Core Idea - The speaker recounts a journey from a top-down, expert-driven approach to climate action to one that emphasizes openness, inclusivity, and empowering individuals and communities [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] - The central theme is shifting power and building strength outside traditional systems to achieve a better future, highlighting the importance of trust in collective action [9] Bangkok Climate Action Week - Bangkok Climate Action Week was designed to be an open and inclusive space for everyone to participate in climate action [2] - It aims to unlock collective agency by reframing climate action as choices about the kind of future people want for themselves, making it hyper-local and hyper-personal [27] - The event fosters innovation by opening up space and trusting people to step in with their own agency and ideas, rather than over-prescribing solutions [13][15][19] - The speaker emphasizes the importance of cultural innovation, engaging the arts and cultural shapers to create a better story and challenge the prevailing culture [16][17][18][19] - The event is designed for radical inclusion, creating a welcoming space for those whose voices are not usually heard [31][32] Action and Agency - The speaker advocates for individuals to find their own agency and leverage points to activate their passions and gifts towards climate action [20][25][36] - Agency is defined as the range of options available to act, emphasizing ownership of action and connecting with the issue in a direct, visceral, and human way [24][25][26] - The speaker encourages collective agency, highlighting that working together in unison is more formidable than individual efforts [27] - The speaker advises against blindly trusting experts, suggesting instead to listen to them but define one's own actions [28][29]

Core Message - The speech emphasizes the importance of individual agency and collective action in shaping the future of South Africa [1][2][3] - It challenges the audience to move from passive bystanders to active co-authors of the nation's story [1][2] - The speaker encourages taking ownership and contributing to positive change, rather than focusing on negative headlines [1] Practical Steps for Engagement - Find a cause that resonates personally to ensure sustained investment and commitment [9] - Join existing programs and initiatives to leverage established structures and resources [10] - Commit to consistent involvement and participation to make a meaningful impact [10] Examples of Community Initiatives - Mentoring programs for young girls in challenged communities, providing guidance and support [4][5] - Saturday school programs offering free maths and science lessons to children in townships [6][7] - After-school programs teaching technology to young boys through rugby [7][8] - Programs empowering unemployed mothers with tutoring skills to support primary school learners [8] Call to Action - The speech concludes with a call to action, urging the audience to actively participate in writing South Africa's next chapter [12][13] - It highlights that inaction is also a choice and encourages individuals to pick up the pen and contribute [13]

Core Message - The presentation encourages the audience to challenge the status quo and act with agency to create positive change in society [4][17][22] - It emphasizes the importance of questioning narratives and using one's influence to shape a better future [2][18] South African Financial Services & Insurance Industry - The speaker's master's thesis focused on the impact of information asymmetry and institutional intermediation on the uptake of life insurance in low-income communities in South Africa [9] - A significant financial gap of 34 trillion Rand exists in South Africa, representing the amount needed to restore a family's financial position if the breadwinner passes away or becomes disabled [13] - The traditional insurance distribution model in South Africa involves multiple intermediaries, leading to information asymmetry and increased costs for consumers [14] Innovative Solution: Embedded Insurance - The speaker's company developed an embedded insurance model where consumers receive free funeral cover when purchasing FMCG goods [15][16] - This model leverages the existing distribution networks of FMCG manufacturers to provide a social safety net for underserved communities [15] - The embedded insurance product was created in partnership with Sunlam, Indeed, and Big Save [16] African Market Potential - Africa's consumer population is growing by over 100,000 people per day [19] - 26 cities in Africa contribute 60-70% of the continent's GDP [19] - By 2050, one in four people will live in Africa, and the continent's GDP will reach $29 trillion USD, equivalent to the US economy today [20] - Africa possesses 60% of the world's arable land [21]

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[Music] [Music] About a year ago, I sat across the table from one of the biggest business leaders in St. Louis, the head of a powerhouse nonprofit organization. His name carries serious weight in the startup community.Now, I was the new founding director of the regional tech council, sitting in the big fancy offices of an organization that could eat me for breakfast. Now, just the week prior, we had hosted the very first year of our regional startup pitch competition, where we had taken a hundred local foun ...

RT Andrej Karpathy (@karpathy)Agency > IntelligenceI had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are we educating for agency? Are you acting as if you had 10X agency?Grok explanation is ~close:“Agency, as a personality trait, refers to an individual's capacity to take initiative, make decisions, and exe ...

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It's pretty clear now in the AI world that like the AI is very good at following instructions and it's probably going to be hard for humans to compete with the AI on just like following instructions reliably. In which case people here need to think about what are they going to get out of their college experience. That goes beyond just kind of showing up passing the test following the instructions really really well.like it's going to require how do you know to do things yourself and how do you have like age ...

If this went dark tomorrow, no apps, no assistance, no autocomplete, how much of your thinking would still be yours. November 2022, Chad GPT is released and it's an instant hit. a million users in its first five days and a 100 million in the ensuing two months.I was hooked. It felt like magic. I type in a question and within seconds I'd get a perfect answer.It became my go-to replacing Google almost overnight. No more endless articles, no more tabs. But I didn't stop there.As AI got smarter, it went being m ...

Core Idea of UDL - UDL aims to transform classrooms into more unique, inspiring, and engaging places for all learners by highlighting choice and agency [3] - UDL is an approach to learning that makes meaning accessible and flexible for all students, regardless of their strengths, needs, or cultural backgrounds [4] - UDL is grounded in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, disability studies, and asset-based inclusive pedagogy [4] Key Components of UDL - UDL focuses on three main areas of choice: engagement (why does this matter), action and expression (how to share what they know), and representation (what materials are provided) [5] - UDL emphasizes designing to the edges, intentionally creating products or experiences keeping in mind the needs of users at the extreme ends of the spectrum [10] - UDL encourages students to take ownership of their learning, set their own goals, and ask for the support that they need [23] Practical Applications of UDL - In a UDL classroom, teachers might use color-coding (e g, red for main ideas, blue for supporting details) to provide choices for students when taking notes [19] - UDL can be implemented by allowing students to choose leadership roles in group activities based on their strengths and interests [24][25] - UDL enhances belonging, autonomy, and agency in the classroom [26]