good morning everyone it is actually my great pleasure to be here I am the CEO
great pleasure to be here I am the CEO
great pleasure to be here I am the CEO of a company of an organization is a
of a company of an organization is a
of a company of an organization is a social enterprise but I’m also a proud
social enterprise but I’m also a proud
social enterprise but I’m also a proud founder of this institution so I’m very
founder of this institution so I’m very
founder of this institution so I’m very happy to be here and to talk about
happy to be here and to talk about
happy to be here and to talk about something that I’m also very passionate
something that I’m also very passionate
something that I’m also very passionate about and I care for what is it
about and I care for what is it
about and I care for what is it disruptive innovation in education now
disruptive innovation in education now
disruptive innovation in education now why did I choose this and is this
why did I choose this and is this
why did I choose this and is this something that we really need to be or
something that we really need to be or
something that we really need to be or not to be but this is actually not the
not to be but this is actually not the
not to be but this is actually not the question the question is that we need to
question the question is that we need to
question the question is that we need to do something about it and I will give
do something about it and I will give
do something about it and I will give you my proposal on it so let’s start
you my proposal on it so let’s start
you my proposal on it so let’s start what do poly bears have to do with this
what do poly bears have to do with this
what do poly bears have to do with this topic well there is something that they
topic well there is something that they
topic well there is something that they have to do with it and it’s part of
have to do with it and it’s part of
have to do with it and it’s part of story I want to tell you about my
story I want to tell you about my
story I want to tell you about my daughter when she was three and a half
daughter when she was three and a half
daughter when she was three and a half years old we came back from the US where
years old we came back from the US where
years old we came back from the US where I spent about a year working and I
I spent about a year working and I
I spent about a year working and I noticed that I had been playing for her
noticed that I had been playing for her
noticed that I had been playing for her different videos and music and a lot of
different videos and music and a lot of
different videos and music and a lot of documentaries about animals but I
documentaries about animals but I
documentaries about animals but I noticed at home that several mornings in
noticed at home that several mornings in
noticed at home that several mornings in a row the pilot lights that were in the
a row the pilot lights that were in the
a row the pilot lights that were in the bathroom when I woke up in the morning
bathroom when I woke up in the morning
bathroom when I woke up in the morning were always
were always
were always plugged and then I started asking who is
plugged and then I started asking who is
plugged and then I started asking who is doing this I asked my husband he said I
doing this I asked my husband he said I
doing this I asked my husband he said I don’t know and then I said Sophie I use
don’t know and then I said Sophie I use
don’t know and then I said Sophie I use the one doing this and she said of
the one doing this and she said of
the one doing this and she said of course mommy I said but what are you
course mommy I said but what are you
course mommy I said but what are you doing and she said well that’s curved by
doing and she said well that’s curved by
doing and she said well that’s curved by the way she said you know what we have
the way she said you know what we have
the way she said you know what we have to save electricity because if you don’t
to save electricity because if you don’t
to save electricity because if you don’t do this you’re going to kill all of the
do this you’re going to kill all of the
do this you’re going to kill all of the polar bears that are even in the moment
polar bears that are even in the moment
polar bears that are even in the moment where they will be extinct very soon and
where they will be extinct very soon and
where they will be extinct very soon and what are the kids coming after me going
what are the kids coming after me going
what are the kids coming after me going to do without polar bears they will not
to do without polar bears they will not
to do without polar bears they will not be able to even see them I was looking
be able to even see them I was looking
be able to even see them I was looking at her and I was thinking oh my god she
at her and I was thinking oh my god she
at her and I was thinking oh my god she is talking about the polar bear she
is talking about the polar bear she
is talking about the polar bear she herself didn’t see but of course her
herself didn’t see but of course her
herself didn’t see but of course her curiosity her natural drive to learn
curiosity her natural drive to learn
curiosity her natural drive to learn about the world has been sparkled by
about the world has been sparkled by
about the world has been sparkled by this movies by the environment but what
this movies by the environment but what
this movies by the environment but what by what we were talking about so this is
by what we were talking about so this is
by what we were talking about so this is where I this is when I realized that
where I this is when I realized that
where I this is when I realized that education a bringing environment are
education a bringing environment are
education a bringing environment are very important for the type of people
very important for the type of people
very important for the type of people you grow up for the type of person you
you grow up for the type of person you
you grow up for the type of person you actually become and turn to in the end
actually become and turn to in the end
actually become and turn to in the end and something that later on I realized
and something that later on I realized
