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Putting People First as we Digitally Transform | Brian Roets | TEDxAllendaleColumbiaSchool


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[Applause] our world has changed the Internet of

our world has changed the Internet of

our world has changed the Internet of Things has arrived by some estimates

Things has arrived by some estimates

Things has arrived by some estimates people believe that 50 billion devices

people believe that 50 billion devices

people believe that 50 billion devices will be connected in this mesh that

will be connected in this mesh that

will be connected in this mesh that we’ve created a society that’s 279

we’ve created a society that’s 279

we’ve created a society that’s 279 million self-driving cars to petabyte a

million self-driving cars to petabyte a

million self-driving cars to petabyte a day of storage that manufacturing firms

day of storage that manufacturing firms

day of storage that manufacturing firms are going to create

are going to create

are going to create how many healthcare devices it continues

how many healthcare devices it continues

how many healthcare devices it continues to grow it’s also international in scope

to grow it’s also international in scope

to grow it’s also international in scope has no confines of where we live is

has no confines of where we live is

has no confines of where we live is people

people

people it connects things in ways where we

it connects things in ways where we

it connects things in ways where we cannot even understand how it is doing

cannot even understand how it is doing

cannot even understand how it is doing some of the things we’re doing

some of the things we’re doing

some of the things we’re doing how does Alexa Siri Google home know to

how does Alexa Siri Google home know to

how does Alexa Siri Google home know to do the things that we asked it to do

do the things that we asked it to do

do the things that we asked it to do simply by using our voice across the US

simply by using our voice across the US

simply by using our voice across the US and definitely on this side of the

and definitely on this side of the

and definitely on this side of the country

country

country we’re on we’re always on how do we work

we’re on we’re always on how do we work

we’re on we’re always on how do we work with that as we continue to want more

with that as we continue to want more

with that as we continue to want more and ask for more today’s assignment we

and ask for more today’s assignment we

and ask for more today’s assignment we get to take a look at that we get to

get to take a look at that we get to

get to take a look at that we get to press ctrl Alt Delete I did this at a

press ctrl Alt Delete I did this at a

press ctrl Alt Delete I did this at a very early age and now you know at 38

very early age and now you know at 38

very early age and now you know at 38 years old I’m amazed at the reality that

years old I’m amazed at the reality that

years old I’m amazed at the reality that I can now create and the evolution of

I can now create and the evolution of

I can now create and the evolution of computing if you look at the last 30

computing if you look at the last 30

computing if you look at the last 30 years

years

years it starts with a device a computer and

it starts with a device a computer and

it starts with a device a computer and throughout the 90s we used a lot of

throughout the 90s we used a lot of

throughout the 90s we used a lot of different stuff we had Windows NT we had

different stuff we had Windows NT we had

different stuff we had Windows NT we had Windows 2000 we virtualized we took

Windows 2000 we virtualized we took

Windows 2000 we virtualized we took physical equipment and turned it into

physical equipment and turned it into

physical equipment and turned it into software

software

software we access we then head XP in 7 and we

we access we then head XP in 7 and we

we access we then head XP in 7 and we virtualized that and now today we get to

virtualized that and now today we get to

virtualized that and now today we get to figure out what do we want to do none of

figure out what do we want to do none of

figure out what do we want to do none of that was possible though without success

