[Laughter] imagine a society where individuals
imagine a society where individuals
imagine a society where individuals lives were completely acknowledged in
lives were completely acknowledged in
lives were completely acknowledged in dignity and where people work together
dignity and where people work together
dignity and where people work together to make our society into a more
to make our society into a more
to make our society into a more compassionate one driven by innovation
compassionate one driven by innovation
compassionate one driven by innovation now this is where the statement can
now this is where the statement can
now this is where the statement can become confusing by one because how do
become confusing by one because how do
become confusing by one because how do we know what innovation means by simply
we know what innovation means by simply
we know what innovation means by simply saying it how many of you have been told
saying it how many of you have been told
saying it how many of you have been told to create something innovative and how
to create something innovative and how
to create something innovative and how many of you have gone through with this
many of you have gone through with this
many of you have gone through with this I have been told for years and programs
I have been told for years and programs
I have been told for years and programs to create something innovative my peers
to create something innovative my peers
to create something innovative my peers would become overwhelmed with this term
would become overwhelmed with this term
would become overwhelmed with this term innovation linked to an idea that can
innovation linked to an idea that can
innovation linked to an idea that can almost not exist causing them to ignore
almost not exist causing them to ignore
almost not exist causing them to ignore their aspirations so I challenged this
their aspirations so I challenged this
their aspirations so I challenged this term innovation for the past five years
term innovation for the past five years
term innovation for the past five years now to uncover its simplistic depth a
now to uncover its simplistic depth a
now to uncover its simplistic depth a few years ago I was involved in a
few years ago I was involved in a
few years ago I was involved in a program where I was challenged to create
program where I was challenged to create
program where I was challenged to create the energy of the future which consisted
the energy of the future which consisted
the energy of the future which consisted of me working with a group of students
of me working with a group of students
of me working with a group of students to develop a product over the course of
to develop a product over the course of
to develop a product over the course of the year now when I realized that this
the year now when I realized that this
the year now when I realized that this product had to be innovative I
product had to be innovative I
product had to be innovative I immediately jumped to the conclusion
immediately jumped to the conclusion
immediately jumped to the conclusion that the idea had to be far-fetched and
that the idea had to be far-fetched and
that the idea had to be far-fetched and almost unattainable but what I did know
almost unattainable but what I did know
almost unattainable but what I did know was that this product that I was
was that this product that I was
was that this product that I was creating had to help individuals in
creating had to help individuals in
creating had to help individuals in finding the dignities that they deserved
finding the dignities that they deserved
finding the dignities that they deserved so when going through the brainstorming
so when going through the brainstorming
so when going through the brainstorming process I came across an image of
process I came across an image of
process I came across an image of students and developing nations working
students and developing nations working
students and developing nations working in dark crowded classrooms lacking
in dark crowded classrooms lacking
in dark crowded classrooms lacking creativity and color after talking to
creativity and color after talking to
creativity and color after talking to witnesses I learned that these students
witnesses I learned that these students
witnesses I learned that these students valued their education because it was
valued their education because it was
valued their education because it was their key to a success of fortune for
their key to a success of fortune for
their key to a success of fortune for both themselves and their families
both themselves and their families
both themselves and their families these students would walk miles to
these students would walk miles to
these students would walk miles to school every day and miles home where
school every day and miles home where
school every day and miles home where they would then have to complete their
they would then have to complete their
they would then have to complete their homework under street lamps due to
homework under street lamps due to
homework under street lamps due to faulty electrical towers at home these
faulty electrical towers at home these
faulty electrical towers at home these students deserved to feel valued and
students deserved to feel valued and
students deserved to feel valued and that they had dignity so my team and I
that they had dignity so my team and I
that they had dignity so my team and I decided that our product would consist
decided that our product would consist
decided that our product would consist of a portable laughs desk with an
of a portable laughs desk with an
of a portable laughs desk with an attachable light which they could bring
attachable light which they could bring
attachable light which they could bring from school so
from school so
from school so home this idea did not come easily
home this idea did not come easily
home this idea did not come easily however because we dealt with the
however because we dealt with the
however because we dealt with the problem which was faced by many in
problem which was faced by many in
problem which was faced by many in today’s society causing us to not help
today’s society causing us to not help
today’s society causing us to not help as many individuals as we should which
as many individuals as we should which
as many individuals as we should which is not understanding the simplistic
is not understanding the simplistic
is not understanding the simplistic depth of innovation see originally our
depth of innovation see originally our
