[Music] I’m here to tell you why it’s worth
I’m here to tell you why it’s worth
I’m here to tell you why it’s worth calling a stranger have you ever been in
calling a stranger have you ever been in
calling a stranger have you ever been in situation when you travel to a new city
situation when you travel to a new city
situation when you travel to a new city and you don’t know anyone there you
and you don’t know anyone there you
and you don’t know anyone there you don’t have friends or someone you can
don’t have friends or someone you can
don’t have friends or someone you can ask advice for so you walk around you if
ask advice for so you walk around you if
ask advice for so you walk around you if you are in Paris you visit Hoover the
you are in Paris you visit Hoover the
you are in Paris you visit Hoover the Eiffel Tower and another places of
Eiffel Tower and another places of
Eiffel Tower and another places of interests you look for to choose a
interests you look for to choose a
interests you look for to choose a restaurant you look for a trip advisor
restaurant you look for a trip advisor
restaurant you look for a trip advisor or Foursquare or somewhere else and you
or Foursquare or somewhere else and you
or Foursquare or somewhere else and you sit in the CAF we’re trying to you
sit in the CAF we’re trying to you
sit in the CAF we’re trying to you notice this small things that will show
notice this small things that will show
notice this small things that will show you what is local life is about and
you what is local life is about and
you what is local life is about and imagine that there is a phone number
imagine that there is a phone number
imagine that there is a phone number that you can call and be connected to a
that you can call and be connected to a
that you can call and be connected to a random local who is ready to give you
random local who is ready to give you
random local who is ready to give you personal recommendations advice and to
personal recommendations advice and to
personal recommendations advice and to introduce you to the city I am founder
introduce you to the city I am founder
introduce you to the city I am founder of communicational project a phone
of communicational project a phone
of communicational project a phone number of the whole city that anyone in
number of the whole city that anyone in
number of the whole city that anyone in the world can call and be connected to a
the world can call and be connected to a
the world can call and be connected to a random local to ask his questions about
random local to ask his questions about
random local to ask his questions about the city or just talk about anything I
the city or just talk about anything I
the city or just talk about anything I wish it was my brilliant idea but it
wish it was my brilliant idea but it
wish it was my brilliant idea but it wasn’t Sweden was the first country who
wasn’t Sweden was the first country who
wasn’t Sweden was the first country who made it happen they first had its phone
made it happen they first had its phone
made it happen they first had its phone and last year I just read about it in
and last year I just read about it in
and last year I just read about it in the news in my facebook and I thought
the news in my facebook and I thought
the news in my facebook and I thought that it’s just a wonderful idea that
that it’s just a wonderful idea that
that it’s just a wonderful idea that connects people from all over the world
connects people from all over the world
connects people from all over the world and it’s so cool to know that there is a
and it’s so cool to know that there is a
and it’s so cool to know that there is a phone number that you can call and you
phone number that you can call and you
phone number that you can call and you know that your call will be answered and
know that your call will be answered and
know that your call will be answered and besides that I decided that we need to
besides that I decided that we need to
besides that I decided that we need to make it here in Russia starting from a
make it here in Russia starting from a
make it here in Russia starting from a home terms in Petersburg so people from
home terms in Petersburg so people from
home terms in Petersburg so people from all over the world can know how friendly
all over the world can know how friendly
all over the world can know how friendly and open-minded we really are a phone
and open-minded we really are a phone
and open-minded we really are a phone calls I was always asked why phone call
calls I was always asked why phone call
calls I was always asked why phone call why not messenger
why not messenger
why not messenger it’s you know it’s a new era and I’m
it’s you know it’s a new era and I’m
it’s you know it’s a new era and I’m sure that if you most of you right now
sure that if you most of you right now
sure that if you most of you right now look on your smartphones already now
look on your smartphones already now
look on your smartphones already now during my speak you receive some of the
during my speak you receive some of the
during my speak you receive some of the messages from your friends recently I’ve
messages from your friends recently I’ve
messages from your friends recently I’ve read an article by Adrienne Jolie
read an article by Adrienne Jolie
read an article by Adrienne Jolie I think it’s American journalist and it
I think it’s American journalist and it
I think it’s American journalist and it was said it was the name of the name of
was said it was the name of the name of
was said it was the name of the name of the article was seven reasons why phone
the article was seven reasons why phone
the article was seven reasons why phone calls are about to be dead I was like
calls are about to be dead I was like
calls are about to be dead I was like what I think today I need some time to
what I think today I need some time to
what I think today I need some time to make it you know worldwide
make it you know worldwide
