let me tell you something I’m here to talk about education and creativity
sounds boring to me let me tell you
sounds boring to me let me tell you something about a friendship and a lady
something about a friendship and a lady
something about a friendship and a lady I met over ten years ago her name is
I met over ten years ago her name is
I met over ten years ago her name is Kevin awesome bomb she’s a composer now
Kevin awesome bomb she’s a composer now
Kevin awesome bomb she’s a composer now look at me you might think she’s a
look at me you might think she’s a
look at me you might think she’s a musician you’re right look at me I’m a
musician you’re right look at me I’m a
musician you’re right look at me I’m a cultural and media management manager
and I’m not killing the host bomb in
and I’m not killing the host bomb in Germany where I was born and raised and
Germany where I was born and raised and
Germany where I was born and raised and cannonballs bomb taught me how to be
cannonballs bomb taught me how to be
cannonballs bomb taught me how to be creative it’s about looking at
creative it’s about looking at
creative it’s about looking at situations from different perspectives
surprise be having a situation here ok
surprise be having a situation here ok the situation is you are observers I’m
the situation is you are observers I’m
the situation is you are observers I’m the initiator here what did i say i
the initiator here what did i say i
the initiator here what did i say i would like to switch that situation and
would like to switch that situation and
would like to switch that situation and ask you who wants to be the initiator
ask you who wants to be the initiator
ask you who wants to be the initiator 30 seconds raise your hand okay come
30 seconds raise your hand okay come
30 seconds raise your hand okay come here well I lozer
here well I lozer
here well I lozer [Music]
okay that was 30 seconds thank you very
okay that was 30 seconds thank you very much okay so what was your name again ok
much okay so what was your name again ok
much okay so what was your name again ok Qatar was it easy to go here and
Qatar was it easy to go here and
Qatar was it easy to go here and initiate okay so did you initiate to
initiate okay so did you initiate to
initiate okay so did you initiate to something okay so someone else who wants
something okay so someone else who wants
something okay so someone else who wants to initiate something 30 second come on
to initiate something 30 second come on
to initiate something 30 second come on step over your knowing doing gap here
step over your knowing doing gap here
step over your knowing doing gap here you go
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
okay that was 30 seconds thank you very
okay that was 30 seconds thank you very much okay so we can go on doing this but
much okay so we can go on doing this but
much okay so we can go on doing this but why am I doing this let me tell you it’s
why am I doing this let me tell you it’s
why am I doing this let me tell you it’s because when you’re aware of in which
because when you’re aware of in which
because when you’re aware of in which perspective you are in this situation
perspective you are in this situation
perspective you are in this situation you are able to create situations okay I
you are able to create situations okay I
you are able to create situations okay I was the observer you’re the initiator
was the observer you’re the initiator
was the observer you’re the initiator okay you have 30 seconds to run your
okay you have 30 seconds to run your
okay you have 30 seconds to run your show say for you 30 seconds to run your
show say for you 30 seconds to run your
show say for you 30 seconds to run your show what I liked a lot was that you
show what I liked a lot was that you
show what I liked a lot was that you were very fast and saying I want to
were very fast and saying I want to
were very fast and saying I want to initiate something okay so standing here
initiate something okay so standing here
initiate something okay so standing here in the middle of the stage I want you to
in the middle of the stage I want you to
in the middle of the stage I want you to imagine on one side of the stage there
imagine on one side of the stage there
imagine on one side of the stage there is everything that is knowledge
is everything that is knowledge
is everything that is knowledge everything you know on the other side is
everything you know on the other side is
everything you know on the other side is action what you do so all of us between
action what you do so all of us between
action what you do so all of us between our knowledge and what we’re doing we
our knowledge and what we’re doing we
our knowledge and what we’re doing we don’t have a carpet but we do have you
don’t have a carpet but we do have you
don’t have a carpet but we do have you to get what do you have in this gap
to get what do you have in this gap
to get what do you have in this gap fears you have to step over thinking out
fears you have to step over thinking out
fears you have to step over thinking out of the box and step over the things yet
of the box and step over the things yet
of the box and step over the things yet you are afraid of right you are aware of
you are afraid of right you are aware of
you are afraid of right you are aware of your knowledge over here but how can you
your knowledge over here but how can you
your knowledge over here but how can you jump over to use your knowledge that’s
jump over to use your knowledge that’s
jump over to use your knowledge that’s what i call jumping over the knowing
