[Applause] we live in a world of magic right now
we live in a world of magic right now
we live in a world of magic right now there are people sending rockets to
there are people sending rockets to
there are people sending rockets to space and they come back down then they
space and they come back down then they
space and they come back down then they go back up and then they come back down
go back up and then they come back down
go back up and then they come back down this has never happened before
this has never happened before
this has never happened before right now there are machines that can
right now there are machines that can
right now there are machines that can edit disease out of people we’re heading
edit disease out of people we’re heading
edit disease out of people we’re heading into this wild magical future and today
into this wild magical future and today
into this wild magical future and today is all about making predictions about
is all about making predictions about
is all about making predictions about the future so I figured I would make a
the future so I figured I would make a
the future so I figured I would make a few I predict by the time I die I’m
few I predict by the time I die I’m
few I predict by the time I die I’m gonna have robots in my body and they’ll
gonna have robots in my body and they’ll
gonna have robots in my body and they’ll be maintaining my health someone joked
be maintaining my health someone joked
be maintaining my health someone joked and said I’ll probably get a liver
and said I’ll probably get a liver
and said I’ll probably get a liver Roomba they’re probably right
Roomba they’re probably right
Roomba they’re probably right I predict that probably in most of our
I predict that probably in most of our
I predict that probably in most of our lifetimes we’re gonna watch a human land
lifetimes we’re gonna watch a human land
lifetimes we’re gonna watch a human land on Mars that’s wild we’re gonna watch I
on Mars that’s wild we’re gonna watch I
on Mars that’s wild we’re gonna watch I predict we’re gonna watch kids my sons
predict we’re gonna watch kids my sons
predict we’re gonna watch kids my sons who are five and seven they won’t have
who are five and seven they won’t have
who are five and seven they won’t have driver’s licenses like you and I they
driver’s licenses like you and I they
driver’s licenses like you and I they will get operator’s licenses they won’t
will get operator’s licenses they won’t
will get operator’s licenses they won’t know what it’s like to touch a steering
know what it’s like to touch a steering
know what it’s like to touch a steering wheel in the same fashion behind the
wheel in the same fashion behind the
wheel in the same fashion behind the wheel to go to the grocery store car
wheel to go to the grocery store car
wheel to go to the grocery store car we’ll just take them I predict we’ll
we’ll just take them I predict we’ll
we’ll just take them I predict we’ll backup our brains and I’ll go into
backup our brains and I’ll go into
backup our brains and I’ll go into computers all these things are happening
computers all these things are happening
computers all these things are happening and even recently I want to show you a
and even recently I want to show you a
and even recently I want to show you a video I was in Maryland and I got the
video I was in Maryland and I got the
video I was in Maryland and I got the chance to to shake hands with a man who
chance to to shake hands with a man who
chance to to shake hands with a man who had lost his arm he now has a
had lost his arm he now has a
had lost his arm he now has a mind-controlled robot arm it’s
mind-controlled robot arm it’s
mind-controlled robot arm it’s incredible and while I was there they
incredible and while I was there they
incredible and while I was there they also let me take a video of this video
also let me take a video of this video
also let me take a video of this video sorry I got a little confused that’s not
sorry I got a little confused that’s not
sorry I got a little confused that’s not you
you start to think about how could this
you start to think about how could this be used potentially with these wheels
be used potentially with these wheels
be used potentially with these wheels and I can do it from there next to it or
and I can do it from there next to it or
and I can do it from there next to it or ten thousand miles away it can dance to
ten thousand miles away it can dance to
ten thousand miles away it can dance to but I broke it though I even move my
but I broke it though I even move my
but I broke it though I even move my fingers like I’m playing the piano this
fingers like I’m playing the piano this
fingers like I’m playing the piano this robot starts to move its fingers as well
robot starts to move its fingers as well
robot starts to move its fingers as well truly we’re heading into an era where
truly we’re heading into an era where
truly we’re heading into an era where machines are becoming incredibly
machines are becoming incredibly
machines are becoming incredibly intelligent the problem with this though
intelligent the problem with this though
intelligent the problem with this though is that historically you and I have done
is that historically you and I have done
is that historically you and I have done jobs kind of like machines so it’s
jobs kind of like machines so it’s
jobs kind of like machines so it’s creating this tension where humans are
creating this tension where humans are
creating this tension where humans are soon to be replaced in many ways by
soon to be replaced in many ways by
soon to be replaced in many ways by these machines Oxford says roughly 47
these machines Oxford says roughly 47
