we started with some
light bulb and we started with some simple questions like there’s a light
simple questions like there’s a light
simple questions like there’s a light bulb have to be round does it have to be
bulb have to be round does it have to be
bulb have to be round does it have to be encased in glass
encased in glass
encased in glass how do we make an LED bulb more
how do we make an LED bulb more
how do we make an LED bulb more energy-efficient we ended up with this
energy-efficient we ended up with this
energy-efficient we ended up with this it was twice as energy efficient as any
it was twice as energy efficient as any
it was twice as energy efficient as any other light bulb on the market the three
other light bulb on the market the three
other light bulb on the market the three of us we won awards around the world for
of us we won awards around the world for
of us we won awards around the world for having the world’s most energy-efficient
having the world’s most energy-efficient
having the world’s most energy-efficient light bulb and true to our goal of
light bulb and true to our goal of
light bulb and true to our goal of sustainability it was built to last for
sustainability it was built to last for
sustainability it was built to last for over 30 years looking back I think it
over 30 years looking back I think it
over 30 years looking back I think it benefited us that we had never created a
benefited us that we had never created a
benefited us that we had never created a light bulb before because without any
light bulb before because without any
light bulb before because without any prior knowledge limiting our
prior knowledge limiting our
prior knowledge limiting our imaginations we were able to explore the
imaginations we were able to explore the
imaginations we were able to explore the abyss and and create something that the
abyss and and create something that the
abyss and and create something that the world hadn’t seen before so for us for
world hadn’t seen before so for us for
world hadn’t seen before so for us for us thinking beyond what people had today
us thinking beyond what people had today
us thinking beyond what people had today allowed us to create something that the
allowed us to create something that the
allowed us to create something that the world hadn’t seen before
world hadn’t seen before
world hadn’t seen before and after we created our first light
and after we created our first light
and after we created our first light bulb we started to question even the
bulb we started to question even the
bulb we started to question even the light bulb itself now if you think about
light bulb itself now if you think about
light bulb itself now if you think about it before the light bulb was invented to
it before the light bulb was invented to
it before the light bulb was invented to get light inside people used candles it
get light inside people used candles it
get light inside people used candles it was a single focal point of light that
was a single focal point of light that
was a single focal point of light that you either put on a table or you hung on
you either put on a table or you hung on
you either put on a table or you hung on a wall and after the light bulb was
a wall and after the light bulb was
a wall and after the light bulb was created it effectively did the same
created it effectively did the same
created it effectively did the same thing you’d either screw it into a lamp
thing you’d either screw it into a lamp
thing you’d either screw it into a lamp on a table or you’d hang it on the wall
on a table or you’d hang it on the wall
on a table or you’d hang it on the wall or sometimes you flip it upside down and
or sometimes you flip it upside down and
or sometimes you flip it upside down and put on your ceiling and for the last
put on your ceiling and for the last
put on your ceiling and for the last hundred years we continued to model
hundred years we continued to model
hundred years we continued to model light after that the candle now the
light after that the candle now the
light after that the candle now the existing light bulb companies they all
existing light bulb companies they all
existing light bulb companies they all had years of experience making these
had years of experience making these
had years of experience making these incandescent bulbs and the incandescent
incandescent bulbs and the incandescent
incandescent bulbs and the incandescent bulbs designed this way for a reason it
bulbs designed this way for a reason it
bulbs designed this way for a reason it needed the glass dome so that it could
needed the glass dome so that it could
needed the glass dome so that it could block off the oxygen from the filament
block off the oxygen from the filament
block off the oxygen from the filament that way the little filament wouldn’t
that way the little filament wouldn’t
that way the little filament wouldn’t burst into flames and you needed to
burst into flames and you needed to
burst into flames and you needed to screw it into a fixture because the the
screw it into a fixture because the the
screw it into a fixture because the the thing heats up to 300 degrees right but
thing heats up to 300 degrees right but
thing heats up to 300 degrees right but with LED technology all of that became
with LED technology all of that became
with LED technology all of that became irrelevant so why were people still
irrelevant so why were people still
irrelevant so why were people still making light this way why were they just
making light this way why were they just
making light this way why were they just stuffing this complex LED technology
stuffing this complex LED technology
stuffing this complex LED technology into the shape of a light bulb to create
into the shape of a light bulb to create
into the shape of a light bulb to create light it’s because they stayed in the
light it’s because they stayed in the
light it’s because they stayed in the things that they know light comes from a
things that they know light comes from a
things that they know light comes from a light bulb
light bulb
light bulb they didn’t bother to explore their
they didn’t bother to explore their
they didn’t bother to explore their abyss so again we took advantage of
abyss so again we took advantage of
abyss so again we took advantage of having fresh eyes to look at the problem
having fresh eyes to look at the problem
having fresh eyes to look at the problem and we dove into the abyss and we asked
and we dove into the abyss and we asked
and we dove into the abyss and we asked ourselves what is the best source of
ourselves what is the best source of
ourselves what is the best source of light that we have today and on most
light that we have today and on most
light that we have today and on most days it’s the sky you know we’ve all
days it’s the sky you know we’ve all
days it’s the sky you know we’ve all been there sitting on a beach on a
been there sitting on a beach on a
been there sitting on a beach on a bright sunny day watching the sunset
bright sunny day watching the sunset
bright sunny day watching the sunset with its bright reds and oranges and
with its bright reds and oranges and
with its bright reds and oranges and purples or just last month I went to
purples or just last month I went to
purples or just last month I went to Iceland and we drove for hours to catch
Iceland and we drove for hours to catch
Iceland and we drove for hours to catch a glimpse of the majestic colors of the
a glimpse of the majestic colors of the
a glimpse of the majestic colors of the Northern Lights nothing gets better than
Northern Lights nothing gets better than
Northern Lights nothing gets better than natural lighting from the sky so why not
