[Applause] I am the daughter of a rocket scientist
I am the daughter of a rocket scientist
I am the daughter of a rocket scientist born near where they dropped us of the
born near where they dropped us of the
born near where they dropped us of the atom bomb some would say that explains a
atom bomb some would say that explains a
atom bomb some would say that explains a lot because just over 30 years ago I was
lot because just over 30 years ago I was
lot because just over 30 years ago I was the first person at the University of
the first person at the University of
the first person at the University of New Mexico to study both computer
New Mexico to study both computer
New Mexico to study both computer science and fine art yes that is art and
science and fine art yes that is art and
science and fine art yes that is art and technology at the same time I’ve now
technology at the same time I’ve now
technology at the same time I’ve now worked in visual technology for just
worked in visual technology for just
worked in visual technology for just over 25 years I started as a programmer
over 25 years I started as a programmer
over 25 years I started as a programmer in games and video technology and ended
in games and video technology and ended
in games and video technology and ended up as a chief technology officer as CTO
up as a chief technology officer as CTO
up as a chief technology officer as CTO for Disney Sony joint venture I built
for Disney Sony joint venture I built
for Disney Sony joint venture I built one of the most successful video
one of the most successful video
one of the most successful video on-demand movie services in Europe now I
on-demand movie services in Europe now I
on-demand movie services in Europe now I consult an innovative visual technology
consult an innovative visual technology
consult an innovative visual technology I’m also about to judge that’s the
I’m also about to judge that’s the
I’m also about to judge that’s the British Oscars a speaker a writer
British Oscars a speaker a writer
British Oscars a speaker a writer occasionally an actress and I have a
occasionally an actress and I have a
occasionally an actress and I have a thing for power tools I’ve done
thing for power tools I’ve done
thing for power tools I’ve done everything I’ve done because I was
everything I’ve done because I was
everything I’ve done because I was inspired for my father my father has a
inspired for my father my father has a
inspired for my father my father has a way of looking at things
way of looking at things
way of looking at things it makes the impossible possible that is
it makes the impossible possible that is
it makes the impossible possible that is a genuine rocket scientist he has over
a genuine rocket scientist he has over
a genuine rocket scientist he has over 50 years of practical experience he
50 years of practical experience he
50 years of practical experience he worked on Apollo 13 he increased the
worked on Apollo 13 he increased the
worked on Apollo 13 he increased the accuracy of the guidance system for the
accuracy of the guidance system for the
accuracy of the guidance system for the lunar excursion module from the 200
lunar excursion module from the 200
lunar excursion module from the 200 miles to 30 miles that helps save the
miles to 30 miles that helps save the
miles to 30 miles that helps save the lives of the astronauts
lives of the astronauts
lives of the astronauts he also speaks seven languages six
he also speaks seven languages six
he also speaks seven languages six fluently built her off-grid happened by
fluently built her off-grid happened by
fluently built her off-grid happened by hand back when silver was hippie and not
hand back when silver was hippie and not
hand back when silver was hippie and not him and he collects and restores antique
him and he collects and restores antique
him and he collects and restores antique cars 17 of them writes poetry and draws
cars 17 of them writes poetry and draws
cars 17 of them writes poetry and draws feet to thank his second-grade teacher
feet to thank his second-grade teacher
feet to thank his second-grade teacher said he’d never amount to anything
said he’d never amount to anything
said he’d never amount to anything where do you get a rocket scientist for
where do you get a rocket scientist for
where do you get a rocket scientist for Father’s Day yep one who’s that into
Father’s Day yep one who’s that into
Father’s Day yep one who’s that into maybe cars and solar tubes
maybe cars and solar tubes
maybe cars and solar tubes yes I entry 7 Elon Musk I introduced
yes I entry 7 Elon Musk I introduced
yes I entry 7 Elon Musk I introduced them because we share a passion for
them because we share a passion for
them because we share a passion for innovating not just rocketry but
innovating not just rocketry but
innovating not just rocketry but everything dad always said learn
everything dad always said learn
everything dad always said learn everything about everything because he
everything about everything because he
