Council on global affairs. This is about one hour. [applause] thank you so much. It has been amazing. Mike and pat have been the most charming host. And i have a great friendship that has betrayed and turned been created. And so thank you so much. So its an honor to be a sellout. So i would like to share with you my story for the next 20 minutes and im hoping you will think him worthy of being a fellow. And so im just going to start. The story of this is not about an educated or social activists want change the world. Quite the contrary. Everything changed when i became a mother. And so let me introduce you to my son. Within a single stroke his cry was to write his essay and he went to school thinking i can grow up thinking i cant. So we like choices everyday. Choosing tea over coffee or putting a man onto the moon. Her choices define who we become and it is this where do word that we need to move from her childrens vocabulary and for 50 years we tell them they have no choice but to listen and do what we have to tell them. And pathetic, responsible creative citizens. So that day i removed my son was going to was i supposed to do now . The easiest solution would be to change schools but i didnt have a problem with the schools. I had a problem with the storm and this is where my background kicked in. And it starts with asking what it rather than saying whats wrong. Otherwise we will end up solving the wrong problems and change doesnt happen and its a the fact that you are not helpless and that change is possible and you can drive it, otherwise we end up blaming someone for things we can do and become by standards. So hopefully my child will turn out okay and we can leave everything to chance leaving that we can become empowered young citizens of the world. So my response is designing an education model instead of icann or icann. So for the last 13 years the curriculum spaces have been designed using a simple four step process. You imagine doing and sharing. What i would like to ask you to look at is how empathy ethics engagement are embedded in each of these steps. Until we designed all of the equipment and tools in the curriculum to start doing good. So we got them excited about problem solving and scientific situations as well as recognizing that we have to change by including accidents and engagement. And i would like to show you and i hope i can take all of you to show you how amazing the kids are. But i will show you my children. So the very first story, but this includes the boundaries between school and my red 10th graders, 15yearolds were designing a new ice cream flavor for the leading bluechip company. Not only a product of value but added value and so lessons in social entrepreneuons in social entrepreneurship we have proposed this challenge which is part of this and we are preparing a presentation is part of the ice cream. And we are excited and we didnt know that this could happen in this amount of time. [inaudible] so we developed this and it looks at the christmas tree. That speaks a lot. An excellent presentation because we are including the cost and everything. Single mocha. [inaudible conversations] [cheers] we will eventually select him and we would like to continue with news for any social cause of our choice. The second story is a snapshot of doing good and how that turns the dose of the school. Its a story of 25 thirdgrade students, eight and nine year old kids. And they realize that they can raise the money to get their hearing aid that they need and this is their story. With your hands and legs are inspiring people single mocha. [inaudible conversations] im feeling ready. This program is to help the children [inaudible] we need to take action single micro you look at. This is for a good cause. [inaudible] are you ready . Yes [cheers] [applause] it does demonstrate that when children do good, they do well and for all of those who tell us what about math and science and english, this is the most recent result that we have gotten. Riverside children outperforming the top 10 studios in math and science and english. So finally the final video is the graduating project. It is an acronym for the time that they will graduate into the world and they need to be able to cleanse her inner self into the office and the second thing is because of the timing. This particular experience happens a month before they exit examinations and thats when everything goes crazy. Its just like when a child is in grade 12 they dont do the light of the day. And so you have to have perspective and life is much larger than the. So we take our children into this community and so this is their story and personal transformation and personal growth. [inaudible] the experience to engage ahead hands and hard. With completely bungee jump into this experience. Every other experience has culminated into this. Momo. [inaudible] we went to the house and terrel, the one thing that i have gauged for now is respect. Silence and just reflection. Even the meals a taken in silence to understand the slowing down is important. [inaudible] [inaudible] memories back with them to remind them of always having perspective, never again telling themselves, my god, im so tired. I do so much work. In the sense that theres something that you have of this world around you. Suddenly youre it by reality. [inaudible] very important milestone in life. Our children will become citizens of this country and of this world. Every child will graduate with a certificate. To give every student to graduate is fashion and compassion. And thats what we have seen. What has taken beyond the school. Michael has 370 children. 