make it you know worldwide wait for that and his main points were
wait for that and his main points were
wait for that and his main points were that when you call you have all your
that when you call you have all your
that when you call you have all your data on your phone like a schedule and
data on your phone like a schedule and
data on your phone like a schedule and etc so you can’t talk on the phone and
etc so you can’t talk on the phone and
etc so you can’t talk on the phone and follow your schedule at the same time
follow your schedule at the same time
follow your schedule at the same time another reason was that calls leave no
another reason was that calls leave no
another reason was that calls leave no trace and you have to memorize all the
trace and you have to memorize all the
trace and you have to memorize all the agreements and everything and the main
agreements and everything and the main
agreements and everything and the main reason the main point was then when you
reason the main point was then when you
reason the main point was then when you call when you receive a call
call when you receive a call
call when you receive a call you are always interrupted but it’s
you are always interrupted but it’s
you are always interrupted but it’s funny because actually when you receive
funny because actually when you receive
funny because actually when you receive a messages like 90% of them you read it
a messages like 90% of them you read it
a messages like 90% of them you read it within three minutes after is delivery
within three minutes after is delivery
within three minutes after is delivery so it means that you are interrupted
so it means that you are interrupted
so it means that you are interrupted either way right and the researcher says
either way right and the researcher says
either way right and the researcher says that if you ask millennial what option
that if you ask millennial what option
that if you ask millennial what option of the smartphone he would prefer calls
of the smartphone he would prefer calls
of the smartphone he would prefer calls versus messengers 75% would rather
versus messengers 75% would rather
versus messengers 75% would rather choose messages seventy-five and I’m
choose messages seventy-five and I’m
choose messages seventy-five and I’m just curious what about emotions what
just curious what about emotions what
just curious what about emotions what about feeling in this very moment
about feeling in this very moment
about feeling in this very moment what is that being connected because
what is that being connected because
what is that being connected because somehow you know do you know what is
somehow you know do you know what is
somehow you know do you know what is that try to guess was the average number
that try to guess was the average number
that try to guess was the average number of messages average we send each other
of messages average we send each other
of messages average we send each other daily it’s more than 120 yeah
daily it’s more than 120 yeah
daily it’s more than 120 yeah and just yesterday I heard mark
and just yesterday I heard mark
and just yesterday I heard mark supergirl cell scene and his conference
supergirl cell scene and his conference
supergirl cell scene and his conference that they are working on technology that
that they are working on technology that
that they are working on technology that will transfer the messages from your
will transfer the messages from your
will transfer the messages from your brain straight to the device wearable
brain straight to the device wearable
brain straight to the device wearable device so it will be five times faster
device so it will be five times faster
device so it will be five times faster and it will be easier it’s very good for
and it will be easier it’s very good for
and it will be easier it’s very good for business but for connection with your
business but for connection with your
business but for connection with your friends and families I know that you can
friends and families I know that you can
friends and families I know that you can easily make 1,000 messages a day you
easily make 1,000 messages a day you
easily make 1,000 messages a day you know why because at the moment you send
know why because at the moment you send
know why because at the moment you send this communication you hardly ever feel
this communication you hardly ever feel
this communication you hardly ever feel this emotions that you show it’s very
this emotions that you show it’s very
this emotions that you show it’s very light weighted you’re ok with you know
light weighted you’re ok with you know
light weighted you’re ok with you know talking about anything I’ll give you an
talking about anything I’ll give you an
talking about anything I’ll give you an example like winter morning you sit in
example like winter morning you sit in
example like winter morning you sit in the office and you scroll your Instagram
the office and you scroll your Instagram
the office and you scroll your Instagram and you see a friend of yours who is
and you see a friend of yours who is
and you see a friend of yours who is somewhere on I don’t know Bali so you
somewhere on I don’t know Bali so you
somewhere on I don’t know Bali so you see this fresh juice nice and sand and
see this fresh juice nice and sand and
see this fresh juice nice and sand and you know blue water and you’re just type
you know blue water and you’re just type
you know blue water and you’re just type in like this and you know paid your face
in like this and you know paid your face
in like this and you know paid your face it’s my lid and you know yeah good for
it’s my lid and you know yeah good for
it’s my lid and you know yeah good for you yeah and I think you hear you you
you yeah and I think you hear you you
you yeah and I think you hear you you maybe look like this at this very moment
maybe look like this at this very moment
maybe look like this at this very moment because it’s winter morning in st.