depth of innovation see originally our idea was complex consisting of a
idea was complex consisting of a
idea was complex consisting of a portable lap desk with a fan light as
portable lap desk with a fan light as
portable lap desk with a fan light as the students were writing on the desk
the students were writing on the desk
the students were writing on the desk their energy would cause the light to
their energy would cause the light to
their energy would cause the light to turn on sounds impressive right we
turn on sounds impressive right we
turn on sounds impressive right we thought this was the pinnacle of
thought this was the pinnacle of
thought this was the pinnacle of innovation yet I realized that there had
innovation yet I realized that there had
innovation yet I realized that there had to be a simpler way to solve this
to be a simpler way to solve this
to be a simpler way to solve this problem I realized that innovation is
problem I realized that innovation is
problem I realized that innovation is not always about creating something
not always about creating something
not always about creating something far-fetched rather it consists of
far-fetched rather it consists of
far-fetched rather it consists of creating a value for these individuals
creating a value for these individuals
creating a value for these individuals see if we were to follow this complex
see if we were to follow this complex
see if we were to follow this complex prototype we would have to wait months
prototype we would have to wait months
prototype we would have to wait months for all the logistics to be solved and
for all the logistics to be solved and
for all the logistics to be solved and while waiting months for these logistics
while waiting months for these logistics
while waiting months for these logistics to be solved these individuals were
to be solved these individuals were
to be solved these individuals were missing out on the dignities that they
missing out on the dignities that they
missing out on the dignities that they deserved in that moment I realized that
deserved in that moment I realized that
deserved in that moment I realized that innovation is not always about creating
innovation is not always about creating
innovation is not always about creating something great or grant-making you the
something great or grant-making you the
something great or grant-making you the creator looks superior rather it’s about
creator looks superior rather it’s about
creator looks superior rather it’s about creating the value for the product or
creating the value for the product or
creating the value for the product or service that you’re making for these
service that you’re making for these
service that you’re making for these individuals in helping them find their
individuals in helping them find their
individuals in helping them find their dignities see our final product was
dignities see our final product was
dignities see our final product was simple but it served a multitude of
simple but it served a multitude of
simple but it served a multitude of problems the desk a delight which was
problems the desk a delight which was
problems the desk a delight which was cranked able which allowed students to
cranked able which allowed students to
cranked able which allowed students to understand engineering in their
understand engineering in their
understand engineering in their education
education
education it was detachable so they could bring it
it was detachable so they could bring it
it was detachable so they could bring it from school to home where there were
from school to home where there were
from school to home where there were faulty electrical towers and it was
faulty electrical towers and it was
faulty electrical towers and it was hand-painted which inspired them to be
hand-painted which inspired them to be
hand-painted which inspired them to be creative and most importantly it made
creative and most importantly it made
creative and most importantly it made them feel valued and that they had a
them feel valued and that they had a
them feel valued and that they had a voice in their dignity this problem was
voice in their dignity this problem was
voice in their dignity this problem was once neglected by entrepreneurs but by
once neglected by entrepreneurs but by
once neglected by entrepreneurs but by understanding its simplicity I took on
understanding its simplicity I took on
understanding its simplicity I took on this challenge what if we were all
this challenge what if we were all
this challenge what if we were all aware of this there would be more unity
aware of this there would be more unity
aware of this there would be more unity in the world
in the world
in the world and what if we were to each take one
and what if we were to each take one
and what if we were to each take one problem that moves us each of us over
problem that moves us each of us over
problem that moves us each of us over the course of a year and solve it
the course of a year and solve it
the course of a year and solve it through innovation using our hands to
through innovation using our hands to
through innovation using our hands to create something that helps others using
create something that helps others using
create something that helps others using our voices to speak for the voiceless
our voices to speak for the voiceless
our voices to speak for the voiceless and using our minds to think of a
and using our minds to think of a
and using our minds to think of a problem and solve it if we were to each
problem and solve it if we were to each
problem and solve it if we were to each take this one problem that moves us
take this one problem that moves us
take this one problem that moves us Society would hold a greater future for
Society would hold a greater future for
Society would hold a greater future for future generations
future generations
future generations innovation is tangible if we move past
innovation is tangible if we move past
innovation is tangible if we move past ourselves and focus on why we are
ourselves and focus on why we are
ourselves and focus on why we are creating this product or service that’s
creating this product or service that’s
creating this product or service that’s helping these individuals find their own
helping these individuals find their own
helping these individuals find their own dignities that they have the right to
dignities that they have the right to
dignities that they have the right to have thank you
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