
sadness is that there’s a ninety two point four three percent chance that I
point four three percent chance that I
point four three percent chance that I will not get into an Ivy Lee school or
will not get into an Ivy Lee school or
will not get into an Ivy Lee school or any other top-tier college for that
any other top-tier college for that
any other top-tier college for that matter neither will you and that’s just
matter neither will you and that’s just
matter neither will you and that’s just the stats the good news is that neither
the stats the good news is that neither
the stats the good news is that neither of us need to worry too much about it
of us need to worry too much about it
of us need to worry too much about it and then the next couple of minutes I’m
and then the next couple of minutes I’m
and then the next couple of minutes I’m going to take you through why in the
going to take you through why in the
going to take you through why in the past hundred years our parents I parents
past hundred years our parents I parents
past hundred years our parents I parents parents their parents and even their
parents their parents and even their
parents their parents and even their parents have come to believe that a
parents have come to believe that a
parents have come to believe that a college education is going to guarantee
college education is going to guarantee
college education is going to guarantee us a successful career we’ve come to
us a successful career we’ve come to
us a successful career we’ve come to believe in a miracle a university with a
believe in a miracle a university with a
believe in a miracle a university with a lot of opportunities diverse connections
lot of opportunities diverse connections
lot of opportunities diverse connections and a passage to success well all of
and a passage to success well all of
and a passage to success well all of those things I picked up from a college
those things I picked up from a college
those things I picked up from a college brochure now in the same hundred years
brochure now in the same hundred years
brochure now in the same hundred years the world as we know it has been through
the world as we know it has been through
the world as we know it has been through a radical transformation every single
a radical transformation every single
a radical transformation every single industry that impacts our lives has been
industry that impacts our lives has been
industry that impacts our lives has been disrupted at its root Peter Thiel and
disrupted at its root Peter Thiel and
disrupted at its root Peter Thiel and fagged distills it distills disruption
fagged distills it distills disruption
fagged distills it distills disruption into three simple words zero to one
into three simple words zero to one
into three simple words zero to one take the transport industry for instance
take the transport industry for instance
take the transport industry for instance uber ization has been able to put
uber ization has been able to put
uber ization has been able to put together technology automated vehicles
together technology automated vehicles
together technology automated vehicles and fast-moving transportation
and fast-moving transportation
and fast-moving transportation technology to make sure that in New York
technology to make sure that in New York
technology to make sure that in New York a fleet of 9,000 autonomous vehicles
a fleet of 9,000 autonomous vehicles
a fleet of 9,000 autonomous vehicles will be able to take over all of the
will be able to take over all of the
will be able to take over all of the cabs in New York to put that into
cabs in New York to put that into
cabs in New York to put that into perspective
perspective
perspective it’s the fourteen thousand cabs that
it’s the fourteen thousand cabs that
it’s the fourteen thousand cabs that they already own plus the 13 thousand
they already own plus the 13 thousand
they already own plus the 13 thousand yellow cabs that we keep hearing about
yellow cabs that we keep hearing about
yellow cabs that we keep hearing about in all the movies that we keep watching
in all the movies that we keep watching
in all the movies that we keep watching but in the space of Education disruption
but in the space of Education disruption
but in the space of Education disruption has been slowed and while there has been
has been slowed and while there has been
has been slowed and while there has been some amount of change it’s been
some amount of change it’s been
some amount of change it’s been happening in small pockets
happening in small pockets
happening in small pockets and that isn’t too much of a systemic
and that isn’t too much of a systemic
and that isn’t too much of a systemic change but there are a couple of
change but there are a couple of
change but there are a couple of examples that I do want to share with
examples that I do want to share with
examples that I do want to share with you which are creating a wave in the
you which are creating a wave in the
you which are creating a wave in the education industry now the school that’s
education industry now the school that’s
education industry now the school that’s been threatening the position of the Ivy
been threatening the position of the Ivy
been threatening the position of the Ivy League’s isn’t you Chicago or Stanford
League’s isn’t you Chicago or Stanford
League’s isn’t you Chicago or Stanford or Berkeley the school with the lowest
or Berkeley the school with the lowest
or Berkeley the school with the lowest acceptance rate in the u.s. is the
acceptance rate in the u.s. is the
acceptance rate in the u.s. is the school called the Minerva schools with
school called the Minerva schools with
school called the Minerva schools with an acceptance rate of 1.9 percent now
an acceptance rate of 1.9 percent now
an acceptance rate of 1.9 percent now what sets this school apart not just is
what sets this school apart not just is
what sets this school apart not just is it’s academic program but the fact that
it’s academic program but the fact that
it’s academic program but the fact that they are ready to continuously
they are ready to continuously
they are ready to continuously experiment and change their academic
