[Music] when I was 24 years old I skateboarded
when I was 24 years old I skateboarded
when I was 24 years old I skateboarded across the length of New Zealand and I
across the length of New Zealand and I
across the length of New Zealand and I did it with one of my best friends we
did it with one of my best friends we
did it with one of my best friends we did it on regular short boards regular
did it on regular short boards regular
did it on regular short boards regular skateboards not long boards because
skateboards not long boards because
skateboards not long boards because we’re skaters and even though it was way
we’re skaters and even though it was way
we’re skaters and even though it was way harder that’s just the end of the
harder that’s just the end of the
harder that’s just the end of the discussion you know we skated down
discussion you know we skated down
discussion you know we skated down endless roads up and down countless
endless roads up and down countless
endless roads up and down countless mountains at one point we had to cross a
mountains at one point we had to cross a
mountains at one point we had to cross a Russian glacial River which was really
Russian glacial River which was really
Russian glacial River which was really dumb and super cold when it was time to
dumb and super cold when it was time to
dumb and super cold when it was time to eat food we would open up a can of
eat food we would open up a can of
eat food we would open up a can of spaghetti I don’t know if you’ve ever
spaghetti I don’t know if you’ve ever
spaghetti I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of canned spaghetti but it exists
heard of canned spaghetti but it exists
heard of canned spaghetti but it exists and we ate it three times a day at night
and we ate it three times a day at night
and we ate it three times a day at night when we had to sleep we would set our
when we had to sleep we would set our
when we had to sleep we would set our tent up on the side of the highway that
tent up on the side of the highway that
tent up on the side of the highway that we were skateboarding on which was
we were skateboarding on which was
we were skateboarding on which was actually pretty sketchy now that i’m
actually pretty sketchy now that i’m
actually pretty sketchy now that i’m talking about it in hindsight and
talking about it in hindsight and
talking about it in hindsight and thirteen hundred and sixty six
thirteen hundred and sixty six
thirteen hundred and sixty six kilometers later I realized that if I
kilometers later I realized that if I
kilometers later I realized that if I wanted to change the world I had to
wanted to change the world I had to
wanted to change the world I had to change how i was looking to do it it’s a
change how i was looking to do it it’s a
change how i was looking to do it it’s a really important thought to think about
really important thought to think about
really important thought to think about and it took me a long time before that
and it took me a long time before that
and it took me a long time before that skate started I was kind of just doing
skate started I was kind of just doing
skate started I was kind of just doing nothing looking at my phone scrolling
nothing looking at my phone scrolling
nothing looking at my phone scrolling through my facebook newsfeed and then
through my facebook newsfeed and then
through my facebook newsfeed and then refreshing and doing that again and I’m
refreshing and doing that again and I’m
refreshing and doing that again and I’m not alone a lot of people are like that
not alone a lot of people are like that
not alone a lot of people are like that it turns out that four in ten
it turns out that four in ten
it turns out that four in ten Millennials report spending more time
Millennials report spending more time
Millennials report spending more time with their phone than they do with their
with their phone than they do with their
with their phone than they do with their partner or their friends more time than
partner or their friends more time than
partner or their friends more time than they spend with their parents more time
they spend with their parents more time
they spend with their parents more time than they spend with their kids their
than they spend with their kids their
than they spend with their kids their children so what are we doing why are we
children so what are we doing why are we
children so what are we doing why are we doing this what are we looking for hour
doing this what are we looking for hour
doing this what are we looking for hour after hour I know when I started asking
after hour I know when I started asking
after hour I know when I started asking myself that question really started
myself that question really started
myself that question really started asking myself that question I realized
asking myself that question I realized
asking myself that question I realized that I’d been looking for something
that I’d been looking for something
that I’d been looking for something different I was looking for something
different I was looking for something
different I was looking for something new and what it turned out I was looking
new and what it turned out I was looking
new and what it turned out I was looking for was change but I wanted it to be
for was change but I wanted it to be
for was change but I wanted it to be really positive and I wanted it to
really positive and I wanted it to
really positive and I wanted it to affect as many people as possible and
affect as many people as possible and
affect as many people as possible and when I started thinking more about it I
when I started thinking more about it I
when I started thinking more about it I felt anxious I thought what strategies
felt anxious I thought what strategies
felt anxious I thought what strategies will I use where will I find the
will I use where will I find the
will I use where will I find the resources and how will I even begin
resources and how will I even begin