everything about everything because he always used everything he ever learned
always used everything he ever learned
always used everything he ever learned that’s how in his late 70s actually
that’s how in his late 70s actually
that’s how in his late 70s actually retired and then was brought back as a
retired and then was brought back as a
retired and then was brought back as a consulting rocket scientist he was able
consulting rocket scientist he was able
consulting rocket scientist he was able to increase the accuracy of a specific
to increase the accuracy of a specific
to increase the accuracy of a specific rocket component by one thousand four
rocket component by one thousand four
rocket component by one thousand four hundred percent using a printout a ruler
hundred percent using a printout a ruler
hundred percent using a printout a ruler and a calculator we live in an age now
and a calculator we live in an age now
and a calculator we live in an age now where our smartphones are more powerful
where our smartphones are more powerful
where our smartphones are more powerful than the computer that took us to the
than the computer that took us to the
than the computer that took us to the moon yeah many people struggle to make
moon yeah many people struggle to make
moon yeah many people struggle to make this kind of innovatively that’s because
this kind of innovatively that’s because
this kind of innovatively that’s because they’re thinking in a single dimension
they’re thinking in a single dimension
they’re thinking in a single dimension after having innovated in visual
after having innovated in visual
after having innovated in visual technology now for 25 years I think we
technology now for 25 years I think we
technology now for 25 years I think we need to cultivate a culture that goes
need to cultivate a culture that goes
need to cultivate a culture that goes beyond a single dimension of innovation
beyond a single dimension of innovation
beyond a single dimension of innovation we need to create a culture that allows
we need to create a culture that allows
we need to create a culture that allows us to innovate in multiple dimensions
us to innovate in multiple dimensions
us to innovate in multiple dimensions not only if we’re going to create a
not only if we’re going to create a
not only if we’re going to create a successful future but in order to
successful future but in order to
successful future but in order to survive let me give you an explanation
survive let me give you an explanation
survive let me give you an explanation most people have heard of
most people have heard of
most people have heard of Elon Musk each of Ellen’s companies has
Elon Musk each of Ellen’s companies has
Elon Musk each of Ellen’s companies has advanced each of its industries by
advanced each of its industries by
advanced each of its industries by innovating vertically so reusable
innovating vertically so reusable
innovating vertically so reusable rockets battery-powered cars people
rockets battery-powered cars people
rockets battery-powered cars people actually want to drive sleek solar tiles
actually want to drive sleek solar tiles
actually want to drive sleek solar tiles and battery storage for use in home and
and battery storage for use in home and
and battery storage for use in home and business and now hurricane hit islands
business and now hurricane hit islands
business and now hurricane hit islands open source artificial intelligence
open source artificial intelligence
open source artificial intelligence cybernetic interfaces between a human
cybernetic interfaces between a human
cybernetic interfaces between a human mind and machine superfast travel and
mind and machine superfast travel and
mind and machine superfast travel and tunneling that is finally aiming to be
tunneling that is finally aiming to be
tunneling that is finally aiming to be faster than a snail all of these are
faster than a snail all of these are
faster than a snail all of these are incredible achievements but it’s
incredible achievements but it’s
incredible achievements but it’s vertical innovation which leads to
vertical innovation which leads to
vertical innovation which leads to evolution not revolution vertical
evolution not revolution vertical
evolution not revolution vertical innovation is only the first step
innovation is only the first step
innovation is only the first step because when you laterally innovate
because when you laterally innovate
because when you laterally innovate across all these companies you get the
across all these companies you get the
across all these companies you get the infrastructure you need for a Martian
infrastructure you need for a Martian
infrastructure you need for a Martian colony the ability to travel to another
colony the ability to travel to another
colony the ability to travel to another planet and back non-fossil place based
planet and back non-fossil place based
planet and back non-fossil place based transport and power for a planet without
transport and power for a planet without
