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Ideas Not Worth Spreading | Barmak Heshmat | TEDxBeaconStreet


electric jumper jet it’s a sport gear

electric jumper jet it’s a sport gear that list you jump high about 5 to 6

that list you jump high about 5 to 6

that list you jump high about 5 to 6 meters and land safely at its core is

meters and land safely at its core is

meters and land safely at its core is the yet to be invented search battery

the yet to be invented search battery

the yet to be invented search battery which provides short bursts of

which provides short bursts of

which provides short bursts of high-intensity current to drive those

high-intensity current to drive those

high-intensity current to drive those high-speed propellers this is one of

high-speed propellers this is one of

high-speed propellers this is one of those ideas I’m going to show it does

those ideas I’m going to show it does

those ideas I’m going to show it does look fascinating but there are a lot of

look fascinating but there are a lot of

look fascinating but there are a lot of question marks around it I think it will

question marks around it I think it will

question marks around it I think it will take about 10 years before you can get

take about 10 years before you can get

take about 10 years before you can get one of these ideas ideas ideas ideas

one of these ideas ideas ideas ideas

one of these ideas ideas ideas ideas worth spreading that’s what r is below

worth spreading that’s what r is below

worth spreading that’s what r is below the Tet logo which notifies that you

the Tet logo which notifies that you

the Tet logo which notifies that you know what some ideas are just not worth

know what some ideas are just not worth

know what some ideas are just not worth spreading some some ideas are just gone

spreading some some ideas are just gone

spreading some some ideas are just gone and I’m not talking about the Batman

and I’m not talking about the Batman

and I’m not talking about the Batman snuggie and the pet rock because because

snuggie and the pet rock because because

snuggie and the pet rock because because those sell millions people millions

those sell millions people millions

those sell millions people millions those are two brilliant ideas right

those are two brilliant ideas right

those are two brilliant ideas right there I’m talking about legit

there I’m talking about legit

there I’m talking about legit engineering or business ideas that will

engineering or business ideas that will

engineering or business ideas that will never see the light of the day we all

never see the light of the day we all

never see the light of the day we all have a lot of them especially us

have a lot of them especially us

have a lot of them especially us engineers at MIT have too many of them

engineers at MIT have too many of them

engineers at MIT have too many of them lots of ideas that will be forgotten

lots of ideas that will be forgotten

lots of ideas that will be forgotten coming from academia I can tell you that

coming from academia I can tell you that

coming from academia I can tell you that only about ten percent of the ideas will

only about ten percent of the ideas will

only about ten percent of the ideas will be published in the form of a paper in

be published in the form of a paper in

be published in the form of a paper in academia only one percent will be

academia only one percent will be

academia only one percent will be patented and only about point one

patented and only about point one

patented and only about point one percent will actually become a business

percent will actually become a business

percent will actually become a business and do some good out there now these are

and do some good out there now these are

and do some good out there now these are rough numbers but if you ask any

rough numbers but if you ask any

rough numbers but if you ask any academic or innovator he or she will

academic or innovator he or she will

academic or innovator he or she will probably agree with me this means that

probably agree with me this means that

probably agree with me this means that only one in a thousand ideas will

only one in a thousand ideas will

only one in a thousand ideas will actually do some good out there which is

actually do some good out there which is

actually do some good out there which is an insanely low yield it takes about 10

an insanely low yield it takes about 10

an insanely low yield it takes about 10 to 15 years to publish hundred papers in

to 15 years to publish hundred papers in

to 15 years to publish hundred papers in academia or come up with thousand ideas

academia or come up with thousand ideas

academia or come up with thousand ideas even in top schools

even in top schools

even in top schools so why is this happening why is it that

so why is this happening why is it that

so why is this happening why is it that ninety percent of ideas just go nowhere

ninety percent of ideas just go nowhere

ninety percent of ideas just go nowhere well you may say because some ideas are

well you may say because some ideas are

well you may say because some ideas are dumb remember the Batman snidely handed

dumb remember the Batman snidely handed

dumb remember the Batman snidely handed bedrock or use a fair answer but in fact

bedrock or use a fair answer but in fact

bedrock or use a fair answer but in fact a very subjective one these two examples

