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Preparing for an Unknown Future | Megan Elliott | TEDxYouth@Lincoln


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[Music] I’d like to begin by letting it or

I’d like to begin by letting it or

I’d like to begin by letting it or sharing with our students and parents

sharing with our students and parents

sharing with our students and parents that never before have emerging media

that never before have emerging media

that never before have emerging media arts and storytelling been so important

arts and storytelling been so important

arts and storytelling been so important to the world why because we live in

to the world why because we live in

to the world why because we live in challenging times and it’s both scary

challenging times and it’s both scary

challenging times and it’s both scary and it’s exciting it’s scary because of

and it’s exciting it’s scary because of

and it’s exciting it’s scary because of what I like to call the three A’s

what I like to call the three A’s

what I like to call the three A’s automation algorithms and artificial

automation algorithms and artificial

automation algorithms and artificial intelligence artificial intelligence and

intelligence artificial intelligence and

intelligence artificial intelligence and robotics will automate 47 percent of all

robotics will automate 47 percent of all

robotics will automate 47 percent of all US jobs in the next 20 years

algorithms small pieces of code will

algorithms small pieces of code will decide if you pass a security check and

decide if you pass a security check and

decide if you pass a security check and if you get a job and a bank loan we’re

if you get a job and a bank loan we’re

if you get a job and a bank loan we’re fearful because there are no rules there

fearful because there are no rules there

fearful because there are no rules there are no tests there are no standards

are no tests there are no standards

are no tests there are no standards there is no code of ethics for any of

there is no code of ethics for any of

there is no code of ethics for any of these things but at the same time has it

these things but at the same time has it

these things but at the same time has it ever been more exciting to be alive do

ever been more exciting to be alive do

ever been more exciting to be alive do you know what’s younger than anyone in

you know what’s younger than anyone in

you know what’s younger than anyone in this room well younger than anyone in

this room well younger than anyone in

this room well younger than anyone in this high school Facebook snapchat

this high school Facebook snapchat

this high school Facebook snapchat Instagram Spotify YouTube mindcraft

Instagram Spotify YouTube mindcraft

Instagram Spotify YouTube mindcraft Twitter and Tesla every single one of

Twitter and Tesla every single one of

Twitter and Tesla every single one of those companies are younger than every

those companies are younger than every

those companies are younger than every single person in this high school

single person in this high school

single person in this high school and they were all created by small teams

and they were all created by small teams

and they were all created by small teams in towns with large research

in towns with large research

in towns with large research universities towns a lot like this one

universities towns a lot like this one

universities towns a lot like this one and every single one of those companies

and every single one of those companies

and every single one of those companies found a need that needed to be filled

found a need that needed to be filled

found a need that needed to be filled and every single one of those people had

and every single one of those people had

and every single one of those people had a growth mindset which means that they

a growth mindset which means that they

a growth mindset which means that they discovered that challenging times and

discovered that challenging times and

discovered that challenging times and challenges are opportunities now if you

challenges are opportunities now if you

challenges are opportunities now if you want innovation and change you’re going

want innovation and change you’re going

want innovation and change you’re going to have to do it so what about if

to have to do it so what about if

to have to do it so what about if instead of just walking blindly into the

instead of just walking blindly into the

instead of just walking blindly into the future you go out and build it you’ve

future you go out and build it you’ve

future you go out and build it you’ve got the opportunity to imagine better

got the opportunity to imagine better

got the opportunity to imagine better and to build a future with an

and to build a future with an

and to build a future with an some set of tools you’ve got artificial

some set of tools you’ve got artificial

some set of tools you’ve got artificial intelligence daily driven innovation

intelligence daily driven innovation

intelligence daily driven innovation you’ve got augmented and virtual

you’ve got augmented and virtual

you’ve got augmented and virtual realities to bring a brand-new world

realities to bring a brand-new world

realities to bring a brand-new world into being and you’ve got the oldest

into being and you’ve got the oldest

into being and you’ve got the oldest tool in the toolbox storytelling because

tool in the toolbox storytelling because

tool in the toolbox storytelling because it’s the stories we tell that bring our

it’s the stories we tell that bring our

it’s the stories we tell that bring our future into being so what kind of

future into being so what kind of

future into being so what kind of stories can we collectively imagine what

stories can we collectively imagine what

stories can we collectively imagine what kind of jobs can we collectively dream

kind of jobs can we collectively dream

kind of jobs can we collectively dream up what kind of job are you going to

up what kind of job are you going to

up what kind of job are you going to have are you going to be a virtual

have are you going to be a virtual

have are you going to be a virtual reality designer virtual reality is a

reality designer virtual reality is a

reality designer virtual reality is a digital space where we will spend hours

digital space where we will spend hours

digital space where we will spend hours learning working and playing if these

learning working and playing if these

learning working and playing if these worlds will be so rich and so

worlds will be so rich and so

worlds will be so rich and so imaginative so interactive social and

imaginative so interactive social and

imaginative so interactive social and immersive they’ll be difficult to

immersive they’ll be difficult to

immersive they’ll be difficult to distinguish from reality they’re going

distinguish from reality they’re going

distinguish from reality they’re going to change industries doctors will be

to change industries doctors will be

to change industries doctors will be able to perform complex and medical

able to perform complex and medical

able to perform complex and medical procedures inside these worlds before

procedures inside these worlds before

procedures inside these worlds before they take a scalpel to a patient so

they take a scalpel to a patient so

they take a scalpel to a patient so they’re going to change lives virtual

they’re going to change lives virtual

they’re going to change lives virtual reality designers will have the

reality designers will have the

reality designers will have the storytelling skills of a game designer

storytelling skills of a game designer

storytelling skills of a game designer and the spatial awareness of an

and the spatial awareness of an

and the spatial awareness of an architect what kind of stories will they

architect what kind of stories will they

architect what kind of stories will they tell are you going to be a freelance bio