these machines Oxford says roughly 47 percent of the jobs we know today will
percent of the jobs we know today will
percent of the jobs we know today will be gone within 20 years that prediction
be gone within 20 years that prediction
be gone within 20 years that prediction was made about two years ago so let’s
was made about two years ago so let’s
was made about two years ago so let’s say 18 years 47 percent of the jobs we
say 18 years 47 percent of the jobs we
say 18 years 47 percent of the jobs we know today are gone in this room about
know today are gone in this room about
know today are gone in this room about half of you don’t have a job that
creates a fear a little bit of how we
creates a fear a little bit of how we provide for our kids how will we eat
provide for our kids how will we eat
provide for our kids how will we eat shelter and then our identity right
shelter and then our identity right
shelter and then our identity right because as humans we love to work or
because as humans we love to work or
because as humans we love to work or create or contribute and we think that
create or contribute and we think that
create or contribute and we think that our jobs are good but I will also argue
our jobs are good but I will also argue
our jobs are good but I will also argue I hope that 47% and more of the jobs
I hope that 47% and more of the jobs
I hope that 47% and more of the jobs repetitive tasks go away from us we get
repetitive tasks go away from us we get
repetitive tasks go away from us we get a chance to really be human I want to
a chance to really be human I want to
a chance to really be human I want to share what some of the folks like Bill
share what some of the folks like Bill
share what some of the folks like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are discussing
Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are discussing
Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are discussing they have ideas of this thing called
they have ideas of this thing called
they have ideas of this thing called universal basic income it’s this thought
universal basic income it’s this thought
universal basic income it’s this thought that you know we’ll give you all free
that you know we’ll give you all free
that you know we’ll give you all free money will tax the robots whatever that
money will tax the robots whatever that
money will tax the robots whatever that looks like and everyone just gets a
looks like and everyone just gets a
looks like and everyone just gets a little bit of capital and then we can
little bit of capital and then we can
little bit of capital and then we can have a little bit of shelter and a
have a little bit of shelter and a
have a little bit of shelter and a little bit of food and we can get by I
little bit of food and we can get by I
little bit of food and we can get by I don’t like that and maybe that’s where
don’t like that and maybe that’s where
don’t like that and maybe that’s where we go I don’t know they’re smarter than
we go I don’t know they’re smarter than
we go I don’t know they’re smarter than me and I’ll let them handle that but
me and I’ll let them handle that but
me and I’ll let them handle that but from my side I look into the future and
from my side I look into the future and
from my side I look into the future and I love the idea that we no longer need
I love the idea that we no longer need
I love the idea that we no longer need humans to be machines but we need humans
humans to be machines but we need humans
humans to be machines but we need humans to be more like magicians
to be more like magicians
to be more like magicians and I think there’s a way that we as
and I think there’s a way that we as
and I think there’s a way that we as people and the town’s we live in can
people and the town’s we live in can
people and the town’s we live in can reimagine themselves to produce and
reimagine themselves to produce and
reimagine themselves to produce and contribute to society in magical ways so
contribute to society in magical ways so
contribute to society in magical ways so come with me on a journey I’ve created
come with me on a journey I’ve created
come with me on a journey I’ve created what I call the four rules of magic and
what I call the four rules of magic and
what I call the four rules of magic and I’ve shared these with my son’s I shared
I’ve shared these with my son’s I shared
I’ve shared these with my son’s I shared there’s many other people and these I
there’s many other people and these I
there’s many other people and these I believe are incredibly important for you
believe are incredibly important for you
believe are incredibly important for you to experiment with to practice and to
to experiment with to practice and to
to experiment with to practice and to learn so that as this 47% job loss is
learn so that as this 47% job loss is
learn so that as this 47% job loss is coming that you’re prepared for what it
coming that you’re prepared for what it
coming that you’re prepared for what it means the first rule is authentic sense
means the first rule is authentic sense
means the first rule is authentic sense of self and I believe this is the most
of self and I believe this is the most
of self and I believe this is the most important one
important one
important one because in this process where we were
because in this process where we were
because in this process where we were machines humans playing the role of
machines humans playing the role of
machines humans playing the role of smart machines many of us have lost that
smart machines many of us have lost that
smart machines many of us have lost that thing that we love and we just go into