resources and how will I even begin as soon as those questions start flowing
as soon as those questions start flowing
as soon as those questions start flowing in I got overwhelmed and I got scared
in I got overwhelmed and I got scared
in I got overwhelmed and I got scared and suddenly I found myself back into
and suddenly I found myself back into
and suddenly I found myself back into that newsfeed wasting time but that’s a
that newsfeed wasting time but that’s a
that newsfeed wasting time but that’s a really common feeling a lot of people
really common feeling a lot of people
really common feeling a lot of people experience that anxiety I’m not alone in
experience that anxiety I’m not alone in
experience that anxiety I’m not alone in that so how do we change that feeling
that so how do we change that feeling
that so how do we change that feeling that starts in our hearts with a deep
that starts in our hearts with a deep
that starts in our hearts with a deep profound journey and feeling for change
profound journey and feeling for change
profound journey and feeling for change and ends with us just watching a video
and ends with us just watching a video
and ends with us just watching a video of a kitten in the mouse that are best
of a kitten in the mouse that are best
of a kitten in the mouse that are best buds how do we avoid that well when I
buds how do we avoid that well when I
buds how do we avoid that well when I think about that question I actually
think about that question I actually
think about that question I actually want to flip it a little bit so how can
want to flip it a little bit so how can
want to flip it a little bit so how can the fact that millions of people are
the fact that millions of people are
the fact that millions of people are watching this video of a kitten in a
watching this video of a kitten in a
watching this video of a kitten in a mouse that are best friends and they
mouse that are best friends and they
mouse that are best friends and they cuddle and it’s adorable because you
cuddle and it’s adorable because you
cuddle and it’s adorable because you can’t not watch that video but how can
can’t not watch that video but how can
can’t not watch that video but how can watching that video lead to deep ethical
watching that video lead to deep ethical
watching that video lead to deep ethical change flip it just a little bit so
change flip it just a little bit so
change flip it just a little bit so today I’m going to talk to you about a
today I’m going to talk to you about a
today I’m going to talk to you about a few things how you can raise tons of
few things how you can raise tons of
few things how you can raise tons of money for charity without changing
money for charity without changing
money for charity without changing anything you do how you can prevent
anything you do how you can prevent
anything you do how you can prevent billions of tons of waste from going
billions of tons of waste from going
billions of tons of waste from going into the landfill without changing
into the landfill without changing
into the landfill without changing anything that you do and how you can
anything that you do and how you can
anything that you do and how you can create clean renewable energy without
create clean renewable energy without
create clean renewable energy without changing anything that you do how I
changing anything that you do how I
changing anything that you do how I think that the potential for social
think that the potential for social
think that the potential for social change exists in everything we’re
change exists in everything we’re
change exists in everything we’re already doing we just need to change the
already doing we just need to change the
already doing we just need to change the way we’re looking for it so how are we
way we’re looking for it so how are we
way we’re looking for it so how are we changing the world by skateboarding
changing the world by skateboarding
changing the world by skateboarding across New Zealand well the guy that I
across New Zealand well the guy that I
across New Zealand well the guy that I was with was named Rob Dyer and he had
was with was named Rob Dyer and he had
was with was named Rob Dyer and he had started an organization called skate for
started an organization called skate for
started an organization called skate for cancer what he would do is escape from
cancer what he would do is escape from
cancer what he would do is escape from one side of a country to the other and
one side of a country to the other and
one side of a country to the other and while he was doing it he was hoping to
while he was doing it he was hoping to
while he was doing it he was hoping to raise awareness for cancer on top on top
raise awareness for cancer on top on top
raise awareness for cancer on top on top of that he would be providing preventive
of that he would be providing preventive
of that he would be providing preventive knowledge for young people to learn that
knowledge for young people to learn that
knowledge for young people to learn that was easy and proactive methods to
was easy and proactive methods to
was easy and proactive methods to prevent cancer but most importantly he
prevent cancer but most importantly he
prevent cancer but most importantly he wanted to inspire people with the
wanted to inspire people with the
wanted to inspire people with the thought that you can overcome any
thought that you can overcome any
thought that you can overcome any obstacle that you set your mind to as
obstacle that you set your mind to as
obstacle that you set your mind to as long as you set your mind to it so while
long as you set your mind to it so while
long as you set your mind to it so while we were on the road we were actually on
we were on the road we were actually on
we were on the road we were actually on a mission we were activists that was a
a mission we were activists that was a
a mission we were activists that was a really intense skate we saw a lot of
really intense skate we saw a lot of