experiment and change their academic
experiment and change their academic model and what’s really cool in my
model and what’s really cool in my
model and what’s really cool in my opinion is the fact that their students
opinion is the fact that their students
opinion is the fact that their students get to live all over the globe
get to live all over the globe
get to live all over the globe throughout therefore your curriculum the
throughout therefore your curriculum the
throughout therefore your curriculum the next interesting organization that I
next interesting organization that I
next interesting organization that I read about is a program that’s been
read about is a program that’s been
read about is a program that’s been running in Israel in hers Leah actually
running in Israel in hers Leah actually
running in Israel in hers Leah actually what they have done they using the
what they have done they using the
what they have done they using the concept of co-teaching so they have
concept of co-teaching so they have
concept of co-teaching so they have professors and industry professionals
professors and industry professionals
professors and industry professionals working together working with students
working together working with students
working together working with students over a 12-month program which ends up in
over a 12-month program which ends up in
over a 12-month program which ends up in a three month startup accelerator it’s
a three month startup accelerator it’s
a three month startup accelerator it’s cool because every single student
cool because every single student
cool because every single student graduates with a startup that they’re
graduates with a startup that they’re
graduates with a startup that they’re ready to launch another program that I
ready to launch another program that I
ready to launch another program that I learnt about is called osmosis now
learnt about is called osmosis now
learnt about is called osmosis now they’re working with the problem that in
they’re working with the problem that in
they’re working with the problem that in the US and actually all across the globe
the US and actually all across the globe
the US and actually all across the globe the amount of academic curriculum that
the amount of academic curriculum that
the amount of academic curriculum that medical students need to work on is
medical students need to work on is
medical students need to work on is growing bigger and bigger every single
growing bigger and bigger every single
growing bigger and bigger every single day and they’re challenging and working
day and they’re challenging and working
day and they’re challenging and working on this problem in a very unique manner
on this problem in a very unique manner
on this problem in a very unique manner what they’ve built is an online resource
what they’ve built is an online resource
what they’ve built is an online resource tool complete with videos and multimedia
tool complete with videos and multimedia
tool complete with videos and multimedia resources integrated with the medical
resources integrated with the medical
resources integrated with the medical curriculum so they’re taking through
curriculum so they’re taking through
curriculum so they’re taking through they’re taking these students through
they’re taking these students through
they’re taking these students through this curriculum in a manner that helped
this curriculum in a manner that helped
this curriculum in a manner that helped each and every one of them now this is
each and every one of them now this is
each and every one of them now this is really important because the dropout
really important because the dropout
really important because the dropout rate for medical students in the u.s.
rate for medical students in the u.s.
rate for medical students in the u.s. itself is over 10
itself is over 10
itself is over 10 is in tens of thousands and this is
is in tens of thousands and this is
is in tens of thousands and this is particularly expensive for us colleges
particularly expensive for us colleges
particularly expensive for us colleges because if there are so many people
because if there are so many people
because if there are so many people dropping out they’re still putting in a
dropping out they’re still putting in a
dropping out they’re still putting in a lot of resources into the matter so
lot of resources into the matter so
lot of resources into the matter so program like this is actually reducing
program like this is actually reducing
program like this is actually reducing the dropout rate and making sure we have
the dropout rate and making sure we have
the dropout rate and making sure we have better quality doctors available to
better quality doctors available to
better quality doctors available to treat each and every one of us now in
treat each and every one of us now in
treat each and every one of us now in India there’s 125 billion people who are
India there’s 125 billion people who are
India there’s 125 billion people who are ready to get into college all of the
ready to get into college all of the
ready to get into college all of the college level right but only one in five
college level right but only one in five
college level right but only one in five are actually going towards a
are actually going towards a
are actually going towards a post-secondary education that’s
post-secondary education that’s
post-secondary education that’s approximately 125 million right and the
approximately 125 million right and the
approximately 125 million right and the problem in all of this is that we need
problem in all of this is that we need
problem in all of this is that we need 8,000 more universities if we need to
8,000 more universities if we need to
8,000 more universities if we need to accommodate all of these people and it
accommodate all of these people and it
accommodate all of these people and it doesn’t stop there
doesn’t stop there
doesn’t stop there it’s a qualitative problem as well the
it’s a qualitative problem as well the
it’s a qualitative problem as well the existing universities don’t have
existing universities don’t have
existing universities don’t have resources robust enough to support all
