I decided to host a family gathering and we had little six-year-old girl with us
we had little six-year-old girl with us
we had little six-year-old girl with us she didn’t really have anyone to play
she didn’t really have anyone to play
she didn’t really have anyone to play with so she went looking for something
with so she went looking for something
with so she went looking for something to do and she found this telephone
to do and she found this telephone
to do and she found this telephone I had cartoon characters all over so she
I had cartoon characters all over so she
I had cartoon characters all over so she decided to play with it she was
decided to play with it she was
decided to play with it she was pretending to call her friends and bite
pretending to call her friends and bite
pretending to call her friends and bite them over and she was having a great
them over and she was having a great
them over and she was having a great time until she got some props 9-1-1 what
time until she got some props 9-1-1 what
time until she got some props 9-1-1 what is your emergency
this is 911 emergency yes yes there are
this is 911 emergency yes yes there are Tigers here big scary meaning Tigers and
Tigers here big scary meaning Tigers and
Tigers here big scary meaning Tigers and I am lady and she must have had pretty
I am lady and she must have had pretty
I am lady and she must have had pretty convincing partners but it’s not like
convincing partners but it’s not like
convincing partners but it’s not like the conversations she realized that she
the conversations she realized that she
the conversations she realized that she was in trouble
was in trouble
was in trouble so she came downstairs and she told us
so she came downstairs and she told us
so she came downstairs and she told us what she had done and a father took her
what she had done and a father took her
what she had done and a father took her aside and explained to her that I 1 1 is
aside and explained to her that I 1 1 is
aside and explained to her that I 1 1 is nothing to be playing that this is a
nothing to be playing that this is a
nothing to be playing that this is a very serious thing but we were standing
very serious thing but we were standing
very serious thing but we were standing off to the side giggling hysterically
off to the side giggling hysterically
off to the side giggling hysterically Tigers where did she go
she was having a great time of her
she was having a great time of her imagination that day and she hadn’t been
imagination that day and she hadn’t been
imagination that day and she hadn’t been pretty convincing because we got a
pretty convincing because we got a
pretty convincing because we got a surprise
surprise
surprise now when one call up wanted to make sure
now when one call up wanted to make sure
now when one call up wanted to make sure that she was safe and sound
that she was safe and sound
that she was safe and sound and they followed it up with a knock on
and they followed it up with a knock on
and they followed it up with a knock on our door
our door
our door think I need to see her I need to see
think I need to see her I need to see
think I need to see her I need to see that she is Satan’s down and she was she
that she is Satan’s down and she was she
that she is Satan’s down and she was she was no longer bored she had a huge
was no longer bored she had a huge
was no longer bored she had a huge imagination she did not do good
imagination she did not do good
imagination she did not do good gentlemen so she used a lot of
gentlemen so she used a lot of
gentlemen so she used a lot of imagination we’ve had a tendency to as
imagination we’ve had a tendency to as
imagination we’ve had a tendency to as soon as we feel just a moment of boredom
soon as we feel just a moment of boredom
soon as we feel just a moment of boredom we reach for something to do by her fall
we reach for something to do by her fall
we reach for something to do by her fall for the internet for television we don’t
for the internet for television we don’t
for the internet for television we don’t allow ourselves to do that mind
allow ourselves to do that mind
allow ourselves to do that mind wandering the letter itself just go on
wandering the letter itself just go on
wandering the letter itself just go on and think a little bit to ponder to to
and think a little bit to ponder to to
and think a little bit to ponder to to reflect the imaginative be creative and
reflect the imaginative be creative and
reflect the imaginative be creative and that’s a shame because in that time that
that’s a shame because in that time that
that’s a shame because in that time that your danger that’s actually what your
your danger that’s actually what your
your danger that’s actually what your brain flex to do when you leave your
brain flex to do when you leave your
brain flex to do when you leave your brain alone and let them do whatever it
brain alone and let them do whatever it
brain alone and let them do whatever it once it starts majoring they cause the
once it starts majoring they cause the
once it starts majoring they cause the default though and if you let your brain
default though and if you let your brain
default though and if you let your brain go there you’ll find some great things
go there you’ll find some great things
go there you’ll find some great things that’s where your creativity is that’s