really intense skate we saw a lot of different things we were welcomed by
different things we were welcomed by
different things we were welcomed by countless different people
countless different people
countless different people but what was most important about it is
but what was most important about it is
but what was most important about it is it sparked my interest in social
it sparked my interest in social
it sparked my interest in social innovation because it taught me to
innovation because it taught me to
innovation because it taught me to dramatically change the way i was
dramatically change the way i was
dramatically change the way i was looking at how i could accomplish it how
looking at how i could accomplish it how
looking at how i could accomplish it how i could change the world it all came
i could change the world it all came
i could change the world it all came down to just flipping it slightly fast
down to just flipping it slightly fast
down to just flipping it slightly fast forward a couple years to a time when i
forward a couple years to a time when i
forward a couple years to a time when i started an organization with a group of
started an organization with a group of
started an organization with a group of my best friends called dude box so dude
my best friends called dude box so dude
my best friends called dude box so dude box has raised almost 150 thousand
box has raised almost 150 thousand
box has raised almost 150 thousand dollars for charity but what is it that
dollars for charity but what is it that
dollars for charity but what is it that we actually do aside from it being a
we actually do aside from it being a
we actually do aside from it being a ridiculous name that I will have
ridiculous name that I will have
ridiculous name that I will have tattooed on my body for the rest of my
tattooed on my body for the rest of my
tattooed on my body for the rest of my life much to the chagrin of my mother
life much to the chagrin of my mother
life much to the chagrin of my mother I’m um it’s also a non-profit
I’m um it’s also a non-profit
I’m um it’s also a non-profit do-it-yourself third party fundraising
do-it-yourself third party fundraising
do-it-yourself third party fundraising organization which is a lot of words but
organization which is a lot of words but
organization which is a lot of words but what we actually do is we find really
what we actually do is we find really
what we actually do is we find really unique venues we fill them with people
unique venues we fill them with people
unique venues we fill them with people for a night we throw an amazing event at
for a night we throw an amazing event at
for a night we throw an amazing event at the end of the night when everyone
the end of the night when everyone
the end of the night when everyone leaves we return the venue back to the
leaves we return the venue back to the
leaves we return the venue back to the way we found it and then we donate all
way we found it and then we donate all
way we found it and then we donate all the money that we’ve raised charity it
the money that we’ve raised charity it
the money that we’ve raised charity it sounds pretty straightforward but we’ve
sounds pretty straightforward but we’ve
sounds pretty straightforward but we’ve encountered a couple challenges in the
encountered a couple challenges in the
encountered a couple challenges in the past like the time we had to turn this
past like the time we had to turn this
past like the time we had to turn this CrossFit gym into basically a nightclub
CrossFit gym into basically a nightclub
CrossFit gym into basically a nightclub for the name and then when everyone left
for the name and then when everyone left
for the name and then when everyone left we have to transform it back into a
we have to transform it back into a
we have to transform it back into a CrossFit gym this was the greatest work
CrossFit gym this was the greatest work
CrossFit gym this was the greatest work out of my life I don’t know what they’re
out of my life I don’t know what they’re
out of my life I don’t know what they’re doing with those giant tires but we had
doing with those giant tires but we had
doing with those giant tires but we had to lift them it was real tricky it all
to lift them it was real tricky it all
to lift them it was real tricky it all really started when we lived in this
really started when we lived in this
really started when we lived in this gnarly loft in downtown Toronto there
gnarly loft in downtown Toronto there
gnarly loft in downtown Toronto there was a group of us and we had this
was a group of us and we had this
was a group of us and we had this absentee landlord that just didn’t seem
absentee landlord that just didn’t seem
absentee landlord that just didn’t seem to care about basic things important
to care about basic things important
to care about basic things important things like plumbing heating I don’t
things like plumbing heating I don’t
things like plumbing heating I don’t know walls just had no real interest in
know walls just had no real interest in
know walls just had no real interest in those things but that was okay because
those things but that was okay because
those things but that was okay because we really didn’t care about them either
we really didn’t care about them either
we really didn’t care about them either what it led to was a recipe for house
what it led to was a recipe for house
what it led to was a recipe for house parties and we had a ton of those we
parties and we had a ton of those we
parties and we had a ton of those we didn’t do it to raise money we didn’t do
didn’t do it to raise money we didn’t do
didn’t do it to raise money we didn’t do it to make money we just threw parties
it to make money we just threw parties
it to make money we just threw parties because we thought it was fun but after
because we thought it was fun but after
because we thought it was fun but after years of people jumping on your roof and
years of people jumping on your roof and