because it’s winter morning in st.
because it’s winter morning in st. Petersburg another phone is seen that I
Petersburg another phone is seen that I
Petersburg another phone is seen that I was thinking about but is that right now
was thinking about but is that right now
was thinking about but is that right now we don’t actually need words to
we don’t actually need words to
we don’t actually need words to congratulate someone with his birthday
congratulate someone with his birthday
congratulate someone with his birthday it’s enough to send this emerges with
it’s enough to send this emerges with
it’s enough to send this emerges with the champagne and everything with a
the champagne and everything with a
the champagne and everything with a dancing lady or whatever and then you
dancing lady or whatever and then you
dancing lady or whatever and then you see that 20 people before you did the
see that 20 people before you did the
see that 20 people before you did the same thing so we are trying to save our
same thing so we are trying to save our
same thing so we are trying to save our energy not to share the emotions but the
energy not to share the emotions but the
energy not to share the emotions but the emotion is something that makes us feel
emotion is something that makes us feel
emotion is something that makes us feel alive I know it’s quite banal thing to
alive I know it’s quite banal thing to
alive I know it’s quite banal thing to say but it’s really true there was an
say but it’s really true there was an
say but it’s really true there was an experiment by Adrian Jolie no no no that
experiment by Adrian Jolie no no no that
experiment by Adrian Jolie no no no that is also sergey babkin it is was a Moscow
is also sergey babkin it is was a Moscow
is also sergey babkin it is was a Moscow best journalist for one week he called
best journalist for one week he called
best journalist for one week he called back any messages he received like
back any messages he received like
back any messages he received like literally when someone texted him or
literally when someone texted him or
literally when someone texted him or what zapped him have a good day you go
what zapped him have a good day you go
what zapped him have a good day you go back with oh you have a good day too
back with oh you have a good day too
back with oh you have a good day too and when someone sent him a smile he
and when someone sent him a smile he
and when someone sent him a smile he replied oh it’s very funny yeah and
replied oh it’s very funny yeah and
replied oh it’s very funny yeah and before the experiment he described
before the experiment he described
before the experiment he described himself being very introverted
himself being very introverted
himself being very introverted and as he said he thought that a phone
and as he said he thought that a phone
and as he said he thought that a phone call is a rude disturbance to your
call is a rude disturbance to your
call is a rude disturbance to your private life so
private life so
private life so the first days of this experiment it was
the first days of this experiment it was
the first days of this experiment it was a nightmare to him he got to go back to
a nightmare to him he got to go back to
a nightmare to him he got to go back to you a person from another country that
you a person from another country that
you a person from another country that he had never ever seen in her life
he had never ever seen in her life
he had never ever seen in her life and the person was so surprised like wow
and the person was so surprised like wow
and the person was so surprised like wow hi
hi
hi why then you got to go back five times a
why then you got to go back five times a
why then you got to go back five times a day to his colleagues and they even
day to his colleagues and they even
day to his colleagues and they even thought that there might be something
thought that there might be something
thought that there might be something wrong with his smartphone so that is why
wrong with his smartphone so that is why
wrong with his smartphone so that is why he can set and then he his friends
he can set and then he his friends
he can set and then he his friends guessed that at some point they stopped
guessed that at some point they stopped
guessed that at some point they stopped calling him destined him at all because
calling him destined him at all because
calling him destined him at all because they knew that he would call them back
nice good friends and his conclusions at
nice good friends and his conclusions at the end of experiment he understood that
the end of experiment he understood that
the end of experiment he understood that his concentration on calls raised up to
his concentration on calls raised up to
his concentration on calls raised up to 100%
100%
100% she could easily talk on the phone with
she could easily talk on the phone with
she could easily talk on the phone with anyone for twenty or thirty minutes it
anyone for twenty or thirty minutes it
anyone for twenty or thirty minutes it was okay to memorize anything and the
was okay to memorize anything and the
was okay to memorize anything and the most inspiring thing was that she felt
most inspiring thing was that she felt
most inspiring thing was that she felt this joy of being connected to the
this joy of being connected to the
this joy of being connected to the people with whom he was in touch with
people with whom he was in touch with
