[Music] [Applause]
I’m not sure if you’ve watched the news
I’m not sure if you’ve watched the news recently but the world is a very very
recently but the world is a very very
recently but the world is a very very scary place the news would certainly
scary place the news would certainly
scary place the news would certainly have you believe between extreme weather
have you believe between extreme weather
have you believe between extreme weather events fear mongering leaders nuclear
events fear mongering leaders nuclear
events fear mongering leaders nuclear threats forgotten wars and refugee
threats forgotten wars and refugee
threats forgotten wars and refugee crises we’re told almost on a daily
crises we’re told almost on a daily
crises we’re told almost on a daily basis that the world is a scary and
basis that the world is a scary and
basis that the world is a scary and foreboding place the welcome mat is
foreboding place the welcome mat is
foreboding place the welcome mat is certainly not rolled out at this stage
you’d be forgiven for running away
you’d be forgiven for running away screaming back to your Sunshine Coast
screaming back to your Sunshine Coast
screaming back to your Sunshine Coast abode hiding under the bed and not
abode hiding under the bed and not
abode hiding under the bed and not coming out for a while but whatever you
coming out for a while but whatever you
coming out for a while but whatever you do whatever you do whilst under the bed
do whatever you do whilst under the bed
do whatever you do whilst under the bed don’t pull out your computer and get on
don’t pull out your computer and get on
don’t pull out your computer and get on the internet because what you’ll find if
the internet because what you’ll find if
the internet because what you’ll find if you do that is that the Internet is also
you do that is that the Internet is also
you do that is that the Internet is also very scary place it’s full of trolls
very scary place it’s full of trolls
very scary place it’s full of trolls scamsters fraudsters cyber stalkers
scamsters fraudsters cyber stalkers
scamsters fraudsters cyber stalkers hackers and unsavory characters so yes
hackers and unsavory characters so yes
hackers and unsavory characters so yes avoid that at all costs the world is a
avoid that at all costs the world is a
avoid that at all costs the world is a scary place the Internet is a scary
scary place the Internet is a scary
scary place the Internet is a scary place also they would have you believe
place also they would have you believe
place also they would have you believe that’s not my perspective I’m not going
that’s not my perspective I’m not going
that’s not my perspective I’m not going to throw away my computer disconnect
to throw away my computer disconnect
to throw away my computer disconnect from the internet forever because I
from the internet forever because I
from the internet forever because I believe it’s really the source of
believe it’s really the source of
believe it’s really the source of opportunity so let’s change the
opportunity so let’s change the
opportunity so let’s change the perspective shall we I I owe pretty much
perspective shall we I I owe pretty much
perspective shall we I I owe pretty much the amazing life I have to the Internet
the amazing life I have to the Internet
the amazing life I have to the Internet and the opportunities that the world
and the opportunities that the world
and the opportunities that the world offers I started my career as a
offers I started my career as a
offers I started my career as a disastrous teacher having been very idle
disastrous teacher having been very idle
disastrous teacher having been very idle at school and even more idle at
at school and even more idle at
at school and even more idle at university it was only after a career
university it was only after a career
university it was only after a career reset where I took a job doing data
reset where I took a job doing data
reset where I took a job doing data entry that I realized that computers
entry that I realized that computers
entry that I realized that computers were capable of one could create things
were capable of one could create things
were capable of one could create things with
with
with Peters and that was a hard moment for me
Peters and that was a hard moment for me
Peters and that was a hard moment for me enough I’ve never really looked back
enough I’ve never really looked back
enough I’ve never really looked back friends and family who will certainly
friends and family who will certainly
friends and family who will certainly friends that knew me back then would
friends that knew me back then would
friends that knew me back then would never have guessed that twenty years
never have guessed that twenty years
never have guessed that twenty years later I’d be happily settled on the
later I’d be happily settled on the
later I’d be happily settled on the Sunshine Coast with the young family
Sunshine Coast with the young family
Sunshine Coast with the young family having had a career spanning six cities
having had a career spanning six cities
having had a career spanning six cities and working as a tech startup guy and as
and working as a tech startup guy and as
and working as a tech startup guy and as an exec at Lani planet which was the
an exec at Lani planet which was the
an exec at Lani planet which was the world’s leading travel publisher they
world’s leading travel publisher they
world’s leading travel publisher they certainly wouldn’t believe that I’d be
certainly wouldn’t believe that I’d be
certainly wouldn’t believe that I’d be overweight as I am either but that’s a
overweight as I am either but that’s a
overweight as I am either but that’s a different story
so I want to try to talk about the
so I want to try to talk about the positive opportunities that are offered
positive opportunities that are offered
positive opportunities that are offered by the world I want us to do what we did
by the world I want us to do what we did
by the world I want us to do what we did at Lonely Planet where we our mission
at Lonely Planet where we our mission
at Lonely Planet where we our mission was to excite people about the
was to excite people about the
was to excite people about the opportunities that the world offered to
opportunities that the world offered to
opportunities that the world offered to inspire them to take advantage of the
inspire them to take advantage of the