what i call jumping over the knowing
what i call jumping over the knowing doing gap so here in the middle is what
doing gap so here in the middle is what
doing gap so here in the middle is what we call creativity and now the huge
we call creativity and now the huge
we call creativity and now the huge question
question
question can you be creative are you born
can you be creative are you born
can you be creative are you born creative some people say yes some people
creative some people say yes some people
creative some people say yes some people say no I’m one of the people who say no
say no I’m one of the people who say no
say no I’m one of the people who say no you’re not boring creative because it’s
you’re not boring creative because it’s
you’re not boring creative because it’s an act you have to do something about it
an act you have to do something about it
an act you have to do something about it and first of all if you want to be
and first of all if you want to be
and first of all if you want to be creative you need to feel safe and I
creative you need to feel safe and I
creative you need to feel safe and I want to tell you how you can how can use
want to tell you how you can how can use
want to tell you how you can how can use this how can you feel safe so first of
this how can you feel safe so first of
this how can you feel safe so first of all and it’s all for you obvious you
all and it’s all for you obvious you
all and it’s all for you obvious you need to keep our judgment which you all
need to keep our judgment which you all
need to keep our judgment which you all might say that makes sense to me in the
might say that makes sense to me in the
might say that makes sense to me in the situation to keep our judgment but it’s
situation to keep our judgment but it’s
situation to keep our judgment but it’s something that’s completely impossible
something that’s completely impossible
something that’s completely impossible to do we are all judging all the time
to do we are all judging all the time
to do we are all judging all the time every single second maybe even while
every single second maybe even while
every single second maybe even while we’re sleeping okay but to keep our
we’re sleeping okay but to keep our
we’re sleeping okay but to keep our judgment in the situation to keep yours
judgment in the situation to keep yours
judgment in the situation to keep yours judgment inside of you swallow it makes
judgment inside of you swallow it makes
judgment inside of you swallow it makes you do things that you don’t expect
you do things that you don’t expect
you do things that you don’t expect yourself to do embrace confusion is my
yourself to do embrace confusion is my
yourself to do embrace confusion is my favorite one when you kids after I’m
favorite one when you kids after I’m
favorite one when you kids after I’m from the door just placing then gives us
from the door just placing then gives us
from the door just placing then gives us realize impala with image 15 Avenue
realize impala with image 15 Avenue
realize impala with image 15 Avenue other okay as expected or ever you are
other okay as expected or ever you are
other okay as expected or ever you are confused right not all of you but I
confused right not all of you but I
confused right not all of you but I don’t only speak German I can also speak
don’t only speak German I can also speak
don’t only speak German I can also speak gibberish which sounds like you haven’t
gibberish which sounds like you haven’t
gibberish which sounds like you haven’t with the help of a billet aluminum hood
with the help of a billet aluminum hood
with the help of a billet aluminum hood you’re like what is she doing on stage
you’re like what is she doing on stage
you’re like what is she doing on stage right you confused so what is the moment
right you confused so what is the moment
right you confused so what is the moment of confusion the moment of confusion is
of confusion the moment of confusion is
of confusion the moment of confusion is the birth place of every good learning
the birth place of every good learning
the birth place of every good learning experience when you are confused is the
experience when you are confused is the
experience when you are confused is the moment when ideas at
moment when ideas at
moment when ideas at simple Bob like what language is she
simple Bob like what language is she
simple Bob like what language is she speaking why is she doing that I’m
speaking why is she doing that I’m
speaking why is she doing that I’m confused and now comes the thing can I
confused and now comes the thing can I
confused and now comes the thing can I ask my questions do I have to keep my
ask my questions do I have to keep my
ask my questions do I have to keep my questions inside so the moment of
questions inside so the moment of
questions inside so the moment of confusion if you are able to embrace it
confusion if you are able to embrace it
confusion if you are able to embrace it and to say oh wow I’m really confused
and to say oh wow I’m really confused
and to say oh wow I’m really confused now gives you in a situation the power
now gives you in a situation the power
now gives you in a situation the power again to do things that you don’t expect
again to do things that you don’t expect
again to do things that you don’t expect from yourself coming to the third one
from yourself coming to the third one
from yourself coming to the third one the third commitment to create a safe
the third commitment to create a safe
the third commitment to create a safe environment it provoked and welcome
environment it provoked and welcome
