electric jumper jet it’s a sport gear that lets you jump high about five to
that lets you jump high about five to
that lets you jump high about five to six meters and land safely at its core
six meters and land safely at its core
six meters and land safely at its core is the yet to be invented surge battery
is the yet to be invented surge battery
is the yet to be invented surge battery which provides short bursts of
which provides short bursts of
which provides short bursts of high-intensity current to drive those
high-intensity current to drive those
high-intensity current to drive those high speed propellers this is one of
high speed propellers this is one of
high speed propellers this is one of those ideas I had a design of mine I
those ideas I had a design of mine I
those ideas I had a design of mine I mean it surely does look fascinating but
mean it surely does look fascinating but
mean it surely does look fascinating but there are a lot of question marks around
there are a lot of question marks around
there are a lot of question marks around it I think we’ll take about 10 years
it I think we’ll take about 10 years
it I think we’ll take about 10 years before you can get one of these ideas
before you can get one of these ideas
before you can get one of these ideas ideas ideas ideas worth spreading
ideas ideas ideas worth spreading
ideas ideas ideas worth spreading that’s what reads below the Ted logo
that’s what reads below the Ted logo
that’s what reads below the Ted logo which notifies that you know what some
which notifies that you know what some
which notifies that you know what some ideas are not worth spreading some ideas
ideas are not worth spreading some ideas
ideas are not worth spreading some ideas are just dumped and I’m not talking
are just dumped and I’m not talking
are just dumped and I’m not talking about the Batman Snuggie and the pet
about the Batman Snuggie and the pet
about the Batman Snuggie and the pet rock because those sold millions people
rock because those sold millions people
rock because those sold millions people millions those are two brilliant ideas
millions those are two brilliant ideas
millions those are two brilliant ideas right there I’m talking about legit
right there I’m talking about legit
right there I’m talking about legit engineering or business ideas that will
engineering or business ideas that will
engineering or business ideas that will never see the light of day we all have a
never see the light of day we all have a
never see the light of day we all have a lot of them especially us engineers at
lot of them especially us engineers at
lot of them especially us engineers at MIT have too many of them piles of ideas
MIT have too many of them piles of ideas
MIT have too many of them piles of ideas that will be forgotten
that will be forgotten
that will be forgotten coming from academia I can tell you that
coming from academia I can tell you that
coming from academia I can tell you that only about 10% of the ideas will be
only about 10% of the ideas will be
only about 10% of the ideas will be published in the form of a paper only 1%
published in the form of a paper only 1%
published in the form of a paper only 1% will be patented and only about 0.1%
will be patented and only about 0.1%
will be patented and only about 0.1% will actually become a business and
will actually become a business and
will actually become a business and impact the world now these are rough
impact the world now these are rough
impact the world now these are rough numbers but if you ask any academic or
numbers but if you ask any academic or
numbers but if you ask any academic or innovator he or she will probably answer
innovator he or she will probably answer
innovator he or she will probably answer the same this means that only one in a
the same this means that only one in a
the same this means that only one in a thousand ideas can do actually some good
thousand ideas can do actually some good
thousand ideas can do actually some good out there which is an insanely low yield
out there which is an insanely low yield
out there which is an insanely low yield I mean it takes about 10 to 15 years to
I mean it takes about 10 to 15 years to
I mean it takes about 10 to 15 years to come up with a thousand ideas or publish
come up with a thousand ideas or publish
come up with a thousand ideas or publish a hundred papers even in top schools so
a hundred papers even in top schools so
a hundred papers even in top schools so why is this happening why is it that 90%
why is this happening why is it that 90%
why is this happening why is it that 90% of the ideas go nowhere well you may say
of the ideas go nowhere well you may say
of the ideas go nowhere well you may say because some ideas are just dumb
because some ideas are just dumb
because some ideas are just dumb remember the Batman Snuggie and the pet
remember the Batman Snuggie and the pet
remember the Batman Snuggie and the pet rock which is a fair and
rock which is a fair and
rock which is a fair and sir but in fact a very subjective one
sir but in fact a very subjective one
sir but in fact a very subjective one these two examples actually show that an
these two examples actually show that an
these two examples actually show that an idea that might be considered useless
idea that might be considered useless
idea that might be considered useless and ridiculous from one’s perspective
and ridiculous from one’s perspective
and ridiculous from one’s perspective can actually be interesting and
can actually be interesting and
can actually be interesting and successful from other’s perspective
successful from other’s perspective
successful from other’s perspective perspective plus even if half of these
perspective plus even if half of these