a very subjective one these two examples

a very subjective one these two examples show that an idea that might be

show that an idea that might be

show that an idea that might be considered ridiculous and useless from

considered ridiculous and useless from

considered ridiculous and useless from one’s perspective might actually be

one’s perspective might actually be

one’s perspective might actually be interesting and successful from others

interesting and successful from others

interesting and successful from others perspective Plus even if half of these

perspective Plus even if half of these

perspective Plus even if half of these ideas we’re not working and just plain

ideas we’re not working and just plain

ideas we’re not working and just plain wrong you still have forty-five percent

wrong you still have forty-five percent

wrong you still have forty-five percent of good ideas that for some reason don’t

of good ideas that for some reason don’t

of good ideas that for some reason don’t make it out there you want to know why

make it out there you want to know why

make it out there you want to know why the majority of ideas actually don’t

the majority of ideas actually don’t

the majority of ideas actually don’t make it out there because we don’t put

make it out there because we don’t put

make it out there because we don’t put them out there the problem is not just

them out there the problem is not just

them out there the problem is not just with the ideas but also with us

with the ideas but also with us

with the ideas but also with us innovators we tend to abandon our ideas

innovators we tend to abandon our ideas

innovators we tend to abandon our ideas because we don’t have enough confidence

because we don’t have enough confidence

because we don’t have enough confidence in them or we don’t have immediate

in them or we don’t have immediate

in them or we don’t have immediate interest or we tend to possess them and

interest or we tend to possess them and

interest or we tend to possess them and lock them up because we think there are

lock them up because we think there are

lock them up because we think there are too precious and there’s no other

too precious and there’s no other

too precious and there’s no other options really i mean academic

options really i mean academic

options really i mean academic publications are too time-consuming and

publications are too time-consuming and

publications are too time-consuming and extremely narrow for these types of

extremely narrow for these types of

extremely narrow for these types of ideas and patenting is expensive so I

ideas and patenting is expensive so I

ideas and patenting is expensive so I turned to using online platforms I tried

turned to using online platforms I tried

turned to using online platforms I tried using blogs youtube tedxtalks and none

using blogs youtube tedxtalks and none

using blogs youtube tedxtalks and none of them work as efficiently as I wanted

of them work as efficiently as I wanted

of them work as efficiently as I wanted to all these platforms takes a lot of

to all these platforms takes a lot of

to all these platforms takes a lot of production a lot of cameras and gears

production a lot of cameras and gears

production a lot of cameras and gears and all these lights and people behind

and all these lights and people behind

and all these lights and people behind the scene to convey to you a single idea

the scene to convey to you a single idea

the scene to convey to you a single idea and this heavy production actually puts

and this heavy production actually puts

and this heavy production actually puts a lot of pressure on the idea tur so I

a lot of pressure on the idea tur so I

a lot of pressure on the idea tur so I was losing hope on this I mean I have a

was losing hope on this I mean I have a

was losing hope on this I mean I have a busy job and I couldn’t afford to spend

busy job and I couldn’t afford to spend

busy job and I couldn’t afford to spend this much time on each idea until one

this much time on each idea until one

this much time on each idea until one night as I was going through my older

night as I was going through my older

night as I was going through my older idea sketchbooks I saw this design from

idea sketchbooks I saw this design from

idea sketchbooks I saw this design from 1999 which was an apparatus that was

1999 which was an apparatus that was

1999 which was an apparatus that was supposed to let me see my gameboy color

supposed to let me see my gameboy color

supposed to let me see my gameboy color screen in 3d this was basically my

screen in 3d this was basically my

screen in 3d this was basically my earliest version of virtual reality

earliest version of virtual reality

earliest version of virtual reality headset at the age of 16 which by the

headset at the age of 16 which by the

headset at the age of 16 which by the way wouldn’t work because there was no

way wouldn’t work because there was no

way wouldn’t work because there was no power

power

power in the scene but the fact that I could

in the scene but the fact that I could

in the scene but the fact that I could look at this one picture and understand

look at this one picture and understand

look at this one picture and understand an idea from 17 years ago just hit me I

an idea from 17 years ago just hit me I

an idea from 17 years ago just hit me I was like hmm a picture is worth a

was like hmm a picture is worth a

was like hmm a picture is worth a thousand words what if he could fit

thousand words what if he could fit

thousand words what if he could fit every idea into one picture one

every idea into one picture one

every idea into one picture one beautiful comprehensive sketch that says

beautiful comprehensive sketch that says

beautiful comprehensive sketch that says it all sounded like a great idea so I

it all sounded like a great idea so I

it all sounded like a great idea so I started to build up my sketching skills

started to build up my sketching skills

started to build up my sketching skills over the weekends and thanks to online

over the weekends and thanks to online

over the weekends and thanks to online tutorials oven from something like this