transport and power for a planet without oil the ablator sees artificial
oil the ablator sees artificial
oil the ablator sees artificial intelligence and neural interfaces to
intelligence and neural interfaces to
intelligence and neural interfaces to communicate quickly in the hostile
communicate quickly in the hostile
communicate quickly in the hostile environment of space an atmosphere of
environment of space an atmosphere of
environment of space an atmosphere of Mars fast travel between sites and
Mars fast travel between sites and
Mars fast travel between sites and tunneling to live underground in a high
tunneling to live underground in a high
tunneling to live underground in a high radiation environment
radiation environment
radiation environment see how lateral innovation changes
see how lateral innovation changes
see how lateral innovation changes things revolution not just evolution
things revolution not just evolution
things revolution not just evolution vertical innovation lateral of
vertical innovation lateral of
vertical innovation lateral of innovation three-dimensional innovation
innovation three-dimensional innovation
innovation three-dimensional innovation three-dimensional innovation is where we
three-dimensional innovation is where we
three-dimensional innovation is where we use both sides of our brain and often
use both sides of our brain and often
use both sides of our brain and often occurs at an unconscious level why
occurs at an unconscious level why
occurs at an unconscious level why because using just half of our brain is
because using just half of our brain is
because using just half of our brain is scientifically dumb and unconsciously we
scientifically dumb and unconsciously we
scientifically dumb and unconsciously we can only process a few pieces of
can only process a few pieces of
can only process a few pieces of information simultaneously whereas
information simultaneously whereas
information simultaneously whereas consciously we can process millions
Thomas Edison made a conscious effort to
Thomas Edison made a conscious effort to unconsciously innovate he wouldn’t have
unconsciously innovate he wouldn’t have
unconsciously innovate he wouldn’t have in an armchair with a ball bearing in
in an armchair with a ball bearing in
in an armchair with a ball bearing in each hand as he fell asleep he would
each hand as he fell asleep he would
each hand as he fell asleep he would drop the ball bearings onto the high
drop the ball bearings onto the high
drop the ball bearings onto the high place the crash would wake him and he’d
place the crash would wake him and he’d
place the crash would wake him and he’d have write down his ideas dmitri
have write down his ideas dmitri
have write down his ideas dmitri mendeleev
mendeleev
mendeleev creators of the periodic table in a
creators of the periodic table in a
creators of the periodic table in a dream he did extensive research on the
dream he did extensive research on the
dream he did extensive research on the properties of the elements but he
properties of the elements but he
properties of the elements but he couldn’t identify the pattern I saw in a
couldn’t identify the pattern I saw in a
couldn’t identify the pattern I saw in a dream a table where all elements fell
dream a table where all elements fell
dream a table where all elements fell into place
into place
into place as required awakening I immediately
as required awakening I immediately
as required awakening I immediately wrote it down on a piece of paper not
wrote it down on a piece of paper not
wrote it down on a piece of paper not only did he identify
only did he identify
only did he identify where all of the elements would go but
where all of the elements would go but
where all of the elements would go but he accurately predicted the existence of
he accurately predicted the existence of
he accurately predicted the existence of missing elements Mendeleev wasn’t just a
missing elements Mendeleev wasn’t just a
missing elements Mendeleev wasn’t just a chemist he was also a physicist a
chemist he was also a physicist a
chemist he was also a physicist a geologist and a meteorologist
Einstein was also a pianist and a
Einstein was also a pianist and a violinist he said the greatest
violinist he said the greatest
violinist he said the greatest scientists are artists as well he would
scientists are artists as well he would
scientists are artists as well he would innovate in feelings images music then
innovate in feelings images music then
innovate in feelings images music then he would translate those ideas into
he would translate those ideas into
he would translate those ideas into words logic and mathematics
words logic and mathematics
words logic and mathematics my father he learned
anthropology geology chemistry
anthropology geology chemistry mathematics linguistics physics the
mathematics linguistics physics the
mathematics linguistics physics the quantum mechanics and relativity he used
quantum mechanics and relativity he used
