when I was a lot younger I was really interested in science and creating
interested in science and creating
interested in science and creating things I always wondered why my school
things I always wondered why my school
things I always wondered why my school wasn’t allowing young people like myself
wasn’t allowing young people like myself
wasn’t allowing young people like myself to play with science because I didn’t
to play with science because I didn’t
to play with science because I didn’t have an opportunity at school I started
have an opportunity at school I started
have an opportunity at school I started exploring with different components from
exploring with different components from
exploring with different components from things that I had taken apart at home
things that I had taken apart at home
things that I had taken apart at home and at my local Science Center which
and at my local Science Center which
and at my local Science Center which challenged me to learn more about
challenged me to learn more about
challenged me to learn more about robotics and circuitry the first thing I
robotics and circuitry the first thing I
robotics and circuitry the first thing I ever made was a brush pot I had never
ever made was a brush pot I had never
ever made was a brush pot I had never seen one before and steam and stem
seen one before and steam and stem
seen one before and steam and stem learning wasn’t popular yet so I had to
learning wasn’t popular yet so I had to
learning wasn’t popular yet so I had to figure it out myself I had taken apart
figure it out myself I had taken apart
figure it out myself I had taken apart my electric toothbrush reorganized the
my electric toothbrush reorganized the
my electric toothbrush reorganized the components and after a few different
components and after a few different
components and after a few different configurations
configurations
configurations I built a robot out of it this was the
I built a robot out of it this was the
I built a robot out of it this was the start of my love for robotics
start of my love for robotics
start of my love for robotics they were shaky at first but I
they were shaky at first but I
they were shaky at first but I experimented with the components to make
experimented with the components to make
experimented with the components to make it the best fresh but it could be these
it the best fresh but it could be these
it the best fresh but it could be these are these are the simplest of robots but
are these are the simplest of robots but
are these are the simplest of robots but when given to a young person they unlock
when given to a young person they unlock
when given to a young person they unlock a wealth of insight and a lot of
a wealth of insight and a lot of
a wealth of insight and a lot of questions
questions
questions good questions I started sharing my
good questions I started sharing my
good questions I started sharing my findings with my friends and I found
findings with my friends and I found
findings with my friends and I found that they were equally fascinated so I
that they were equally fascinated so I
that they were equally fascinated so I made a kid when I was 8 years old I
made a kid when I was 8 years old I
made a kid when I was 8 years old I started a company is for the fun and
started a company is for the fun and
started a company is for the fun and adventure of brush BOTS two young
adventure of brush BOTS two young
adventure of brush BOTS two young children in the hope this would start
children in the hope this would start
children in the hope this would start their own scientific adventure now I’m
their own scientific adventure now I’m
their own scientific adventure now I’m finding that people of all ages love
finding that people of all ages love
finding that people of all ages love brush BOTS because it really nice the
brush BOTS because it really nice the
brush BOTS because it really nice the creativity in them they may have
creativity in them they may have
creativity in them they may have forgotten about when people play with
forgotten about when people play with
forgotten about when people play with brush BOTS their creative side comes out
brush BOTS their creative side comes out
brush BOTS their creative side comes out and they’re reminded to look at a
and they’re reminded to look at a
and they’re reminded to look at a different perspective on creating things
different perspective on creating things
different perspective on creating things in creative and sharing creativity so
in creative and sharing creativity so
in creative and sharing creativity so how many of you would call yourselves
how many of you would call yourselves
how many of you would call yourselves creative Wow quite a few of you
creative Wow quite a few of you
creative Wow quite a few of you how many of you have had an idea that
how many of you have had an idea that
how many of you have had an idea that could have been turned into a business
could have been turned into a business
could have been turned into a business that’s great how many of you have
that’s great how many of you have
that’s great how many of you have actually acted on this idea and turned
actually acted on this idea and turned
actually acted on this idea and turned it into reality interesting for those of
it into reality interesting for those of
it into reality interesting for those of you who don’t think of yourselves as
you who don’t think of yourselves as
you who don’t think of yourselves as creative how can we unlock creative
creative how can we unlock creative
creative how can we unlock creative power creativity is the key to being
power creativity is the key to being
power creativity is the key to being successful in a world full of advancing
successful in a world full of advancing
successful in a world full of advancing technology when we combine our
technology when we combine our
technology when we combine our creativity with technology we can find
creativity with technology we can find
creativity with technology we can find impressive new solutions some of our
impressive new solutions some of our
impressive new solutions some of our problems in many areas such as health
problems in many areas such as health
problems in many areas such as health care food industries and the environment
care food industries and the environment
care food industries and the environment but where do we start how do we create
but where do we start how do we create
but where do we start how do we create creativity one of the peoples I really
creativity one of the peoples I really
creativity one of the peoples I really look up to is Chris Hadfield because he
look up to is Chris Hadfield because he
look up to is Chris Hadfield because he is very curious and he has seen the
is very curious and he has seen the
is very curious and he has seen the world from a different perspective than
world from a different perspective than
world from a different perspective than most of us have Chris Hadfield said it