that was possible though without success

that was possible though without success success comes from having a vision

success comes from having a vision

success comes from having a vision executing on that and getting people to

executing on that and getting people to

executing on that and getting people to adopt it

adopt it

adopt it notice Windows millennium not there a

notice Windows millennium not there a

notice Windows millennium not there a lot of blue screens when we think about

lot of blue screens when we think about

lot of blue screens when we think about what we want to be businesses are

what we want to be businesses are

what we want to be businesses are focusing on what is core to their

focusing on what is core to their

focusing on what is core to their business they want to invest in that and

business they want to invest in that and

business they want to invest in that and give people what they need so they can

give people what they need so they can

give people what they need so they can be more productive

be more productive

be more productive that means applications anywhere on any

that means applications anywhere on any

that means applications anywhere on any device when we want them wherever we

device when we want them wherever we

device when we want them wherever we want them no longer confined that’s big

want them no longer confined that’s big

want them no longer confined that’s big it’s known as digital transformation

this is a difficult thing that we’re

this is a difficult thing that we’re going to go through and I think it’s

going to go through and I think it’s

going to go through and I think it’s important to look back of we’ve done

important to look back of we’ve done

important to look back of we’ve done this before

this before

this before and the Industrial Revolution we decided

and the Industrial Revolution we decided

and the Industrial Revolution we decided to implore machines and we first went

to implore machines and we first went

to implore machines and we first went after processes that we did and we used

after processes that we did and we used

after processes that we did and we used mechanics to Loom create things then we

mechanics to Loom create things then we

mechanics to Loom create things then we said we’re creating things we need to go

said we’re creating things we need to go

said we’re creating things we need to go faster

faster

faster we built an assembly line and then in

we built an assembly line and then in

we built an assembly line and then in 1969 the programmable controller came

1969 the programmable controller came

1969 the programmable controller came about and a lot of different ideas

about and a lot of different ideas

about and a lot of different ideas started coming up we moved into creating

started coming up we moved into creating

started coming up we moved into creating machines that did things in ways we

machines that did things in ways we

machines that did things in ways we could never imagine and now today with

could never imagine and now today with

could never imagine and now today with IOT and cloud technologies and the

IOT and cloud technologies and the

IOT and cloud technologies and the amount of devices were adding to this

amount of devices were adding to this

amount of devices were adding to this world it’s going to get a lot more

world it’s going to get a lot more

world it’s going to get a lot more complex let’s look at what happens

complex let’s look at what happens

complex let’s look at what happens though when we use those machines and

though when we use those machines and

though when we use those machines and the advancements that happen people

the advancements that happen people

the advancements that happen people change the way they worked used to take

change the way they worked used to take

change the way they worked used to take about in the 1850s 80 hours to produce a

about in the 1850s 80 hours to produce a

about in the 1850s 80 hours to produce a hundred bushels of corn so two and a

hundred bushels of corn so two and a

hundred bushels of corn so two and a half acres and we can feed people that’s

half acres and we can feed people that’s

half acres and we can feed people that’s how the economy was operating forty

how the economy was operating forty

how the economy was operating forty years later we added more horses more

years later we added more horses more

years later we added more horses more machines more things and we reduced the

machines more things and we reduced the

machines more things and we reduced the time by 50%

time by 50%

time by 50% and that was left us with a great thing

and that was left us with a great thing

and that was left us with a great thing time that’s my father when he was a kid

time that’s my father when he was a kid

time that’s my father when he was a kid sitting on his ploughed farm in Webster

sitting on his ploughed farm in Webster

sitting on his ploughed farm in Webster he was able to think what do I want to

he was able to think what do I want to

he was able to think what do I want to do you didn’t get to do that back in the

do you didn’t get to do that back in the

do you didn’t get to do that back in the day you went to work like my grandfather

day you went to work like my grandfather

day you went to work like my grandfather the challenge was we had to go to work

the challenge was we had to go to work

the challenge was we had to go to work in new places not since the Neolithic

in new places not since the Neolithic

in new places not since the Neolithic Revolution had people had to travel

Revolution had people had to travel

Revolution had people had to travel outside of the home to go work sell

outside of the home to go work sell

outside of the home to go work sell goods interact with people and that

goods interact with people and that

goods interact with people and that creates conflict because it’s change

sometimes those changes result in

sometimes those changes result in difficult circumstances skills changed

difficult circumstances skills changed

difficult circumstances skills changed the speed at which we needed to learn

the speed at which we needed to learn

the speed at which we needed to learn something changed maybe what we had

something changed maybe what we had

something changed maybe what we had wasn’t when somebody was looking for so

wasn’t when somebody was looking for so

wasn’t when somebody was looking for so what happened some people turned and

what happened some people turned and

what happened some people turned and faced the change strange and some people

faced the change strange and some people

faced the change strange and some people didn’t one guy who turned and faced the

didn’t one guy who turned and faced the

didn’t one guy who turned and faced the strange happened about a hundred

strange happened about a hundred

strange happened about a hundred seventy-five years ago lived in 58 miles

seventy-five years ago lived in 58 miles

seventy-five years ago lived in 58 miles from near Buffalo New York

from near Buffalo New York

from near Buffalo New York Joseph dart created the grain elevator

Joseph dart created the grain elevator

Joseph dart created the grain elevator this changed the way in which we were

this changed the way in which we were

this changed the way in which we were able to move the amount of materials and

able to move the amount of materials and

able to move the amount of materials and goods we were creating at a fast pace up