tutorials oven from something like this

tutorials oven from something like this to something like this in about a year

to something like this in about a year

to something like this in about a year then I started to get connected to other

then I started to get connected to other

then I started to get connected to other concept artists online and I discovered

concept artists online and I discovered

concept artists online and I discovered this amazing platform called computer

this amazing platform called computer

this amazing platform called computer graphics Society or CG society which is

graphics Society or CG society which is

graphics Society or CG society which is a online platform that allows millions

a online platform that allows millions

a online platform that allows millions of artists to share the illustrations

of artists to share the illustrations

of artists to share the illustrations with each other in high resolutions this

with each other in high resolutions this

with each other in high resolutions this is a great website for for artistic

is a great website for for artistic

is a great website for for artistic studies it’s full of cool pictures of

studies it’s full of cool pictures of

studies it’s full of cool pictures of aliens and robots but there’s not much

aliens and robots but there’s not much

aliens and robots but there’s not much science going on here really and that’s

science going on here really and that’s

science going on here really and that’s exactly what i want to change to get a

exactly what i want to change to get a

exactly what i want to change to get a religious society we basically want to

religious society we basically want to

religious society we basically want to bring the brains of MIT to the hands of

bring the brains of MIT to the hands of

bring the brains of MIT to the hands of model studio artists how cool is that

model studio artists how cool is that

model studio artists how cool is that the result is what we call the

the result is what we call the

the result is what we call the imaginarium of technology a platform

imaginarium of technology a platform

imaginarium of technology a platform that matches scientist with artists to

that matches scientist with artists to

that matches scientist with artists to communicate ideas in beautiful pictures

communicate ideas in beautiful pictures

communicate ideas in beautiful pictures a place where engineering ideas can come

a place where engineering ideas can come

a place where engineering ideas can come to life and inspire you can upload your

to life and inspire you can upload your

to life and inspire you can upload your idea in the form of an illustration if

idea in the form of an illustration if

idea in the form of an illustration if you’re illustrating is good or if you

you’re illustrating is good or if you

you’re illustrating is good or if you can describe it to an artist to

can describe it to an artist to

can describe it to an artist to illustrate it these ideas are tagged and

illustrate it these ideas are tagged and

illustrate it these ideas are tagged and organized into this gallery of sketches

organized into this gallery of sketches

organized into this gallery of sketches so if you are interested in any of them

so if you are interested in any of them

so if you are interested in any of them you can just click on it and learn about

you can just click on it and learn about

you can just click on it and learn about the idea or even start a conversation

the idea or even start a conversation

the idea or even start a conversation with the Creator some of these ideas are

with the Creator some of these ideas are

with the Creator some of these ideas are published online immediately the others

published online immediately the others

published online immediately the others are cherry picked by a panel of artists

are cherry picked by a panel of artists

are cherry picked by a panel of artists and scientists from Marvel Studios and

and scientists from Marvel Studios and

and scientists from Marvel Studios and MIT these cherry-picked ideas are then

MIT these cherry-picked ideas are then

MIT these cherry-picked ideas are then showcased in met in events such as this

showcased in met in events such as this

showcased in met in events such as this one or em IQ member

one or em IQ member

one or em IQ member week where there are a lot of companies

week where there are a lot of companies

week where there are a lot of companies present this gives these poor ideas the

present this gives these poor ideas the

present this gives these poor ideas the chance to reach the right audience every

chance to reach the right audience every

chance to reach the right audience every idea is tagged so it has a unique ID so

idea is tagged so it has a unique ID so

idea is tagged so it has a unique ID so whoever is interested can directly

whoever is interested can directly

whoever is interested can directly contact the creator and endorse the idea

contact the creator and endorse the idea

contact the creator and endorse the idea or support the idea based on a mutual

or support the idea based on a mutual

or support the idea based on a mutual agreement so far we have had three

agreement so far we have had three

agreement so far we have had three exhibitions on different topics such as

exhibitions on different topics such as

exhibitions on different topics such as future of virtual reality and autonomous

future of virtual reality and autonomous

future of virtual reality and autonomous cars and these idea exhibitions have

cars and these idea exhibitions have

cars and these idea exhibitions have been received a mail amazingly well

been received a mail amazingly well

been received a mail amazingly well because pictures are powerful and they

because pictures are powerful and they

because pictures are powerful and they can go beyond language barrier even yes

can go beyond language barrier even yes

can go beyond language barrier even yes if you’re a company and you have IP

if you’re a company and you have IP

if you’re a company and you have IP sensitive materials or if you’re if you

sensitive materials or if you’re if you