most of us have Chris Hadfield said it
most of us have Chris Hadfield said it is in his children’s book humans are
is in his children’s book humans are
is in his children’s book humans are always waiting with you just waiting big
always waiting with you just waiting big
always waiting with you just waiting big dreams about the kind of person you want
dreams about the kind of person you want
dreams about the kind of person you want to be wonderful dreams but the life you
to be wonderful dreams but the life you
to be wonderful dreams but the life you will live and dreams that actually can
will live and dreams that actually can
will live and dreams that actually can come true
come true
come true so dreams are the first step towards
so dreams are the first step towards
so dreams are the first step towards creativity and the creativity is how we
creativity and the creativity is how we
creativity and the creativity is how we can make all of our dreams come true
can make all of our dreams come true
can make all of our dreams come true when I was really young I dreamed of
when I was really young I dreamed of
when I was really young I dreamed of living on a planet called Laval and
living on a planet called Laval and
living on a planet called Laval and where it had special powers to be able
where it had special powers to be able
where it had special powers to be able to live in that environment I made lots
to live in that environment I made lots
to live in that environment I made lots of drawings of what that environment
of drawings of what that environment
of drawings of what that environment looked like and the tools that I would
looked like and the tools that I would
looked like and the tools that I would need to survive in the harsh landscapes
need to survive in the harsh landscapes
need to survive in the harsh landscapes looking back I now realize that I was
looking back I now realize that I was
looking back I now realize that I was actually engineering solutions for life
actually engineering solutions for life
actually engineering solutions for life in a harsh environment these are
in a harsh environment these are
in a harsh environment these are creative sparks ideas that might help me
creative sparks ideas that might help me
creative sparks ideas that might help me to solve some of our problems in with
to solve some of our problems in with
to solve some of our problems in with the environment here on earth or maybe
the environment here on earth or maybe
the environment here on earth or maybe to help me create solutions for human
to help me create solutions for human
to help me create solutions for human interactions with other planets like
interactions with other planets like
interactions with other planets like Mars actually I even have brush pots on
Mars actually I even have brush pots on
Mars actually I even have brush pots on Mars that’s true
Mars that’s true
Mars that’s true well at least true for the Mars one 12
well at least true for the Mars one 12
well at least true for the Mars one 12 storytelling project that my company was
storytelling project that my company was
storytelling project that my company was part of her beaker head Science Festival
part of her beaker head Science Festival
part of her beaker head Science Festival I see brush pots a little bit like the
I see brush pots a little bit like the
I see brush pots a little bit like the coloring books of robotics they’re very
coloring books of robotics they’re very
coloring books of robotics they’re very simple easy to understand and easy to
simple easy to understand and easy to
simple easy to understand and easy to replicate
replicate
replicate but like the pages of a coloring book
but like the pages of a coloring book
but like the pages of a coloring book they invite us to be creative and that’s
they invite us to be creative and that’s
they invite us to be creative and that’s why no to brush pots end up being alike
why no to brush pots end up being alike
why no to brush pots end up being alike they all look different and act
they all look different and act
they all look different and act differently in robotics brush BOTS can
differently in robotics brush BOTS can
differently in robotics brush BOTS can help us take those first steps and help
help us take those first steps and help
help us take those first steps and help us get started
us get started
us get started fresh BOTS can spark an interest in
fresh BOTS can spark an interest in
fresh BOTS can spark an interest in computer coding the and they teach us
computer coding the and they teach us
computer coding the and they teach us how how circuitry works learning to
how how circuitry works learning to
how how circuitry works learning to write code takes time but it’s something
write code takes time but it’s something
write code takes time but it’s something that most of us can do if we set our
that most of us can do if we set our
that most of us can do if we set our minds to it it’s actually not much
minds to it it’s actually not much
minds to it it’s actually not much different than when we first learned to
different than when we first learned to
different than when we first learned to hold a pencil crayon and color inside
hold a pencil crayon and color inside
hold a pencil crayon and color inside the lines coding is the language of how
the lines coding is the language of how
the lines coding is the language of how we can communicate with computers robots
we can communicate with computers robots
we can communicate with computers robots AI and a lot of other technology it’s
AI and a lot of other technology it’s
AI and a lot of other technology it’s really important to develop coding
really important to develop coding
really important to develop coding skills at as young an age as possible
skills at as young an age as possible
skills at as young an age as possible because coding is what allows us to
because coding is what allows us to
because coding is what allows us to program repair reinvent and reinterpret
program repair reinvent and reinterpret
program repair reinvent and reinterpret robots and technology I started learning
robots and technology I started learning
robots and technology I started learning code with Canada learning code which was
code with Canada learning code which was
code with Canada learning code which was started by Melissa riveting the
started by Melissa riveting the
started by Melissa riveting the workshops have expanded to many cities
workshops have expanded to many cities
workshops have expanded to many cities all across Canada and the workshops
all across Canada and the workshops
all across Canada and the workshops introduced me to coding HTML CSS C++
introduced me to coding HTML CSS C++
introduced me to coding HTML CSS C++ Ruby and Python with Canada learning
Ruby and Python with Canada learning
Ruby and Python with Canada learning code
code
code I learned the essential skills to create