years of people jumping on your roof and all through your living room your bed
all through your living room your bed
all through your living room your bed your bedroom your kitchen things kind of
your bedroom your kitchen things kind of
your bedroom your kitchen things kind of tend to fall apart I remember one time
tend to fall apart I remember one time
tend to fall apart I remember one time one of the guys went to the washroom
one of the guys went to the washroom
one of the guys went to the washroom when the party had ended and he was like
when the party had ended and he was like
when the party had ended and he was like oh dudes it’s gone
oh dudes it’s gone
oh dudes it’s gone and sure enough someone had taken our
and sure enough someone had taken our
and sure enough someone had taken our toilet so I’m going to take a half hour
toilet so I’m going to take a half hour
toilet so I’m going to take a half hour sink I don’t know why they did that but
sink I don’t know why they did that but
sink I don’t know why they did that but we learned how to build a bathroom that
we learned how to build a bathroom that
we learned how to build a bathroom that week and we were able to keep up with
week and we were able to keep up with
week and we were able to keep up with that kind of thing for a while but
that kind of thing for a while but
that kind of thing for a while but eventually with that many people coming
eventually with that many people coming
eventually with that many people coming for a place one really integral part of
for a place one really integral part of
for a place one really integral part of an apartment started disappearing and
an apartment started disappearing and
an apartment started disappearing and that was the floor it was sinking so we
that was the floor it was sinking so we
that was the floor it was sinking so we decided it was time to move we had to
decided it was time to move we had to
decided it was time to move we had to make a move but everybody kept asking us
make a move but everybody kept asking us
make a move but everybody kept asking us what what are you gonna do about the
what what are you gonna do about the
what what are you gonna do about the parties are going to still throw them
parties are going to still throw them
parties are going to still throw them and we thought yeah we would like to do
and we thought yeah we would like to do
and we thought yeah we would like to do that too so we looked around and we
that too so we looked around and we
that too so we looked around and we found a place where we could do it but
found a place where we could do it but
found a place where we could do it but they had expenses that we’d never
they had expenses that we’d never
they had expenses that we’d never encountered before and we figured the
encountered before and we figured the
encountered before and we figured the only way that we could afford to pay it
only way that we could afford to pay it
only way that we could afford to pay it was charge people a couple dollars to
was charge people a couple dollars to
was charge people a couple dollars to get into the party that also meant that
get into the party that also meant that
get into the party that also meant that there may be a little bit of profit but
there may be a little bit of profit but
there may be a little bit of profit but there was seven of us and we didn’t
there was seven of us and we didn’t
there was seven of us and we didn’t really want to pick her over who gets
really want to pick her over who gets
really want to pick her over who gets how much money couple dollars for that
how much money couple dollars for that
how much money couple dollars for that guy a couple dollars for that other guy
guy a couple dollars for that other guy
guy a couple dollars for that other guy we figured it would be bad for our
we figured it would be bad for our
we figured it would be bad for our friendship so we just all agreed let’s
friendship so we just all agreed let’s
friendship so we just all agreed let’s give it to charity now a couple of the
give it to charity now a couple of the
give it to charity now a couple of the dudes have some family in Africa living
dudes have some family in Africa living
dudes have some family in Africa living in Kenya and Somalia and so we found a
in Kenya and Somalia and so we found a
in Kenya and Somalia and so we found a charity that allows you to purchase
charity that allows you to purchase
charity that allows you to purchase animals for people living in rural
animals for people living in rural
animals for people living in rural African villages which can have a
African villages which can have a
African villages which can have a massive impact on their life you can buy
massive impact on their life you can buy
massive impact on their life you can buy chickens goats and the biggest thing
chickens goats and the biggest thing
chickens goats and the biggest thing that you can buy is a cow so obviously
that you can buy is a cow so obviously
that you can buy is a cow so obviously we were like okay let’s buy one of those
we were like okay let’s buy one of those
we were like okay let’s buy one of those and we decided to call that party cash
and we decided to call that party cash
and we decided to call that party cash cow we didn’t really know what to expect
cow we didn’t really know what to expect
cow we didn’t really know what to expect but a ton of people came through it was
but a ton of people came through it was
but a ton of people came through it was a huge success and so many people came
a huge success and so many people came
a huge success and so many people came through that we were able to raise
through that we were able to raise
through that we were able to raise double what we expected and by two cows
double what we expected and by two cows
double what we expected and by two cows which was surprising and really really
which was surprising and really really
which was surprising and really really sick since then we’ve scaled this model