thing that we love and we just go into
thing that we love and we just go into the job we leave the job and maybe we
the job we leave the job and maybe we
the job we leave the job and maybe we have a hobby in the garage we do that
have a hobby in the garage we do that
have a hobby in the garage we do that really sparks that excitement in us but
really sparks that excitement in us but
really sparks that excitement in us but you need to start experimenting and
you need to start experimenting and
you need to start experimenting and figure out what is it that you love and
figure out what is it that you love and
figure out what is it that you love and why do you love it don’t just chalk it
why do you love it don’t just chalk it
why do you love it don’t just chalk it up to I love racing this or I love
up to I love racing this or I love
up to I love racing this or I love creating this because there’s something
creating this because there’s something
creating this because there’s something even deeper that authentically you loves
even deeper that authentically you loves
even deeper that authentically you loves about doing that task experiment and
about doing that task experiment and
about doing that task experiment and experiment
experiment
experiment often grit I hate the phrase never give
often grit I hate the phrase never give
often grit I hate the phrase never give up because it’s good to give up
up because it’s good to give up
up because it’s good to give up sometimes because you can’t hit an
sometimes because you can’t hit an
sometimes because you can’t hit an impasse and the best people in the world
impasse and the best people in the world
impasse and the best people in the world know when to quit but it’s also bad to
know when to quit but it’s also bad to
know when to quit but it’s also bad to give up too early practice grit push
give up too early practice grit push
give up too early practice grit push through try hard interpersonal
through try hard interpersonal
through try hard interpersonal communication learn how to talk to
communication learn how to talk to
communication learn how to talk to strangers it’s okay
strangers it’s okay
strangers it’s okay if they have a van maybe stay away but
if they have a van maybe stay away but
if they have a van maybe stay away but in general learn how to talk to
in general learn how to talk to
in general learn how to talk to strangers they’re saying that most
strangers they’re saying that most
strangers they’re saying that most communication now for Millennials is
communication now for Millennials is
communication now for Millennials is being done digitally there’s something
being done digitally there’s something
being done digitally there’s something about looking someone in the eye and
about looking someone in the eye and
about looking someone in the eye and having a conversation with them practice
having a conversation with them practice
having a conversation with them practice that and the fourth one is
that and the fourth one is
that and the fourth one is problem-solving skills I believe you
problem-solving skills I believe you
problem-solving skills I believe you should look around you wherever there’s
should look around you wherever there’s
should look around you wherever there’s a problem and trying to figure out how
a problem and trying to figure out how
a problem and trying to figure out how to solve it because it’s really
to solve it because it’s really
to solve it because it’s really important because if you can have these
important because if you can have these
important because if you can have these four things not fully mastered but at
four things not fully mastered but at
four things not fully mastered but at least experimenting with them
least experimenting with them
least experimenting with them could you imagine a society where 47% of
could you imagine a society where 47% of
could you imagine a society where 47% of people lose their jobs they feel like
people lose their jobs they feel like
people lose their jobs they feel like they don’t have an identity they’re
they don’t have an identity they’re
they don’t have an identity they’re scared of how they’re gonna provide and
scared of how they’re gonna provide and
scared of how they’re gonna provide and you instead are practicing these things
you instead are practicing these things
you instead are practicing these things you become a dangerous person in this
you become a dangerous person in this
you become a dangerous person in this brave new world you become someone who
brave new world you become someone who
brave new world you become someone who is fully activated who’s thinking about
is fully activated who’s thinking about
is fully activated who’s thinking about what you love and what you can
what you love and what you can
what you love and what you can contribute when I shared these with my
contribute when I shared these with my
contribute when I shared these with my son’s my seven-year-old he was six at
son’s my seven-year-old he was six at
son’s my seven-year-old he was six at the time he told me I explained
the time he told me I explained
the time he told me I explained authentic sense of self as do something
authentic sense of self as do something
authentic sense of self as do something that you really really really really
that you really really really really
that you really really really really love you got to love something a lot
love you got to love something a lot
love you got to love something a lot he’s a dad I love cats
and and I went home happy because I hate
and and I went home happy because I hate cats all right you know I promise I’ll
cats all right you know I promise I’ll
cats all right you know I promise I’ll even come back to city strategy in a
