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the world the 50 is vs. 15 suits versus
the world the 50 is vs. 15 suits versus hoodies Oxford’s vs. sneakers do you
hoodies Oxford’s vs. sneakers do you
hoodies Oxford’s vs. sneakers do you know which one I’m talking about in this
know which one I’m talking about in this
know which one I’m talking about in this world you don’t go out to catch a client
world you don’t go out to catch a client
world you don’t go out to catch a client but to catch a Pokemon and that adds
but to catch a Pokemon and that adds
but to catch a Pokemon and that adds more value to your company this is the
more value to your company this is the
more value to your company this is the future work environment which is already
future work environment which is already
future work environment which is already started setting in this is the kind of
started setting in this is the kind of
started setting in this is the kind of change that the corporate world has not
change that the corporate world has not
change that the corporate world has not seen in the past 160 years we parents
seen in the past 160 years we parents
seen in the past 160 years we parents teachers universities and education
teachers universities and education
teachers universities and education policymakers need to know how do we
policymakers need to know how do we
policymakers need to know how do we raise the next wave of working
raise the next wave of working
raise the next wave of working executives today we are raising the
executives today we are raising the
executives today we are raising the children very differently from what is
children very differently from what is
children very differently from what is expected of them in the corporate world
expected of them in the corporate world
expected of them in the corporate world in the past two decades there have been
in the past two decades there have been
in the past two decades there have been the gap has been widening between the
the gap has been widening between the
the gap has been widening between the skills that are produced by the
skills that are produced by the
skills that are produced by the educational institutions and those which
educational institutions and those which
educational institutions and those which are developed by the corporate those
are developed by the corporate those
are developed by the corporate those which are needed by the corporate world
which are needed by the corporate world
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[Music] we have now come to a situation where
we have now come to a situation where
we have now come to a situation where the fortune international says that only
the fortune international says that only
the fortune international says that only 1% of the jobs which are listed on the
1% of the jobs which are listed on the
1% of the jobs which are listed on the monster website require an mba
monster website require an mba
monster website require an mba qualification which is down by fifty
qualification which is down by fifty
qualification which is down by fifty percent from previous years many senior
percent from previous years many senior
percent from previous years many senior executives like Sheryl Sandberg Peter
executives like Sheryl Sandberg Peter
executives like Sheryl Sandberg Peter Kyle Ellen must have been saying that an
Kyle Ellen must have been saying that an
Kyle Ellen must have been saying that an MBA is not necessary to succeed
entire industries could be flipped on
entire industries could be flipped on its head by some kids with an app says
its head by some kids with an app says
its head by some kids with an app says fortune international and if we look
fortune international and if we look
fortune international and if we look around this is actually being so it took
around this is actually being so it took
around this is actually being so it took seven years for Airbnb to be more
seven years for Airbnb to be more
seven years for Airbnb to be more valuable on paper than Hilton Worldwide
valuable on paper than Hilton Worldwide
valuable on paper than Hilton Worldwide it took for it took over six years to
it took for it took over six years to
it took for it took over six years to top Ford and General Motors the top
top Ford and General Motors the top
top Ford and General Motors the top company executives of today are in an
company executives of today are in an
company executives of today are in an awkward position if they do nothing or
awkward position if they do nothing or
awkward position if they do nothing or they dismiss startups there is
they dismiss startups there is
they dismiss startups there is irrelevance the latest issue of The
irrelevance the latest issue of The
irrelevance the latest issue of The Economist magazine has brought back the
Economist magazine has brought back the
Economist magazine has brought back the machinery question in the context of
machinery question in the context of
machinery question in the context of artificial intelligence let me tell you
artificial intelligence let me tell you
artificial intelligence let me tell you what it says it says that artificial
what it says it says that artificial
what it says it says that artificial intelligence will make waves of people
intelligence will make waves of people
intelligence will make waves of people unemployed like it was 160 years ago
unemployed like it was 160 years ago
unemployed like it was 160 years ago during the industrial revolution so what
during the industrial revolution so what
during the industrial revolution so what do we do about it the most prominent
do we do about it the most prominent
do we do about it the most prominent question before our parents and teachers
question before our parents and teachers
question before our parents and teachers is how do we bring the children into
is how do we bring the children into
is how do we bring the children into this world to make them succeed and
this world to make them succeed and
this world to make them succeed and thrive the Fortune magazine has an
thrive the Fortune magazine has an
thrive the Fortune magazine has an article about knowing the limits of
