sting experiences so I’ve been in places like Tokyo Sydney San Francisco working
like Tokyo Sydney San Francisco working
like Tokyo Sydney San Francisco working in forward-thinking industries like
in forward-thinking industries like
in forward-thinking industries like semiconductors energy communications
semiconductors energy communications
semiconductors energy communications directly for Fortune 100 CEOs on some of
directly for Fortune 100 CEOs on some of
directly for Fortune 100 CEOs on some of the most challenging issues that they’re
the most challenging issues that they’re
the most challenging issues that they’re facing and this was an important
facing and this was an important
facing and this was an important experience for me because I got to see
experience for me because I got to see
experience for me because I got to see what some of the most innovative minds
what some of the most innovative minds
what some of the most innovative minds were working on where the money was
were working on where the money was
were working on where the money was going
going
going what challenges they’re facing on a
what challenges they’re facing on a
what challenges they’re facing on a global context and from that experience
global context and from that experience
global context and from that experience I came to a conclusion we are actually
I came to a conclusion we are actually
I came to a conclusion we are actually facing a paradigm shift when it comes to
facing a paradigm shift when it comes to
facing a paradigm shift when it comes to human progress and I’m talking about in
human progress and I’m talking about in
human progress and I’m talking about in less than 50 years if we crack
less than 50 years if we crack
less than 50 years if we crack artificial intelligence the better
artificial intelligence the better
artificial intelligence the better understanding we get of our human genome
understanding we get of our human genome
understanding we get of our human genome and the ability to edit our genetics
and the ability to edit our genetics
and the ability to edit our genetics right using data effectively to figure
right using data effectively to figure
right using data effectively to figure out how we make better decisions that
out how we make better decisions that
out how we make better decisions that will dramatically impact the way in
will dramatically impact the way in
will dramatically impact the way in which we live and that’s happening and
which we live and that’s happening and
which we live and that’s happening and it’s up to us in the audience or the
it’s up to us in the audience or the
it’s up to us in the audience or the people watching this to figure out how
people watching this to figure out how
people watching this to figure out how we can play a part in making this curve
we can play a part in making this curve
we can play a part in making this curve as vertical as possible and if that’s
as vertical as possible and if that’s
as vertical as possible and if that’s not where your priorities are then this
not where your priorities are then this
not where your priorities are then this talk probably isn’t for you but if you
talk probably isn’t for you but if you
talk probably isn’t for you but if you are and you do have the desire to change
are and you do have the desire to change
are and you do have the desire to change the world we’ll have four steps for you
the world we’ll have four steps for you
the world we’ll have four steps for you casual poop emoji keep you on your toes
casual poop emoji keep you on your toes
casual poop emoji keep you on your toes but before I give you the four steps I’m
but before I give you the four steps I’m
but before I give you the four steps I’m gonna give you a reality check okay you
gonna give you a reality check okay you
gonna give you a reality check okay you probably will not change the world and
probably will not change the world and
probably will not change the world and here’s what I mean by that and we see it
here’s what I mean by that and we see it
here’s what I mean by that and we see it too often will be a fifteen year old or
too often will be a fifteen year old or
too often will be a fifteen year old or a 16 year old student super bright-eyed
a 16 year old student super bright-eyed
a 16 year old student super bright-eyed incredibly ambitious wanting to change
incredibly ambitious wanting to change
incredibly ambitious wanting to change the world you’re in every
the world you’re in every
the world you’re in every extracurricular you have the best marks
extracurricular you have the best marks
extracurricular you have the best marks you’re in athletics and you’ll get to
you’re in athletics and you’ll get to
you’re in athletics and you’ll get to grade 12 and you’ll have no idea what
grade 12 and you’ll have no idea what
grade 12 and you’ll have no idea what you want to do I certainly did I flipped
you want to do I certainly did I flipped
you want to do I certainly did I flipped a coin heads whose business tails was
a coin heads whose business tails was
a coin heads whose business tails was genetics true story real
genetics true story real
genetics true story real life and heads because my brother was
life and heads because my brother was
life and heads because my brother was doing business and genetics because I
doing business and genetics because I
doing business and genetics because I had a cool course in grade 11 the funny
had a cool course in grade 11 the funny
had a cool course in grade 11 the funny thing is is most young people actually
thing is is most young people actually
thing is is most young people actually don’t have better information to make
don’t have better information to make
don’t have better information to make better decisions so they’ll choose a
better decisions so they’ll choose a
better decisions so they’ll choose a university because you know they think
university because you know they think
university because you know they think it has a good program or because one of