resources robust enough to support all
resources robust enough to support all of these people so they’re producing
of these people so they’re producing
of these people so they’re producing sub-optimal graduates who aren’t ready
sub-optimal graduates who aren’t ready
sub-optimal graduates who aren’t ready for the workforce and now that is a
for the workforce and now that is a
for the workforce and now that is a problem that threatens us the number you
problem that threatens us the number you
problem that threatens us the number you see on screen is India’s current GDP
see on screen is India’s current GDP
see on screen is India’s current GDP it’s been at an all-time low since 2014
it’s been at an all-time low since 2014
it’s been at an all-time low since 2014 so if we want to see a change in this
so if we want to see a change in this
so if we want to see a change in this number can we continue changing
number can we continue changing
number can we continue changing education at the pace that we are the
education at the pace that we are the
education at the pace that we are the answer is no will we need to pump in
answer is no will we need to pump in
answer is no will we need to pump in more resources and more people into
more resources and more people into
more resources and more people into getting in recruiting people into
getting in recruiting people into
getting in recruiting people into post-secondary education yes and is
post-secondary education yes and is
post-secondary education yes and is investing in brick-and-mortar college
investing in brick-and-mortar college
investing in brick-and-mortar college and university programs the right way to
and university programs the right way to
and university programs the right way to do so I think the answer is obvious if
do so I think the answer is obvious if
do so I think the answer is obvious if we want to create a real change we’re
we want to create a real change we’re
we want to create a real change we’re going to have to invest in more more
going to have to invest in more more
going to have to invest in more more projects like Minerva and more projects
projects like Minerva and more projects
projects like Minerva and more projects like osmosis that’s the only way we’re
like osmosis that’s the only way we’re
like osmosis that’s the only way we’re going to see a legitimate change in the
going to see a legitimate change in the
going to see a legitimate change in the way we function
way we function
way we function you probably aware that 65% of the jobs
you probably aware that 65% of the jobs
you probably aware that 65% of the jobs of the future don’t exist right now 45%
of the future don’t exist right now 45%
of the future don’t exist right now 45% of the jobs that we currently hold so
of the jobs that we currently hold so
of the jobs that we currently hold so dear to us and make money from are going
dear to us and make money from are going
dear to us and make money from are going to be taken over by automation have a
to be taken over by automation have a
to be taken over by automation have a look at the chart this chart is showing
look at the chart this chart is showing
look at the chart this chart is showing you the top five companies based on
you the top five companies based on
you the top five companies based on market capital in the past 15 years a
market capital in the past 15 years a
market capital in the past 15 years a couple of interesting things to note
couple of interesting things to note
couple of interesting things to note here in the past 15 years the power
here in the past 15 years the power
here in the past 15 years the power shifted from a hundred-year-old global
shifted from a hundred-year-old global
shifted from a hundred-year-old global conglomerate like GE to a company half
conglomerate like GE to a company half
conglomerate like GE to a company half with sage 50 years old Apple in the past
with sage 50 years old Apple in the past
with sage 50 years old Apple in the past 15 years the number of tech companies
15 years the number of tech companies
15 years the number of tech companies changed from one to five in the past 15
changed from one to five in the past 15
changed from one to five in the past 15 years the Mac market capital of the
years the Mac market capital of the
years the Mac market capital of the company at the top increased by 43
company at the top increased by 43
company at the top increased by 43 percent now if these aren’t stats to
percent now if these aren’t stats to
percent now if these aren’t stats to prove to you that disruption is changing
prove to you that disruption is changing
prove to you that disruption is changing our life today then I don’t know what is
our life today then I don’t know what is
our life today then I don’t know what is so in my opinion the three factors
so in my opinion the three factors
so in my opinion the three factors driving disruption are technology
driving disruption are technology
driving disruption are technology connectivity and diversity and I learned
connectivity and diversity and I learned
connectivity and diversity and I learned about all of these three as I went
about all of these three as I went
about all of these three as I went through a series of experiences myself
through a series of experiences myself
through a series of experiences myself my and the people you see on screen
my and the people you see on screen
my and the people you see on screen might seem unrelated right now but my
might seem unrelated right now but my
might seem unrelated right now but my Spearin says tell me otherwise so the
Spearin says tell me otherwise so the
Spearin says tell me otherwise so the picture at your left is of Chavira Java
picture at your left is of Chavira Java
picture at your left is of Chavira Java she’s the third punch of a village
she’s the third punch of a village
she’s the third punch of a village called soda in Rajasthan it’s based in
called soda in Rajasthan it’s based in
called soda in Rajasthan it’s based in one of the most backward districts of
one of the most backward districts of
one of the most backward districts of Rajasthan and she comes from the most of
Rajasthan and she comes from the most of