article about knowing the limits of
article about knowing the limits of machine in their july edition it goes on
machine in their july edition it goes on
machine in their july edition it goes on to say that growing number of jobs at
to say that growing number of jobs at
to say that growing number of jobs at every level can be done much better by
every level can be done much better by
every level can be done much better by machines not just faster and cheaper but
machines not just faster and cheaper but
machines not just faster and cheaper but better than human beings
so the most prominent question that we
so the most prominent question that we parents teachers education policymakers
parents teachers education policymakers
parents teachers education policymakers have is how do we get our children to
have is how do we get our children to
have is how do we get our children to become problem solvers because what the
become problem solvers because what the
become problem solvers because what the world needs today is not just cogs and
world needs today is not just cogs and
world needs today is not just cogs and pegs that fit into a huge machinery and
pegs that fit into a huge machinery and
pegs that fit into a huge machinery and carry on like that but those who can
carry on like that but those who can
carry on like that but those who can solve problems and take the world into
solve problems and take the world into
solve problems and take the world into the future
we believe that preteens and teens have
we believe that preteens and teens have tremendous potential because of their
tremendous potential because of their
tremendous potential because of their creative capacity and the boundless
creative capacity and the boundless
creative capacity and the boundless energy that they have however going
energy that they have however going
energy that they have however going through the formal education process
through the formal education process
through the formal education process most of them lose this skill and become
most of them lose this skill and become
most of them lose this skill and become more of carven pegs that fit into a huge
more of carven pegs that fit into a huge
more of carven pegs that fit into a huge machinery and then they carry on like
machinery and then they carry on like
machinery and then they carry on like that throughout their lives so we feel
that throughout their lives so we feel
that throughout their lives so we feel that we need to change that
so how do we go about doing this
so how do we go about doing this mountain light job
well well this is easy because I’m not
well well this is easy because I’m not get an ad what an ipod sees as
get an ad what an ipod sees as
get an ad what an ipod sees as mountain-like is just a collection of
mountain-like is just a collection of
mountain-like is just a collection of their notions stacked one on top of
their notions stacked one on top of
their notions stacked one on top of another I have the advantage to be free
another I have the advantage to be free
another I have the advantage to be free from such notions we have devised the
from such notions we have devised the
from such notions we have devised the program which has touched 350 kids and
program which has touched 350 kids and
program which has touched 350 kids and made them from consumers to creators we
made them from consumers to creators we
made them from consumers to creators we have made them into problem solvers
have made them into problem solvers
have made them into problem solvers which will help them in the real world
here is what our program is well the
here is what our program is well the children come on a weekend in small
children come on a weekend in small
children come on a weekend in small groups of bearing age in an informal
groups of bearing age in an informal
groups of bearing age in an informal setting this found the sofa Lebanon
setting this found the sofa Lebanon
setting this found the sofa Lebanon carpet or even sit on the terrace they
carpet or even sit on the terrace they
carpet or even sit on the terrace they visualize their ideas and use code
visualize their ideas and use code
visualize their ideas and use code blocks to create them they develop those
blocks to create them they develop those
blocks to create them they develop those ideas are to gain stories animations
ideas are to gain stories animations
ideas are to gain stories animations apps just about anything then they share
apps just about anything then they share
apps just about anything then they share their excitement by projecting their
their excitement by projecting their
their excitement by projecting their work on a big screen in between they
work on a big screen in between they
work on a big screen in between they watch some inspiring tech videos and
watch some inspiring tech videos and
watch some inspiring tech videos and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies let us
enjoy hot chocolate and cookies let us
enjoy hot chocolate and cookies let us see how this skill building is useful in
see how this skill building is useful in
see how this skill building is useful in the real world one Sunday 20 minutes
the real world one Sunday 20 minutes
the real world one Sunday 20 minutes before the closing time of a major
before the closing time of a major
before the closing time of a major grocery store in Luxembourg known as dou
grocery store in Luxembourg known as dou
grocery store in Luxembourg known as dou pays an operational issue sprang up the
pays an operational issue sprang up the
pays an operational issue sprang up the entry door in the underground car
entry door in the underground car
entry door in the underground car parking floor stopped working customers
parking floor stopped working customers
parking floor stopped working customers start to build it up on both sides of
start to build it up on both sides of
start to build it up on both sides of the door bill his officials tried but
the door bill his officials tried but
the door bill his officials tried but could not fix the issue the reputation
could not fix the issue the reputation