sensitive materials or if you’re if you have conflict of interest then this

have conflict of interest then this

have conflict of interest then this might not be the right platform for you

might not be the right platform for you

might not be the right platform for you but if you are a creative individual

but if you are a creative individual

but if you are a creative individual trying to impact a world by resurrecting

trying to impact a world by resurrecting

trying to impact a world by resurrecting some of your other ideas let me assure

some of your other ideas let me assure

some of your other ideas let me assure you that this is the best place to put

you that this is the best place to put

you that this is the best place to put those kind of ideas into some use ok

those kind of ideas into some use ok

those kind of ideas into some use ok I’ve been talking about 10 minutes now

I’ve been talking about 10 minutes now

I’ve been talking about 10 minutes now to convey to you one idea of the

to convey to you one idea of the

to convey to you one idea of the imaginal of technology in the Ted format

imaginal of technology in the Ted format

imaginal of technology in the Ted format I will take now one minute to give you

I will take now one minute to give you

I will take now one minute to give you two ideas in the form of two pictures

two ideas in the form of two pictures

two ideas in the form of two pictures two pictures that can make an impact and

two pictures that can make an impact and

two pictures that can make an impact and potentially save lives are ready for

potentially save lives are ready for

potentially save lives are ready for this ok so here’s the infinity ladder

this ok so here’s the infinity ladder

this ok so here’s the infinity ladder it’s a rollable ladder that is stretched

it’s a rollable ladder that is stretched

it’s a rollable ladder that is stretched by your set of drums the drones fly up

by your set of drums the drones fly up

by your set of drums the drones fly up to the wall and latched onto the top of

to the wall and latched onto the top of

to the wall and latched onto the top of the wall and then you can climb up this

the wall and then you can climb up this

the wall and then you can climb up this stretch letter there stretch ladder the

stretch letter there stretch ladder the

stretch letter there stretch ladder the tagline reads no walls can ever stop

tagline reads no walls can ever stop

tagline reads no walls can ever stop humans again

we can doesn’t work and the work that

we can doesn’t work and the work that way guys the simple engineering so

way guys the simple engineering so

way guys the simple engineering so here’s another idea it’s a centimeter

here’s another idea it’s a centimeter

here’s another idea it’s a centimeter sighs Mike robot it’s a centimeter sized

sighs Mike robot it’s a centimeter sized

sighs Mike robot it’s a centimeter sized robotic pill that lives in your stomach

robotic pill that lives in your stomach

robotic pill that lives in your stomach and is charged wirelessly some features

and is charged wirelessly some features

and is charged wirelessly some features predict that you will have microbots

predict that you will have microbots

predict that you will have microbots injected to our bloodstream in the

injected to our bloodstream in the

injected to our bloodstream in the future but being an engineer I think

future but being an engineer I think

future but being an engineer I think that’s far-fetched I think this is a

that’s far-fetched I think this is a

that’s far-fetched I think this is a more practical solution so these robotic

more practical solution so these robotic

more practical solution so these robotic pills will stay in your stomach and

pills will stay in your stomach and

pills will stay in your stomach and monitor your diet and they will filter

monitor your diet and they will filter

monitor your diet and they will filter out all the excessive toxins and things

out all the excessive toxins and things

out all the excessive toxins and things like fat and sugar that is in there so

like fat and sugar that is in there so

like fat and sugar that is in there so in the future you can feel less guilty

in the future you can feel less guilty

in the future you can feel less guilty about your junk food diet the tagline

about your junk food diet the tagline

about your junk food diet the tagline reads every diet is perfect okay so I

reads every diet is perfect okay so I

reads every diet is perfect okay so I cannot suddenly quit my job and follow

cannot suddenly quit my job and follow

cannot suddenly quit my job and follow all of these random ideas I think you

all of these random ideas I think you

all of these random ideas I think you get the point now right but I hope you

get the point now right but I hope you

get the point now right but I hope you know someone somewhere you know follow

know someone somewhere you know follow

know someone somewhere you know follow these ideas and work on them okay one

these ideas and work on them okay one

these ideas and work on them okay one minute people how are you liking this

all right i want to kick i want to thank

all right i want to kick i want to thank everyone who jumped on board with me and

everyone who jumped on board with me and

everyone who jumped on board with me and made as possible this is really a call

made as possible this is really a call

made as possible this is really a call to my fellow scientists and artists let

to my fellow scientists and artists let

to my fellow scientists and artists let us come together and communicate

us come together and communicate

us come together and communicate something at the peak of intellectual

something at the peak of intellectual

something at the peak of intellectual value something that is both beautiful

value something that is both beautiful

value something that is both beautiful and functional let us take another look

and functional let us take another look

and functional let us take another look a second look at ideas not worth

a second look at ideas not worth

a second look at ideas not worth spreading thank you so much

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