Rajasthan and she comes from the most of really well-educated background and
really well-educated background and
really well-educated background and she’s chosen to go back to this well
she’s chosen to go back to this well
she’s chosen to go back to this well village to work in her ancestral home
village to work in her ancestral home
village to work in her ancestral home through my interaction with her I
through my interaction with her I
through my interaction with her I learned about how she is using
learned about how she is using
learned about how she is using technology to set up solar solar
technology to set up solar solar
technology to set up solar solar generators in their village how they’re
generators in their village how they’re
generators in their village how they’re setting up Bank branches in their
setting up Bank branches in their
setting up Bank branches in their village all with the power of technology
village all with the power of technology
village all with the power of technology did I’m sure you all know about no shell
did I’m sure you all know about no shell
did I’m sure you all know about no shell caca he is the managing director
caca he is the managing director
caca he is the managing director of McKinsey and company in India now in
of McKinsey and company in India now in
of McKinsey and company in India now in the early two-thousands he predicted
the early two-thousands he predicted
the early two-thousands he predicted that the IT industry in India would be
that the IT industry in India would be
that the IT industry in India would be booming by now and it did but what he
booming by now and it did but what he
booming by now and it did but what he failed to predict was how artificial
failed to predict was how artificial
failed to predict was how artificial intelligence and automation would
intelligence and automation would
intelligence and automation would threaten the employment that it
threaten the employment that it
threaten the employment that it generated in the space of IT the third
generated in the space of IT the third
generated in the space of IT the third point I want to talk about is something
point I want to talk about is something
point I want to talk about is something I learnt and realized during a biology
I learnt and realized during a biology
I learnt and realized during a biology class in tenth grade I know so I
class in tenth grade I know so I
class in tenth grade I know so I realized that the theory of evolution as
realized that the theory of evolution as
realized that the theory of evolution as we know it has been shaped by two very
we know it has been shaped by two very
we know it has been shaped by two very important scientists but those two never
important scientists but those two never
important scientists but those two never actually got to meet or discuss any of
actually got to meet or discuss any of
actually got to meet or discuss any of these ideas so the picture that you see
these ideas so the picture that you see
these ideas so the picture that you see on the Left Charles Darwin came up with
on the Left Charles Darwin came up with
on the Left Charles Darwin came up with the theory of evolution but what he
the theory of evolution but what he
the theory of evolution but what he wasn’t able to put forward was the
wasn’t able to put forward was the
wasn’t able to put forward was the factors that affected this most
factors that affected this most
factors that affected this most importantly the concept of natural
importantly the concept of natural
importantly the concept of natural selection on across the Atlantic Gregor
selection on across the Atlantic Gregor
selection on across the Atlantic Gregor Mendel was working on the concept of
Mendel was working on the concept of
Mendel was working on the concept of natural selection but he had no idea
natural selection but he had no idea
natural selection but he had no idea about the concept of evolution it’s safe
about the concept of evolution it’s safe
about the concept of evolution it’s safe to say that a simple phone call would
to say that a simple phone call would
to say that a simple phone call would have connected the two and would have
have connected the two and would have
have connected the two and would have solved a lot of the problems that they
solved a lot of the problems that they
solved a lot of the problems that they were going through my last point is
were going through my last point is
were going through my last point is about how diversity is greater than
about how diversity is greater than
about how diversity is greater than intellect every single time I learned
intellect every single time I learned
intellect every single time I learned about this when a friend told me about a
about this when a friend told me about a
about this when a friend told me about a Design Thinking workshop that they
Design Thinking workshop that they
Design Thinking workshop that they conducted in their office a couple of
conducted in their office a couple of
conducted in their office a couple of months ago what they did what they tried
months ago what they did what they tried
months ago what they did what they tried was an experiment they put together one
was an experiment they put together one
was an experiment they put together one team comprising of people from different
team comprising of people from different
team comprising of people from different backgrounds they had artists inventors
backgrounds they had artists inventors
backgrounds they had artists inventors innovators and students as well another
innovators and students as well another
innovators and students as well another team comprised of people who came from a
team comprised of people who came from a
team comprised of people who came from a similar kind of background they put them
similar kind of background they put them
similar kind of background they put them to task and tested them on some simple
to task and tested them on some simple
to task and tested them on some simple but very quintessential corporate world
but very quintessential corporate world
but very quintessential corporate world problems and the results that they found
problems and the results that they found
problems and the results that they found were astounding