natural lighting from the sky so why not
natural lighting from the sky so why not model lighting after that why not model
model lighting after that why not model
model lighting after that why not model lighting after the sky and we ended up
lighting after the sky and we ended up
lighting after the sky and we ended up with this these are the Nano leaf light
with this these are the Nano leaf light
with this these are the Nano leaf light panels each panel gives off soft
panels each panel gives off soft
panels each panel gives off soft comfortable light they’re modular so you
comfortable light they’re modular so you
comfortable light they’re modular so you could put them together in any shape to
could put them together in any shape to
could put them together in any shape to form a canvas that emulates a window or
form a canvas that emulates a window or
form a canvas that emulates a window or a skylight and you could have light and
a skylight and you could have light and
a skylight and you could have light and color flow through them to create
color flow through them to create
color flow through them to create effects just like the sky and for us
effects just like the sky and for us
effects just like the sky and for us this was our way of shattering the
this was our way of shattering the
this was our way of shattering the traditional way of lighting and thinking
traditional way of lighting and thinking
traditional way of lighting and thinking beyond the light bulb for us asking the
beyond the light bulb for us asking the
beyond the light bulb for us asking the way questions allowed us to spur our
way questions allowed us to spur our
way questions allowed us to spur our minds to think beyond what the world has
minds to think beyond what the world has
minds to think beyond what the world has today to create something that the world
today to create something that the world
today to create something that the world hadn’t seen before and my favorite thing
hadn’t seen before and my favorite thing
hadn’t seen before and my favorite thing is when I see someone set up their light
is when I see someone set up their light
is when I see someone set up their light panels for the first time and inevitably
panels for the first time and inevitably
panels for the first time and inevitably they’d break out in a huge grin and it
they’d break out in a huge grin and it
they’d break out in a huge grin and it makes me happy to know that we created
makes me happy to know that we created
makes me happy to know that we created something that brings joy to people’s
something that brings joy to people’s
something that brings joy to people’s lives we launched this at the moment
lives we launched this at the moment
lives we launched this at the moment design store in New York and now it’s
design store in New York and now it’s
design store in New York and now it’s being sold all over the world in places
being sold all over the world in places
being sold all over the world in places like Best Buy Apple Retail Home Depot
like Best Buy Apple Retail Home Depot
like Best Buy Apple Retail Home Depot and many more and it’s mind-boggling
and many more and it’s mind-boggling
and many more and it’s mind-boggling that something as simple as a light bulb
that something as simple as a light bulb
that something as simple as a light bulb something that’s in every single room
something that’s in every single room
something that’s in every single room that we step into can stay pretty much
that we step into can stay pretty much
that we step into can stay pretty much unchanged for an entire century without
unchanged for an entire century without
unchanged for an entire century without somebody questioning is there a better
somebody questioning is there a better
somebody questioning is there a better way and it really makes me wonder what
way and it really makes me wonder what
way and it really makes me wonder what else is just beyond the reach of our
else is just beyond the reach of our
else is just beyond the reach of our imagination
imagination
imagination the thing that I love most about
the thing that I love most about
the thing that I love most about exploring the abyss is that it actually
exploring the abyss is that it actually
exploring the abyss is that it actually encourages us to stay open-minded and
encourages us to stay open-minded and
encourages us to stay open-minded and what I mean is more on a personal level
what I mean is more on a personal level
what I mean is more on a personal level not on a business or a product
not on a business or a product
not on a business or a product development level because every single
development level because every single
development level because every single one of us has a different world of
one of us has a different world of
one of us has a different world of knowledge something that you know may
knowledge something that you know may
knowledge something that you know may not be something that I know and
not be something that I know and
not be something that I know and something that exists in my abyss may be
something that exists in my abyss may be
something that exists in my abyss may be something that somebody else knows and
something that somebody else knows and
something that somebody else knows and there’s a beauty in exploring your abyss
there’s a beauty in exploring your abyss
there’s a beauty in exploring your abyss through interacting with other people
through interacting with other people
through interacting with other people whether it’s meeting someone from a
whether it’s meeting someone from a
whether it’s meeting someone from a different country or talking to someone
different country or talking to someone
different country or talking to someone from a different walk of life about
from a different walk of life about
from a different walk of life about their challenges and their ambitions and
their challenges and their ambitions and
their challenges and their ambitions and I imagine this is why people watch TED
I imagine this is why people watch TED
I imagine this is why people watch TED talks it’s to see the world through
talks it’s to see the world through
talks it’s to see the world through someone else’s eyes it’s a humbling
someone else’s eyes it’s a humbling
someone else’s eyes it’s a humbling thing because with every person that I
thing because with every person that I
thing because with every person that I mean I wonder what can I learn from them
mean I wonder what can I learn from them
mean I wonder what can I learn from them and the fundamental element of this is
and the fundamental element of this is
and the fundamental element of this is understanding that what you know and
understanding that what you know and
understanding that what you know and what you don’t know is so small compared
what you don’t know is so small compared
what you don’t know is so small compared to the vast expanse of your abyss so I
to the vast expanse of your abyss so I
to the vast expanse of your abyss so I encourage every one of you to look upon
encourage every one of you to look upon
encourage every one of you to look upon the world with fresh eyes an open mind
the world with fresh eyes an open mind
the world with fresh eyes an open mind and an open heart
and an open heart
and an open heart treat your abyss like a playground
treat your abyss like a playground
treat your abyss like a playground because what you’ll find may change your
because what you’ll find may change your
because what you’ll find may change your life what you’ll find may change our
life what you’ll find may change our
life what you’ll find may change our world thank you
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