could not fix the issue the reputation of the store with at stake I was 12 at
of the store with at stake I was 12 at
of the store with at stake I was 12 at that time iono is the problem and
that time iono is the problem and
that time iono is the problem and applied computational thinking
applied computational thinking
applied computational thinking computational thinking is a process
computational thinking is a process
computational thinking is a process which is a boot we teach which is
which is a boot we teach which is
which is a boot we teach which is basically breaking bigger problems into
basically breaking bigger problems into
basically breaking bigger problems into smaller bite-sized pieces and that way
smaller bite-sized pieces and that way
smaller bite-sized pieces and that way you can deal with the bigger problem
you can deal with the bigger problem
you can deal with the bigger problem faster so I found out that the sensor
faster so I found out that the sensor
faster so I found out that the sensor and the door had malfunctioned so I
and the door had malfunctioned so I
and the door had malfunctioned so I asked dad to move to cover the whole
asked dad to move to cover the whole
asked dad to move to cover the whole sensor with his hand while iran and push
sensor with his hand while iran and push
sensor with his hand while iran and push the door the door open and I started to
the door the door open and I started to
the door the door open and I started to work normally thereafter they saved the
work normally thereafter they saved the
work normally thereafter they saved the store from dismantling systems and
store from dismantling systems and
store from dismantling systems and hearing out detail Diagnostics
hearing out detail Diagnostics
hearing out detail Diagnostics you
so here’s how it all started for me
so here’s how it all started for me around five once upon a time around five
around five once upon a time around five
around five once upon a time around five years back I was nine and just a normal
years back I was nine and just a normal
years back I was nine and just a normal kid I was forgetting to do my homework
kid I was forgetting to do my homework
kid I was forgetting to do my homework and spending lots of time raiding
and spending lots of time raiding
and spending lots of time raiding villages and reading shorts when I was
villages and reading shorts when I was
villages and reading shorts when I was bored of everything else I teased my
bored of everything else I teased my
bored of everything else I teased my younger Corey old sister life was
younger Corey old sister life was
younger Corey old sister life was blissful and pretty good as I thought
blissful and pretty good as I thought
blissful and pretty good as I thought then however my mom was getting worried
then however my mom was getting worried
then however my mom was getting worried my mom was a project manager came across
my mom was a project manager came across
my mom was a project manager came across the idea of a Kanban board it was a time
the idea of a Kanban board it was a time
the idea of a Kanban board it was a time management chart for me to for me to
management chart for me to for me to
management chart for me to for me to plot my activities I stuck to that as a
plot my activities I stuck to that as a
plot my activities I stuck to that as a discipline and I started displaying my
discipline and I started displaying my
discipline and I started displaying my activities now my mom knew what was next
activities now my mom knew what was next
activities now my mom knew what was next on my agenda now happy she stopped
on my agenda now happy she stopped
on my agenda now happy she stopped pulling me out of storming beaches and
pulling me out of storming beaches and
pulling me out of storming beaches and attacking religious it was a win-win
attacking religious it was a win-win
attacking religious it was a win-win situation this small success led my mom
situation this small success led my mom
situation this small success led my mom to get excited about something more she
to get excited about something more she
to get excited about something more she has been a board member of the PMI
has been a board member of the PMI
has been a board member of the PMI Institute of Luxembourg and has been
Institute of Luxembourg and has been
Institute of Luxembourg and has been developing courses to teach younger
developing courses to teach younger
developing courses to teach younger children project management skills to my
children project management skills to my
children project management skills to my surprise I was listed as a co speaker
surprise I was listed as a co speaker
surprise I was listed as a co speaker with her in the next event I enjoyed
with her in the next event I enjoyed
with her in the next event I enjoyed sharing my experiences with the formally
sharing my experiences with the formally
sharing my experiences with the formally dressed adults and they were happy that
dressed adults and they were happy that
dressed adults and they were happy that their children could now also managed to
their children could now also managed to
their children could now also managed to do their homework and not just spend
do their homework and not just spend
do their homework and not just spend their time playing games I am when I was
their time playing games I am when I was
their time playing games I am when I was 11 i started co facilitating workshops
11 i started co facilitating workshops
11 i started co facilitating workshops with my mom to teach young children how
with my mom to teach young children how
with my mom to teach young children how to code when i was 12 i started to run
to code when i was 12 i started to run
to code when i was 12 i started to run those sessions independently this small
those sessions independently this small
those sessions independently this small success was something bigger a German
success was something bigger a German
success was something bigger a German based startup parenting children as
based startup parenting children as
based startup parenting children as teachers gave me assignment to script