it has a good program or because one of
it has a good program or because one of their friends are going there and
their friends are going there and
their friends are going there and they’ll think they made it because they
they’ll think they made it because they
they’ll think they made it because they think university is the goal and then
think university is the goal and then
think university is the goal and then they’ll get to university and even if
they’ll get to university and even if
they’ll get to university and even if they don’t switch programs which most of
they don’t switch programs which most of
they don’t switch programs which most of them do they’ll get to their fourth year
them do they’ll get to their fourth year
them do they’ll get to their fourth year and still have no idea what they want to
and still have no idea what they want to
and still have no idea what they want to do and then companies will recruit and
do and then companies will recruit and
do and then companies will recruit and that’s where complacency starts so where
that’s where complacency starts so where
that’s where complacency starts so where you were once this 15 or 16 year old
you were once this 15 or 16 year old
you were once this 15 or 16 year old young person who wanted to change the
young person who wanted to change the
young person who wanted to change the world now you’re sitting in a cubicle as
world now you’re sitting in a cubicle as
world now you’re sitting in a cubicle as an accountant and to me that’s failure
an accountant and to me that’s failure
an accountant and to me that’s failure but it wasn’t your fault the system
but it wasn’t your fault the system
but it wasn’t your fault the system failed you and you put your trust in
failed you and you put your trust in
failed you and you put your trust in that right and so the four points that
that right and so the four points that
that right and so the four points that I’m going to outline is going to
I’m going to outline is going to
I’m going to outline is going to increase the probabilities of us
increase the probabilities of us
increase the probabilities of us dramatically making that curve that we
dramatically making that curve that we
dramatically making that curve that we talked about as vertical as possible so
talked about as vertical as possible so
talked about as vertical as possible so the first point is be different one of
the first point is be different one of
the first point is be different one of the things that we talked about at tks
the things that we talked about at tks
the things that we talked about at tks is the only way to achieve
is the only way to achieve
is the only way to achieve unconventional success is to follow an
unconventional success is to follow an
unconventional success is to follow an unconventional path like you can expect
unconventional path like you can expect
unconventional path like you can expect to do the same thing as everybody else
to do the same thing as everybody else
to do the same thing as everybody else and achieve a different result but
and achieve a different result but
and achieve a different result but what’s funny is when I speak at schools
what’s funny is when I speak at schools
what’s funny is when I speak at schools high schools across North America I
high schools across North America I
high schools across North America I always ask young people yeah where do
always ask young people yeah where do
always ask young people yeah where do you see yourself in the next 10 to 20
you see yourself in the next 10 to 20
you see yourself in the next 10 to 20 years and I’ll always get super
years and I’ll always get super
years and I’ll always get super ambitious answers and I love these
ambitious answers and I love these
ambitious answers and I love these answers I want to change the world right
answers I want to change the world right
answers I want to change the world right I want to be the CEO I want to be the
I want to be the CEO I want to be the
I want to be the CEO I want to be the innovator and then I ask them well what
innovator and then I ask them well what
innovator and then I ask them well what are you doing differently than the
are you doing differently than the
are you doing differently than the person next to you and there’s often
person next to you and there’s often
person next to you and there’s often silence and maybe they’re not doing
silence and maybe they’re not doing
silence and maybe they’re not doing anything differently because they’re
anything differently because they’re
anything differently because they’re still young they’re trying to find their
still young they’re trying to find their
still young they’re trying to find their bearings fine how are you thinking
bearings fine how are you thinking
bearings fine how are you thinking differently than the person next to you
differently than the person next to you
differently than the person next to you and it usually is still silence right
and it usually is still silence right
and it usually is still silence right and so there’s almost this air of
and so there’s almost this air of
and so there’s almost this air of naivety or entitlement or I’m not sure
naivety or entitlement or I’m not sure
naivety or entitlement or I’m not sure what it is but you have to be different
what it is but you have to be different
what it is but you have to be different if you want to achieve that result if
if you want to achieve that result if
if you want to achieve that result if you think about my story
you think about my story
you think about my story in university most of my experience
in university most of my experience
in university most of my experience actually didn’t come from university so
actually didn’t come from university so
actually didn’t come from university so when I was 18 or 19 I was interning with
when I was 18 or 19 I was interning with
when I was 18 or 19 I was interning with one of the world’s largest microfinance
one of the world’s largest microfinance