that’s where your creativity is that’s
that’s where your creativity is that’s where innovation is that’s when you
where innovation is that’s when you
where innovation is that’s when you solve problems all the things that you
solve problems all the things that you
solve problems all the things that you will get around us are here because
will get around us are here because
will get around us are here because someone have created idea an innovative
someone have created idea an innovative
someone have created idea an innovative idea and they use that to share it it’s
idea and they use that to share it it’s
idea and they use that to share it it’s the connections that you start to make
the connections that you start to make
the connections that you start to make you see creativity really is nice trying
you see creativity really is nice trying
you see creativity really is nice trying to define and think about what
to define and think about what
to define and think about what creativity actually is it’s what you
creativity actually is it’s what you
creativity actually is it’s what you make those can
make those can
make those can between two things you put them together
between two things you put them together
between two things you put them together when when you did the masses they even
when when you did the masses they even
when when you did the masses they even went together think of like a compound
went together think of like a compound
went together think of like a compound or example you have cheese and cake you
or example you have cheese and cake you
or example you have cheese and cake you put it together and you have completely
put it together and you have completely
put it together and you have completely to work cheesecake or Sun and shine
to work cheesecake or Sun and shine
to work cheesecake or Sun and shine sunshine
sunshine
sunshine oh no she likes to have these
oh no she likes to have these
oh no she likes to have these connections these dots think of the dots
connections these dots think of the dots
connections these dots think of the dots being connected and the more dots that
being connected and the more dots that
being connected and the more dots that you have the better chance for brain
you have the better chance for brain
you have the better chance for brain estimating you need connection the more
estimating you need connection the more
estimating you need connection the more units work with and you at this age you
units work with and you at this age you
units work with and you at this age you can’t give you brain lots of dots to
can’t give you brain lots of dots to
can’t give you brain lots of dots to work with and the more you do those dots
work with and the more you do those dots
work with and the more you do those dots at once stay with you for life done
at once stay with you for life done
at once stay with you for life done you’ll be reaching that and to be
you’ll be reaching that and to be
you’ll be reaching that and to be grabbing ahold of that guy
grabbing ahold of that guy
grabbing ahold of that guy you see we actually have things like
you see we actually have things like
you see we actually have things like that the fonts of our computers because
that the fonts of our computers because
that the fonts of our computers because and by the name of Steve Jobs who
and by the name of Steve Jobs who
and by the name of Steve Jobs who created at the computers with the iPhone
created at the computers with the iPhone
created at the computers with the iPhone took a calligraphy class at Reed College
took a calligraphy class at Reed College
took a calligraphy class at Reed College the bargain scanners that you step up to
the bargain scanners that you step up to
the bargain scanners that you step up to every time you buy something those are
every time you buy something those are
every time you buy something those are there because man by the name of Norman
there because man by the name of Norman
there because man by the name of Norman Joseph woodland was sitting there in the
Joseph woodland was sitting there in the
Joseph woodland was sitting there in the sand one day making clothes Morse code
sand one day making clothes Morse code
sand one day making clothes Morse code that he learned in the army and use that
that he learned in the army and use that
that he learned in the army and use that technology and put it together with what
technology and put it together with what
technology and put it together with what the Morse code linking up with something
the Morse code linking up with something
the Morse code linking up with something completely new and different so the more
completely new and different so the more
completely new and different so the more you give your brain to work with the
you give your brain to work with the
you give your brain to work with the better always going to be
better always going to be
better always going to be we also are actually doing something
we also are actually doing something
we also are actually doing something really healthy for our brains when we
really healthy for our brains when we
really healthy for our brains when we are dangerous about you didn’t take back
are dangerous about you didn’t take back
are dangerous about you didn’t take back so you go through your entire day with
so you go through your entire day with