inspire them to take advantage of the amazing experiences that were on offer
amazing experiences that were on offer
amazing experiences that were on offer increasingly I believe that the Internet
increasingly I believe that the Internet
increasingly I believe that the Internet is an opportunity for young people to
is an opportunity for young people to
is an opportunity for young people to take advantage of that amazing life that
take advantage of that amazing life that
take advantage of that amazing life that they can live overcome the sort of scary
they can live overcome the sort of scary
they can live overcome the sort of scary pre concepts that we have of the world
pre concepts that we have of the world
pre concepts that we have of the world as it exists today the the world is
as it exists today the the world is
as it exists today the the world is amazing and the Internet is your ticket
amazing and the Internet is your ticket
amazing and the Internet is your ticket to explore it from catching big waves in
to explore it from catching big waves in
to explore it from catching big waves in Tahiti on a motorcycle through to yak
Tahiti on a motorcycle through to yak
Tahiti on a motorcycle through to yak racing in Mongolia idling through the
racing in Mongolia idling through the
racing in Mongolia idling through the world’s great art galleries in Europe
world’s great art galleries in Europe
world’s great art galleries in Europe drone boarding in Colorado volunteering
drone boarding in Colorado volunteering
drone boarding in Colorado volunteering and helping others in Africa following
and helping others in Africa following
and helping others in Africa following the world’s most amazing festivals
the world’s most amazing festivals
the world’s most amazing festivals around the world or just taking in the
around the world or just taking in the
around the world or just taking in the sights and sounds of nature in Africa
sights and sounds of nature in Africa
sights and sounds of nature in Africa the world has an amazing amount to offer
the world has an amazing amount to offer
the world has an amazing amount to offer and we spurn that opportunity at our
and we spurn that opportunity at our
and we spurn that opportunity at our peril especially young people that all
peril especially young people that all
peril especially young people that all sounds pretty good doesn’t it
sounds pretty good doesn’t it
sounds pretty good doesn’t it I guess the question is how does the
I guess the question is how does the
I guess the question is how does the internet internet help us take advantage
internet internet help us take advantage
internet internet help us take advantage of those opportunities well the answer
of those opportunities well the answer
of those opportunities well the answer is obvious never has it been easier
is obvious never has it been easier
is obvious never has it been easier services like Airbnb and couchsurfing
services like Airbnb and couchsurfing
services like Airbnb and couchsurfing allow us to go and for the first time
allow us to go and for the first time
allow us to go and for the first time get really reasonably priced
get really reasonably priced
get really reasonably priced accommodation that isn’t cockroach
accommodation that isn’t cockroach
accommodation that isn’t cockroach infested we can share people’s homes for
infested we can share people’s homes for
infested we can share people’s homes for a fraction of the cost that hotels used
a fraction of the cost that hotels used
a fraction of the cost that hotels used to cut too used to cost us just about
to cut too used to cost us just about
to cut too used to cost us just about anywhere in the world we can pull up a
anywhere in the world we can pull up a
anywhere in the world we can pull up a desk knowledge shared office spaces
desk knowledge shared office spaces
desk knowledge shared office spaces collaborative spaces where we can rent a
collaborative spaces where we can rent a
collaborative spaces where we can rent a desk for a day a week a month a year
desk for a day a week a month a year
desk for a day a week a month a year collaborate with others meet new people
collaborate with others meet new people
collaborate with others meet new people and continue to do work with a global
and continue to do work with a global
and continue to do work with a global internet Wi-Fi freely available
internet Wi-Fi freely available
internet Wi-Fi freely available international cellphone networks and
international cellphone networks and
international cellphone networks and tools like FaceTime we can keep in
tools like FaceTime we can keep in
tools like FaceTime we can keep in constant contact with the people we love
constant contact with the people we love
constant contact with the people we love our friends and our family and finally
our friends and our family and finally
our friends and our family and finally perhaps most interestingly as we move
perhaps most interestingly as we move
perhaps most interestingly as we move forward there are a new set of services
forward there are a new set of services
forward there are a new set of services that allow us to offer our talents on a
that allow us to offer our talents on a
that allow us to offer our talents on a flexible basis and be paid for work that
flexible basis and be paid for work that
flexible basis and be paid for work that we can do over the internet in a way
we can do over the internet in a way
we can do over the internet in a way that can sustain this amazing set of of
that can sustain this amazing set of of
that can sustain this amazing set of of opportunities that we have to travel and
opportunities that we have to travel and
opportunities that we have to travel and work at the same time how you might ask
work at the same time how you might ask
work at the same time how you might ask well one thing I’ve noticed in my
well one thing I’ve noticed in my
well one thing I’ve noticed in my travels that I think is a little
travels that I think is a little
travels that I think is a little different to perhaps 10 years or so ago
different to perhaps 10 years or so ago
different to perhaps 10 years or so ago is when I see young people traveling now
is when I see young people traveling now
is when I see young people traveling now and doing these amazing things that
and doing these amazing things that
and doing these amazing things that might be a holiday in Bali I really
might be a holiday in Bali I really