were astounding
were astounding what they found was that the team with
what they found was that the team with
what they found was that the team with the diverse population and diverse group
the diverse population and diverse group
the diverse population and diverse group of people outperformed the team from a
of people outperformed the team from a
of people outperformed the team from a similar kind of background every single
similar kind of background every single
similar kind of background every single time they came up with the more
time they came up with the more
time they came up with the more innovative and more creative solutions
innovative and more creative solutions
innovative and more creative solutions and that’s a learning for me so what
and that’s a learning for me so what
and that’s a learning for me so what does this mean for all of us it means
does this mean for all of us it means
does this mean for all of us it means that the workforce arm of 2025 the
that the workforce arm of 2025 the
that the workforce arm of 2025 the workforce of 2050 is going to be
workforce of 2050 is going to be
workforce of 2050 is going to be different from anything that we’ve seen
different from anything that we’ve seen
different from anything that we’ve seen before but we cannot predict the future
before but we cannot predict the future
before but we cannot predict the future we definitely cannot predict the future
we definitely cannot predict the future
we definitely cannot predict the future of an industry so all we can do is we
of an industry so all we can do is we
of an industry so all we can do is we can we can make industries
can we can make industries
can we can make industries recession-proof but what we can do is
recession-proof but what we can do is
recession-proof but what we can do is make individuals recession truth if we
make individuals recession truth if we
make individuals recession truth if we build on skills like critical thinking
build on skills like critical thinking
build on skills like critical thinking if we build on skills like communication
if we build on skills like communication
if we build on skills like communication we are guaranteeing that we will be
we are guaranteeing that we will be
we are guaranteeing that we will be ready for the future my learning here
ready for the future my learning here
ready for the future my learning here has been simple doing Drive looking into
has been simple doing Drive looking into
has been simple doing Drive looking into the rearview mirror the past is not an
the rearview mirror the past is not an
the rearview mirror the past is not an accurate prediction of the future so if
accurate prediction of the future so if
accurate prediction of the future so if they’re going to drive looking backwards
they’re going to drive looking backwards
they’re going to drive looking backwards we’re going to crash at some point so
we’re going to crash at some point so
we’re going to crash at some point so it’s our job to keep looking forward and
it’s our job to keep looking forward and
it’s our job to keep looking forward and to keep working on equipping ourselves
to keep working on equipping ourselves
to keep working on equipping ourselves with the skills that we need for the
with the skills that we need for the
with the skills that we need for the future and when we talk about success
future and when we talk about success
future and when we talk about success and failure and if you are like me then
and failure and if you are like me then
and failure and if you are like me then you probably had a tumultuous
you probably had a tumultuous
you probably had a tumultuous relationship with failure you’re afraid
relationship with failure you’re afraid
relationship with failure you’re afraid of it you think that it relates to every
of it you think that it relates to every
of it you think that it relates to every plan that went wrong every idea that
plan that went wrong every idea that
plan that went wrong every idea that didn’t work out but look at the people
didn’t work out but look at the people
didn’t work out but look at the people on the screen Steve Jobs was booted from
on the screen Steve Jobs was booted from
on the screen Steve Jobs was booted from his own company what Disney was told he
his own company what Disney was told he
his own company what Disney was told he wasn’t creative enough and Wilson
wasn’t creative enough and Wilson
wasn’t creative enough and Wilson Hershey’s set up three candy companies
Hershey’s set up three candy companies
Hershey’s set up three candy companies before he came up with Hershey’s now
before he came up with Hershey’s now
before he came up with Hershey’s now here’s where you and I would probably
here’s where you and I would probably
here’s where you and I would probably differ in opinion you probably think
differ in opinion you probably think
differ in opinion you probably think that be
that be
that be some of the failures or some of the most
some of the failures or some of the most
some of the failures or some of the most successful people in the world I think
successful people in the world I think
successful people in the world I think that these were some of the successes of
that these were some of the successes of
that these were some of the successes of some of the most successful people in
some of the most successful people in
some of the most successful people in the world for a really long time we’ve
the world for a really long time we’ve
the world for a really long time we’ve come to think of success and failure as
come to think of success and failure as
come to think of success and failure as mutually exclusive but what I’ve come to
mutually exclusive but what I’ve come to
mutually exclusive but what I’ve come to realize is that they don’t exist without
realize is that they don’t exist without
realize is that they don’t exist without each other
each other
each other failure drives success to be successful
failure drives success to be successful
failure drives success to be successful we need to be determined we need grit we
we need to be determined we need grit we
we need to be determined we need grit we need we need to be power-hungry and we