perspective plus even if half of these ideas were not working and just plain
ideas were not working and just plain
ideas were not working and just plain wrong you still have 45% of good ideas
wrong you still have 45% of good ideas
wrong you still have 45% of good ideas that for some reason won’t make it out
that for some reason won’t make it out
that for some reason won’t make it out there you want to know why because we
there you want to know why because we
there you want to know why because we don’t put them out there they stay with
don’t put them out there they stay with
don’t put them out there they stay with us we don’t communicate them the problem
us we don’t communicate them the problem
us we don’t communicate them the problem is not just with the ideas but also with
is not just with the ideas but also with
is not just with the ideas but also with us inventors we tend to abandon our
us inventors we tend to abandon our
us inventors we tend to abandon our ideas because we don’t have enough
ideas because we don’t have enough
ideas because we don’t have enough confidence or immediate interest in them
confidence or immediate interest in them
confidence or immediate interest in them or we tend to possess them and lock them
or we tend to possess them and lock them
or we tend to possess them and lock them up because we think they are too
up because we think they are too
up because we think they are too precious and there’s no other options
precious and there’s no other options
precious and there’s no other options really academic publications are too
really academic publications are too
really academic publications are too time-consuming and extremely narrow for
time-consuming and extremely narrow for
time-consuming and extremely narrow for these types of ideas and patenting is
these types of ideas and patenting is
these types of ideas and patenting is too expensive so I turned to online
too expensive so I turned to online
too expensive so I turned to online platforms and tried using dogs and
platforms and tried using dogs and
platforms and tried using dogs and YouTube and TEDx talks but none of them
YouTube and TEDx talks but none of them
YouTube and TEDx talks but none of them work as efficiently as I wanted them to
work as efficiently as I wanted them to
work as efficiently as I wanted them to all of these platforms requires a lot of
all of these platforms requires a lot of
all of these platforms requires a lot of production a lot of lights and cameras
production a lot of lights and cameras
production a lot of lights and cameras and all these people behind the scene
and all these people behind the scene
and all these people behind the scene editing to convey a single idea this
editing to convey a single idea this
editing to convey a single idea this lengthy production puts a lot of
lengthy production puts a lot of
lengthy production puts a lot of pressure on the ideator so I was losing
pressure on the ideator so I was losing
pressure on the ideator so I was losing hope on this I have a busy job I mean I
hope on this I have a busy job I mean I
hope on this I have a busy job I mean I have to do actual research and I
have to do actual research and I
have to do actual research and I couldn’t afford to spend this much time
couldn’t afford to spend this much time
couldn’t afford to spend this much time on each idea until one night as I was
on each idea until one night as I was
on each idea until one night as I was going through my older ideas sketchbooks
going through my older ideas sketchbooks
going through my older ideas sketchbooks I saw this design from 1999 it was an
I saw this design from 1999 it was an
I saw this design from 1999 it was an apparatus that was supposed to let me
apparatus that was supposed to let me
apparatus that was supposed to let me see my gameboy color screen in 3d
see my gameboy color screen in 3d
see my gameboy color screen in 3d through stereo vision this was basically
through stereo vision this was basically
through stereo vision this was basically my first version of virtual reality
my first version of virtual reality
my first version of virtual reality headset at the age of 16
headset at the age of 16
headset at the age of 16 which by the way wouldn’t work because
which by the way wouldn’t work because
which by the way wouldn’t work because there was no parallax in the scene but
there was no parallax in the scene but
there was no parallax in the scene but the fact that I could look at this one
the fact that I could look at this one
the fact that I could look at this one picture and understand an idea from 17
picture and understand an idea from 17
picture and understand an idea from 17 years ago just hit me I was like hmm a
years ago just hit me I was like hmm a
years ago just hit me I was like hmm a picture is worth a thousand words what
picture is worth a thousand words what
picture is worth a thousand words what if it could fit every idea
if it could fit every idea
if it could fit every idea to one picture one beautiful
to one picture one beautiful
to one picture one beautiful comprehensive sketch that says it all
comprehensive sketch that says it all
comprehensive sketch that says it all sounded like a great idea I immediately
sounded like a great idea I immediately
sounded like a great idea I immediately started to build up my sketching skills
started to build up my sketching skills
started to build up my sketching skills over the weekends thanks to online
over the weekends thanks to online
over the weekends thanks to online tutorials
tutorials
tutorials I went from something like this to
I went from something like this to
I went from something like this to something like this in about a year then
something like this in about a year then
something like this in about a year then I started to get connected to other