might be a holiday in Bali I really notice it’s the last time I travel to
notice it’s the last time I travel to
notice it’s the last time I travel to South Africa I really noticed it is that
South Africa I really noticed it is that
South Africa I really noticed it is that increasingly when you see young people
increasingly when you see young people
increasingly when you see young people traveling they’re staying for longer
traveling they’re staying for longer
traveling they’re staying for longer having a hell of a party and a great
having a hell of a party and a great
having a hell of a party and a great time but I’ve always got their laptops
time but I’ve always got their laptops
time but I’ve always got their laptops with them and their app tops hunches
with them and their app tops hunches
with them and their app tops hunches therefore checking their Facebook feeds
therefore checking their Facebook feeds
therefore checking their Facebook feeds their laptops are there so that they can
their laptops are there so that they can
their laptops are there so that they can continue to be productive while they’re
continue to be productive while they’re
continue to be productive while they’re traveling this is the rise of what you
traveling this is the rise of what you
traveling this is the rise of what you might call the digital nomads the
might call the digital nomads the
might call the digital nomads the ability to through digital skills
ability to through digital skills
ability to through digital skills international communications networks
international communications networks
international communications networks continue to be productive continue to
continue to be productive continue to
continue to be productive continue to earn money to sustain your travels and
earn money to sustain your travels and
earn money to sustain your travels and sustain
sustain
sustain adventures which after all is a lot of
adventures which after all is a lot of
adventures which after all is a lot of what laughs about this is what I call
what laughs about this is what I call
what laughs about this is what I call the digital nomad starter pack the
the digital nomad starter pack the
the digital nomad starter pack the little blue book a computer a bank
little blue book a computer a bank
little blue book a computer a bank account and the most important one a set
account and the most important one a set
account and the most important one a set of skills let’s start with the little
of skills let’s start with the little
of skills let’s start with the little blue book this little blue book most of
blue book this little blue book most of
blue book this little blue book most of you in this room will have and it is a
you in this room will have and it is a
you in this room will have and it is a very very powerful little blue book it
very very powerful little blue book it
very very powerful little blue book it is the eighth most powerful passport in
is the eighth most powerful passport in
is the eighth most powerful passport in the world it gets you into 169 countries
the world it gets you into 169 countries
the world it gets you into 169 countries without a visa and allows you to do a
without a visa and allows you to do a
without a visa and allows you to do a working holiday in 40 countries from
working holiday in 40 countries from
working holiday in 40 countries from Peru to Poland from Uruguay to the UK to
Peru to Poland from Uruguay to the UK to
Peru to Poland from Uruguay to the UK to the USA that little blue book let’s
the USA that little blue book let’s
the USA that little blue book let’s party
the second is a computer we’ve all got
the second is a computer we’ve all got one of us I’m not going to spend any
one of us I’m not going to spend any
one of us I’m not going to spend any time talking about them the third is the
time talking about them the third is the
time talking about them the third is the little blue card money let’s talk about
little blue card money let’s talk about
little blue card money let’s talk about money for a second I think for a lot of
money for a second I think for a lot of
money for a second I think for a lot of people the sort of experiences that I
people the sort of experiences that I
people the sort of experiences that I alluded to earlier although extreme the
alluded to earlier although extreme the
alluded to earlier although extreme the opportunity to travel the world and have
opportunity to travel the world and have
opportunity to travel the world and have these amazing experiences seems like a
these amazing experiences seems like a
these amazing experiences seems like a distant dream it seems like something
distant dream it seems like something
distant dream it seems like something that only the moneyed elite are able to
that only the moneyed elite are able to
that only the moneyed elite are able to afford and able to take advantage of but
afford and able to take advantage of but
afford and able to take advantage of but the reality is that’s not true it costs
the reality is that’s not true it costs
the reality is that’s not true it costs around four hundred dollars to fly to
around four hundred dollars to fly to
around four hundred dollars to fly to Hawaii it costs about sixty dollars a
Hawaii it costs about sixty dollars a
Hawaii it costs about sixty dollars a night to stay in an air B&B in Hawaii if
night to stay in an air B&B in Hawaii if
night to stay in an air B&B in Hawaii if you wanted to you’d be able to with some
you wanted to you’d be able to with some
you wanted to you’d be able to with some income coming and do that for as long as
income coming and do that for as long as
income coming and do that for as long as your visa would allow you to do
your visa would allow you to do
your visa would allow you to do money is not rarely a barrier to going
money is not rarely a barrier to going
money is not rarely a barrier to going and exploring the world these days the
and exploring the world these days the
and exploring the world these days the money side is very much linked to the
money side is very much linked to the
money side is very much linked to the skill side the more you have of these
skill side the more you have of these
skill side the more you have of these the less you need of that from your
the less you need of that from your
the less you need of that from your parents because you can sustain yourself
parents because you can sustain yourself