people with whom he was in touch with because sometimes we figure that we are
because sometimes we figure that we are
because sometimes we figure that we are connecting but this means of
connecting but this means of
connecting but this means of communication makes us disconnected from
communication makes us disconnected from
communication makes us disconnected from from the ones who are trying to be in
from the ones who are trying to be in
from the ones who are trying to be in touch since I start the project
touch since I start the project
touch since I start the project the British book number 50,000 people
the British book number 50,000 people
the British book number 50,000 people from 24 countries participated in it and
the most exciting thing about that
the most exciting thing about that you’re calling not your friend you’re
you’re calling not your friend you’re
you’re calling not your friend you’re calling a random local you don’t know
calling a random local you don’t know
calling a random local you don’t know who is on the other side and if you
who is on the other side and if you
who is on the other side and if you receive a call it’s also very strange
receive a call it’s also very strange
receive a call it’s also very strange because you don’t know with whom you are
because you don’t know with whom you are
because you don’t know with whom you are connected so a phone calls right now
connected so a phone calls right now
connected so a phone calls right now they have a effect of emotional warmth
they have a effect of emotional warmth
they have a effect of emotional warmth for both participants can you imagine
for both participants can you imagine
for both participants can you imagine how exciting it is when you don’t know
how exciting it is when you don’t know
how exciting it is when you don’t know what will happen when you pick up your
what will happen when you pick up your
what will happen when you pick up your call this whole communication is based
call this whole communication is based
call this whole communication is based on trust you chill trust between the
on trust you chill trust between the
on trust you chill trust between the participants and sometimes you know
participants and sometimes you know
participants and sometimes you know there are lots of stories in the project
there are lots of stories in the project
there are lots of stories in the project when people call they always ask about
when people call they always ask about
when people call they always ask about the weather like it’s always the first
the weather like it’s always the first
the weather like it’s always the first question the world
question the world
question the world worried how can believe without Sun and
worried how can believe without Sun and
worried how can believe without Sun and then people start talking about cultural
then people start talking about cultural
then people start talking about cultural demands city life and their personal
demands city life and their personal
demands city life and their personal lives – I remembered you were the
lives – I remembered you were the
lives – I remembered you were the project there was a story of a woman and
project there was a story of a woman and
project there was a story of a woman and the man they talked for more than one
the man they talked for more than one
the man they talked for more than one hour on the phone and then bond was the
hour on the phone and then bond was the
hour on the phone and then bond was the call was disconnected so they had no
call was disconnected so they had no
call was disconnected so they had no opportunity to exchange their real
opportunity to exchange their real
opportunity to exchange their real contact and she was looking for him
contact and she was looking for him
contact and she was looking for him everywhere she wrote in her Facebook
everywhere she wrote in her Facebook
everywhere she wrote in her Facebook page Nikki Twitter even some Samara
page Nikki Twitter even some Samara
page Nikki Twitter even some Samara covered that story unfortunately I
covered that story unfortunately I
covered that story unfortunately I couldn’t help her I wish I could but I
couldn’t help her I wish I could but I
couldn’t help her I wish I could but I couldn’t at the moment but right now I’m
couldn’t at the moment but right now I’m
couldn’t at the moment but right now I’m developing a tool that will help for
developing a tool that will help for
developing a tool that will help for people who talked and had a nice
people who talked and had a nice
people who talked and had a nice conversation to stay in touch to my
conversation to stay in touch to my
conversation to stay in touch to my colleague and actually boss called the
colleague and actually boss called the
colleague and actually boss called the man from Siberia and it was like 10
man from Siberia and it was like 10
man from Siberia and it was like 10 o’clock in the evening and he wanted to
o’clock in the evening and he wanted to
o’clock in the evening and he wanted to share his music he was singing his songs
share his music he was singing his songs
share his music he was singing his songs with the guitar to her ear and it was
with the guitar to her ear and it was
with the guitar to her ear and it was very nice and you know it reminded her
very nice and you know it reminded her
very nice and you know it reminded her this train conversation when you meet a
this train conversation when you meet a
this train conversation when you meet a person and you can share something very