so you go through your entire day with people your parents for example same pay
people your parents for example same pay
people your parents for example same pay attention are you paying attention to
attention are you paying attention to
attention are you paying attention to teachers pay attention even when you go
teachers pay attention even when you go
teachers pay attention even when you go to after-school activities
to after-school activities
to after-school activities coaches and you have instructors saying
coaches and you have instructors saying
coaches and you have instructors saying pay attention this is the one time of
pay attention this is the one time of
pay attention this is the one time of day that you’re not supposed to pay
day that you’re not supposed to pay
day that you’re not supposed to pay attention
attention
attention in fact that’s kind of the point let
in fact that’s kind of the point let
in fact that’s kind of the point let your mind wander when you do that your
your mind wander when you do that your
your mind wander when you do that your brains are actually stopping fouls and
brains are actually stopping fouls and
brains are actually stopping fouls and you’re growing their brain you’re
you’re growing their brain you’re
you’re growing their brain you’re developing your brain because creativity
developing your brain because creativity
developing your brain because creativity problem-solving are very closely related
problem-solving are very closely related
problem-solving are very closely related and when you do that you let your brain
and when you do that you let your brain
and when you do that you let your brain develop new skills that you’re going to
develop new skills that you’re going to
develop new skills that you’re going to come back into the classroom and
come back into the classroom and
come back into the classroom and learning a nice work to learn more mates
learning a nice work to learn more mates
learning a nice work to learn more mates are developing critical thinking skills
are developing critical thinking skills
are developing critical thinking skills and those are going to be really helpful
and those are going to be really helpful
and those are going to be really helpful for you there is a group of researchers
for you there is a group of researchers
for you there is a group of researchers that decide that they wanted to know
that decide that they wanted to know
that decide that they wanted to know what the relationship is between boredom
what the relationship is between boredom
what the relationship is between boredom and creativity so they went up through
and creativity so they went up through
and creativity so they went up through the volunteers and they said here are
the volunteers and they said here are
the volunteers and they said here are two plastic cups
two plastic cups
two plastic cups what can you think of to do with these
what can you think of to do with these
what can you think of to do with these two cups I could store markers or candy
two cups I could store markers or candy
two cups I could store markers or candy or these there’s one of the answers but
or these there’s one of the answers but
or these there’s one of the answers but then the researchers decided to
then the researchers decided to
then the researchers decided to intentionally make all these volunteers
intentionally make all these volunteers
intentionally make all these volunteers for now how do you go about doing it
for now how do you go about doing it
for now how do you go about doing it when you want to make someone more how
when you want to make someone more how
when you want to make someone more how do you do it
do you do it
do you do it well experiment with a bunch of these
well experiment with a bunch of these
well experiment with a bunch of these things and what they found the most
things and what they found the most
things and what they found the most effective way of making people more was
effective way of making people more was
effective way of making people more was to ask them to read from the Tahoma
to ask them to read from the Tahoma
to ask them to read from the Tahoma names and phone numbers alphabetically
names and phone numbers alphabetically
names and phone numbers alphabetically on and on for 20 minutes
but researchers came back and said to
but researchers came back and said to posit does
posit does
posit does what can you think of to do of these two
what can you think of to do of these two
what can you think of to do of these two plastic cups I have to turn them upside
plastic cups I have to turn them upside
plastic cups I have to turn them upside down take the marker and draw faces on
down take the marker and draw faces on
down take the marker and draw faces on them with hair and notices the guys and
them with hair and notices the guys and
them with hair and notices the guys and I when I come back show with my friends
I when I come back show with my friends
I when I come back show with my friends or I can type between the two of them
you can hear will be tough though they
you can hear will be tough though they came up with such better answers try
came up with such better answers try
came up with such better answers try this many times and that what they know
this many times and that what they know
this many times and that what they know is that when you were born