parents because you can sustain yourself so there’s a real incentive for people
so there’s a real incentive for people
so there’s a real incentive for people to develop their skills if this is the
to develop their skills if this is the
to develop their skills if this is the kind of lifestyle that they’d like to
kind of lifestyle that they’d like to
kind of lifestyle that they’d like to take advantage of so let’s talk about
take advantage of so let’s talk about
take advantage of so let’s talk about their skill
their skill
their skill because that’s obviously the thrust
because that’s obviously the thrust
because that’s obviously the thrust we’re coming through a period where I
we’re coming through a period where I
we’re coming through a period where I think a lot of the adults in this room
think a lot of the adults in this room
think a lot of the adults in this room went through a process and had their
went through a process and had their
went through a process and had their talents assessed on a bunch of questions
talents assessed on a bunch of questions
talents assessed on a bunch of questions and a bunch of strange documents that
and a bunch of strange documents that
and a bunch of strange documents that told a fairy tale about their abilities
told a fairy tale about their abilities
told a fairy tale about their abilities they were called Seavey’s and then there
they were called Seavey’s and then there
they were called Seavey’s and then there were a set of questions which when you
were a set of questions which when you
were a set of questions which when you look at them now look incredibly bigoted
look at them now look incredibly bigoted
look at them now look incredibly bigoted which we used as a proxy for
which we used as a proxy for
which we used as a proxy for decision-making when we were trying to
decision-making when we were trying to
decision-making when we were trying to find people talented people to fill jobs
find people talented people to fill jobs
find people talented people to fill jobs that we needed to have filled what
that we needed to have filled what
that we needed to have filled what school did you go to what university did
school did you go to what university did
school did you go to what university did you go to what qualifications do you
you go to what qualifications do you
you go to what qualifications do you have who have you worked for how many
have who have you worked for how many
have who have you worked for how many years experience do you have these sort
years experience do you have these sort
years experience do you have these sort of questions which without the ability
of questions which without the ability
of questions which without the ability to actually see the kind of work that
to actually see the kind of work that
to actually see the kind of work that you could do and assess your talents in
you could do and assess your talents in
you could do and assess your talents in a meaningful way
a meaningful way
a meaningful way we constructed these filters if you like
we constructed these filters if you like
we constructed these filters if you like of course as a result we’ve met some
of course as a result we’ve met some
of course as a result we’ve met some absolutely horrendous horrendous hiring
absolutely horrendous horrendous hiring
absolutely horrendous horrendous hiring decisions I mean I got a number of jobs
decisions I mean I got a number of jobs
decisions I mean I got a number of jobs that I should never have got purely on
that I should never have got purely on
that I should never have got purely on the basis that I’ve gone to university
the basis that I’ve gone to university
the basis that I’ve gone to university had worked for a couple of decent
had worked for a couple of decent
had worked for a couple of decent companies and so on on the flip side
companies and so on on the flip side
companies and so on on the flip side lots and lots of talented people never
lots and lots of talented people never
lots and lots of talented people never got the opportunities that they should
got the opportunities that they should
got the opportunities that they should have got because they were excluded for
have got because they were excluded for
have got because they were excluded for some ridiculous reason because they
some ridiculous reason because they
some ridiculous reason because they didn’t for example they were at the
didn’t for example they were at the
didn’t for example they were at the right age or gender or whatever it might
right age or gender or whatever it might
right age or gender or whatever it might have been this is changing the CV to is
have been this is changing the CV to is
have been this is changing the CV to is less and less important now the question
less and less important now the question
less and less important now the question we’re increasingly asking as people who
we’re increasingly asking as people who
we’re increasingly asking as people who are looking for talent is what can you
are looking for talent is what can you
are looking for talent is what can you create with your computer now the reason
create with your computer now the reason
create with your computer now the reason that’s increasingly a question is of
that’s increasingly a question is of
that’s increasingly a question is of course more and more of our work is
course more and more of our work is
course more and more of our work is moving online our ability to assess your
moving online our ability to assess your
moving online our ability to assess your talents is increasingly easy because
talents is increasingly easy because
talents is increasingly easy because we’re able to look at the digital output
we’re able to look at the digital output
we’re able to look at the digital output that you’ve produced if you’re a writer
that you’ve produced if you’re a writer
that you’ve produced if you’re a writer we can read your entire canon of
we can read your entire canon of
we can read your entire canon of literary genius if you’re a photographer
literary genius if you’re a photographer
literary genius if you’re a photographer we can look at your
we can look at your
we can look at your every portfolio if you are a an analyst
every portfolio if you are a an analyst
every portfolio if you are a an analyst we can read analysis that you’ve done in
we can read analysis that you’ve done in
we can read analysis that you’ve done in articles or blog posts that you’ve
articles or blog posts that you’ve