sick since then we’ve scaled this model
sick since then we’ve scaled this model up and our struggle at this point is
up and our struggle at this point is
up and our struggle at this point is finding a space that’s big enough to fit
finding a space that’s big enough to fit
finding a space that’s big enough to fit all the people we used art galleries
all the people we used art galleries
all the people we used art galleries empty retail stores warehouses most
empty retail stores warehouses most
empty retail stores warehouses most recently we threw an event in a
recently we threw an event in a
recently we threw an event in a decommissioned generating station which
decommissioned generating station which
decommissioned generating station which was like four foot bill foot football
was like four foot bill foot football
was like four foot bill foot football fields long and about 3,000 people came
fields long and about 3,000 people came
fields long and about 3,000 people came through so it was a really exciting
through so it was a really exciting
through so it was a really exciting party and we raised a lot of money for
party and we raised a lot of money for
party and we raised a lot of money for charity now when we moved out of that
charity now when we moved out of that
charity now when we moved out of that house we could have just stopped because
house we could have just stopped because
house we could have just stopped because you saw the bathroom he saw the CrossFit
you saw the bathroom he saw the CrossFit
you saw the bathroom he saw the CrossFit gym it’s not always easy but we kept
gym it’s not always easy but we kept
gym it’s not always easy but we kept going and when that first revenue
going and when that first revenue
going and when that first revenue generating event raised double what we
generating event raised double what we
generating event raised double what we set out to do we could have bought one
set out to do we could have bought one
set out to do we could have bought one cow and we could have split the rest of
cow and we could have split the rest of
cow and we could have split the rest of the money between us we could have
the money between us we could have
the money between us we could have bought ourselves a dinner whatever but
bought ourselves a dinner whatever but
bought ourselves a dinner whatever but we didn’t we saw magic in this model and
we didn’t we saw magic in this model and
we didn’t we saw magic in this model and realized that if we just flipped
realized that if we just flipped
realized that if we just flipped something we were already doing all the
something we were already doing all the
something we were already doing all the time we could turn it into a vehicle for
time we could turn it into a vehicle for
time we could turn it into a vehicle for social change now when people talk about
social change now when people talk about
social change now when people talk about social change I think everybody’s
social change I think everybody’s
social change I think everybody’s picturing things like the Stonewall
picturing things like the Stonewall
picturing things like the Stonewall riots or the Occupy Wall Street movement
riots or the Occupy Wall Street movement
riots or the Occupy Wall Street movement more recently what’s going on in North
more recently what’s going on in North
more recently what’s going on in North Dakota at Standing Rock and these are
Dakota at Standing Rock and these are
Dakota at Standing Rock and these are all phenomenal examples of protest and
all phenomenal examples of protest and
all phenomenal examples of protest and revolution and they’ve accomplished
revolution and they’ve accomplished
revolution and they’ve accomplished amazing things through a very courageous
amazing things through a very courageous
amazing things through a very courageous model but they all suffer from some
model but they all suffer from some
model but they all suffer from some similar challenges they have to overcome
similar challenges they have to overcome
similar challenges they have to overcome the fear that I talked about earlier
the fear that I talked about earlier
the fear that I talked about earlier they have to overcome the complacency
they have to overcome the complacency
they have to overcome the complacency that comes from the fear and if they
that comes from the fear and if they
that comes from the fear and if they manage to do that now they have to
manage to do that now they have to
manage to do that now they have to overcome the fatigue that people
overcome the fatigue that people
overcome the fatigue that people experience after a prolonged period of
experience after a prolonged period of
experience after a prolonged period of protest and unfortunately a lot of them
protest and unfortunately a lot of them
protest and unfortunately a lot of them haven’t been able to survive these
haven’t been able to survive these
haven’t been able to survive these challenges you know activism is hard
challenges you know activism is hard
challenges you know activism is hard historically it’s just really really
historically it’s just really really
historically it’s just really really difficult to get people to disrupt their
difficult to get people to disrupt their
difficult to get people to disrupt their lives and make big sacrifices either
lives and make big sacrifices either
lives and make big sacrifices either they don’t want to do it or they’re not
they don’t want to do it or they’re not
they don’t want to do it or they’re not able to do it and it’s a really
able to do it and it’s a really
able to do it and it’s a really challenging thing to keep people
challenging thing to keep people
challenging thing to keep people motivated and keep them on board or even
motivated and keep them on board or even
motivated and keep them on board or even worse you can’t get them on board in the
worse you can’t get them on board in the
worse you can’t get them on board in the first place but we’ve arrived at a time