quantum mechanics and relativity he used all of it in rocket science and when he
all of it in rocket science and when he
all of it in rocket science and when he wanted to have a problem that was really
wanted to have a problem that was really
wanted to have a problem that was really difficult he would think through it in
difficult he would think through it in
difficult he would think through it in different languages which he visualized
different languages which he visualized
different languages which he visualized as an image cloud learn everything about
as an image cloud learn everything about
as an image cloud learn everything about everything because your unconscious mind
everything because your unconscious mind
everything because your unconscious mind will take everything you learn and solve
will take everything you learn and solve
will take everything you learn and solve problems that your conscious mind thinks
problems that your conscious mind thinks
problems that your conscious mind thinks is impossible major advancements
is impossible major advancements
is impossible major advancements creating the impossible comes from three
creating the impossible comes from three
creating the impossible comes from three dimensional innovation yes there is a
dimensional innovation yes there is a
dimensional innovation yes there is a fourth dimension time and only time will
fourth dimension time and only time will
fourth dimension time and only time will tell how many impossible things one can
tell how many impossible things one can
tell how many impossible things one can do innovation is diversity of thought so
do innovation is diversity of thought so
do innovation is diversity of thought so why are we creating a culture in which
why are we creating a culture in which
why are we creating a culture in which we have an education system and industry
we have an education system and industry
we have an education system and industry that promotes a single dimension of
that promotes a single dimension of
that promotes a single dimension of thought diversity has been shown to
thought diversity has been shown to
thought diversity has been shown to provide three things within a company
provide three things within a company
provide three things within a company better culture more innovation and a
better culture more innovation and a
better culture more innovation and a higher return in equity and investment
higher return in equity and investment
higher return in equity and investment so again why are we not encouraging
so again why are we not encouraging
so again why are we not encouraging diversity of thoughts or otherwise
diversity of thoughts or otherwise
diversity of thoughts or otherwise Harvey Mudd College in California only
Harvey Mudd College in California only
Harvey Mudd College in California only offers a Bachelor of Science degree it’s
offers a Bachelor of Science degree it’s
offers a Bachelor of Science degree it’s graduates go on to make more money than
graduates go on to make more money than
graduates go on to make more money than bachelors graduates from any other
bachelors graduates from any other
bachelors graduates from any other American University including MIT
American University including MIT
American University including MIT Harvard and Princeton it’s also the most
Harvard and Princeton it’s also the most
Harvard and Princeton it’s also the most expensive University in the u.s. it’s
expensive University in the u.s. it’s
expensive University in the u.s. it’s one of the highest ranked science
one of the highest ranked science
one of the highest ranked science technology engineering and math or stem
technology engineering and math or stem
technology engineering and math or stem colleges it’s also one of the highest
colleges it’s also one of the highest
colleges it’s also one of the highest ranked liberal arts colleges its
ranked liberal arts colleges its
ranked liberal arts colleges its students study one-third of their
students study one-third of their
students study one-third of their courses in core science one third in
courses in core science one third in
courses in core science one third in their major and one-third in humanities
their major and one-third in humanities
their major and one-third in humanities Social Sciences and the artists all
Social Sciences and the artists all
Social Sciences and the artists all students also have to take a computer
students also have to take a computer
students also have to take a computer science class whether that’s one for
science class whether that’s one for
science class whether that’s one for those who program before those who’ve
those who program before those who’ve
those who program before those who’ve never programmed to those who are
never programmed to those who are
never programmed to those who are studying Biosciences introductory
studying Biosciences introductory
studying Biosciences introductory computer science classes had such an
computer science classes had such an
computer science classes had such an impact that over 50% of the computer