articles or blog posts that you’ve written if you’re a videographer or a
written if you’re a videographer or a
written if you’re a videographer or a video producer we can of course look at
video producer we can of course look at
video producer we can of course look at your YouTube channel and so on this is
your YouTube channel and so on this is
your YouTube channel and so on this is helping us to make better assessments
helping us to make better assessments
helping us to make better assessments about the kind of talent that you might
about the kind of talent that you might
about the kind of talent that you might have the sort of skills that you do
have the sort of skills that you do
have the sort of skills that you do possess then of course we’ll put you
possess then of course we’ll put you
possess then of course we’ll put you through a set of tests that will
through a set of tests that will
through a set of tests that will literally test to see whether these
literally test to see whether these
literally test to see whether these portfolios that you’re showing us are in
portfolios that you’re showing us are in
portfolios that you’re showing us are in fact yours and then we’ll see whether
fact yours and then we’ll see whether
fact yours and then we’ll see whether you’re a cultural fit in the
you’re a cultural fit in the
you’re a cultural fit in the organization but we’re not asking the
organization but we’re not asking the
organization but we’re not asking the same questions that we asked previously
same questions that we asked previously
same questions that we asked previously and looking at this fairy tale in quite
and looking at this fairy tale in quite
and looking at this fairy tale in quite the same way because we we can now
the same way because we we can now
the same way because we we can now actually make better decisions of the
actually make better decisions of the
actually make better decisions of the the basis of your real skills and your
the basis of your real skills and your
the basis of your real skills and your real achievements I think this is
real achievements I think this is
real achievements I think this is exciting for young people because for I
exciting for young people because for I
exciting for young people because for I think a lot of people over the years
think a lot of people over the years
think a lot of people over the years they felt that even though they might
they felt that even though they might
they felt that even though they might have real talent they were going to be
have real talent they were going to be
have real talent they were going to be excluded for some reason now if you are
excluded for some reason now if you are
excluded for some reason now if you are able to build your skills and build a
able to build your skills and build a
able to build your skills and build a record of the things that you can
record of the things that you can
record of the things that you can produce and have that in a way that
produce and have that in a way that
produce and have that in a way that people can assess it you can open up all
people can assess it you can open up all
people can assess it you can open up all sorts of interesting new opportunities
sorts of interesting new opportunities
sorts of interesting new opportunities for yourself so what are you creating is
for yourself so what are you creating is
for yourself so what are you creating is the question and the answer is there are
the question and the answer is there are
the question and the answer is there are lots and lots of different things that
lots and lots of different things that
lots and lots of different things that you might create with your computer
you might create with your computer
you might create with your computer these are some examples of things that
these are some examples of things that
these are some examples of things that other people will pay you to create and
other people will pay you to create and
other people will pay you to create and that I guess is the win-win between
that I guess is the win-win between
that I guess is the win-win between doing something creative out finding a
doing something creative out finding a
doing something creative out finding a sustainable way of living you might
sustainable way of living you might
sustainable way of living you might create art apps analysis designs
create art apps analysis designs
create art apps analysis designs websites videos these all things that
websites videos these all things that
websites videos these all things that today armed with either just a computer
today armed with either just a computer
today armed with either just a computer and the skills or a camera in a computer
and the skills or a camera in a computer
and the skills or a camera in a computer and the skills you can start to develop
and the skills you can start to develop
and the skills you can start to develop monetizable skills that you can start to
monetizable skills that you can start to
monetizable skills that you can start to offer others to help them with their
offer others to help them with their
offer others to help them with their projects get an income and enjoy the
projects get an income and enjoy the
projects get an income and enjoy the kind of life that I’ve described now
kind of life that I’ve described now
kind of life that I’ve described now many of the young people in this room
many of the young people in this room
many of the young people in this room may be saying
may be saying
may be saying got this under control this that’s
got this under control this that’s
got this under control this that’s exactly me and if that is you I’m very
exactly me and if that is you I’m very
exactly me and if that is you I’m very proud of you and I’d like you to keep it
proud of you and I’d like you to keep it
proud of you and I’d like you to keep it up if that isn’t you you might be asking
up if that isn’t you you might be asking
up if that isn’t you you might be asking the question how how do I build up the
the question how how do I build up the
the question how how do I build up the skill set how do I where do I start what
skill set how do I where do I start what
skill set how do I where do I start what do I do i I don’t really know where to
do I do i I don’t really know where to
do I do i I don’t really know where to begin I don’t even know what I’m
begin I don’t even know what I’m
begin I don’t even know what I’m interested in and I’ve just got a few