one of the world’s largest microfinance institutions in Bangladesh working
institutions in Bangladesh working
institutions in Bangladesh working everyday with Nobel Peace Prize laureate
everyday with Nobel Peace Prize laureate
everyday with Nobel Peace Prize laureate winner Muhammad Yunus
winner Muhammad Yunus
winner Muhammad Yunus on figuring out how to address ultra
on figuring out how to address ultra
on figuring out how to address ultra poverty I started a company was given
poverty I started a company was given
poverty I started a company was given fifty thousand dollars at a two hundred
fifty thousand dollars at a two hundred
fifty thousand dollars at a two hundred thousand dollar valuation without even
thousand dollar valuation without even
thousand dollar valuation without even having an idea I was building building
having an idea I was building building
having an idea I was building building mobility aids for the physically
mobility aids for the physically
mobility aids for the physically disabled in rural Honduras teaching at
disabled in rural Honduras teaching at
disabled in rural Honduras teaching at universities in East Africa an
universities in East Africa an
universities in East Africa an accredited business case course working
accredited business case course working
accredited business case course working in Central Asia on early childhood
in Central Asia on early childhood
in Central Asia on early childhood education like this is all in University
education like this is all in University
education like this is all in University and I’m running out of stuff like I have
and I’m running out of stuff like I have
and I’m running out of stuff like I have so many things that I can talk about and
so many things that I can talk about and
so many things that I can talk about and most of those opportunities are me
most of those opportunities are me
most of those opportunities are me creating my own opportunities and that
creating my own opportunities and that
creating my own opportunities and that was an important experience for me again
was an important experience for me again
was an important experience for me again because I got to see the world from a
because I got to see the world from a
because I got to see the world from a completely different lens and a
completely different lens and a
completely different lens and a completely different context than
completely different context than
completely different context than everybody else that’s the first thing be
everybody else that’s the first thing be
everybody else that’s the first thing be different the second point is you need
different the second point is you need
different the second point is you need more information so I’ll use this
more information so I’ll use this
more information so I’ll use this analogy say your information or the
analogy say your information or the
analogy say your information or the information you have in your head is
information you have in your head is
information you have in your head is like puzzle pieces well say you only
like puzzle pieces well say you only
like puzzle pieces well say you only have ten puzzle pieces and everybody has
have ten puzzle pieces and everybody has
have ten puzzle pieces and everybody has ten puzzle pieces no matter how hard you
ten puzzle pieces no matter how hard you
ten puzzle pieces no matter how hard you think you can only there’s only a
think you can only there’s only a
think you can only there’s only a certain amount of combinations for these
certain amount of combinations for these
certain amount of combinations for these puzzle pieces right to create a certain
puzzle pieces right to create a certain
puzzle pieces right to create a certain picture and what I find is oftentimes
picture and what I find is oftentimes
picture and what I find is oftentimes young people spend a lot of time
young people spend a lot of time
young people spend a lot of time thinking but not getting more
thinking but not getting more
thinking but not getting more information imagine you had 20 pieces
information imagine you had 20 pieces
information imagine you had 20 pieces now the amount of combinations are
now the amount of combinations are
now the amount of combinations are exponential and the connections that you
exponential and the connections that you
exponential and the connections that you can conceive of other people typically
can conceive of other people typically
can conceive of other people typically can’t conceive of and so once you get
can’t conceive of and so once you get
can’t conceive of and so once you get that more once you get more of that
that more once you get more of that
that more once you get more of that information again you’ll be able to make
information again you’ll be able to make
information again you’ll be able to make some of these connections that can have
some of these connections that can have
some of these connections that can have dramatic impacts on the world that
dramatic impacts on the world that
dramatic impacts on the world that typically young people don’t make okay
typically young people don’t make okay
typically young people don’t make okay fine so what information should I get
fine so what information should I get
fine so what information should I get right that’s the next question that
right that’s the next question that
right that’s the next question that young people always ask well in my
young people always ask well in my
young people always ask well in my opinion if you want to change the world
opinion if you want to change the world
opinion if you want to change the world you got to focus on forward-thinking
you got to focus on forward-thinking
you got to focus on forward-thinking content right I mentioned some of these
content right I mentioned some of these
content right I mentioned some of these topics like think about things like
topics like think about things like
topics like think about things like artificial intelligence virtual reality