teachers gave me assignment to script
teachers gave me assignment to script perform and record three talks on
perform and record three talks on
perform and record three talks on teaching computer programming skills I
teaching computer programming skills I
teaching computer programming skills I the series on how to hook how to develop
the series on how to hook how to develop
the series on how to hook how to develop a website they got so happy with my
a website they got so happy with my
a website they got so happy with my content I production that they presented
content I production that they presented
content I production that they presented means the mac mini and some other
means the mac mini and some other
means the mac mini and some other gadgets that always wanted I thought
gadgets that always wanted I thought
gadgets that always wanted I thought this to be really really cool there have
this to be really really cool there have
this to be really really cool there have been many hurdles in this process as
been many hurdles in this process as
been many hurdles in this process as well the most significant had been
well the most significant had been
well the most significant had been mindset hurdles many adults carry the
mindset hurdles many adults carry the
mindset hurdles many adults carry the traditional notion that only someone
traditional notion that only someone
traditional notion that only someone senior in age could know something more
senior in age could know something more
senior in age could know something more than them another mindset hurdle is that
than them another mindset hurdle is that
than them another mindset hurdle is that parents instinctively think that coding
parents instinctively think that coding
parents instinctively think that coding is a hardship imposed on younger
is a hardship imposed on younger
is a hardship imposed on younger they think that learning on a weekend
they think that learning on a weekend
they think that learning on a weekend means depriving their child of
means depriving their child of
means depriving their child of relaxation time or sports and is being
relaxation time or sports and is being
relaxation time or sports and is being pulled to their child some logistic
pulled to their child some logistic
pulled to their child some logistic Reynolds are that this summer I was
Reynolds are that this summer I was
Reynolds are that this summer I was offered an internship at CERN however
offered an internship at CERN however
offered an internship at CERN however Swiss national laws require interns to
Swiss national laws require interns to
Swiss national laws require interns to be at least of 16 years of age I wish
be at least of 16 years of age I wish
be at least of 16 years of age I wish they would have allowed younger interns
they would have allowed younger interns
they would have allowed younger interns under the influence of a guardian
under the influence of a guardian
under the influence of a guardian another example is that EU had announced
another example is that EU had announced
another example is that EU had announced the scheme around two weeks back to
the scheme around two weeks back to
the scheme around two weeks back to nurture young passionate entrepreneurs
nurture young passionate entrepreneurs
nurture young passionate entrepreneurs in the age group of 16 to 24 I had
in the age group of 16 to 24 I had
in the age group of 16 to 24 I had desired to join this initiative and I
desired to join this initiative and I
desired to join this initiative and I met all the criteria it’s set for the
met all the criteria it’s set for the
met all the criteria it’s set for the minimum age of 16 years I believe that
minimum age of 16 years I believe that
minimum age of 16 years I believe that physical age should not be a little
physical age should not be a little
physical age should not be a little should not be a boundary to limit once
should not be a boundary to limit once
should not be a boundary to limit once true entrepreneurial passion
true entrepreneurial passion
true entrepreneurial passion nevertheless I keep moving on children
nevertheless I keep moving on children
nevertheless I keep moving on children were considered to have reading writing
were considered to have reading writing
were considered to have reading writing deficiencies in the eyes of adults or
deficiencies in the eyes of adults or
deficiencies in the eyes of adults or so-called dyslexic are one of my best
so-called dyslexic are one of my best
so-called dyslexic are one of my best students although adults evaluate
students although adults evaluate
students although adults evaluate children based on the ability to speak
children based on the ability to speak
children based on the ability to speak and read what i notice and then is their
and read what i notice and then is their
and read what i notice and then is their ability to do and make one of my seven
ability to do and make one of my seven
ability to do and make one of my seven year old students could not read what
year old students could not read what
year old students could not read what was written on the code blog but had the
was written on the code blog but had the
was written on the code blog but had the intelligence to pick up the white blocks
intelligence to pick up the white blocks
intelligence to pick up the white blocks and make it into this amazing maze game
and make it into this amazing maze game
and make it into this amazing maze game which even 12 year old students cannot
which even 12 year old students cannot
which even 12 year old students cannot this is the kind of hidden talent that
this is the kind of hidden talent that
this is the kind of hidden talent that we are able to explore and bring out to
we are able to explore and bring out to
we are able to explore and bring out to the absolute delight of their parents
the absolute delight of their parents
the absolute delight of their parents the smile on their faces more you get us
the smile on their faces more you get us
the smile on their faces more you get us to do more here are some examples of the
to do more here are some examples of the