interested in and I’ve just got a few
interested in and I’ve just got a few tips that might help you I think that’s
tips that might help you I think that’s
tips that might help you I think that’s that’s the age-old challenge that we all
that’s the age-old challenge that we all
that’s the age-old challenge that we all have but a couple of tips that might be
have but a couple of tips that might be
have but a couple of tips that might be useful the first one I’m going to start
useful the first one I’m going to start
useful the first one I’m going to start with is a question that I think you
with is a question that I think you
with is a question that I think you should ask yourselves and perhaps you
should ask yourselves and perhaps you
should ask yourselves and perhaps you should be asking your kids is how do you
should be asking your kids is how do you
should be asking your kids is how do you spend your time on the Internet
spend your time on the Internet
spend your time on the Internet whereabouts on the spectrum of consuming
whereabouts on the spectrum of consuming
whereabouts on the spectrum of consuming content and creating are you on the
content and creating are you on the
content and creating are you on the spectrum are you down this end in which
spectrum are you down this end in which
spectrum are you down this end in which case we need to move you we need to find
case we need to move you we need to find
case we need to move you we need to find a balance between consumption and
a balance between consumption and
a balance between consumption and creation again you might ask the
creation again you might ask the
creation again you might ask the question but what am I going to create
question but what am I going to create
question but what am I going to create so I’ve got a tip there and I think the
so I’ve got a tip there and I think the
so I’ve got a tip there and I think the tip is this what are you doing on the
tip is this what are you doing on the
tip is this what are you doing on the internet are you playing video games are
internet are you playing video games are
internet are you playing video games are you watching surfing videos are you an
you watching surfing videos are you an
you watching surfing videos are you an online fashionista are you just
online fashionista are you just
online fashionista are you just listening to music the whole time those
listening to music the whole time those
listening to music the whole time those are leading indicator for where you
are leading indicator for where you
are leading indicator for where you might want to spend your time and where
might want to spend your time and where
might want to spend your time and where you want my perspective and your energy
you want my perspective and your energy
you want my perspective and your energy but you’ve got to think about is how do
but you’ve got to think about is how do
but you’ve got to think about is how do you flip that over so if I love playing
you flip that over so if I love playing
you flip that over so if I love playing video games how can I start to do
video games how can I start to do
video games how can I start to do something creative in that realm it
something creative in that realm it
something creative in that realm it could be something very very simple like
could be something very very simple like
could be something very very simple like I could write some game reviews I could
I could write some game reviews I could
I could write some game reviews I could become like a bit of a game guru writing
become like a bit of a game guru writing
become like a bit of a game guru writing reviews about games
reviews about games
reviews about games I might start sketching out some game
I might start sketching out some game
I might start sketching out some game concepts I might develop the skills to
concepts I might develop the skills to
concepts I might develop the skills to start hacking away at a lot of the games
start hacking away at a lot of the games
start hacking away at a lot of the games that have extensible features or might
that have extensible features or might
that have extensible features or might be very valuable
be very valuable
be very valuable I might start to create my own games an
I might start to create my own games an
I might start to create my own games an increasingly valuable skill because
increasingly valuable skill because
increasingly valuable skill because games are increasingly something that
games are increasingly something that
games are increasingly something that transcends entertainment and is part and
transcends entertainment and is part and
transcends entertainment and is part and parcel of the future of websites for it
parcel of the future of websites for it
parcel of the future of websites for it similarly for surfing similarly for
similarly for surfing similarly for
similarly for surfing similarly for fashion for fashion dusters people who
fashion for fashion dusters people who
fashion for fashion dusters people who love music move from consuming to the
love music move from consuming to the
love music move from consuming to the extreme to balancing consumption and
extreme to balancing consumption and
extreme to balancing consumption and creation next how do I spend my time on
creation next how do I spend my time on
creation next how do I spend my time on the Internet we want you to be in the
the Internet we want you to be in the
the Internet we want you to be in the middle don’t we snip next question you
middle don’t we snip next question you
middle don’t we snip next question you might ask yourself is what am i
might ask yourself is what am i
might ask yourself is what am i consuming on the Internet
consuming on the Internet
consuming on the Internet this is a little bit like the
this is a little bit like the
this is a little bit like the fundamental word wasn’t diet
fundamental word wasn’t diet
fundamental word wasn’t diet it was eating choices this is like
it was eating choices this is like
it was eating choices this is like eating choices am I on a fast food diet
or am I on a high fiber healthy diet you
or am I on a high fiber healthy diet you can see I know nothing about that what
can see I know nothing about that what
can see I know nothing about that what am i consuming on internet do I spend my
am i consuming on internet do I spend my
am i consuming on internet do I spend my time just eating and drinking celebs
time just eating and drinking celebs