and something that later on I realized even more so is that early childhood
even more so is that early childhood
even more so is that early childhood education is extremely important it is a
education is extremely important it is a
education is extremely important it is a key instrument to actually form values
key instrument to actually form values
key instrument to actually form values and to keep alive
and to keep alive
and to keep alive creativity in aunt imagination and
creativity in aunt imagination and
creativity in aunt imagination and people but also to form people and
people but also to form people and
people but also to form people and personalities now we’ve looked at the
personalities now we’ve looked at the
personalities now we’ve looked at the point of Education let’s turn to
point of Education let’s turn to
point of Education let’s turn to innovation
innovation
innovation and how is innovation related to this
and how is innovation related to this
and how is innovation related to this topic innovation in my understanding is
topic innovation in my understanding is
topic innovation in my understanding is something that helps us feel comfortable
something that helps us feel comfortable
something that helps us feel comfortable when changes happen and we as human
when changes happen and we as human
when changes happen and we as human beings are actually social animals we
function in an environment and we are
function in an environment and we are often shaped by it but let’s look where
often shaped by it but let’s look where
often shaped by it but let’s look where and what our environment has been around
and what our environment has been around
and what our environment has been around us so 30 40 50 years ago we were living
us so 30 40 50 years ago we were living
us so 30 40 50 years ago we were living in the Industrial Age and this is what
in the Industrial Age and this is what
in the Industrial Age and this is what also shaped our educational systems and
also shaped our educational systems and
also shaped our educational systems and the environment was environment where
the environment was environment where
the environment was environment where automation and task oriented labor with
automation and task oriented labor with
automation and task oriented labor with framed responsibilities were the way to
framed responsibilities were the way to
framed responsibilities were the way to work and be successful we were focused
work and be successful we were focused
work and be successful we were focused on studying to get a job you know in the
on studying to get a job you know in the
on studying to get a job you know in the company or to build a career around
company or to build a career around
company or to build a career around something that we would play with the
something that we would play with the
something that we would play with the final target also to be well-paid and
final target also to be well-paid and
final target also to be well-paid and that had clear boundaries on what one
that had clear boundaries on what one
that had clear boundaries on what one does and what one could achieve we used
does and what one could achieve we used
does and what one could achieve we used to measure how much we know and how much
to measure how much we know and how much
to measure how much we know and how much we read because we had the privilege of
we read because we had the privilege of
we read because we had the privilege of information in those days where are we
information in those days where are we
information in those days where are we now
we are in the era of the knowledge-based
we are in the era of the knowledge-based and human based economy our life is
and human based economy our life is
and human based economy our life is driven by rapid technological
driven by rapid technological
driven by rapid technological development that appear almost every day
development that appear almost every day
development that appear almost every day sometimes even if every hour we used to
sometimes even if every hour we used to
sometimes even if every hour we used to call people for example on the phone and
call people for example on the phone and
call people for example on the phone and play something then a dinner or a plan
play something then a dinner or a plan
play something then a dinner or a plan to go out somewhere now in the last 10
to go out somewhere now in the last 10
to go out somewhere now in the last 10 years we have seen the investment and
years we have seen the investment and
years we have seen the investment and domination of the smartphones and we are
domination of the smartphones and we are
domination of the smartphones and we are connected all the time inevitably again
connected all the time inevitably again
connected all the time inevitably again it’s part of our lives if you think the
it’s part of our lives if you think the
it’s part of our lives if you think the the books of Isaac Asimov’s especially
the books of Isaac Asimov’s especially
the books of Isaac Asimov’s especially one the Three Laws of Robotics were
one the Three Laws of Robotics were
one the Three Laws of Robotics were predicting that we will have around us
predicting that we will have around us
predicting that we will have around us robots that with whom we can communicate
robots that with whom we can communicate
robots that with whom we can communicate that will be almost equally people like
that will be almost equally people like
that will be almost equally people like us this happened what he was writing
us this happened what he was writing
us this happened what he was writing about in the in the fifties right in the
about in the in the fifties right in the
about in the in the fifties right in the 1950s this happened only 50 years ago
1950s this happened only 50 years ago
1950s this happened only 50 years ago and it’s now reality it’s a different
and it’s now reality it’s a different
and it’s now reality it’s a different environment we are even facing personal
environment we are even facing personal
environment we are even facing personal Bank assistance that the robots with
Bank assistance that the robots with
Bank assistance that the robots with whom we have to do I mean to bank