need we need to be power-hungry and we
need we need to be power-hungry and we need to be innovative but most
need to be innovative but most
need to be innovative but most importantly we need taste of failure
importantly we need taste of failure
importantly we need taste of failure failure is that one thing that’s going
failure is that one thing that’s going
failure is that one thing that’s going to give us new opportunities for success
to give us new opportunities for success
to give us new opportunities for success and the most successful people grabbed
and the most successful people grabbed
and the most successful people grabbed these opportunities by the collar and
these opportunities by the collar and
these opportunities by the collar and shook the success out of them and that’s
shook the success out of them and that’s
shook the success out of them and that’s why they’re where they are today so if
why they’re where they are today so if
why they’re where they are today so if we want to be successful all we need to
we want to be successful all we need to
we want to be successful all we need to do is make use of all the failures that
do is make use of all the failures that
do is make use of all the failures that we have and use them as stepping stones
we have and use them as stepping stones
we have and use them as stepping stones to get where we want to get to in fact
to get where we want to get to in fact
to get where we want to get to in fact today it’s almost more important or
today it’s almost more important or
today it’s almost more important or equally important to visit a museum of
equally important to visit a museum of
equally important to visit a museum of failure as it is to visit a museum of
failure as it is to visit a museum of
failure as it is to visit a museum of science and in case you’re wondering
science and in case you’re wondering
science and in case you’re wondering there is the museum of failure it’s in
there is the museum of failure it’s in
there is the museum of failure it’s in Sweden so the next time you are visiting
Sweden so the next time you are visiting
Sweden so the next time you are visiting please go have a look now this brings me
please go have a look now this brings me
please go have a look now this brings me to an important point and an important
to an important point and an important
to an important point and an important trend that we’ve seen we’ve considered
trend that we’ve seen we’ve considered
trend that we’ve seen we’ve considered class toppers to be successful and
class toppers to be successful and
class toppers to be successful and people with the lowest marks to be
people with the lowest marks to be
people with the lowest marks to be unsuccessful we’ve considered people
unsuccessful we’ve considered people
unsuccessful we’ve considered people with better college degrees successful
with better college degrees successful
with better college degrees successful and people who don’t go to college is
and people who don’t go to college is
and people who don’t go to college is unsuccessful we’ve considered people who
unsuccessful we’ve considered people who
unsuccessful we’ve considered people who go to who who learn from internships and
go to who who learn from internships and
go to who who learn from internships and who learns from the best as successful
who learns from the best as successful
who learns from the best as successful and then we call people who go to
and then we call people who go to
and then we call people who go to vocational centers as unsuccessful
vocational centers as unsuccessful
vocational centers as unsuccessful here’s the problem none of these people
here’s the problem none of these people
here’s the problem none of these people are unsuccessful in fact in Germany 60%
are unsuccessful in fact in Germany 60%
are unsuccessful in fact in Germany 60% of the population goes to some kind of
of the population goes to some kind of
of the population goes to some kind of an apprenticeship program in the USA
an apprenticeship program in the USA
an apprenticeship program in the USA this number is a little less than 5
this number is a little less than 5
this number is a little less than 5 percent in India this number is unheard
percent in India this number is unheard
percent in India this number is unheard of
of
of probably in the probably in the
probably in the probably in the
probably in the probably in the unorganized sector this number you might
unorganized sector this number you might
unorganized sector this number you might come across this number students
come across this number students
come across this number students especially students my age and your age
especially students my age and your age
especially students my age and your age about 17 16 years old who could be going
about 17 16 years old who could be going
about 17 16 years old who could be going to college work st vendors work in
to college work st vendors work in
to college work st vendors work in retail stores and this is some form of
retail stores and this is some form of
retail stores and this is some form of the learning but imagine you and me in
the learning but imagine you and me in
the learning but imagine you and me in the same situation imagine taking a gap
the same situation imagine taking a gap
the same situation imagine taking a gap year after after school and telling your
year after after school and telling your
year after after school and telling your parents oh I’m going to work as a retail
parents oh I’m going to work as a retail
parents oh I’m going to work as a retail store employee they tell you your career
store employee they tell you your career
store employee they tell you your career was ruined but that’s the thing that we
was ruined but that’s the thing that we
was ruined but that’s the thing that we need to change new forms of learning new
need to change new forms of learning new
need to change new forms of learning new forms of Education are going to drive
forms of Education are going to drive
forms of Education are going to drive economic growth and if we want to change
economic growth and if we want to change
economic growth and if we want to change the way we see the world we need to