first place but we’ve arrived at a time
first place but we’ve arrived at a time where we can really blow that whole
where we can really blow that whole
where we can really blow that whole thing open we can think of it more
thing open we can think of it more
thing open we can think of it more progressively more creatively weaved
progressively more creatively weaved
progressively more creatively weaved arrive at a time when we can use the
arrive at a time when we can use the
arrive at a time when we can use the things that had previously dismantled
things that had previously dismantled
things that had previously dismantled our movements to our advantage now this
our movements to our advantage now this
our movements to our advantage now this is a philosophy that’s really well
is a philosophy that’s really well
is a philosophy that’s really well captured in the martial art of jiu-jitsu
captured in the martial art of jiu-jitsu
captured in the martial art of jiu-jitsu in jiu-jitsu you use the energy that’s
in jiu-jitsu you use the energy that’s
in jiu-jitsu you use the energy that’s coming at you from your opponent and you
coming at you from your opponent and you
coming at you from your opponent and you use it against them to defeat them so
use it against them to defeat them so
use it against them to defeat them so instead of fighting against them you
instead of fighting against them you
instead of fighting against them you fight with them you use the energy
fight with them you use the energy
fight with them you use the energy instead of opposing it it’s a very
instead of opposing it it’s a very
instead of opposing it it’s a very simple philosophy and it works
simple philosophy and it works
simple philosophy and it works beautifully with social change
I think that’s the amount of times that
I think that’s the amount of times that you check your Instagram in a day
you check your Instagram in a day
you check your Instagram in a day doesn’t really matter maybe you check it
doesn’t really matter maybe you check it
doesn’t really matter maybe you check it five times maybe check it ten times
five times maybe check it ten times
five times maybe check it ten times maybe 20 maybe 100 it doesn’t matter
maybe 20 maybe 100 it doesn’t matter
maybe 20 maybe 100 it doesn’t matter because you want to do it so you’re
because you want to do it so you’re
because you want to do it so you’re going to do it right what I want to know
going to do it right what I want to know
going to do it right what I want to know is how can checking your Instagram
is how can checking your Instagram
is how can checking your Instagram account and deforestation you’re doing
account and deforestation you’re doing
account and deforestation you’re doing it already so why can’t we use it to our
it already so why can’t we use it to our
it already so why can’t we use it to our advantage how can buying a cup of coffee
advantage how can buying a cup of coffee
advantage how can buying a cup of coffee prevent systemic racism how come how can
prevent systemic racism how come how can
prevent systemic racism how come how can downloading a podcast help educate
downloading a podcast help educate
downloading a podcast help educate people on mental health issues maybe
people on mental health issues maybe
people on mental health issues maybe they can maybe all we have to do is
they can maybe all we have to do is
they can maybe all we have to do is start to think slightly differently
start to think slightly differently
start to think slightly differently about the things we’re already doing
about the things we’re already doing
about the things we’re already doing every single day now this is where that
every single day now this is where that
every single day now this is where that kitten and mouse come back into play
kitten and mouse come back into play
kitten and mouse come back into play look if millions of people are watching
look if millions of people are watching
look if millions of people are watching that video we have to figure out a way
that video we have to figure out a way
that video we have to figure out a way to use that energy to our advantage
to use that energy to our advantage
to use that energy to our advantage towards something greater and if that
towards something greater and if that
towards something greater and if that sounds crazy think back to 2014 when the
sounds crazy think back to 2014 when the
sounds crazy think back to 2014 when the ice bucket challenge went viral the ALS
ice bucket challenge went viral the ALS
ice bucket challenge went viral the ALS Association benefited from the fact that
Association benefited from the fact that
Association benefited from the fact that people would much rather watch a viral
people would much rather watch a viral
people would much rather watch a viral video or be in a viral video than canvas
video or be in a viral video than canvas
video or be in a viral video than canvas their neighborhoods or organize
their neighborhoods or organize
their neighborhoods or organize fundraisers man a hundred and thirteen
fundraisers man a hundred and thirteen
fundraisers man a hundred and thirteen million dollars was raised that year
million dollars was raised that year
million dollars was raised that year alone from that video it gives me
alone from that video it gives me
alone from that video it gives me shivers and that doesn’t even consider
shivers and that doesn’t even consider
shivers and that doesn’t even consider the massive awareness campaign the free
the massive awareness campaign the free
the massive awareness campaign the free marketing spreading the knowledge that
marketing spreading the knowledge that
marketing spreading the knowledge that the a-list the ALS Association was so
the a-list the ALS Association was so
the a-list the ALS Association was so determined to share what’s so cool about
determined to share what’s so cool about
determined to share what’s so cool about this philosophy is it really starts
this philosophy is it really starts