goods we were creating at a fast pace up

goods we were creating at a fast pace up and down the Erie Canal those buildings

and down the Erie Canal those buildings

and down the Erie Canal those buildings still stand today but we don’t really

still stand today but we don’t really

still stand today but we don’t really use those anymore we advanced I believe

use those anymore we advanced I believe

use those anymore we advanced I believe that the next digital economy is going

that the next digital economy is going

that the next digital economy is going to be one where robots an AI change the

to be one where robots an AI change the

to be one where robots an AI change the way in which we operate and that’s going

way in which we operate and that’s going

way in which we operate and that’s going to make us go through some pretty

to make us go through some pretty

to make us go through some pretty interesting conversations with ourselves

interesting conversations with ourselves

interesting conversations with ourselves with our friends at home and our family

with our friends at home and our family

with our friends at home and our family members and our co-workers and we’re all

members and our co-workers and we’re all

members and our co-workers and we’re all going to go through this where we say

going to go through this where we say

going to go through this where we say robots can’t do what I can do only I can

robots can’t do what I can do only I can

robots can’t do what I can do only I can do what I can do then we’ll get to a

do what I can do then we’ll get to a

do what I can do then we’ll get to a point where we realize well sure a robot

point where we realize well sure a robot

point where we realize well sure a robot can do that but I got to train it a few

can do that but I got to train it a few

can do that but I got to train it a few times and then we’re going to think

times and then we’re going to think

times and then we’re going to think about things that we actually cannot do

about things that we actually cannot do

about things that we actually cannot do because we’ve automated to a scale the

because we’ve automated to a scale the

because we’ve automated to a scale the we can’t keep up with 50 billion devices

we can’t keep up with 50 billion devices

we can’t keep up with 50 billion devices is a lot of things and we keep asking

is a lot of things and we keep asking

is a lot of things and we keep asking for more today’s robots are big heavy

for more today’s robots are big heavy

for more today’s robots are big heavy walled off from people because they

walled off from people because they

walled off from people because they don’t know you’re there the next

don’t know you’re there the next

don’t know you’re there the next generation it’s going to start seeing

generation it’s going to start seeing

generation it’s going to start seeing these things and then there’s going to

these things and then there’s going to

these things and then there’s going to be those that live in the void that we

be those that live in the void that we

be those that live in the void that we never see they may be there helping us

never see they may be there helping us

never see they may be there helping us every time we ask for something to be

every time we ask for something to be

every time we ask for something to be done

the one thing that robots can’t do at

the one thing that robots can’t do at least for a very long while though is

least for a very long while though is

least for a very long while though is ask what do people want to do which

ask what do people want to do which

ask what do people want to do which leaves us the ability to ask the

leaves us the ability to ask the

leaves us the ability to ask the question what are people for I believe

question what are people for I believe

question what are people for I believe people are creative machines you can

people are creative machines you can

people are creative machines you can measure in productivity how fast how

measure in productivity how fast how

measure in productivity how fast how nimble how adaptable to change but they

nimble how adaptable to change but they

nimble how adaptable to change but they can’t make a gut call they can’t decide

can’t make a gut call they can’t decide

can’t make a gut call they can’t decide I want to do this so I said that our

I want to do this so I said that our

I want to do this so I said that our assignment today was to press ctrl Alt

assignment today was to press ctrl Alt

assignment today was to press ctrl Alt Delete

Delete

Delete I remember back when I first started

I remember back when I first started

I remember back when I first started disrupting technology in 2006 we had her

disrupting technology in 2006 we had her

disrupting technology in 2006 we had her two years away from when desktop

two years away from when desktop

two years away from when desktop virtualization taking a physical

virtualization taking a physical

virtualization taking a physical computer and turning it into software

computer and turning it into software

computer and turning it into software and putting it in the cloud existed and

and putting it in the cloud existed and

and putting it in the cloud existed and I walked into work and I didn’t know I

I walked into work and I didn’t know I

I walked into work and I didn’t know I was going to experience this but I saw

was going to experience this but I saw

was going to experience this but I saw it happen and I stayed at work for two

it happen and I stayed at work for two

it happen and I stayed at work for two extra hours got yelled at when I got

extra hours got yelled at when I got

extra hours got yelled at when I got home but I walked in and said we are

home but I walked in and said we are

home but I walked in and said we are going to change I will never touch a

going to change I will never touch a

going to change I will never touch a physical machine again as part of the

physical machine again as part of the

physical machine again as part of the job that I do today I then echoed that

job that I do today I then echoed that

job that I do today I then echoed that message to a very close co-worker of

message to a very close co-worker of

message to a very close co-worker of mine who is still a colleague today and

mine who is still a colleague today and

mine who is still a colleague today and told him this very thing

we are going to go create robots and

we are going to go create robots and when we said that he looked at me in

when we said that he looked at me in

when we said that he looked at me in bewilderment and didn’t know what I

bewilderment and didn’t know what I

bewilderment and didn’t know what I meant now I was talking about taking a

meant now I was talking about taking a

meant now I was talking about taking a machine and turning it into software

machine and turning it into software

machine and turning it into software fast forward to about two years ago I

fast forward to about two years ago I

fast forward to about two years ago I said to him guess what we get to build

said to him guess what we get to build

said to him guess what we get to build robots and they’re coming and he then

robots and they’re coming and he then

robots and they’re coming and he then returned this gift to me and said I

returned this gift to me and said I

returned this gift to me and said I created this for you because we already

created this for you because we already

created this for you because we already talked about this and you told me to

talked about this and you told me to

talked about this and you told me to remain calm our world is going to change

remain calm our world is going to change

remain calm our world is going to change this hangs in my office I look at it

this hangs in my office I look at it

this hangs in my office I look at it every morning we get to do this we don’t

every morning we get to do this we don’t

every morning we get to do this we don’t have to do it we are going to look back

have to do it we are going to look back

have to do it we are going to look back on this time as a amazing moment in our

on this time as a amazing moment in our

on this time as a amazing moment in our world’s history where we all chose to

world’s history where we all chose to

world’s history where we all chose to connect one another on a global scale

connect one another on a global scale

connect one another on a global scale it’s not a chore so keep calm and

it’s not a chore so keep calm and

it’s not a chore so keep calm and remember everything is possible in the

remember everything is possible in the

remember everything is possible in the land of make-believe

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