the way we see the world we need to
the way we see the world we need to change this exact number we need to
change this exact number we need to
change this exact number we need to change the kind of work that we do
change the kind of work that we do
change the kind of work that we do apprenticeships internships job
apprenticeships internships job
apprenticeships internships job opportunities at our age instead of
opportunities at our age instead of
opportunities at our age instead of later on in life so what does that tell
later on in life so what does that tell
later on in life so what does that tell me
me
me it tells me that college isn’t a
it tells me that college isn’t a
it tells me that college isn’t a recruitment film just because you go to
recruitment film just because you go to
recruitment film just because you go to a college it doesn’t mean you’re
a college it doesn’t mean you’re
a college it doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed a job every job needs to be
guaranteed a job every job needs to be
guaranteed a job every job needs to be worked upon every job requires your
worked upon every job requires your
worked upon every job requires your skills so we need to stop believing in
skills so we need to stop believing in
skills so we need to stop believing in the assumption that going to college
the assumption that going to college
the assumption that going to college will be like approaching a recruitment
will be like approaching a recruitment
will be like approaching a recruitment firm we’re guaranteed a job the number
firm we’re guaranteed a job the number
firm we’re guaranteed a job the number on screen is the number of people who go
on screen is the number of people who go
on screen is the number of people who go to college who eventually drop out 50%
to college who eventually drop out 50%
to college who eventually drop out 50% the unemployment rate for college
the unemployment rate for college
the unemployment rate for college graduates today and underemployment rate
graduates today and underemployment rate
graduates today and underemployment rate actually is 44% the average student
actually is 44% the average student
actually is 44% the average student depth for a student in the u.s.a is
depth for a student in the u.s.a is
depth for a student in the u.s.a is $30,000 so really all the only thing a
$30,000 so really all the only thing a
$30,000 so really all the only thing a college education is guaranteeing you
college education is guaranteeing you
college education is guaranteeing you is perhaps the skyrocketing student
is perhaps the skyrocketing student
is perhaps the skyrocketing student death and a good probability of being
death and a good probability of being
death and a good probability of being underemployed I’m just saying so the
underemployed I’m just saying so the
underemployed I’m just saying so the next point is that college shouldn’t be
next point is that college shouldn’t be
next point is that college shouldn’t be looked at as storm insurance you cannot
looked at as storm insurance you cannot
looked at as storm insurance you cannot buy it and purchase it at one point and
buy it and purchase it at one point and
buy it and purchase it at one point and it’s gone not going to last you a
it’s gone not going to last you a
it’s gone not going to last you a lifetime colleges are not going to have
lifetime colleges are not going to have
lifetime colleges are not going to have your back for a lifetime think of it
your back for a lifetime think of it
your back for a lifetime think of it more is car insurance you’ll purchase it
more is car insurance you’ll purchase it
more is car insurance you’ll purchase it once and eventually your degree will
once and eventually your degree will
once and eventually your degree will lose value like your car insurance will
lose value like your car insurance will
lose value like your car insurance will expire so take everything you do with a
expire so take everything you do with a
expire so take everything you do with a pinch of salt so you’re probably
pinch of salt so you’re probably
pinch of salt so you’re probably wondering what the two pictures have to
wondering what the two pictures have to
wondering what the two pictures have to do with any of us right now the truth is
do with any of us right now the truth is
do with any of us right now the truth is that the reason that we’ve believed in
that the reason that we’ve believed in
that the reason that we’ve believed in many of the things that I’ve talked
many of the things that I’ve talked
many of the things that I’ve talked about all these assumptions that we’ve
about all these assumptions that we’ve
about all these assumptions that we’ve been making for the longest time is
been making for the longest time is
been making for the longest time is because of a simple phenomenon
because of a simple phenomenon
because of a simple phenomenon conditioning the reason that we wake up
conditioning the reason that we wake up
conditioning the reason that we wake up in the morning eat three meals a day go
in the morning eat three meals a day go
in the morning eat three meals a day go to school in the morning and then go to
to school in the morning and then go to
to school in the morning and then go to college after we finish school education
college after we finish school education
college after we finish school education is all thanks to this phenomenon
is all thanks to this phenomenon
is all thanks to this phenomenon conditioning and the scientists of the
conditioning and the scientists of the
conditioning and the scientists of the physiologist actually who came up with
physiologist actually who came up with
physiologist actually who came up with this was a Russian and he came up with
this was a Russian and he came up with
this was a Russian and he came up with this experiment and he worked with it on
this experiment and he worked with it on
this experiment and he worked with it on his dog his the dogs they were circle so
his dog his the dogs they were circle so
his dog his the dogs they were circle so what he noticed was that circus elevated
what he noticed was that circus elevated
what he noticed was that circus elevated or every single time its saw food around