even come back to city strategy in a
even come back to city strategy in a minute well we started talking about
minute well we started talking about
minute well we started talking about cats and said well maybe you know what
cats and said well maybe you know what
cats and said well maybe you know what do you what do you love about cats what
do you what do you love about cats what
do you what do you love about cats what do you think people who own cats what do
do you think people who own cats what do
do you think people who own cats what do they need and he started waking up and
they need and he started waking up and
they need and he started waking up and telling about ideas he had for people
telling about ideas he had for people
telling about ideas he had for people who owned cats and arguably could my son
who owned cats and arguably could my son
who owned cats and arguably could my son become the cat man yes he could become a
become the cat man yes he could become a
become the cat man yes he could become a very very very wealthy person by
very very very wealthy person by
very very very wealthy person by obsessing over cats that industry alone
obsessing over cats that industry alone
obsessing over cats that industry alone is about thirty billion dollars a year
is about thirty billion dollars a year
is about thirty billion dollars a year in this brave new world we don’t need my
in this brave new world we don’t need my
in this brave new world we don’t need my son to go to some factory and make the
son to go to some factory and make the
son to go to some factory and make the little ball that the cat bats around we
little ball that the cat bats around we
little ball that the cat bats around we need my son thinking about the future
need my son thinking about the future
need my son thinking about the future what the cat needs next are the health
what the cat needs next are the health
what the cat needs next are the health of the cat or everything else I want to
of the cat or everything else I want to
of the cat or everything else I want to jump into this and R&D spend I believe
jump into this and R&D spend I believe
jump into this and R&D spend I believe the strategy we talked about few
the strategy we talked about few
the strategy we talked about few personally you need to latch onto but
personally you need to latch onto but
personally you need to latch onto but cities that you live in something needs
cities that you live in something needs
cities that you live in something needs to change we believe that the future
to change we believe that the future
to change we believe that the future economic success of the city that you
economic success of the city that you
economic success of the city that you live in is about job creation that is
live in is about job creation that is
live in is about job creation that is wrong jobs are a race to the bottom
wrong jobs are a race to the bottom
wrong jobs are a race to the bottom corporations have a fiduciary
corporations have a fiduciary
corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to take your salary if
responsibility to take your salary if
responsibility to take your salary if they can and to put it back into
they can and to put it back into
they can and to put it back into shareholders so this idea that we need a
shareholders so this idea that we need a
shareholders so this idea that we need a trust in the system of job creation and
trust in the system of job creation and
trust in the system of job creation and chase to get the Tesla factory or chase
chase to get the Tesla factory or chase
chase to get the Tesla factory or chase to get the Amazon headquarters is the
to get the Amazon headquarters is the
to get the Amazon headquarters is the wrong way of thinking wonderful if they
wrong way of thinking wonderful if they
wrong way of thinking wonderful if they do show up great but you and your city
do show up great but you and your city
do show up great but you and your city should be thinking about how do we
should be thinking about how do we
should be thinking about how do we create a system where the whole city is
create a system where the whole city is
create a system where the whole city is activated people gathering together and
activated people gathering together and
activated people gathering together and going after some of the research and
going after some of the research and
going after some of the research and development spend of large corporations
development spend of large corporations
development spend of large corporations to become the innovation and talent
to become the innovation and talent
to become the innovation and talent engine for these big cities or for the
engine for these big cities or for the
engine for these big cities or for the big corporations and this may sound
big corporations and this may sound
big corporations and this may sound silly but let’s go back to Katz for a
silly but let’s go back to Katz for a
silly but let’s go back to Katz for a second could you imagine a city where
second could you imagine a city where
second could you imagine a city where the citizens gather together
the citizens gather together
the citizens gather together consistently and they talk about the
consistently and they talk about the
consistently and they talk about the rules of mass
rules of mass
rules of mass and they have a curriculum they’re all
and they have a curriculum they’re all
and they have a curriculum they’re all working on of how to be activated people
working on of how to be activated people
working on of how to be activated people and then the city decides let’s focus on
and then the city decides let’s focus on