370 children, just meaningless, has to go beyond. So in an ideal world every society has to take care of his children. But no society would have more marls. To a hundred 50 tv channels. We cannot try to figure the sense of what it the city could design for and nurture tournament. Once you nurture. Some 2,007 approached, every child can make the city child friendly. This was something we did with municipalities, police, citizens we have the best design and the best business mines. My god, the city has not benefited from these. How can we all come together and collaborate on making this city child friendly . What im going to share with you is three little snapshots. All the other than walking we have Services Closed down the door. Some have it and some dont. Have you open up the doors to our children. The busiest street for traffic and make it a playground for children. The first time i went and said, sir, i need this. No, madam. And said, no, want this. Take back streets. I said, no. And the reason why i kept insisting, the fact that it had to be. One day in the month cannot the citys slow down and recognize that our children are important, that they have to be seen and heard and recognize as being creative and protagonist and wonderful. So you know, around our independent state in the 15th of august, its a Public Holiday it will be no traffic on the road. Its such a big hit. And they recognize it. Its so wonderful. Now six years down the city now takes this story when they are presented to the world. They have the support. There were telling everybody. A. [inaudible] and it has now gone beyond. The best multiplex and given popcorn. [inaudible conversations] the first time. This city is giving so much for the children. An initiative which is so unusual. And they are just so caring. Now we had to take the same to the world. So in 2009 we created the Worlds LargestDesign Thinking challenge to take Design Thinking to everybody and that if the wind says i can and i will. Im going to just show you a little snapshot when we started in 2009 and where it yesterday. How to read and write. This whole thing. And i think designs of changed. Helped teach all of us. Strong, powerful. All these children come from the heart. All of them. So on august 15th and again , and depended a 2009 we empowered 100,000 of the end of the to say i can. Simply exploded, the reach of design for change, going from being an idea to traveling around the world. I can and you can. Together we can. And the winner in the war category is a design based on School Competition programs designed to enable children to express their own ideas for a better world. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome. We can. I said it before obama. The best minds. Its a simple idea, but it is a constructive idea at the same time. And we cant deal with ideas that are complicated and on travel. So many ideas ourself congratulatory rather than constructive. Theres a wonderful constructive gift to the school, the community, the nation and many other countries around the world. So here is to design for change. Very interesting participation. And also particularly interesting for me is to see that design is not something that is being talked about in the schools. It actually started sprinkling into the schools without them realizing it. It starts with the priority. It starts with that invitation. Today, your voice, your imagination, right now matters. Design for a change would like to give a big hug to the Rockefeller Foundation for honoring the heroes and telling every adelle. There are a poor child. Thank you. [applause] so the children changing, to say in over 35 countries reaching 200,000 schools from reducing the rate of schoolbags to stopping child to of preserving tribal culture. Our children are changing in making it did with the power of their idea. So that store heir will share, the numbers in fact, but it is significant in terms of what it did to the community into the child. Theres a story of other children change one chancellor forever. A story from a village in india. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] there will bring the child to school every day. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] amazing. And thats what happened. We have become storytellers. Given us the unique responsibility to tell these stories beyond the particular school or community. Comic books have actually had a role model, there would be their own model. These wonderful stories being published. Basically telling adjuvant, who are you waiting for . You have to find the ghandi in new. The very first time recruiting designed to it every student to be able to take this particular mine said. Optimistic. And to be able to exercise that right, the right that they are not helpless, change is possible and they can drive it. Palin this particular book. Genetic, cross geography, crossed and a graphics. A mind set that empowers a real human. Design is at the core of that thinking. And to celebrate all of these had we make sure that they need each other . Every year we have what is called the be the change conference. In india and china and everybody used to take all of the. When the sun than we had to be imagine. And just like we celebrate valentines day and everyone knows what has to be done to mention will be making the world a better place. This is of netflix. Its about what they care about. Yeah. Im still struggling to believe that i can make a difference in this world. That power has been experienced by them and there were 11 years old. Al has the jury chased you as a person . The joy that i get. How are you going to take this up and spread . The program in our community. Then each others as well as the challenges. Right now were facing the challenge of development. Were trying raise money for that. One thing you learn. You can do everything that you want. Everything a can. I did think that the project could bring me so much happiness the project is actually made me more custom. Celebration. No matter what language is speak and then on that stage the idea is basically we have workshops. We have conferences. Todays of great energy. So of the children are educated but this. Some what started with my son has been able to affect children in over 200,000 schools. Would just like to leave you with this one caught developing a bathetic response. That does not happen by chance. Happens by design. Maybe thats why this is about sharing. Hopefully that is where the. Thank you very much. [applause] thank you so much. Congratulations again. It like to go to the audience for questions. Please raise your arm and wait for the mike and make sure your question is a question. Maybe ill kick it off. You have lots of visit this weekend, a charter school, school, meeting with people from the golden apple, could you tell us a little bit about anything you have learned that you think you may be able to implement . I mean, i feel its ready. Theres so much attention. I want to be will the forge more partnerships. The on and check it out of fear. This is possible. I think chicago is really ready for it. Im excited. Already have some wonderful conversations. [inaudible question] of the is the not all people welcome change. Some people are afraid of change. Pepo maybe dont want