whom we have to do I mean to bank
whom we have to do I mean to bank nowadays and this is something that we
nowadays and this is something that we
nowadays and this is something that we never planned for or expected to be part
never planned for or expected to be part
never planned for or expected to be part of our everyday life we also used to
of our everyday life we also used to
of our everyday life we also used to plan our businesses our lives with 10
plan our businesses our lives with 10
plan our businesses our lives with 10 year plan projections right
now this is no longer the case because
now this is no longer the case because the environment around us is
the environment around us is
the environment around us is unpredictable it is insecure with much
unpredictable it is insecure with much
unpredictable it is insecure with much more cycles that ever and even more so
more cycles that ever and even more so
more cycles that ever and even more so happen we already know that 65% of the
happen we already know that 65% of the
happen we already know that 65% of the jobs the generation set will have to do
jobs the generation set will have to do
jobs the generation set will have to do to perform do not exist yet all of these
to perform do not exist yet all of these
to perform do not exist yet all of these changes require a new way to deal with
changes require a new way to deal with
changes require a new way to deal with them and here let me point out to you
them and here let me point out to you
them and here let me point out to you this thought that I I love it says it
this thought that I I love it says it
this thought that I I love it says it all the electric light didn’t come from
all the electric light didn’t come from
all the electric light didn’t come from the continuous improvement of the candle
the continuous improvement of the candle
the continuous improvement of the candle so we cannot solve and address
so we cannot solve and address
so we cannot solve and address challenges that the part of a new
challenges that the part of a new
challenges that the part of a new environment different environment
environment different environment
environment different environment unpredictable with the way we used to
unpredictable with the way we used to
unpredictable with the way we used to deal in the past because education is
deal in the past because education is
deal in the past because education is really the space and the place that has
really the space and the place that has
really the space and the place that has to prepare people for this new way of
to prepare people for this new way of
to prepare people for this new way of living and learning in this environment
living and learning in this environment
living and learning in this environment here is one example of the top 10 skills
here is one example of the top 10 skills
here is one example of the top 10 skills in the 2020 and if you look at what was
in the 2020 and if you look at what was
in the 2020 and if you look at what was there before in 2015 and what is there
there before in 2015 and what is there
there before in 2015 and what is there now at the top of the skills that we
now at the top of the skills that we
now at the top of the skills that we will have to master at the skills
will have to master at the skills
will have to master at the skills related to complex problem-solving
related to complex problem-solving
related to complex problem-solving critical thinking creativity now is this
critical thinking creativity now is this
critical thinking creativity now is this part of our educational system
part of our educational system
part of our educational system let’s go back to what education looked
let’s go back to what education looked
let’s go back to what education looked like these 3040 years ago so this was
like these 3040 years ago so this was
like these 3040 years ago so this was education that was predominantly
education that was predominantly
education that was predominantly government governed by having to master
government governed by having to master
government governed by having to master certain knowledge in certain subjects
certain knowledge in certain subjects
certain knowledge in certain subjects that are were delivered through tests
that are were delivered through tests
that are were delivered through tests and students had to spank spend long
and students had to spank spend long
and students had to spank spend long hours in the school and they had to also
hours in the school and they had to also
hours in the school and they had to also memorize content in the end what
memorize content in the end what
memorize content in the end what happened schools were not the most
happened schools were not the most
happened schools were not the most desirable places to be okay
desirable places to be okay
desirable places to be okay you didn’t feel so free in there you
you didn’t feel so free in there you
you didn’t feel so free in there you didn’t feel like you can do whatever you
didn’t feel like you can do whatever you
didn’t feel like you can do whatever you it you felt you wanted to do okay you
it you felt you wanted to do okay you
it you felt you wanted to do okay you didn’t feel that you can make a mistake
didn’t feel that you can make a mistake
didn’t feel that you can make a mistake and not have to be a little bit scared
and not have to be a little bit scared
and not have to be a little bit scared after it on how it will be perceived by
after it on how it will be perceived by
after it on how it will be perceived by people so this is an example also of a
people so this is an example also of a
people so this is an example also of a school that is predominantly in the
school that is predominantly in the
school that is predominantly in the space now again in in a lot of countries
space now again in in a lot of countries
space now again in in a lot of countries even in our country even though recently
even in our country even though recently
even in our country even though recently Finland has emerged on the top of the
Finland has emerged on the top of the
Finland has emerged on the top of the list of countries within the World
list of countries within the World
list of countries within the World Economic Forum system ranking that seems