and then the city decides let’s focus on cats because for some reason they all
cats because for some reason they all
cats because for some reason they all like cats and historically everyone
like cats and historically everyone
like cats and historically everyone owned a cat or something that that you
owned a cat or something that that you
owned a cat or something that that you know reflected their economy and so they
know reflected their economy and so they
know reflected their economy and so they become the city whereas the city they
become the city whereas the city they
become the city whereas the city they operate as an incubator K through 12
operate as an incubator K through 12
operate as an incubator K through 12 science fairs are about cats and they’re
science fairs are about cats and they’re
science fairs are about cats and they’re looking at toys and food in the health
looking at toys and food in the health
looking at toys and food in the health and the psychological health of cats and
and the psychological health of cats and
and the psychological health of cats and all the things right there’s Pharma for
all the things right there’s Pharma for
all the things right there’s Pharma for these things I kid you not as that city
these things I kid you not as that city
these things I kid you not as that city obsesses with K through 12 and the kids
obsesses with K through 12 and the kids
obsesses with K through 12 and the kids and you think about the colleges they’re
and you think about the colleges they’re
and you think about the colleges they’re going after grants to research things
going after grants to research things
going after grants to research things about cats and then there’s the
about cats and then there’s the
about cats and then there’s the nonprofits in town then there’s startups
nonprofits in town then there’s startups
nonprofits in town then there’s startups about cats and you know the wealthy man
about cats and you know the wealthy man
about cats and you know the wealthy man in town is investing in the cat
in town is investing in the cat
in town is investing in the cat companies don’t you think anybody who
companies don’t you think anybody who
companies don’t you think anybody who owns a company that services the pet
owns a company that services the pet
owns a company that services the pet industry would care about that town
industry would care about that town
industry would care about that town there would be intellectual property
there would be intellectual property
there would be intellectual property there would be talent that is the place
there would be talent that is the place
there would be talent that is the place that they’re going to need to look for
that they’re going to need to look for
that they’re going to need to look for the future of their industry because the
the future of their industry because the
the future of their industry because the research and development spend the place
research and development spend the place
research and development spend the place where we’re creative and activated and
where we’re creative and activated and
where we’re creative and activated and thinking about problems that we can
thinking about problems that we can
thinking about problems that we can solve that’s where we come alive and we
solve that’s where we come alive and we
solve that’s where we come alive and we love what we do and if corporations like
love what we do and if corporations like
love what we do and if corporations like Amazon are spending 16 point 1 billion
Amazon are spending 16 point 1 billion
Amazon are spending 16 point 1 billion dollars on research and development
dollars on research and development
dollars on research and development should we be chasing their headquarters
should we be chasing their headquarters
should we be chasing their headquarters or should we be chasing some of that 16
or should we be chasing some of that 16
or should we be chasing some of that 16 point 1 billion I don’t want to just do
point 1 billion I don’t want to just do
point 1 billion I don’t want to just do a job for the rest of my life or get
a job for the rest of my life or get
a job for the rest of my life or get free money i instead love the idea of
free money i instead love the idea of
free money i instead love the idea of being an activated human and I love the
being an activated human and I love the
being an activated human and I love the idea of my city being a place where
idea of my city being a place where
idea of my city being a place where collectively we are elevating and
collectively we are elevating and
collectively we are elevating and focusing on what we can create to
focusing on what we can create to
focusing on what we can create to contribute to the future of our world so
contribute to the future of our world so
contribute to the future of our world so may you as a person take responsibility
may you as a person take responsibility
may you as a person take responsibility for being an activated citizen learning
for being an activated citizen learning
for being an activated citizen learning your authentic sense of self and maybe
your authentic sense of self and maybe
your authentic sense of self and maybe just maybe you’re the bold one in your
just maybe you’re the bold one in your
just maybe you’re the bold one in your town to lead your city in a new
town to lead your city in a new
town to lead your city in a new direction to focus on the future of your
direction to focus on the future of your
direction to focus on the future of your economy and not about chasing jobs thank
economy and not about chasing jobs thank
economy and not about chasing jobs thank you
you
you [Applause]
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