is that when you were born
is that when you were born first that’s when you come up with some
first that’s when you come up with some
first that’s when you come up with some let’s take a look at a picture where
let’s take a look at a picture where
let’s take a look at a picture where some of you will look up here and you
some of you will look up here and you
some of you will look up here and you will see the image of a young woman
will see the image of a young woman
will see the image of a young woman young beautiful she has a shoulder you
young beautiful she has a shoulder you
young beautiful she has a shoulder you can speak better coming out of the top
can speak better coming out of the top
can speak better coming out of the top of her head over hat yes I mean you can
of her head over hat yes I mean you can
of her head over hat yes I mean you can see that image yeah okay now how many of
see that image yeah okay now how many of
see that image yeah okay now how many of you look up there and you see the image
you look up there and you see the image
you look up there and you see the image of an older woman yeah you see that
of an older woman yeah you see that
of an older woman yeah you see that she’s looking down just kind of sad when
she’s looking down just kind of sad when
she’s looking down just kind of sad when each in the shawl the top of her head
each in the shawl the top of her head
each in the shawl the top of her head those see that everyone see that
those see that everyone see that
those see that everyone see that okay so here the old one that’s our
okay so here the old one that’s our
okay so here the old one that’s our mouth right there that is an eye other
mouth right there that is an eye other
mouth right there that is an eye other eye
eye
eye [Music]
[Applause]
[Applause] see oh oh yeah very good
see oh oh yeah very good
see oh oh yeah very good yeah that’s very good but see there’s
yeah that’s very good but see there’s
yeah that’s very good but see there’s nothing you cannot look up there at that
nothing you cannot look up there at that
nothing you cannot look up there at that image and see both simultaneously at the
image and see both simultaneously at the
image and see both simultaneously at the same box you can either see the yellow
same box you can either see the yellow
same box you can either see the yellow minutes or you can see the old woman
minutes or you can see the old woman
minutes or you can see the old woman or you can switch back and forth very
or you can switch back and forth very
or you can switch back and forth very rapidly to get that image of both of
rapidly to get that image of both of
rapidly to get that image of both of them in here at the same time now after
them in here at the same time now after
them in here at the same time now after looking at this I noticed that many of
looking at this I noticed that many of
looking at this I noticed that many of you oh I get it
you oh I get it
you oh I get it I see right that is called it happens
I see right that is called it happens
I see right that is called it happens when you make that connection and all of
when you make that connection and all of
when you make that connection and all of a sudden you go ah I get it
a sudden you go ah I get it
a sudden you go ah I get it it’s the ball going off it’s that moment
you can’t unsee it it seems obvious to
you can’t unsee it it seems obvious to you that that existed that was already
you that that existed that was already
you that that existed that was already there it seems really obvious it seems
there it seems really obvious it seems
there it seems really obvious it seems to happen most frequently when we are
to happen most frequently when we are
to happen most frequently when we are about to fall asleep
about to fall asleep
about to fall asleep or taking a shower or walk in the woods
or taking a shower or walk in the woods
or taking a shower or walk in the woods those are the times of those aha moments
those are the times of those aha moments
those are the times of those aha moments take place the most often or relax
take place the most often or relax
take place the most often or relax yeah there is another group of
yeah there is another group of
yeah there is another group of researchers just here at Rush University
researchers just here at Rush University
researchers just here at Rush University that wanted to know what does the brain
that wanted to know what does the brain
that wanted to know what does the brain look like inside when someone has hahaha
look like inside when someone has hahaha
look like inside when someone has hahaha so they have this machine is full of
so they have this machine is full of
so they have this machine is full of functional MRI machine and they hook
functional MRI machine and they hook
functional MRI machine and they hook people up and it could have inside this
people up and it could have inside this
people up and it could have inside this volunteers again and this time the
volunteers again and this time the
volunteers again and this time the problem was how we make them have at aha
problem was how we make them have at aha
problem was how we make them have at aha moment ready
so the researchers gave them a problem
so the researchers gave them a problem to solve this is the problem that they