I learned the essential skills to create
I learned the essential skills to create whatever I need to so at this point in
whatever I need to so at this point in
whatever I need to so at this point in my journey I have learned about circuits
my journey I have learned about circuits
my journey I have learned about circuits and learned how to use different coding
and learned how to use different coding
and learned how to use different coding languages but coloring inside the lines
languages but coloring inside the lines
languages but coloring inside the lines will only take you so far I think that
will only take you so far I think that
will only take you so far I think that one of the best ways to learn to be
one of the best ways to learn to be
one of the best ways to learn to be creative is to spend time with creative
creative is to spend time with creative
creative is to spend time with creative people people who like to color outside
people people who like to color outside
people people who like to color outside the lines like the people who hang out
the lines like the people who hang out
the lines like the people who hang out at a maker space because the maker space
at a maker space because the maker space
at a maker space because the maker space in my room could only take me so far I
in my room could only take me so far I
in my room could only take me so far I had to find a bigger place with more
had to find a bigger place with more
had to find a bigger place with more tools that I could make more complex
tools that I could make more complex
tools that I could make more complex projects with a makerspace is an amazing
projects with a makerspace is an amazing
projects with a makerspace is an amazing place where people can make amazing
place where people can make amazing
place where people can make amazing things because they’re filled with
things because they’re filled with
things because they’re filled with wonderful tools to enable your dreams to
wonderful tools to enable your dreams to
wonderful tools to enable your dreams to become a reality a makerspace is a place
become a reality a makerspace is a place
become a reality a makerspace is a place that’s filled with amazing people who
that’s filled with amazing people who
that’s filled with amazing people who are creative and innovative and are
are creative and innovative and are
are creative and innovative and are happy to collaborate makerspace
happy to collaborate makerspace
happy to collaborate makerspace is a place where people come together to
is a place where people come together to
is a place where people come together to make amazing things the they will help
make amazing things the they will help
make amazing things the they will help the people who are just starting they
the people who are just starting they
the people who are just starting they will draw the lines for them to color
will draw the lines for them to color
will draw the lines for them to color and then teach them how to color outside
and then teach them how to color outside
and then teach them how to color outside the lines maker spaces allow for
the lines maker spaces allow for
the lines maker spaces allow for uninhibited creativity one of the most
uninhibited creativity one of the most
uninhibited creativity one of the most exciting areas I’ve been able to explore
exciting areas I’ve been able to explore
exciting areas I’ve been able to explore is wearable technology I met the make
is wearable technology I met the make
is wearable technology I met the make fashion team at a makerspace and since
fashion team at a makerspace and since
fashion team at a makerspace and since then they’ve been challenging and
then they’ve been challenging and
then they’ve been challenging and supporting my ideas this is my Nautilus
supporting my ideas this is my Nautilus
supporting my ideas this is my Nautilus dress I got to start exploring
dress I got to start exploring
dress I got to start exploring biomimicry and how my fashion design
biomimicry and how my fashion design
biomimicry and how my fashion design combined with wearable technology can
combined with wearable technology can
combined with wearable technology can mimic voluminous and creatures my
mimic voluminous and creatures my
mimic voluminous and creatures my Nautilus dress helps make connections
Nautilus dress helps make connections
Nautilus dress helps make connections between the person wearing the dress and
between the person wearing the dress and
between the person wearing the dress and the people around them by using
the people around them by using
the people around them by using proximity sensors integrated with
proximity sensors integrated with
proximity sensors integrated with laser-cut designs this is a perfect
laser-cut designs this is a perfect
laser-cut designs this is a perfect example of how creativity can help
example of how creativity can help
example of how creativity can help people to become more aware standout or
people to become more aware standout or
people to become more aware standout or blend in we’re already seeing robots
blend in we’re already seeing robots
blend in we’re already seeing robots start to help us with the parts of our
start to help us with the parts of our
start to help us with the parts of our lives that need to be more accurate like
lives that need to be more accurate like
lives that need to be more accurate like brain surgery we’re also seeing robot
brain surgery we’re also seeing robot
brain surgery we’re also seeing robot start to help us with the mundane
start to help us with the mundane
start to help us with the mundane everyday tasks like vacuuming so as
everyday tasks like vacuuming so as
everyday tasks like vacuuming so as robotics and Technology become more
robotics and Technology become more
robotics and Technology become more integrated with our lives we will have
integrated with our lives we will have
integrated with our lives we will have more time to think creatively and to
more time to think creatively and to
more time to think creatively and to solve problems colouring outside the
solve problems colouring outside the
solve problems colouring outside the lines so color with the skills you have
lines so color with the skills you have
lines so color with the skills you have and learn to color outside the lines and
and learn to color outside the lines and
and learn to color outside the lines and then learn to draw the lines themselves
then learn to draw the lines themselves
then learn to draw the lines themselves and maybe one day the lines won’t be
and maybe one day the lines won’t be
and maybe one day the lines won’t be necessary anymore for me it all started
necessary anymore for me it all started
necessary anymore for me it all started with a brush bot a dream
with a brush bot a dream
with a brush bot a dream [Music]
[Music]
[Music] thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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