Economic Forum system ranking that seems
Economic Forum system ranking that seems to be showing the most innovative
to be showing the most innovative
to be showing the most innovative approach to education it seems that
approach to education it seems that
approach to education it seems that their students are not studying specific
their students are not studying specific
their students are not studying specific subjects they combine various topics and
subjects they combine various topics and
subjects they combine various topics and different disciplines and they work on
different disciplines and they work on
different disciplines and they work on projects they are no longer delivering
projects they are no longer delivering
projects they are no longer delivering on tests they are performing
on tests they are performing
on tests they are performing working in teams analyzing critically
working in teams analyzing critically
working in teams analyzing critically and creatively and most of all schools
and creatively and most of all schools
and creatively and most of all schools seem to be different spaces you can take
seem to be different spaces you can take
seem to be different spaces you can take a book or your tablet and go and read it
a book or your tablet and go and read it
a book or your tablet and go and read it take it out share you work together with
take it out share you work together with
take it out share you work together with others you are not sitting at the desk
studies also show that students will who
studies also show that students will who receive social and emotional learning
receive social and emotional learning
receive social and emotional learning score 11% higher on average than those
score 11% higher on average than those
score 11% higher on average than those who did not and now how do I connect it
who did not and now how do I connect it
who did not and now how do I connect it to innovation education and myself in my
to innovation education and myself in my
to innovation education and myself in my current job I happen to be involved a
current job I happen to be involved a
current job I happen to be involved a lot with dedication but I want to share
lot with dedication but I want to share
lot with dedication but I want to share with you how this all started
with you how this all started
with you how this all started and it started from here I came here as
and it started from here I came here as
and it started from here I came here as a very young graduate recent get
a very young graduate recent get
a very young graduate recent get graduate the University was looking for
graduate the University was looking for
graduate the University was looking for a Dean of Student and the president
a Dean of Student and the president
a Dean of Student and the president interviewed me I showed showed up in my
interviewed me I showed showed up in my
interviewed me I showed showed up in my hippie dress at the time and the
hippie dress at the time and the
hippie dress at the time and the president said I’m looking for a person
president said I’m looking for a person
president said I’m looking for a person exactly like you and could you start I
exactly like you and could you start I
exactly like you and could you start I needed you to start two days or three
needed you to start two days or three
needed you to start two days or three days ago I said ok but I have never done
days ago I said ok but I have never done
days ago I said ok but I have never done this I do not know what the Job
this I do not know what the Job
this I do not know what the Job Description for Dean of Students is and
Description for Dean of Students is and
Description for Dean of Students is and he told me you know what this is exactly
he told me you know what this is exactly
he told me you know what this is exactly what we are looking for I want somebody
what we are looking for I want somebody
what we are looking for I want somebody who is open-minded who wouldn’t be
who is open-minded who wouldn’t be
who is open-minded who wouldn’t be scared who would actually want to try
scared who would actually want to try
scared who would actually want to try and to experiment and to do their best
and to experiment and to do their best
and to experiment and to do their best maybe somebody who is
maybe somebody who is
maybe somebody who is really going to take that risk and
really going to take that risk and
really going to take that risk and challenge for themselves because AVG
challenge for themselves because AVG
challenge for themselves because AVG didn’t exist here before we don’t have
didn’t exist here before we don’t have
didn’t exist here before we don’t have at the institution we have to make it
at the institution we have to make it
at the institution we have to make it together I have to tell you that this
together I have to tell you that this
together I have to tell you that this took a lot of guts on my site at the
took a lot of guts on my site at the
took a lot of guts on my site at the time now I realize retrospectively
time now I realize retrospectively
time now I realize retrospectively looking back because I had to stand up
looking back because I had to stand up
looking back because I had to stand up in front of people who were looking at
in front of people who were looking at
in front of people who were looking at me and saying who is this girl
me and saying who is this girl
me and saying who is this girl and I had to pretend I have the
and I had to pretend I have the
and I had to pretend I have the authority to be Dean of Students and I
authority to be Dean of Students and I
authority to be Dean of Students and I did it because I really believed in
did it because I really believed in
did it because I really believed in education I saw that giving people the
education I saw that giving people the
education I saw that giving people the choice to have education free will be
choice to have education free will be
choice to have education free will be something that will be so important in
something that will be so important in
something that will be so important in their lives this also formed my knee as
their lives this also formed my knee as
