Good morning. Stay with me. I want you to imagine this.And it's best done with your eyes closed. So, close your eyes. Imagine you're in a box, a room 6x 6x 6, no windows, no doors.You can smell nothing. You can hear nothing. You can see nothing.And now you're 18 years old and one of the walls breaks. You can open your eyes. What do you see besides this.So we all live in a box and the box has boundaries. And if you were to step out at the age of 18 having felt nothing, seen nothing, heard nothing, smelt noth ...

Meus caros, é a primeira vez que eu estou no Brasil e como consultor de comunicação, uma das coisas que mais me chocou foi que alguns dias que eu passei no Rio de Janeiro, mais metade das pessoas com quem eu falei respondia-me em francês, em espanhol ou em inglês. Eu não sei o que é que se estava a passar. Não compreendiam eu que falava português e eles ficavam muito admirados. Ah, mas você tá com sotaque diferente, né? Eu, hum, não percebo isso. Então eu fiz por mim próprio uma promessa que era não, eu não ...

AI and Creativity - AI enhances human creativity, expanding reach rather than replacing humans [1][9] - AI lowers the cost of failure, with the cost of experimentation in startups dropping by over 90% in the last decade [10] - AI is a force multiplier for human resilience and creativity, amplifying capabilities and accelerating experimentation [9][10] - AI is not the enemy of originality but its amplifier, freeing individuals from tedious tasks to focus on meaningful work [16][17] Adaptability and Reinvention - Adaptability is crucial for survival, with the World Economic Forum predicting that 50% of employees will need reskilling by 2025 [8] - Reinvention is a collaboration between human resilience and technology, requiring a willingness to be curious and flexible [9][12] - The "collapse code" involves pausing, prototyping, and partnering to turn pain, passion, and potential into expanded reach [12][13] - Creativity is defined by adaptability, transforming limitations into leverage and turning "no" into new directions [14] Mindset and Opportunity - Every collapse or setback can be viewed as a creative prompt, leading to reinvention and new opportunities [2][6] - The key is to adopt a mindset of "living in beta," being open to continuous upgrades and shifts [12] - The future requires imagination and awakened humanity, with technology reminding us of what only humans can do [18]

Have you ever had anyone call you with morning. Isn't that the worst. They sound like they need a morning doover before the day is even gone and they say it's because they're just not a morning person.What happens if you receive a text message with just the letter M. What's an M to you. It's a typo. To them it's morning.And you're thinking to yourself, that's all the time they have. But what if I text you GM right now. What would you say.>> Exactly. We've conditioned ourselves over these years to minimize t ...

It is often said that true intelligence is the ability to see the future. But what if seeing the future begins with surviving the past? Today, I'm going to ask you to do something bold with me. Together, we're going to attempt to see into the future. But in order to do that, we have to start by revisiting our greatest teacher, the history that we've lived. And in doing so, we're going to learn how the concept of the blue economy was born in Mississippi. So, to start, I would like to ask you to step into my ...

Last Thanksgiving day, I accidentally swam from the island of NeAs to the island of St. Kits. Now, in all honesty, just to clarify, I could have swam it as a relay, but I forgot that that was an option.I was on the island of Neas specifically at Wall-E Beach for a swim holiday with a a group called Swim Trekk. And the span of of of water between NeAs and St. Kits is about four kilometers.It's like two and a half miles. And the cool thing is that you can see the bottom of the sea the entire way. And there's ...

Henry petit Jean-Rog, merci d'être là, d'être avec nous pour pouvoir évoquer. Alors, tout d'abord ces 60 années de recherche archéologique. Écoutez Jean-Marc, je tiens à vous remercier d'abord pour votre invitation et ainsi que toute l'équipe parce que je suis absolument bluffé par tout ce que j'ai vu et franchement je suis je me demande presque ce que je fais là.Ah ben alors ça on va le savoir et vous allez pouvoir nous le dire. Vous avez écrit un livre d'ailleurs autour des Tainos, les Kalinas des Antille ...

The north star that guides the direction of my work is a single phrase. If my neighbor is unwell, then so am I. And I'm here to advance the idea that our blue economy must include human health at its center.For strong coasts are built by strong, well people. When we hear blue economy, we think about energy, innovation, and technology tied to our oceans. It sounds like opportunity.It's the future. When we talk about it, we talk about marine biology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and eco-friendly materia ...

[music] [applause] Your thoughts shape your leadership. Leadership shapes communities and communities shape the future. Your mindset is your greatest leadership asset and it needs to be recognized as such.Recent brain imaging from Queens University found that we have over 6,000 distinct thoughts a day. And that's just during our waking hours. They tracked changes in brain activity to measure when our minds shift from one thought to the next.That's hundreds of mental shifts every hour, whether we notice them ...

Blue Economy & Workforce Challenges - The blue economy is growing, but the workforce is significantly underdeveloped [1] - Mississippi needs 19,000 additional workers in the blue economy sector by 2035, exceeding current production capacity [10] - Current funding models do not prioritize the trades and blue economy jobs needed for the future [10] Proposed Solutions & New Model - Advocate for a new model that rewards institutions for producing more talent in needed fields [8] - Suggests integrating career technical education into the curriculum starting in sixth grade [12] - Encourages work-based learning opportunities for students, starting with broad exposure in middle school and allowing motivated 11th graders to enter the workforce or post-secondary education [15][16] - Industry partners need to actively define required competencies and workforce needs [25] Mississippi's Blue Economy Potential - Mississippi has over 82,000 miles (approximately 131,967 kilometers) of rivers and streams, equivalent to circling the globe three times [5] - The blue economy in Mississippi is a $30 billion (USD) per year industry [19] - The blue economy accounts for 42,000 jobs in Mississippi, and globally it represents a $3 trillion (USD) industry with 100 million jobs, expected to double in 5 years [19]