to solve this is the problem that they
to solve this is the problem that they asked them to solve on date
asked them to solve on date
asked them to solve on date word it creates a compound word and I’ll
word it creates a compound word and I’ll
word it creates a compound word and I’ll never a compound word it’s like cheese
never a compound word it’s like cheese
never a compound word it’s like cheese and cake he puts together a new word a
and cake he puts together a new word a
and cake he puts together a new word a compound word cheesecake so fine a
compound word cheesecake so fine a
compound word cheesecake so fine a polymer that creates a compound word
polymer that creates a compound word
polymer that creates a compound word with each of these pine crab to sauce
with each of these pine crab to sauce
with each of these pine crab to sauce and what they found was that as they
and what they found was that as they
and what they found was that as they were watching those brains go to work on
were watching those brains go to work on
were watching those brains go to work on that they could tell who was going to
that they could tell who was going to
that they could tell who was going to have an aha moment by as much as eight
have an aha moment by as much as eight
have an aha moment by as much as eight seven seemed like a long time
Mississippi’s eight minutes and they
Mississippi’s eight minutes and they could almost read someone’s mind
could almost read someone’s mind
could almost read someone’s mind well that next thought was going to be
well that next thought was going to be
well that next thought was going to be if they determine it and it was based on
if they determine it and it was based on
if they determine it and it was based on something fall out the words
something fall out the words
something fall out the words now I’m not scientists but I know that
now I’m not scientists but I know that
now I’m not scientists but I know that when you have a lot of them that
when you have a lot of them that
when you have a lot of them that indicate that’s what you have it’s
indicate that’s what you have it’s
indicate that’s what you have it’s making those connections anytime you
making those connections anytime you
making those connections anytime you have those connections available to you
have those connections available to you
have those connections available to you and you can join them together
and you can join them together
and you can join them together that’s where creativity is that’s what
that’s where creativity is that’s what
that’s where creativity is that’s what you can have
you can have
you can have but sometimes we find that it kind of it
but sometimes we find that it kind of it
but sometimes we find that it kind of it can be kind of difficult to get started
can be kind of difficult to get started
can be kind of difficult to get started to have that first thought the leather
to have that first thought the leather
to have that first thought the leather brain start danger I’ll bet you’ve had
brain start danger I’ll bet you’ve had
brain start danger I’ll bet you’ve had that moment but you had some great ideas
that moment but you had some great ideas
that moment but you had some great ideas so when I think of that I think of pop
so when I think of that I think of pop
so when I think of that I think of pop helped me get started
helped me get started
helped me get started so my brain is saying I so you can do
so my brain is saying I so you can do
so my brain is saying I so you can do its key its oh and it’s beep these bands
its key its oh and it’s beep these bands
its key its oh and it’s beep these bands were playing you can ask yourself things
were playing you can ask yourself things
were playing you can ask yourself things like all right
like all right
like all right I think I will wear next year for my
I think I will wear next year for my
I think I will wear next year for my birthday party I like to do this that’s
birthday party I like to do this that’s
birthday party I like to do this that’s plan another question you can ask
plan another question you can ask
plan another question you can ask yourself
yourself
yourself it’s observe you can ask the
it’s observe you can ask the
it’s observe you can ask the breakthrough service is what I see what
breakthrough service is what I see what
breakthrough service is what I see what do I see that I haven’t noticed yet who
do I see that I haven’t noticed yet who
do I see that I haven’t noticed yet who isn’t a color and get people watching
isn’t a color and get people watching
isn’t a color and get people watching different or people watching
different or people watching
different or people watching yeah can be really interesting to think
yeah can be really interesting to think
yeah can be really interesting to think of the stories that might be associated
of the stories that might be associated
of the stories that might be associated with someone’s life and thirdly it’s
with someone’s life and thirdly it’s
with someone’s life and thirdly it’s ponder to think how does what if oh why
ponder to think how does what if oh why
ponder to think how does what if oh why does something happen those are great
does something happen those are great
does something happen those are great starting points to get your brain
starting points to get your brain