tell are you going to be a freelance bio

tell are you going to be a freelance bio hacker the internet is not just

hacker the internet is not just

hacker the internet is not just democratizing media its democratizing

democratizing media its democratizing

democratizing media its democratizing science the human genome editing tool

science the human genome editing tool

science the human genome editing tool Chris Burke has nine is enabling

Chris Burke has nine is enabling

Chris Burke has nine is enabling thousands of scientists from around the

thousands of scientists from around the

thousands of scientists from around the world to collaborate and thousands of

world to collaborate and thousands of

world to collaborate and thousands of amateurs when we start to edit the human

amateurs when we start to edit the human

amateurs when we start to edit the human genome what kind of future are we going

genome what kind of future are we going

genome what kind of future are we going to bring into being is it a safe bet to

to bring into being is it a safe bet to

to bring into being is it a safe bet to say that within 20 years some bio hacker

say that within 20 years some bio hacker

say that within 20 years some bio hacker in her bedroom will take the jeans of an

in her bedroom will take the jeans of an

in her bedroom will take the jeans of an animal that grows horns and inject them

animal that grows horns and inject them

animal that grows horns and inject them into the DNA of a horse and a

into the DNA of a horse and a

into the DNA of a horse and a billionaire will give his daughter a

billionaire will give his daughter a

billionaire will give his daughter a unicorn for her birthday is that the

unicorn for her birthday is that the

unicorn for her birthday is that the kind of stories you want to tell

will you be a rewilding strategist in

will you be a rewilding strategist in response to climate change rewilding

response to climate change rewilding

response to climate change rewilding strategists will piece together each

strategists will piece together each

strategists will piece together each viable ecosystems from all around the

viable ecosystems from all around the

viable ecosystems from all around the world they’ll bring throughout flora and

world they’ll bring throughout flora and

world they’ll bring throughout flora and fauna to areas where it’s been extinct

fauna to areas where it’s been extinct

fauna to areas where it’s been extinct for years they’ll rewired our industrial

for years they’ll rewired our industrial

for years they’ll rewired our industrial past – turning out abandoned steel towns

past – turning out abandoned steel towns

past – turning out abandoned steel towns and coal mines and manufacturing plants

and coal mines and manufacturing plants

and coal mines and manufacturing plants into forests filled with plants and

into forests filled with plants and

into forests filled with plants and animals they’ll make new stories from

animals they’ll make new stories from

animals they’ll make new stories from old bones if we’re preparing ourselves

old bones if we’re preparing ourselves

old bones if we’re preparing ourselves for an unknown future in the new world

for an unknown future in the new world

for an unknown future in the new world we’re going to need a big imagination

we’re going to need a big imagination

we’re going to need a big imagination and a growth mindset a growth mindset

and a growth mindset a growth mindset

and a growth mindset a growth mindset stems from Carol Dweck’s groundbreaking

stems from Carol Dweck’s groundbreaking

stems from Carol Dweck’s groundbreaking work called mindset a new psychology of

work called mindset a new psychology of

work called mindset a new psychology of success where she asked the fundamental

success where she asked the fundamental

success where she asked the fundamental question why is it in the face of

question why is it in the face of

question why is it in the face of failure does some people give up and –

failure does some people give up and –

failure does some people give up and – some people thrive and guess what it’s

some people thrive and guess what it’s

some people thrive and guess what it’s because of the stories we tell ourselves

because of the stories we tell ourselves

because of the stories we tell ourselves a growth mindset tells is a great big

a growth mindset tells is a great big

a growth mindset tells is a great big rollicking adventure story it tells the

rollicking adventure story it tells the

rollicking adventure story it tells the story of how you can persist through

story of how you can persist through

story of how you can persist through setbacks how you can reframe mistakes as

setbacks how you can reframe mistakes as

setbacks how you can reframe mistakes as learning opportunities how you can

learning opportunities how you can

learning opportunities how you can believe that through effort you’ll get

believe that through effort you’ll get

believe that through effort you’ll get stronger a fixed mindset says everything

stronger a fixed mindset says everything

stronger a fixed mindset says everything I’ve got I was born with I can’t get any

I’ve got I was born with I can’t get any

I’ve got I was born with I can’t get any better a fixed mindset tells the story

better a fixed mindset tells the story

better a fixed mindset tells the story of I can’t instead of the story of I can

of I can’t instead of the story of I can

of I can’t instead of the story of I can so if we’re going to prepare ourselves

so if we’re going to prepare ourselves

so if we’re going to prepare ourselves for a knowable future in a new world

for a knowable future in a new world

for a knowable future in a new world we’re going to need a growth mindset and

we’re going to need a growth mindset and

we’re going to need a growth mindset and crucially a growth mindset believes that

crucially a growth mindset believes that

crucially a growth mindset believes that their study and their work is connected

their study and their work is connected

their study and their work is connected to a purpose bigger than them be to

to a purpose bigger than them be to

to a purpose bigger than them be to their family their community or the

their family their community or the

their family their community or the world me

world me

world me I committed myself to changing things

I committed myself to changing things

I committed myself to changing things using emerging media arts and

using emerging media arts and

using emerging media arts and storytelling I exist between the change

storytelling I exist between the change

storytelling I exist between the change that’s external to me the emerging media

that’s external to me the emerging media

that’s external to me the emerging media arts

arts

arts that’s cresting upon us like a tsunami

that’s cresting upon us like a tsunami

that’s cresting upon us like a tsunami and that was which I am driven to do to

and that was which I am driven to do to

and that was which I am driven to do to change things thank you

change things thank you

change things thank you [Music]

you

you [Music]

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