time just eating and drinking celebs whatever celeb a is doing I’m all over I
whatever celeb a is doing I’m all over I
whatever celeb a is doing I’m all over I can discuss absolutely every aspect of
can discuss absolutely every aspect of
can discuss absolutely every aspect of their lives with my friends we exchanged
their lives with my friends we exchanged
their lives with my friends we exchanged 50 messages and that’s about what some
50 messages and that’s about what some
50 messages and that’s about what some idiotic celebrity did or do I have a
idiotic celebrity did or do I have a
idiotic celebrity did or do I have a balanced diet because if I’m just
balanced diet because if I’m just
balanced diet because if I’m just focused on celebs and that’s all I
focused on celebs and that’s all I
focused on celebs and that’s all I consume it’s not a great position to be
consume it’s not a great position to be
consume it’s not a great position to be I’m not going to be improving my skills
I’m not going to be improving my skills
I’m not going to be improving my skills if that’s all I do if I just follow my
if that’s all I do if I just follow my
if that’s all I do if I just follow my friends and I but follow a bunch of
friends and I but follow a bunch of
friends and I but follow a bunch of celebs and all we do is comment on each
celebs and all we do is comment on each
celebs and all we do is comment on each other’s selfies or the celeb selfies I’m
other’s selfies or the celeb selfies I’m
other’s selfies or the celeb selfies I’m really not improving my skills we
really not improving my skills we
really not improving my skills we obviously want to move to a more
obviously want to move to a more
obviously want to move to a more balanced position on this spectrum as
balanced position on this spectrum as
balanced position on this spectrum as well couple of tips here follow people
well couple of tips here follow people
well couple of tips here follow people who create stuff follow people who
who create stuff follow people who
who create stuff follow people who create stuff and even better follow
create stuff and even better follow
create stuff and even better follow people who create stuff and teach you
people who create stuff and teach you
people who create stuff and teach you their methods their skills the way they
their methods their skills the way they
their methods their skills the way they created things that’s extremely valuable
created things that’s extremely valuable
created things that’s extremely valuable YouTube
YouTube
YouTube you could if you want to learn anything
you could if you want to learn anything
you could if you want to learn anything absolutely anything anything there is
absolutely anything anything there is
absolutely anything anything there is somebody on YouTube teaching their thing
somebody on YouTube teaching their thing
somebody on YouTube teaching their thing it’s the world’s most incredible
it’s the world’s most incredible
it’s the world’s most incredible educational resource and you really have
educational resource and you really have
educational resource and you really have no excuse you want to learn something
no excuse you want to learn something
no excuse you want to learn something there’s someone teaching it for free
there’s someone teaching it for free
there’s someone teaching it for free giving their hard-earned time and effort
giving their hard-earned time and effort
giving their hard-earned time and effort painstakingly recording themselves as
painstakingly recording themselves as
painstakingly recording themselves as nervous as I am in this talk doing the
nervous as I am in this talk doing the
nervous as I am in this talk doing the same thing teaching you how to do
same thing teaching you how to do
same thing teaching you how to do whatever skill it is that you might be
whatever skill it is that you might be
whatever skill it is that you might be interested in an underused resource is
interested in an underused resource is
interested in an underused resource is Twitter you hear about Twitter swaying
Twitter you hear about Twitter swaying
Twitter you hear about Twitter swaying elections and certain politicians
elections and certain politicians
elections and certain politicians favorite tool of choice but but Twitter
favorite tool of choice but but Twitter
favorite tool of choice but but Twitter is the place where the world’s most
is the place where the world’s most
is the place where the world’s most qualified interesting creative people
qualified interesting creative people
qualified interesting creative people share their ideas freely every single
share their ideas freely every single
share their ideas freely every single day we take this kind of thing totally
day we take this kind of thing totally
day we take this kind of thing totally for granted but let me tell you just
for granted but let me tell you just
for granted but let me tell you just think to yourself measure what it would
think to yourself measure what it would
think to yourself measure what it would be like living in the time of da Vinci
be like living in the time of da Vinci
be like living in the time of da Vinci and da Vinci was out there each day and
and da Vinci was out there each day and
and da Vinci was out there each day and as he had a brilliant idea he would hop
as he had a brilliant idea he would hop
as he had a brilliant idea he would hop online and he would say just had this
online and he would say just had this
online and he would say just had this idea I’m thinking of this sort of
idea I’m thinking of this sort of
idea I’m thinking of this sort of helicopter ish type thing it’s going to
helicopter ish type thing it’s going to
helicopter ish type thing it’s going to look like this it’s going to fly I mean
look like this it’s going to fly I mean
look like this it’s going to fly I mean that’s what we we are living in a modern
that’s what we we are living in a modern
that’s what we we are living in a modern equivalent of that we have brilliant
equivalent of that we have brilliant
equivalent of that we have brilliant people all connected literally sharing
people all connected literally sharing
people all connected literally sharing every idea that they come up with with
every idea that they come up with with
every idea that they come up with with each other on the internet they use a
each other on the internet they use a
each other on the internet they use a platform called Twitter it’s a better