I started to get connected to other
I started to get connected to other concept artists online and discovered
concept artists online and discovered
concept artists online and discovered this amazing platform called computer
this amazing platform called computer
this amazing platform called computer graphics Society or CG Society this is
graphics Society or CG Society this is
graphics Society or CG Society this is an online platforms that allows millions
an online platforms that allows millions
an online platforms that allows millions of concept artists around the world to
of concept artists around the world to
of concept artists around the world to share their illustrations with each
share their illustrations with each
share their illustrations with each other in high resolutions this is a
other in high resolutions this is a
other in high resolutions this is a great website for artistic studies it’s
great website for artistic studies it’s
great website for artistic studies it’s full of cool pictures of aliens and
full of cool pictures of aliens and
full of cool pictures of aliens and robots but there’s not much science
robots but there’s not much science
robots but there’s not much science going on here really and that’s exactly
going on here really and that’s exactly
going on here really and that’s exactly what I want to change together with CG
what I want to change together with CG
what I want to change together with CG Society we basically want to bring the
Society we basically want to bring the
Society we basically want to bring the brains of MIT to the hands of Marvel
brains of MIT to the hands of Marvel
brains of MIT to the hands of Marvel studio artists how cool is that the
studio artists how cool is that the
studio artists how cool is that the result is what we call The Imaginarium
result is what we call The Imaginarium
result is what we call The Imaginarium of Technology a place where engineering
of Technology a place where engineering
of Technology a place where engineering ideas can come to life and inspire this
ideas can come to life and inspire this
ideas can come to life and inspire this platform allows you to match up with an
platform allows you to match up with an
platform allows you to match up with an artist so you can either upload your
artist so you can either upload your
artist so you can either upload your idea in the form of an illustration or
idea in the form of an illustration or
idea in the form of an illustration or you can describe it an artist to have it
you can describe it an artist to have it
you can describe it an artist to have it illustrated the ideas are tagged and
illustrated the ideas are tagged and
illustrated the ideas are tagged and organized into this gallery of sketches
organized into this gallery of sketches
organized into this gallery of sketches as you can see here so these are my
as you can see here so these are my
as you can see here so these are my ideas for example and if you’re
ideas for example and if you’re
ideas for example and if you’re interested in any of them you can just
interested in any of them you can just
interested in any of them you can just click on it and learn more about it or
click on it and learn more about it or
click on it and learn more about it or you can start a conversation with the
you can start a conversation with the
you can start a conversation with the creator of the idea some of these ideas
creator of the idea some of these ideas
creator of the idea some of these ideas are published online immediately the
are published online immediately the
are published online immediately the others are cherry picked by a panel of
others are cherry picked by a panel of
others are cherry picked by a panel of artists and scientists these selected
artists and scientists these selected
artists and scientists these selected ideas are then showcased in events such
ideas are then showcased in events such
ideas are then showcased in events such as this one or MIT members week where
as this one or MIT members week where
as this one or MIT members week where there are a lot of companies present
there are a lot of companies present
there are a lot of companies present this gives these poor ideas the chance
this gives these poor ideas the chance
this gives these poor ideas the chance to reach the right people each idea has
to reach the right people each idea has
to reach the right people each idea has a unique ID so whoever is interested can
a unique ID so whoever is interested can
a unique ID so whoever is interested can directly contact the creator
directly contact the creator
directly contact the creator and endorse the idea based on a mutual
and endorse the idea based on a mutual
and endorse the idea based on a mutual agreement so far we have had three idea
agreement so far we have had three idea
agreement so far we have had three idea exhibitions on topics such as autonomous
exhibitions on topics such as autonomous
exhibitions on topics such as autonomous cars and virtual reality and these idea
cars and virtual reality and these idea
cars and virtual reality and these idea exhibitions have been received amazingly
exhibitions have been received amazingly
exhibitions have been received amazingly well because pictures are powerful and
well because pictures are powerful and
well because pictures are powerful and they can go even beyond the language
they can go even beyond the language
they can go even beyond the language barrier yes if you’re a company with IP
barrier yes if you’re a company with IP
barrier yes if you’re a company with IP sensitive materials or if you have a
sensitive materials or if you have a
sensitive materials or if you have a conflict of interest then this might not
conflict of interest then this might not