this philosophy is it really starts looking at your day-to-day actions and
looking at your day-to-day actions and
looking at your day-to-day actions and suddenly they don’t seem passive in fact
suddenly they don’t seem passive in fact
suddenly they don’t seem passive in fact they can be extremely powerful and
they can be extremely powerful and
they can be extremely powerful and that’s what I love about this so I’m
that’s what I love about this so I’m
that’s what I love about this so I’m going to walk you through a couple of
going to walk you through a couple of
going to walk you through a couple of different examples that show that this
different examples that show that this
different examples that show that this is a totally reasonable idea it’s not
is a totally reasonable idea it’s not
is a totally reasonable idea it’s not nearly as complicated as you think I’m
nearly as complicated as you think I’m
nearly as complicated as you think I’m literally going to walk you through it
literally going to walk you through it
literally going to walk you through it so right now what does it look like I’m
so right now what does it look like I’m
so right now what does it look like I’m doing walking just walking across the
doing walking just walking across the
doing walking just walking across the stage but if you look at it and flip it
stage but if you look at it and flip it
stage but if you look at it and flip it slightly you can see something
slightly you can see something
slightly you can see something significantly different what I’m doing
significantly different what I’m doing
significantly different what I’m doing right now is generating 7 watts of
right now is generating 7 watts of
right now is generating 7 watts of energy
energy
energy with each step that I take and we can
with each step that I take and we can
with each step that I take and we can harness that energy and we can store it
harness that energy and we can store it
harness that energy and we can store it for later use there’s a company that has
for later use there’s a company that has
for later use there’s a company that has figured out how to do this called pav
figured out how to do this called pav
figured out how to do this called pav again and they’ve spread tiles
again and they’ve spread tiles
again and they’ve spread tiles throughout high foot traffic areas all
throughout high foot traffic areas all
throughout high foot traffic areas all around the world to do just that they’ve
around the world to do just that they’ve
around the world to do just that they’ve installed these tiles in a subway
installed these tiles in a subway
installed these tiles in a subway platform in France a super busy subway
platform in France a super busy subway
platform in France a super busy subway platform with people coming and going
platform with people coming and going
platform with people coming and going every single day and all of those
every single day and all of those
every single day and all of those commuters rushing to their trains on and
commuters rushing to their trains on and
commuters rushing to their trains on and off are creating energy they’re actually
off are creating energy they’re actually
off are creating energy they’re actually generating enough energy to power some
generating enough energy to power some
generating enough energy to power some of the lights in the building and a
of the lights in the building and a
of the lights in the building and a couple USB charging ports for their
couple USB charging ports for their
couple USB charging ports for their phones now I know that’s not a
phones now I know that’s not a
phones now I know that’s not a revolution but it’s the start of one
revolution but it’s the start of one
revolution but it’s the start of one because what’s happening right now is
because what’s happening right now is
because what’s happening right now is people powered technology these
people powered technology these
people powered technology these commuters don’t even know that they’re
commuters don’t even know that they’re
commuters don’t even know that they’re participating in social activism so they
participating in social activism so they
participating in social activism so they can’t experience fear they can’t
can’t experience fear they can’t
can’t experience fear they can’t experience complacency and they won’t
experience complacency and they won’t
experience complacency and they won’t get fatigued unless they just get
get fatigued unless they just get
get fatigued unless they just get exhausted from walking back and forth
exhausted from walking back and forth
exhausted from walking back and forth wherever they’re going so we’re
wherever they’re going so we’re
wherever they’re going so we’re harnessing something that’s happening
harnessing something that’s happening
harnessing something that’s happening all over the world and using it to
all over the world and using it to
all over the world and using it to activate something new just by looking
activate something new just by looking
activate something new just by looking at it slightly differently all right I’m
at it slightly differently all right I’m
at it slightly differently all right I’m going to give you one one other example
going to give you one one other example
going to give you one one other example plastic cutlery and plastic cutlery it’s
plastic cutlery and plastic cutlery it’s
plastic cutlery and plastic cutlery it’s estimated that we produce 40 billion
estimated that we produce 40 billion
estimated that we produce 40 billion plastic spoons forks and knives every
plastic spoons forks and knives every
plastic spoons forks and knives every year so that people can eat takeout food
year so that people can eat takeout food
year so that people can eat takeout food and only six percent of this type of
and only six percent of this type of
and only six percent of this type of plastic is recyclable that means that we
plastic is recyclable that means that we
plastic is recyclable that means that we are putting billions of tons of waste