impact that over 50% of the computer
impact that over 50% of the computer science graduates in 2016 who were
science graduates in 2016 who were
science graduates in 2016 who were female far higher than the current
female far higher than the current
female far higher than the current average of 16%
I studied computer science and fine art
I studied computer science and fine art over 30 years ago in the US now I live
over 30 years ago in the US now I live
over 30 years ago in the US now I live in the UK 30 years later I still haven’t
in the UK 30 years later I still haven’t
in the UK 30 years later I still haven’t found a single UK university they will
found a single UK university they will
found a single UK university they will let me study both computer science and
let me study both computer science and
let me study both computer science and art at the same time even if they have
art at the same time even if they have
art at the same time even if they have both colleges they all say letting
both colleges they all say letting
both colleges they all say letting students choose what they want to study
students choose what they want to study
students choose what they want to study is too complicated
unfortunately this thinking isn’t just
unfortunately this thinking isn’t just limited to the UK remember Harvey Mudd
limited to the UK remember Harvey Mudd
limited to the UK remember Harvey Mudd College graduates go on to make the most
College graduates go on to make the most
College graduates go on to make the most money that means they are considered to
money that means they are considered to
money that means they are considered to be the most valuable by industry so they
be the most valuable by industry so they
be the most valuable by industry so they has a depth and breadth of expertise
what defines us as children is endless
what defines us as children is endless curiosity and wonder and an unlimited
curiosity and wonder and an unlimited
curiosity and wonder and an unlimited imagination curiosity leads to a desire
imagination curiosity leads to a desire
imagination curiosity leads to a desire to learn wonder leads to passion and a
to learn wonder leads to passion and a
to learn wonder leads to passion and a world without limits leads to
world without limits leads to
world without limits leads to three-dimensional innovation a 16 year
three-dimensional innovation a 16 year
three-dimensional innovation a 16 year old girl named Kavya Capital traded
old girl named Kavya Capital traded
old girl named Kavya Capital traded iagnosed this a visual diagnostic tool
iagnosed this a visual diagnostic tool
iagnosed this a visual diagnostic tool she was inspired because her grandfather
she was inspired because her grandfather
she was inspired because her grandfather and he lives in India ended up with
and he lives in India ended up with
and he lives in India ended up with diabetic retinopathy which can lead to
diabetic retinopathy which can lead to
diabetic retinopathy which can lead to blindness she combined a smartphone app
blindness she combined a smartphone app
blindness she combined a smartphone app with 3d printed lens and off-the-shelf
with 3d printed lens and off-the-shelf
with 3d printed lens and off-the-shelf artificial intelligence which she
artificial intelligence which she
artificial intelligence which she trained with tens of thousands of images
trained with tens of thousands of images
trained with tens of thousands of images millions who would have gone blind
millions who would have gone blind
millions who would have gone blind because they can’t afford access to a
because they can’t afford access to a
because they can’t afford access to a multi-thousand dollar retinal imager
multi-thousand dollar retinal imager
multi-thousand dollar retinal imager will be able to get a diagnosis for the
will be able to get a diagnosis for the
will be able to get a diagnosis for the smartphone photo what if a teacher had
smartphone photo what if a teacher had
smartphone photo what if a teacher had told her she’d never amount to anything
told her she’d never amount to anything
told her she’d never amount to anything because she was choosing topics outside
because she was choosing topics outside
because she was choosing topics outside the curriculum
I never would have studied two computer
I never would have studied two computer scientists and become a chief technology
scientists and become a chief technology
scientists and become a chief technology officer if I couldn’t have also studied
officer if I couldn’t have also studied
officer if I couldn’t have also studied art a few years ago I asked a group of
art a few years ago I asked a group of
art a few years ago I asked a group of 200 women here in the UK if they would
200 women here in the UK if they would
200 women here in the UK if they would have gotten into technology earlier if
have gotten into technology earlier if
have gotten into technology earlier if they could have studied to do all the
they could have studied to do all the