person and you can share something very
person and you can share something very personal and sometimes you need to do
personal and sometimes you need to do
personal and sometimes you need to do that right to feel this emotions another
that right to feel this emotions another
that right to feel this emotions another another funny thing many people who call
another funny thing many people who call
another funny thing many people who call Saint Petersburg were very surprised
Saint Petersburg were very surprised
Saint Petersburg were very surprised they were like wow are you a real life
they were like wow are you a real life
they were like wow are you a real life person from Saint Petersburg
person from Saint Petersburg
person from Saint Petersburg like in our era when we have so many
like in our era when we have so many
like in our era when we have so many automaticall services it’s hard to
automaticall services it’s hard to
automaticall services it’s hard to believe that this we are not a call
believe that this we are not a call
believe that this we are not a call center and for me personally it was the
center and for me personally it was the
center and for me personally it was the most exciting thing about the project
most exciting thing about the project
most exciting thing about the project was to understand that people love their
was to understand that people love their
was to understand that people love their cities and they they love to share this
cities and they they love to share this
cities and they they love to share this feelings with the others and I’m talking
feelings with the others and I’m talking
feelings with the others and I’m talking not only about st. Petersburg I received
not only about st. Petersburg I received
not only about st. Petersburg I received thousands of emails from all over Russia
thousands of emails from all over Russia
thousands of emails from all over Russia in June I will launch in Chicago from
in June I will launch in Chicago from
in June I will launch in Chicago from there too from people who are ready to
there too from people who are ready to
there too from people who are ready to be ambassadors for their cities – also
be ambassadors for their cities – also
be ambassadors for their cities – also the phone to give information to help
the phone to give information to help
the phone to give information to help people
people
people I have to mention this tragic and
I have to mention this tragic and
I have to mention this tragic and unfortunate event which unfolded in st.
unfortunate event which unfolded in st.
unfortunate event which unfolded in st. Petersburg this April there was such an
Petersburg this April there was such an
Petersburg this April there was such an increase of course when act terror
increase of course when act terror
increase of course when act terror happened the whole world the whole
happened the whole world the whole
happened the whole world the whole Russia calls in Petersburg to support
Russia calls in Petersburg to support
Russia calls in Petersburg to support its citizens and it was real the moment
its citizens and it was real the moment
its citizens and it was real the moment when messages were not not enough people
when messages were not not enough people
when messages were not not enough people wanted to express their support people
wanted to express their support people
wanted to express their support people wanted to feel United feel together at
wanted to feel United feel together at
wanted to feel United feel together at that moment in the face of the tragedy
that moment in the face of the tragedy
that moment in the face of the tragedy even phone network was broken down as
even phone network was broken down as
even phone network was broken down as people were calling and calling to hear
people were calling and calling to hear
people were calling and calling to hear I dream that we all live in a united
I dream that we all live in a united
I dream that we all live in a united world right now I have borders and
world right now I have borders and
world right now I have borders and governments but thank God calls don’t
governments but thank God calls don’t
governments but thank God calls don’t have borders and I dream that in every
have borders and I dream that in every
have borders and I dream that in every big city of the world there will be a
big city of the world there will be a
big city of the world there will be a thousands of people who are ready to
thousands of people who are ready to
thousands of people who are ready to pick up your call to help and share I do
pick up your call to help and share I do
pick up your call to help and share I do believe that the more automatical
believe that the more automatical
believe that the more automatical services we create the more boards which
services we create the more boards which
services we create the more boards which add with the more valuable simple
add with the more valuable simple
add with the more valuable simple sincere communication between two people
sincere communication between two people
sincere communication between two people becomes because sometimes it’s enough to
becomes because sometimes it’s enough to
becomes because sometimes it’s enough to hear the simple hi I’m so glad to hear
hear the simple hi I’m so glad to hear
hear the simple hi I’m so glad to hear your voice thank you
your voice thank you
your voice thank you [Applause]
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