platform called Twitter it’s a better
platform called Twitter it’s a better place to learn in my opinion and
place to learn in my opinion and
place to learn in my opinion and snapchat and Instagram mmm
snapchat and Instagram mmm
snapchat and Instagram mmm use it it’s amazing
use it it’s amazing
use it it’s amazing instead of following celebs follow
instead of following celebs follow
instead of following celebs follow neuroscientists follow artists follow
neuroscientists follow artists follow
neuroscientists follow artists follow inventors follow creators so what am i
inventors follow creators so what am i
inventors follow creators so what am i consuming on the internet where do we
consuming on the internet where do we
consuming on the internet where do we want to be on the spectrum we want to be
want to be on the spectrum we want to be
want to be on the spectrum we want to be middle
middle
middle at the very least preferably we want to
at the very least preferably we want to
at the very least preferably we want to be moving more towards the creator side
be moving more towards the creator side
be moving more towards the creator side okay I’m gonna wrap it up with this
okay I’m gonna wrap it up with this
okay I’m gonna wrap it up with this here’s one of those silly CV things we
here’s one of those silly CV things we
here’s one of those silly CV things we were talking about earlier on the right
were talking about earlier on the right
were talking about earlier on the right hand side here it’s increasingly a relic
hand side here it’s increasingly a relic
hand side here it’s increasingly a relic of the past and hopefully by the time a
of the past and hopefully by the time a
of the past and hopefully by the time a lot of the young people in this room are
lot of the young people in this room are
lot of the young people in this room are looking for professional work it will be
looking for professional work it will be
looking for professional work it will be a bag on the bag on a relic what’s more
a bag on the bag on a relic what’s more
a bag on the bag on a relic what’s more interesting and I think more useful to
interesting and I think more useful to
interesting and I think more useful to people who are interested in creating
people who are interested in creating
people who are interested in creating stuff and are listening to this thinking
stuff and are listening to this thinking
stuff and are listening to this thinking yeah that’s me is we’re moving to a
yeah that’s me is we’re moving to a
yeah that’s me is we’re moving to a world of show me down tell me then tell
world of show me down tell me then tell
world of show me down tell me then tell me on your fairytale CV about what
me on your fairytale CV about what
me on your fairytale CV about what you’ve done
you’ve done
you’ve done show me what you can produce and in that
show me what you can produce and in that
show me what you can produce and in that sense building up taking the effort to
sense building up taking the effort to
sense building up taking the effort to build up a portfolio of things that
build up a portfolio of things that
build up a portfolio of things that you’ve created that are relevant to the
you’ve created that are relevant to the
you’ve created that are relevant to the area that you’re interested in is a
area that you’re interested in is a
area that you’re interested in is a really really valuable thing to do even
really really valuable thing to do even
really really valuable thing to do even in the early stages where you might not
in the early stages where you might not
in the early stages where you might not be that good at it one of the benefits
be that good at it one of the benefits
be that good at it one of the benefits of that is you show people over time how
of that is you show people over time how
of that is you show people over time how you’ve learnt and how you’ve improved
you’ve learnt and how you’ve improved
you’ve learnt and how you’ve improved how you’ve developed your skills what
how you’ve developed your skills what
how you’ve developed your skills what your neuroplasticity is like can you
your neuroplasticity is like can you
your neuroplasticity is like can you learn quickly on the job can you
learn quickly on the job can you
learn quickly on the job can you you’ve got hang on you haven’t been to
you’ve got hang on you haven’t been to
you’ve got hang on you haven’t been to University and you’ve learned how to do
University and you’ve learned how to do
University and you’ve learned how to do that how on earth did you do that this
that how on earth did you do that this
that how on earth did you do that this tells a story this is a really really
tells a story this is a really really
tells a story this is a really really important artifact that I encourage
important artifact that I encourage
important artifact that I encourage everyone who’s thinking that this is
everyone who’s thinking that this is
everyone who’s thinking that this is them to really focus on this and there
them to really focus on this and there
them to really focus on this and there are some amazing places where you can
are some amazing places where you can
are some amazing places where you can build these portfolios and register a
build these portfolios and register a
build these portfolios and register a list of your creative achievements over
list of your creative achievements over
list of your creative achievements over time so that takes us to the end of the
time so that takes us to the end of the
time so that takes us to the end of the starter pack we’ve now got the little
starter pack we’ve now got the little
starter pack we’ve now got the little blue book we’ve all got a bank account
blue book we’ve all got a bank account
blue book we’ve all got a bank account we’ve all got a computer and we’re all
we’ve all got a computer and we’re all
we’ve all got a computer and we’re all going to build up our digital skills
going to build up our digital skills
going to build up our digital skills don’t we
don’t we
don’t we our creative skills because once we’ve
our creative skills because once we’ve
our creative skills because once we’ve got those two those four things the
got those two those four things the
got those two those four things the world is our oyster thank you very much
world is our oyster thank you very much
world is our oyster thank you very much [Applause]
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