artificial intelligence virtual reality
artificial intelligence virtual reality genomics quantum cryptocurrency and
genomics quantum cryptocurrency and
genomics quantum cryptocurrency and there are lots right but the things that
there are lots right but the things that
there are lots right but the things that are going to explode and dramatically
are going to explode and dramatically
are going to explode and dramatically change the way and
change the way and
change the way and we live focus on those now normally when
we live focus on those now normally when
we live focus on those now normally when I say that people tell me well those
I say that people tell me well those
I say that people tell me well those things are hard like don’t you need a
things are hard like don’t you need a
things are hard like don’t you need a university level education to work on
university level education to work on
university level education to work on artificial intelligence and all of those
artificial intelligence and all of those
artificial intelligence and all of those things well my answer to that is step 3
things well my answer to that is step 3
things well my answer to that is step 3 figure it out right the world is
figure it out right the world is
figure it out right the world is different today than it was I would say
different today than it was I would say
different today than it was I would say even ten years ago five years ago there
even ten years ago five years ago there
even ten years ago five years ago there was more information data that’s been
was more information data that’s been
was more information data that’s been created in the past two years actually
created in the past two years actually
created in the past two years actually the information has doubled over a
the information has doubled over a
the information has doubled over a two-year span that we have available to
two-year span that we have available to
two-year span that we have available to us so there’s a lot of resources
us so there’s a lot of resources
us so there’s a lot of resources available at your fingertips
available at your fingertips
available at your fingertips right whereas traditionally when I was
right whereas traditionally when I was
right whereas traditionally when I was growing up we didn’t have Khan Academy
growing up we didn’t have Khan Academy
growing up we didn’t have Khan Academy we weren’t using YouTube or Google to
we weren’t using YouTube or Google to
we weren’t using YouTube or Google to figure out some of these challenges but
figure out some of these challenges but
figure out some of these challenges but you can today right and you can learn
you can today right and you can learn
you can today right and you can learn from the best in the world to figure it
from the best in the world to figure it
from the best in the world to figure it out we have a tks participant who’s
out we have a tks participant who’s
out we have a tks participant who’s working on next-generation brain imaging
working on next-generation brain imaging
working on next-generation brain imaging technology right how to increase the
technology right how to increase the
technology right how to increase the granularity of an MRI scan by like 20 X
granularity of an MRI scan by like 20 X
granularity of an MRI scan by like 20 X to 100x and he had to learn university
to 100x and he had to learn university
to 100x and he had to learn university level physics or calculus to figure that
level physics or calculus to figure that
level physics or calculus to figure that out and it was hard right hard problems
out and it was hard right hard problems
out and it was hard right hard problems take time to solve and are hard to solve
take time to solve and are hard to solve
take time to solve and are hard to solve but he had to do it because if someone
but he had to do it because if someone
but he had to do it because if someone went onto his machine he had to make
went onto his machine he had to make
went onto his machine he had to make sure they didn’t blow up right and he
sure they didn’t blow up right and he
sure they didn’t blow up right and he had that passion for what he was doing
had that passion for what he was doing
had that passion for what he was doing and part of actually the getting more
and part of actually the getting more
and part of actually the getting more information piece is finding your
information piece is finding your
information piece is finding your passion I’m actually gonna go back for a
passion I’m actually gonna go back for a
passion I’m actually gonna go back for a second a lot of people think we’re like
second a lot of people think we’re like
second a lot of people think we’re like oh I’m not passionate about this topic
oh I’m not passionate about this topic
oh I’m not passionate about this topic I’m not passionate about AI right now
I’m not passionate about AI right now
I’m not passionate about AI right now I’m not passionate about VR and a lot of
I’m not passionate about VR and a lot of
I’m not passionate about VR and a lot of people think that passion is kind of
people think that passion is kind of
people think that passion is kind of like love at first sight like you’re
like love at first sight like you’re
like love at first sight like you’re just going to see a topic and it’s going
just going to see a topic and it’s going
just going to see a topic and it’s going to hit you with passion but that’s
to hit you with passion but that’s
to hit you with passion but that’s actually not what happens you need to
actually not what happens you need to
actually not what happens you need to spend time really understanding a topic
spend time really understanding a topic
spend time really understanding a topic understanding the opportunities making
understanding the opportunities making
understanding the opportunities making those connections and that’s where the
those connections and that’s where the
those connections and that’s where the passion will come from right and once