to see change. De want to do this . Thats the concept. So this comes from, the fact that we have to finish the curriculum. We have no time. So is the mindset. The of the mind set is the government. So might be thinking, if only we could start with the what it brought in and whats wrong mentality. Thats why i believe that it has to become mandatory. The new incentive framework. Nothing changed. So if you just go back to the human centered approach to believe it is natural that we would respond with positivity and possibilities rather than frustration and being overwhelmed by the magnitude of problem. So human center approach. Thanks. This is just incredible. I really and there are lots of words. Of me as your question. Exactly. Its clear why the children are open to this. But how do you convince the teachers that this is that this can work in that this is so important for the kids . Can i convince you . There. I dont know. I just i am hopeful because of seeing that happen. Begin 700 stories of change. This year will reach 10,000 because to go deeper because we get 15 and the stories of change. There is this need. There is this gap. People are feeling it, recognizing that they dont have to be ruthless leaders. And theres an opening to the concept of doing it is important. The spotlight on education was always aware the smartest, strong this. Nobody was empathetic or concerned or kind of a jenners. Are not saying you have to be the strongest. If we can spotlight as much of your spelling bee champion, the havoc in story going. And, again, the approach is clearly showing that academically you really do better. This year rick trying to be able to collect more significant data because the researchers doing is with dr. Gardners could well project. We will be tracking the academic scores. Once i get that i will probably show a degree that last bit of resistance. Here in the front room please. Yours is very interesting. However, in chicago we have someone a problem with their children in public schools. Very often a child is not even able to make it to schools because he or she is shot by some gain. See you have problems with gangs and any of these other places . Is there anything you can do . These are in people also. We have a specific problem in our city. I wonder how you would deal with that are make your ideas circumvent that problem. Actually, they die because of poverty and hunger. Equal trouble. We have 300 million children that of the school, roughly the population of the united states. Only 18 million graduate college. Abcaeighteen million the graduate college, 70 percent and an implacable skills. We are doing something significant in on. We are producing a Staggering Number of graduates to believe they cant get a job, they cant make a life. You know, whether its the perspective of actually being shot or being killed because of the fact of we dont empower them. I magnitude is much bigger. The number is staggering. So i think if anything works in in the it can work anywhere in the world. All the possible solutions to all the possible problems the views of different chunks in different pieces, its an exciting time. For the last five years, i think, there have been interesting initiatives that have come up specifically for certain pieces of the puzzle. Each of these shows significant gain. These initiatives that can be replicated. So this model can be replicated. For certain schools, certainly. It can be something that everybody can do. But whether this particular problem can be solved by to we have a solution for this particular problem . Maybe not at the moment. What we do when children get shot. So i think it is a similar problem. Right here in the front row. Thank you very much. It was very inspiring to hear what you done. Im curious about how you started your first class. I mean, you obviously saw what was happening to your own son, but to convince of the parents of your vision, that sometimes can be hard. Its easier to sign on five for six years later when theyve seen the results. Im wondering about that. Are your schools will be called private schools or are they subsidized by the government . How are they paid for . To answer your first question, i did not have to convince because i dont think people actually bought into the vision. I got 25 students when i started , except for five. One was my daughter. Physically at once did. At think they all came per multiple reasons. The children didnt get into indian school. The other was the top close by for one of two years. So it didnt matter to me. And i was going to start my school. I had 27 believers, nonbelievers. It didnt matter. Just because of what weve done we get people who believe in the philosophy, but it didnt matter to me. It didnt matter whether they believed. And needed to be able to share this particular concept and this possibility that this can happen, and it happened with this motley group of people. They are chanting and could not speak a single word. He had come to me from a school that is 75 in english. He sat for six months quiet. Today you write poetry and makes presentations. That stance of the first question. Credibility. The second, a private school. We dont get subsidies from the government. The student population is the verse. We have 25 percent of our children will come from below the poverty line. Another 40 of to percent who are on financially, and then we have the rest of the people who cannot on the pay but support and sponsor my children who come with zero money. Yen. Front row. Thank you. You told us this week that we have seen the creativity in your school, the spark, the delight in the children, the imagination which is really quite something. You told us that an wycherley thousand schools in india the teacher teaches the chip listen and a spot back what they heard, but there is no creativity. We were told that you were one of 20 that were selected to meet with president obama when he was in india. So somebody likes you. I love it, its fabulous, and its just that much value in what youre doing. Rapid prototyping, if you dont know, its repeatedly going back not to understand the product, but to understand the user. Thats critical. Were not saying, oh, i did this, so wonderful, i love it. Thats what weve done in education. We dont learn by textbook, we have pictures now, and they are colored, you have to love it, and now, kids want to put their body in the text experience, no, now we have smart phones.