starting points to get your brain working and another thing that you can
working and another thing that you can
working and another thing that you can do after you you whatever frame of
do after you you whatever frame of
do after you you whatever frame of danger you want other activities until
danger you want other activities until
danger you want other activities until you can do they keep you rolling and
you can do they keep you rolling and
you can do they keep you rolling and keep your imagination going that your
keep your imagination going that your
keep your imagination going that your creativity and you have some great ideas
creativity and you have some great ideas
creativity and you have some great ideas one of the things that you might want to
one of the things that you might want to
one of the things that you might want to do is you go into the summer months
do is you go into the summer months
do is you go into the summer months there’s a come up with a list of great
there’s a come up with a list of great
there’s a come up with a list of great things to do you might have on that list
things to do you might have on that list
things to do you might have on that list a lot of the things that you already
a lot of the things that you already
a lot of the things that you already have you might add to that create a cold
have you might add to that create a cold
have you might add to that create a cold or have a photo shoot with lots of great
or have a photo shoot with lots of great
or have a photo shoot with lots of great costumes for make a video alright play
costumes for make a video alright play
costumes for make a video alright play story scavenger hunt make an obstacle
story scavenger hunt make an obstacle
story scavenger hunt make an obstacle course there are tons of great things
course there are tons of great things
course there are tons of great things that you can do that are creative and
that you can do that are creative and
that you can do that are creative and will add lots and lots of dots into your
will add lots and lots of dots into your
will add lots and lots of dots into your brain that you can make those creative
brain that you can make those creative
brain that you can make those creative combinations those creative connections
combinations those creative connections
combinations those creative connections when you use those you’ll find that you
when you use those you’ll find that you
when you use those you’ll find that you are going to be able to embrace boredom
are going to be able to embrace boredom
are going to be able to embrace boredom that’s where I’m really asking all of
that’s where I’m really asking all of
that’s where I’m really asking all of you to do today the next time you feel
you to do today the next time you feel
you to do today the next time you feel overboard going on I want you to shift
overboard going on I want you to shift
overboard going on I want you to shift you think
you think
you think just a little bit find lot of pictures
just a little bit find lot of pictures
just a little bit find lot of pictures that we were looking at earlier so you
that we were looking at earlier so you
that we were looking at earlier so you may see when you shift your thinking you
may see when you shift your thinking you
may see when you shift your thinking you may see the other city young woman you
may see the other city young woman you
may see the other city young woman you may see a picture poco standing on the
may see a picture poco standing on the
may see a picture poco standing on the side of the lake or in that same picture
side of the lake or in that same picture
side of the lake or in that same picture you may see an infant lying on its back
[Applause]
[Applause] you might see a boy
[Applause]
[Applause] the profile of a man we’re in that same
the profile of a man we’re in that same
the profile of a man we’re in that same picture couples standing underneath an
picture couples standing underneath an
picture couples standing underneath an archway
when we shift your brain just a little
when we shift your brain just a little bit and let your brain see something
bit and let your brain see something
bit and let your brain see something that’s unique and new I’m going to
that’s unique and new I’m going to
that’s unique and new I’m going to challenge each and every one of you here
challenge each and every one of you here
challenge each and every one of you here today all of you my challenge you I
today all of you my challenge you I
today all of you my challenge you I challenge you all the next time you feel
challenge you all the next time you feel
challenge you all the next time you feel this word starting to come out in your
this word starting to come out in your
this word starting to come out in your mouth I’m bored I want you to stop shift
mouth I’m bored I want you to stop shift
mouth I’m bored I want you to stop shift your thinking just a little bit and let
your thinking just a little bit and let
your thinking just a little bit and let your brain go out and play go find your
your brain go out and play go find your
your brain go out and play go find your own kind of tiger and have some fun
own kind of tiger and have some fun
own kind of tiger and have some fun thank you so very much
thank you so very much
thank you so very much [Applause]
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