environment it provoked and welcome mistakes okay I went on stage here and
mistakes okay I went on stage here and
mistakes okay I went on stage here and intentionally i provoked a mistake I
intentionally i provoked a mistake I
intentionally i provoked a mistake I changed my perspective I want to be an
changed my perspective I want to be an
changed my perspective I want to be an observer for a TED conference that’s
observer for a TED conference that’s
observer for a TED conference that’s quite a mistake because I’m supposed to
quite a mistake because I’m supposed to
quite a mistake because I’m supposed to stand here on stage and speak initiating
stand here on stage and speak initiating
stand here on stage and speak initiating but i provoked a mistake to see what’s
but i provoked a mistake to see what’s
but i provoked a mistake to see what’s happening and then welcome mistakes is
happening and then welcome mistakes is
happening and then welcome mistakes is something you might say sounds great hmm
something you might say sounds great hmm
something you might say sounds great hmm how can I describe this when you welcome
how can I describe this when you welcome
how can I describe this when you welcome mistakes Hey look at the children who
mistakes Hey look at the children who
mistakes Hey look at the children who learn how to walk then all of a sudden
learn how to walk then all of a sudden
learn how to walk then all of a sudden they fall there are two types of parents
they fall there are two types of parents
they fall there are two types of parents when they say well goochie goochie
when they say well goochie goochie
when they say well goochie goochie goochie might be what happened to you
goochie might be what happened to you
goochie might be what happened to you and the baby starts crying you take it
and the baby starts crying you take it
and the baby starts crying you take it on your say oh my dear what happened to
on your say oh my dear what happened to
on your say oh my dear what happened to you are the other ones who see the baby
you are the other ones who see the baby
you are the other ones who see the baby fall they say wow how will you did a
fall they say wow how will you did a
fall they say wow how will you did a good job that’s welcoming mistakes okay
good job that’s welcoming mistakes okay
good job that’s welcoming mistakes okay it’s not the best moment to welcome
it’s not the best moment to welcome
it’s not the best moment to welcome mistake when you’re in the test but
mistake when you’re in the test but
mistake when you’re in the test but there are situations of life where you
there are situations of life where you
there are situations of life where you can really welcome acoustics okay so
can really welcome acoustics okay so
can really welcome acoustics okay so when you are ready to create a safe
when you are ready to create a safe
when you are ready to create a safe environment inside yourself and in any
environment inside yourself and in any
environment inside yourself and in any situation that you’re in you’re ready to
situation that you’re in you’re ready to
situation that you’re in you’re ready to be creative now let me tell you
be creative now let me tell you
be creative now let me tell you something again about my friend Cameron
something again about my friend Cameron
something again about my friend Cameron Rosenbaum she’s a composer and she has
Rosenbaum she’s a composer and she has
Rosenbaum she’s a composer and she has synesthesia that’s the mix of senses so
synesthesia that’s the mix of senses so
synesthesia that’s the mix of senses so when she sees something she can taste
when she sees something she can taste
when she sees something she can taste something when she hears something she
something when she hears something she
something when she hears something she sees colors and this happens to her all
sees colors and this happens to her all
sees colors and this happens to her all the time she was not aware of the fact
the time she was not aware of the fact
the time she was not aware of the fact that she has synesthesia until she
that she has synesthesia until she
that she has synesthesia until she became 18 or 20 years old between 80 and
became 18 or 20 years old between 80 and
became 18 or 20 years old between 80 and 20 years and then all of a sudden she
20 years and then all of a sudden she
20 years and then all of a sudden she said what the whole world is not sensing
said what the whole world is not sensing
said what the whole world is not sensing like I am I want the world to send like
like I am I want the world to send like
like I am I want the world to send like I’m sensing so when she decided to
I’m sensing so when she decided to
I’m sensing so when she decided to become a composer she said I don’t want
become a composer she said I don’t want
become a composer she said I don’t want to compose on these sounds I want to
to compose on these sounds I want to
to compose on these sounds I want to compose human beings human beings are my
compose human beings human beings are my
compose human beings human beings are my music she founded the Association called
music she founded the Association called
music she founded the Association called composing community and what she’s doing
composing community and what she’s doing
composing community and what she’s doing we call it active listening playgrounds
we call it active listening playgrounds
we call it active listening playgrounds she does people come together to first
she does people come together to first
she does people come together to first of all creates a safe environment for
of all creates a safe environment for