are putting billions of tons of waste
are putting billions of tons of waste into the landfill basically for eternity
into the landfill basically for eternity
into the landfill basically for eternity or it’s going straight into the ocean
or it’s going straight into the ocean
or it’s going straight into the ocean which means it’s going straight back
which means it’s going straight back
which means it’s going straight back into our bodies which is gross and it’s
into our bodies which is gross and it’s
into our bodies which is gross and it’s also really sad but what are you going
also really sad but what are you going
also really sad but what are you going to do right well there’s a company in
to do right well there’s a company in
to do right well there’s a company in India that figured something out there
India that figured something out there
India that figured something out there called Bay keys and they’ve discovered a
called Bay keys and they’ve discovered a
called Bay keys and they’ve discovered a product that is totally compostable and
product that is totally compostable and
product that is totally compostable and it biodegrades six days after you throw
it biodegrades six days after you throw
it biodegrades six days after you throw it out oh and you can eat it it’s edible
it out oh and you can eat it it’s edible
it out oh and you can eat it it’s edible there are eight different flavors of
there are eight different flavors of
there are eight different flavors of these things right it’s brilliant it’s
these things right it’s brilliant it’s
these things right it’s brilliant it’s just a small idea that acknowledged a
just a small idea that acknowledged a
just a small idea that acknowledged a very basic reality people are
very basic reality people are
very basic reality people are eating takeout food all over the world
eating takeout food all over the world
eating takeout food all over the world and producing billions of tons of waste
and producing billions of tons of waste
and producing billions of tons of waste but if we look at how to prevent that
but if we look at how to prevent that
but if we look at how to prevent that without pushing against those hungry
without pushing against those hungry
without pushing against those hungry masses maybe we can completely alter
masses maybe we can completely alter
masses maybe we can completely alter this small idea huge impact now I know
this small idea huge impact now I know
this small idea huge impact now I know that you’re sitting there going like
that you’re sitting there going like
that you’re sitting there going like dude I’m not going to invent some
dude I’m not going to invent some
dude I’m not going to invent some cutlery that I can eat my food with and
cutlery that I can eat my food with and
cutlery that I can eat my food with and then I can eat my cutlery and it’s save
then I can eat my cutlery and it’s save
then I can eat my cutlery and it’s save the world I get that I’m not asking you
the world I get that I’m not asking you
the world I get that I’m not asking you to be the next maverick of social
to be the next maverick of social
to be the next maverick of social innovation and come up with some
innovation and come up with some
innovation and come up with some brilliant solution all I’m asking is
brilliant solution all I’m asking is
brilliant solution all I’m asking is that you start paying close attention to
that you start paying close attention to
that you start paying close attention to the things that you’re doing every
the things that you’re doing every
the things that you’re doing every single day pay closer attention to the
single day pay closer attention to the
single day pay closer attention to the things people are around you are doing
things people are around you are doing
things people are around you are doing every single day and open your heart out
every single day and open your heart out
every single day and open your heart out up to the possibility that they can have
up to the possibility that they can have
up to the possibility that they can have powerful meaning and effect great change
powerful meaning and effect great change
powerful meaning and effect great change remember to create social change you
remember to create social change you
remember to create social change you don’t necessarily have to change
don’t necessarily have to change
don’t necessarily have to change anything that you’re doing maybe you
anything that you’re doing maybe you
anything that you’re doing maybe you just have to change the way you’re
just have to change the way you’re
just have to change the way you’re looking at it and a really important
looking at it and a really important
looking at it and a really important thing to take from this it’s the last
thing to take from this it’s the last
thing to take from this it’s the last thing I want to leave you with is this
thing I want to leave you with is this
thing I want to leave you with is this thought if everything that you’re doing
thought if everything that you’re doing
thought if everything that you’re doing has the potential to create social
has the potential to create social
has the potential to create social change than you the person doing it are
change than you the person doing it are
change than you the person doing it are good everything that you do has power
good everything that you do has power
good everything that you do has power that means that you are a good powerful
that means that you are a good powerful
that means that you are a good powerful person and I think that right now
person and I think that right now
person and I think that right now especially it’s something that we need
especially it’s something that we need
especially it’s something that we need to remind ourselves of much more often
to remind ourselves of much more often
to remind ourselves of much more often thank you so much
thank you so much
thank you so much [Applause]
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