passion will come from right and once
passion will come from right and once you have that passion figuring it out
you have that passion figuring it out
you have that passion figuring it out will actually be a heck of a lot heck of
will actually be a heck of a lot heck of
will actually be a heck of a lot heck of a lot easier and if you can actually
a lot easier and if you can actually
a lot easier and if you can actually develop the skill of figuring it out
develop the skill of figuring it out
develop the skill of figuring it out overcoming adversity with anything in
overcoming adversity with anything in
overcoming adversity with anything in life you will
life you will
life you will be far more comfortable whenever you
be far more comfortable whenever you
be far more comfortable whenever you reach a point of uncertainty to overcome
reach a point of uncertainty to overcome
reach a point of uncertainty to overcome that rather than just stop at that wall
that rather than just stop at that wall
that rather than just stop at that wall in and stop and so training that skill
in and stop and so training that skill
in and stop and so training that skill early is important lastly to tie
early is important lastly to tie
early is important lastly to tie everything together so the fourth step
everything together so the fourth step
everything together so the fourth step is having this notion of a boss
is having this notion of a boss
is having this notion of a boss mentality now it’s very difficult to
mentality now it’s very difficult to
mentality now it’s very difficult to articulate of course there is a notion
articulate of course there is a notion
articulate of course there is a notion of self confidence in there but it’s a
of self confidence in there but it’s a
of self confidence in there but it’s a little bit more than that certainly is
little bit more than that certainly is
little bit more than that certainly is not arrogance right arrogance is walking
not arrogance right arrogance is walking
not arrogance right arrogance is walking into a room and thinking that everybody
into a room and thinking that everybody
into a room and thinking that everybody else or you were better than everybody
else or you were better than everybody
else or you were better than everybody else there
else there
else there that’s not boss mentality but what boss
that’s not boss mentality but what boss
that’s not boss mentality but what boss mentality is is walking into a room and
mentality is is walking into a room and
mentality is is walking into a room and understanding that everybody else in the
understanding that everybody else in the
understanding that everybody else in the room is not better than you and once you
room is not better than you and once you
room is not better than you and once you understand that once you really
understand that once you really
understand that once you really understand that you’ll be able to ask
understand that you’ll be able to ask
understand that you’ll be able to ask for things that other people typically
for things that other people typically
for things that other people typically won’t be able to ask for you’ll be able
won’t be able to ask for you’ll be able
won’t be able to ask for you’ll be able to stand out in ways again that other
to stand out in ways again that other
to stand out in ways again that other people won’t be able to stand out in so
people won’t be able to stand out in so
people won’t be able to stand out in so Steve Jobs says one of my favorite
Steve Jobs says one of my favorite
Steve Jobs says one of my favorite quotes and I might be paraphrasing a
quotes and I might be paraphrasing a
quotes and I might be paraphrasing a little bit but he says the world in
little bit but he says the world in
little bit but he says the world in which you know it today was made up by
which you know it today was made up by
which you know it today was made up by people no smarter than you and that
people no smarter than you and that
people no smarter than you and that Steve Jobs saying that like he’s had
Steve Jobs saying that like he’s had
Steve Jobs saying that like he’s had access to a bunch of the most
access to a bunch of the most
access to a bunch of the most influential innovators globally for the
influential innovators globally for the
influential innovators globally for the past like fifty to seven years who have
past like fifty to seven years who have
past like fifty to seven years who have impacted the way we live and he’s still
impacted the way we live and he’s still
impacted the way we live and he’s still saying they’re no different than us and
saying they’re no different than us and
saying they’re no different than us and again if you really internalize that and
again if you really internalize that and
again if you really internalize that and if you get it and you trust yourself
if you get it and you trust yourself
if you get it and you trust yourself enough right you’ll be able to take all
enough right you’ll be able to take all
enough right you’ll be able to take all of those three steps combine it with
of those three steps combine it with
of those three steps combine it with Boston mentality and make it happen make
Boston mentality and make it happen make
Boston mentality and make it happen make change happen and so that’s the formula
change happen and so that’s the formula
change happen and so that’s the formula right be different get more information
right be different get more information
right be different get more information figure it out and use that boss
figure it out and use that boss
figure it out and use that boss mentality to actually implement change
mentality to actually implement change
mentality to actually implement change once you do that you’ll poop I mean
once you do that you’ll poop I mean
once you do that you’ll poop I mean you’ll change the world Thanks
you’ll change the world Thanks
you’ll change the world Thanks you
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