of all creates a safe environment for themselves and learn how to actively
themselves and learn how to actively
themselves and learn how to actively listen listening is one of the most
listen listening is one of the most
listen listening is one of the most important things in communication not
important things in communication not
important things in communication not talking now I want to show you something
talking now I want to show you something
talking now I want to show you something that she composes it’s called I painting
that she composes it’s called I painting
that she composes it’s called I painting are you ready okay I ask you
are you ready okay I ask you
are you ready okay I ask you are you ready okay good so here’s my
are you ready okay good so here’s my
are you ready okay good so here’s my question I ask all of you what’s your
question I ask all of you what’s your
question I ask all of you what’s your sound sorry what’s your sound good can I
sound sorry what’s your sound good can I
sound sorry what’s your sound good can I have a sound from all of you what’s your
have a sound from all of you what’s your
have a sound from all of you what’s your sound that was not everyone what’s your
sound that was not everyone what’s your
sound that was not everyone what’s your sound okay you all have a sound keep you
sound okay you all have a sound keep you
sound okay you all have a sound keep you a sound in mind with your sound you’re
a sound in mind with your sound you’re
a sound in mind with your sound you’re going to follow my finger I already
okay wait you’re changing your sound do
okay wait you’re changing your sound do you have your sound in mind okay can we
you have your sound in mind okay can we
you have your sound in mind okay can we start again yeah good please concentrate
start again yeah good please concentrate
start again yeah good please concentrate on my finger
okay you might say that’s not a piece of
okay you might say that’s not a piece of music okay for me it’s a piece of music
music okay for me it’s a piece of music
music okay for me it’s a piece of music how about Dancing it if it’s good or bad
how about Dancing it if it’s good or bad
how about Dancing it if it’s good or bad but it’s a piece of music because the
but it’s a piece of music because the
but it’s a piece of music because the approach is every sound is music so
approach is every sound is music so
approach is every sound is music so thank you for that beautiful composition
thank you for that beautiful composition
thank you for that beautiful composition I invite you to do I paint you sing with
I invite you to do I paint you sing with
I invite you to do I paint you sing with everyone you meet on your life in your
everyone you meet on your life in your
everyone you meet on your life in your life why because I think you sing tells
life why because I think you sing tells
life why because I think you sing tells you more than a one hour conversation
you more than a one hour conversation
you more than a one hour conversation about the person you have in front of
about the person you have in front of
about the person you have in front of you why I asked a simple thing what’s
you why I asked a simple thing what’s
you why I asked a simple thing what’s your sound let me tell you a little
your sound let me tell you a little
your sound let me tell you a little children don’t have any problem to
children don’t have any problem to
children don’t have any problem to answer this question they just go for
answer this question they just go for
answer this question they just go for boom ah ok but we adults tend to
boom ah ok but we adults tend to
boom ah ok but we adults tend to overthink so you go like what am I
overthink so you go like what am I
overthink so you go like what am I supposed to do here what kind of sound
supposed to do here what kind of sound
supposed to do here what kind of sound do you expect from me say just go for it
do you expect from me say just go for it
do you expect from me say just go for it it’s your stage it’s your sound very
it’s your stage it’s your sound very
it’s your stage it’s your sound very simple question very simple answer ok
simple question very simple answer ok
simple question very simple answer ok good someone composition I paint you see
good someone composition I paint you see
good someone composition I paint you see now here’s the thing in every situation
now here’s the thing in every situation
now here’s the thing in every situation you don’t only have observation and
you don’t only have observation and
you don’t only have observation and initiation you also have a mutation
you’re observing me I’m not initiating
you’re observing me I’m not initiating ok let me initiate something k you all
ok let me initiate something k you all
ok let me initiate something k you all stand up how you’re so tired ok good now
stand up how you’re so tired ok good now
stand up how you’re so tired ok good now here is the thing I want you to imitate
here is the thing I want you to imitate
here is the thing I want you to imitate me I already ok
let me finish my story about my friend
let me finish my story about my friend Karen Rosenbaum who who does this
Karen Rosenbaum who who does this
Karen Rosenbaum who who does this because she believes in the fact that
because she believes in the fact that
because she believes in the fact that living is all about having fun being
living is all about having fun being
living is all about having fun being together thank you for listening
together thank you for listening
together thank you for listening [Applause]
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