conflict of interest then this might not be the right platform for you
be the right platform for you
be the right platform for you but if you’re a creative individual
but if you’re a creative individual
but if you’re a creative individual trying to impact the world by
trying to impact the world by
trying to impact the world by resurrecting some of your ideas let me
resurrecting some of your ideas let me
resurrecting some of your ideas let me assure you that this is the best place
assure you that this is the best place
assure you that this is the best place to put those ideas into some use okay
to put those ideas into some use okay
to put those ideas into some use okay I’ve been talking about 10 minutes now
I’ve been talking about 10 minutes now
I’ve been talking about 10 minutes now to convey to you one idea of the
to convey to you one idea of the
to convey to you one idea of the Imaginarium of technology in the Ted
Imaginarium of technology in the Ted
Imaginarium of technology in the Ted format now I will take one minute to
format now I will take one minute to
format now I will take one minute to give you two ideas in the form of two
give you two ideas in the form of two
give you two ideas in the form of two pictures two pictures that can make an
pictures two pictures that can make an
pictures two pictures that can make an impact and potentially save lives this
impact and potentially save lives this
impact and potentially save lives this is to show you how powerful the art and
is to show you how powerful the art and
is to show you how powerful the art and science can be hand-in-hand are you
science can be hand-in-hand are you
science can be hand-in-hand are you ready for this this is the infinity
ready for this this is the infinity
ready for this this is the infinity ladder
ladder
ladder it’s a rollable ladder that is stretched
it’s a rollable ladder that is stretched
it’s a rollable ladder that is stretched out but it’s by a set of drones so the
out but it’s by a set of drones so the
out but it’s by a set of drones so the drones fly up to the wall and latch to
drones fly up to the wall and latch to
drones fly up to the wall and latch to the top of the wall and then you can
the top of the wall and then you can
the top of the wall and then you can climb up the stretched-out ladder the
climb up the stretched-out ladder the
climb up the stretched-out ladder the tagline reads no walls can ever stop
tagline reads no walls can ever stop
tagline reads no walls can ever stop humans again simple engineering people
humans again simple engineering people
humans again simple engineering people here’s a centimeter sized robotic pill
here’s a centimeter sized robotic pill
here’s a centimeter sized robotic pill that stays in your stomach and is
that stays in your stomach and is
that stays in your stomach and is charged wirelessly some future is
charged wirelessly some future is
charged wirelessly some future is predicted we will have micro bot
predicted we will have micro bot
predicted we will have micro bot injected to our bloodstream but being an
injected to our bloodstream but being an
injected to our bloodstream but being an engineer I think that’s far-fetched I
engineer I think that’s far-fetched I
engineer I think that’s far-fetched I think this is more practical solution
think this is more practical solution
think this is more practical solution for merging with machines or whatever
for merging with machines or whatever
for merging with machines or whatever that is so these robots filter out the
that is so these robots filter out the
that is so these robots filter out the excessive toxins and things like fat and
excessive toxins and things like fat and
excessive toxins and things like fat and sugar that is in your diet so in the
sugar that is in your diet so in the
sugar that is in your diet so in the future you can feel less guilty when
future you can feel less guilty when
future you can feel less guilty when bite into your burger
bite into your burger
bite into your burger the tagline reads every diet is perfect
the tagline reads every diet is perfect
the tagline reads every diet is perfect I think someone somewhere should work on
I think someone somewhere should work on
I think someone somewhere should work on these ideas but I cannot suddenly quit
these ideas but I cannot suddenly quit
these ideas but I cannot suddenly quit my job and start following all of these
my job and start following all of these
my job and start following all of these random ideas
random ideas
random ideas I think you get the point now I want to
I think you get the point now I want to
I think you get the point now I want to thank everyone who jumped onboard with
thank everyone who jumped onboard with
thank everyone who jumped onboard with me and made this possible this is really
me and made this possible this is really
me and made this possible this is really a call to my fellow scientists and
a call to my fellow scientists and
a call to my fellow scientists and artists don’t let your ideas die don’t
artists don’t let your ideas die don’t
artists don’t let your ideas die don’t just draw a random monsters and aliens
just draw a random monsters and aliens
just draw a random monsters and aliens let us come together and communicate
let us come together and communicate
let us come together and communicate something at the peak of intellectual
something at the peak of intellectual
something at the peak of intellectual value something that is both beautiful
value something that is both beautiful
value something that is both beautiful and functional let us take a second look
and functional let us take a second look
and functional let us take a second look at ideas not worth spreading thank you
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