to do more here are some examples of the mobile apps that they make a drawing app
mobile apps that they make a drawing app
mobile apps that they make a drawing app a Wacom all and the hangman game was
a Wacom all and the hangman game was
a Wacom all and the hangman game was made by a student using Python as you
made by a student using Python as you
made by a student using Python as you see that they also made an animal
see that they also made an animal
see that they also made an animal generator which i’m not sure what is
generator which i’m not sure what is
generator which i’m not sure what is used before here are some projects that
used before here are some projects that
used before here are some projects that were made by seven to thirteen year olds
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[Music] this was made by a seven year old
this was made by a seven year old
this was made by a seven year old student
student
student [Music]
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[Music] this is a project show you a downed
this is a project show you a downed
this is a project show you a downed trees you cannot get an oxygen and die
trees you cannot get an oxygen and die
trees you cannot get an oxygen and die [Music]
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[Music] this was made to teachers younger
this was made to teachers younger
this was made to teachers younger brothers the alphabet
brothers the alphabet
brothers the alphabet [Music]
George want to conclude himself into the
George want to conclude himself into the action
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[Applause] in conclusion we have three key messages
in conclusion we have three key messages
in conclusion we have three key messages one most parents think that if children
one most parents think that if children
one most parents think that if children are not subjected to strict discipline
are not subjected to strict discipline
are not subjected to strict discipline they will while away their time and get
they will while away their time and get
they will while away their time and get involved in silly things and destroy
involved in silly things and destroy
involved in silly things and destroy their future they need to trust and
their future they need to trust and
their future they need to trust and empower their children secondly many
empower their children secondly many
empower their children secondly many many adults have different expectations
many adults have different expectations
many adults have different expectations from preteens and teens and what they
from preteens and teens and what they
from preteens and teens and what they themselves do in their day-to-day lives
themselves do in their day-to-day lives
themselves do in their day-to-day lives this subconsciously affects the children
this subconsciously affects the children
this subconsciously affects the children and hampers their motivation to learn
and hampers their motivation to learn
and hampers their motivation to learn finally the education system everywhere
finally the education system everywhere
finally the education system everywhere builds of the learning time of children
builds of the learning time of children
builds of the learning time of children with the task of memorizing trivial
with the task of memorizing trivial
with the task of memorizing trivial details such as names dates etc and
details such as names dates etc and
details such as names dates etc and needs little time to learn concepts and
needs little time to learn concepts and
needs little time to learn concepts and put them into applications a
put them into applications a
put them into applications a problem-solving based approach is an
problem-solving based approach is an
problem-solving based approach is an immediate requirement if governments
immediate requirement if governments
immediate requirement if governments want to see our youths fully employed if
want to see our youths fully employed if
want to see our youths fully employed if they continue as they are societies will
they continue as they are societies will
they continue as they are societies will be full of calms and pegs but very few
be full of calms and pegs but very few
be full of calms and pegs but very few entrepreneurs with the caliber to design
entrepreneurs with the caliber to design
entrepreneurs with the caliber to design may or do overhauling the entire
may or do overhauling the entire
may or do overhauling the entire education model on the problem-solving
education model on the problem-solving
education model on the problem-solving based approach is an immediate
based approach is an immediate
based approach is an immediate requirement developments want to see
requirement developments want to see
requirement developments want to see their youths fully employed coding is
their youths fully employed coding is
their youths fully employed coding is the strongest tool to make that happen
the strongest tool to make that happen
the strongest tool to make that happen across all subjects that we are making
across all subjects that we are making
across all subjects that we are making our own little effort in this direction
our own little effort in this direction
our own little effort in this direction in Luxembourg standing in Varanasi the
in Luxembourg standing in Varanasi the
in Luxembourg standing in Varanasi the spiritual capital of India I call for a
spiritual capital of India I call for a
spiritual capital of India I call for a change let coding with any alphabet of
change let coding with any alphabet of
change let coding with any alphabet of Education fifties with 15 suits with
Education fifties with 15 suits with
Education fifties with 15 suits with hoodies Oxford’s with sneakers
hoodies Oxford’s with sneakers
hoodies Oxford’s with sneakers boardrooms in the garage when can you
boardrooms in the garage when can you
boardrooms in the garage when can you bring this change to us the time is now
bring this change to us the time is now
bring this change to us the time is now thank
thank
thank [Applause]
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