they could have studied to do all the things that interested them at the same
things that interested them at the same
things that interested them at the same time 200 women has raised their hands
time 200 women has raised their hands
time 200 women has raised their hands what drives you is the passion what
what drives you is the passion what
what drives you is the passion what enables you are tools like technology if
enables you are tools like technology if
enables you are tools like technology if we want to get more kids interested in
we want to get more kids interested in
we want to get more kids interested in STEM science technology engineering and
STEM science technology engineering and
STEM science technology engineering and maths find out what drives their
maths find out what drives their
maths find out what drives their curiosity and wonder give them tools
curiosity and wonder give them tools
curiosity and wonder give them tools like technology but let them bring their
like technology but let them bring their
like technology but let them bring their world without limits where they learn
world without limits where they learn
world without limits where they learn everything about everything at the same
everything about everything at the same
everything about everything at the same time innovate in three dimensions and
time innovate in three dimensions and
time innovate in three dimensions and make the impossible happen
make the impossible happen
make the impossible happen I’ve soakin recently to several of the
I’ve soakin recently to several of the
I’ve soakin recently to several of the world’s most innovative corporations
world’s most innovative corporations
world’s most innovative corporations they have all looked at my background
they have all looked at my background
they have all looked at my background and asked are you product I’m product
and asked are you product I’m product
and asked are you product I’m product and technical and strategy and
and technical and strategy and
and technical and strategy and innovation amongst other things
innovation amongst other things
innovation amongst other things dad calls this bucketeering putting
dad calls this bucketeering putting
dad calls this bucketeering putting people into buckets
people into buckets
people into buckets pre defining and limiting the potential
pre defining and limiting the potential
pre defining and limiting the potential of an individual bucket is hearing
of an individual bucket is hearing
of an individual bucket is hearing simplifies the world to a single
simplifies the world to a single
simplifies the world to a single dimension vertical buckets come from
dimension vertical buckets come from
dimension vertical buckets come from fear a fear of failure a desire to be
fear a fear of failure a desire to be
fear a fear of failure a desire to be safe when you put somebody in a bucket
safe when you put somebody in a bucket
safe when you put somebody in a bucket they are definable manageable
they are definable manageable
they are definable manageable replaceable simple and single
replaceable simple and single
replaceable simple and single dimensional does not get us to Mars dad
dimensional does not get us to Mars dad
dimensional does not get us to Mars dad and Elon both know that you’re going to
and Elon both know that you’re going to
and Elon both know that you’re going to blow up a few Rockets before you get
blow up a few Rockets before you get
blow up a few Rockets before you get there yes three dimensional innovation
there yes three dimensional innovation
there yes three dimensional innovation is more complex than one dimension but
is more complex than one dimension but
is more complex than one dimension but Humanity is built to handle it children
Humanity is built to handle it children
Humanity is built to handle it children are not afraid of multi-dimensional
are not afraid of multi-dimensional
are not afraid of multi-dimensional thinking ours to accept our survival
thinking ours to accept our survival
thinking ours to accept our survival requires innovation not playing it safe
requires innovation not playing it safe
requires innovation not playing it safe an innovation comes from
an innovation comes from
an innovation comes from depths of knowledge as well as breadth
depths of knowledge as well as breadth
depths of knowledge as well as breadth of knowledge who do you want in your
of knowledge who do you want in your
of knowledge who do you want in your company who would you want on Mars
somebody who must do something in a
somebody who must do something in a bucket or someone who can solve problems
bucket or someone who can solve problems
bucket or someone who can solve problems we’ve never encountered before south
we’ve never encountered before south
we’ve never encountered before south bucketeering
bucketeering
bucketeering learn everything about everything and
learn everything about everything and
learn everything about everything and make the impossible happen
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