or every single time its saw food around
or every single time its saw food around it right but after the cup in a couple
it right but after the cup in a couple
it right but after the cup in a couple of attempts and in as part of the
of attempts and in as part of the
of attempts and in as part of the experiment they realized that it started
experiment they realized that it started
experiment they realized that it started salivating even if there wasn’t any food
salivating even if there wasn’t any food
salivating even if there wasn’t any food around what did what the dog was
around what did what the dog was
around what did what the dog was actually reacting to were the lab coats
actually reacting to were the lab coats
actually reacting to were the lab coats worn by the lab technicians who used to
worn by the lab technicians who used to
worn by the lab technicians who used to come in with the food and when they
come in with the food and when they
come in with the food and when they realize this they realized that it was
realize this they realized that it was
realize this they realized that it was reacting it was having the same reaction
reacting it was having the same reaction
reacting it was having the same reaction to the lab coat as it typically did to
to the lab coat as it typically did to
to the lab coat as it typically did to the food now me you and Circa have a lot
the food now me you and Circa have a lot
the food now me you and Circa have a lot in common not just about conditioning
in common not just about conditioning
in common not just about conditioning but also our reaction to
but also our reaction to
but also our reaction to food we like we we’ve come to believe
food we like we we’ve come to believe
food we like we we’ve come to believe that the the best colleges produce the
that the the best colleges produce the
that the the best colleges produce the best people but we fail to notice
best people but we fail to notice
best people but we fail to notice sometimes that not all the successful
sometimes that not all the successful
sometimes that not all the successful people come from great colleges we have
people come from great colleges we have
people come from great colleges we have to have to have to realize that while we
to have to have to realize that while we
to have to have to realize that while we like to believe that the best doctors
like to believe that the best doctors
like to believe that the best doctors comes from the best med schools the best
comes from the best med schools the best
comes from the best med schools the best lawyers come from the best law schools
lawyers come from the best law schools
lawyers come from the best law schools the best engineers come from the best
the best engineers come from the best
the best engineers come from the best engineering schools and the best
engineering schools and the best
engineering schools and the best entrepreneurs drop out of these schools
entrepreneurs drop out of these schools
entrepreneurs drop out of these schools we have to notice that this shouldn’t be
we have to notice that this shouldn’t be
we have to notice that this shouldn’t be taken up as a trend in fact it’s a
taken up as a trend in fact it’s a
taken up as a trend in fact it’s a learning through each one of us with
learning through each one of us with
learning through each one of us with because of these things that we’ve come
because of these things that we’ve come
because of these things that we’ve come to believe we work in a fashion that’s
to believe we work in a fashion that’s
to believe we work in a fashion that’s detrimental to our success we study
detrimental to our success we study
detrimental to our success we study subjects we don’t enjoy to get into
subjects we don’t enjoy to get into
subjects we don’t enjoy to get into colleges we’re not passionate about to
colleges we’re not passionate about to
colleges we’re not passionate about to get jobs we don’t love and then we ask
get jobs we don’t love and then we ask
get jobs we don’t love and then we ask ourselves why we’re failures in life we
ourselves why we’re failures in life we
ourselves why we’re failures in life we need to change our perspective college
need to change our perspective college
need to change our perspective college is not equal to success so we need to
is not equal to success so we need to
is not equal to success so we need to find out how to make ourselves
find out how to make ourselves
find out how to make ourselves successful without relying and without
successful without relying and without
successful without relying and without being dependent on this institution
being dependent on this institution
being dependent on this institution called college look at the people on
called college look at the people on
called college look at the people on screen if you want to be the next Bill
screen if you want to be the next Bill
screen if you want to be the next Bill Gates the next Mark Zuckerberg the next
Gates the next Mark Zuckerberg the next
Gates the next Mark Zuckerberg the next Oprah Winfrey or the next math Darwin
Oprah Winfrey or the next math Darwin
Oprah Winfrey or the next math Darwin then and if you manage to get into those
then and if you manage to get into those
then and if you manage to get into those top 10% and the most selective
top 10% and the most selective
top 10% and the most selective universities then you have to ask
universities then you have to ask
universities then you have to ask yourself a very important question and
yourself a very important question and
yourself a very important question and the question is really really simple
the question is really really simple
the question is really really simple will you go to college and will you
will you go to college and will you
will you go to college and will you change the face of this college or will
change the face of this college or will
change the face of this college or will you go to college and let the college
you go to college and let the college
you go to college and let the college change your face
change your face
change your face thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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