their lives this also formed my knee as an entrepreneur and a person with an alt
an entrepreneur and a person with an alt
an entrepreneur and a person with an alt open and entrepreneurial self something
open and entrepreneurial self something
open and entrepreneurial self something that I also found very much
that I also found very much
that I also found very much reverberating with this is the thought
reverberating with this is the thought
reverberating with this is the thought of the founder of SlideShare who says I
of the founder of SlideShare who says I
of the founder of SlideShare who says I would rather make mistakes then
would rather make mistakes then
would rather make mistakes then overthink and now I feel good about what
overthink and now I feel good about what
overthink and now I feel good about what I do that is why I would like to ask you
I do that is why I would like to ask you
I do that is why I would like to ask you to join me in the effort of disrupting
to join me in the effort of disrupting
to join me in the effort of disrupting innovatively education why because
innovatively education why because
innovatively education why because education needs a new paradigm it needs
education needs a new paradigm it needs
education needs a new paradigm it needs a new story I believe very much in the
a new story I believe very much in the
a new story I believe very much in the philosophy that Sir Ken Robinson shares
philosophy that Sir Ken Robinson shares
philosophy that Sir Ken Robinson shares about education that it needs to become
about education that it needs to become
about education that it needs to become more personalized more customized and
more personalized more customized and
more personalized more customized and more democratized
more democratized
more democratized and it will have implications both
and it will have implications both
and it will have implications both economic and social as well as cultural
economic and social as well as cultural
economic and social as well as cultural and personal on us but for that it will
and personal on us but for that it will
and personal on us but for that it will need to be innovated and how this is the
need to be innovated and how this is the
need to be innovated and how this is the the approach of my proposal to do it
the approach of my proposal to do it
the approach of my proposal to do it disruptively what does it mean to do
disruptively what does it mean to do
disruptively what does it mean to do disruptively innovation in education
disruption with innovation is usually
disruption with innovation is usually associated with business
associated with business
associated with business it basically means to create a momentum
it basically means to create a momentum
it basically means to create a momentum and from something which is on the edge
and from something which is on the edge
and from something which is on the edge of innovation to slowly transform it
of innovation to slowly transform it
of innovation to slowly transform it into mainstream and this is where we can
into mainstream and this is where we can
into mainstream and this is where we can all work together to make it happen this
all work together to make it happen this
all work together to make it happen this is where we can see a number of explicit
is where we can see a number of explicit
is where we can see a number of explicit benefits and invitations on innovation
benefits and invitations on innovation
benefits and invitations on innovation if it becomes a mainstream if we apply
if it becomes a mainstream if we apply
if it becomes a mainstream if we apply disruptive innovation to education we
disruptive innovation to education we
disruptive innovation to education we can turn schools into more
can turn schools into more
can turn schools into more entrepreneurial and creative spaces we
entrepreneurial and creative spaces we
entrepreneurial and creative spaces we can balance stem and arts and humanities
can balance stem and arts and humanities
can balance stem and arts and humanities and interdisciplinary approach we can
and interdisciplinary approach we can
and interdisciplinary approach we can work in teams and use technology we can
work in teams and use technology we can
work in teams and use technology we can even make movies together and we can be
even make movies together and we can be
even make movies together and we can be prepared for the professions of the
prepared for the professions of the
prepared for the professions of the future we can take on the roles to go
future we can take on the roles to go
future we can take on the roles to go and teach on Mars as well so
these are examples of how we can
these are examples of how we can innovate education using digitalization
innovate education using digitalization
innovate education using digitalization applying interdisciplinary approach also
applying interdisciplinary approach also
applying interdisciplinary approach also maybe making movies this is part of the
maybe making movies this is part of the
maybe making movies this is part of the Space Odyssey where we can see the
Space Odyssey where we can see the
Space Odyssey where we can see the prototypes of Skype and iPad for this
prototypes of Skype and iPad for this
prototypes of Skype and iPad for this though we will need a critical mass of
though we will need a critical mass of
though we will need a critical mass of at least 10% of people to make it the
at least 10% of people to make it the
at least 10% of people to make it the real social impact and to use the
real social impact and to use the
real social impact and to use the disruptive innovation method to
disruptive innovation method to
disruptive innovation method to transform education so I finish here
transform education so I finish here
transform education so I finish here with asking you to join me in this
with asking you to join me in this
with asking you to join me in this effort and this search and to use the
effort and this search and to use the
effort and this search and to use the wings of imagination on that journey
wings of imagination on that journey
wings of imagination on that journey thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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