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Redesigning The Philippine Education | Genesis Raña | TEDxUSJR


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my 20s I decided that I need to focus
my 20s I decided that I need to focus because unlike that little flame there I
because unlike that little flame there I
because unlike that little flame there I have I have so much fire ah i’m
have I have so much fire ah i’m
have I have so much fire ah i’m interested in almost everything so I
interested in almost everything so I
interested in almost everything so I have an idea why don’t I i was i’m
have an idea why don’t I i was i’m
have an idea why don’t I i was i’m already love back then so why why don’t
already love back then so why why don’t
already love back then so why why don’t i get married make a baby and fit my job
i get married make a baby and fit my job
i get married make a baby and fit my job i could not recall what went first but i
i could not recall what went first but i
i could not recall what went first but i did so yeah this and my clock actually
did so yeah this and my clock actually
did so yeah this and my clock actually so focus focus being jobless i decided
so focus focus being jobless i decided
so focus focus being jobless i decided to launch my glorious graphic design
to launch my glorious graphic design
to launch my glorious graphic design career in my attic just like most of the
career in my attic just like most of the
career in my attic just like most of the oh my idols they started in their attic
oh my idols they started in their attic
oh my idols they started in their attic or in their garage and when the bills
or in their garage and when the bills
or in their garage and when the bills kept coming and the milk is running low
kept coming and the milk is running low
kept coming and the milk is running low and the diapers are nowhere to be found
and the diapers are nowhere to be found
and the diapers are nowhere to be found so that gave me focus and it’s very very
so that gave me focus and it’s very very
so that gave me focus and it’s very very hard but in spite of that two years
hard but in spite of that two years
hard but in spite of that two years later i managed to get out of that attic
later i managed to get out of that attic
later i managed to get out of that attic create my own design studio called in
create my own design studio called in
create my own design studio called in indesign managed to hire two guys
indesign managed to hire two guys
indesign managed to hire two guys actually I actually convinced them that
actually I actually convinced them that
actually I actually convinced them that this is a good way to make a living and
this is a good way to make a living and
this is a good way to make a living and they join me and we had we grew into a
they join me and we had we grew into a
they join me and we had we grew into a six-man team and our first account in
six-man team and our first account in
six-man team and our first account in our first year was
our first year was
our first year was our biggest account was 150,000 that was
our biggest account was 150,000 that was
our biggest account was 150,000 that was very big back then because logo design
very big back then because logo design
very big back then because logo design and other design services range from 15
and other design services range from 15
and other design services range from 15 to five thousand so 150 it was a gay
to five thousand so 150 it was a gay
to five thousand so 150 it was a gay moment for us and then in our second
moment for us and then in our second
moment for us and then in our second year we got an account for 1.5 million
year we got an account for 1.5 million
year we got an account for 1.5 million and in our third year we got an account
and in our third year we got an account
and in our third year we got an account for four million so in my early 20s I
for four million so in my early 20s I
for four million so in my early 20s I was a millionaire on paper so i decided
was a millionaire on paper so i decided
was a millionaire on paper so i decided to ya in the balance sheet so and the
to ya in the balance sheet so and the
to ya in the balance sheet so and the bank account but it’s not it’s not the
bank account but it’s not it’s not the
bank account but it’s not it’s not the third of mine so I grew in fate like I
third of mine so I grew in fate like I
third of mine so I grew in fate like I was very confidently yeah I can do this
was very confidently yeah I can do this
was very confidently yeah I can do this so I’ve always wanted so many things and
so I’ve always wanted so many things and
so I’ve always wanted so many things and I wanted to create a kick-ass design
I wanted to create a kick-ass design
I wanted to create a kick-ass design studio so I indulge myself and created
studio so I indulge myself and created
studio so I indulge myself and created that studio I rebranded my company
that studio I rebranded my company
that studio I rebranded my company through Empire for empower and inspire
through Empire for empower and inspire
through Empire for empower and inspire Empire good life so I designed that
Empire good life so I designed that
Empire good life so I designed that creative space and have fun actually I
creative space and have fun actually I
creative space and have fun actually I indulge my creative ideas and we grew
indulge my creative ideas and we grew
indulge my creative ideas and we grew our team I got into photography and we
our team I got into photography and we
our team I got into photography and we were poised for for greatness and world
were poised for for greatness and world
were poised for for greatness and world domination
so of course you always have fun and I
so of course you always have fun and I spoiled my designers we have like guitar
spoiled my designers we have like guitar
spoiled my designers we have like guitar hero back then and of course my studio
hero back then and of course my studio
hero back then and of course my studio and some of the shoots that we did it
and some of the shoots that we did it
and some of the shoots that we did it was fun but oh yes I just have to put
was fun but oh yes I just have to put
was fun but oh yes I just have to put that in but she’s not this beautiful
that in but she’s not this beautiful
that in but she’s not this beautiful that’s right I realized now so I grew in
that’s right I realized now so I grew in
that’s right I realized now so I grew in pain I think I focus and I believe I can
pain I think I focus and I believe I can
pain I think I focus and I believe I can do anything I can even be like my idol
do anything I can even be like my idol
do anything I can even be like my idol of course Steve Jobs ah I was a fan of
of course Steve Jobs ah I was a fan of
of course Steve Jobs ah I was a fan of this work I love his brother and I tried
this work I love his brother and I tried
this work I love his brother and I tried to emulate him he’s like the Kobe Bryant
to emulate him he’s like the Kobe Bryant
to emulate him he’s like the Kobe Bryant or the Michael Jordan of basketball
or the Michael Jordan of basketball
or the Michael Jordan of basketball basketball fans so being a geek and a
basketball fans so being a geek and a
basketball fans so being a geek and a designer of course my kobe bryant was
designer of course my kobe bryant was
designer of course my kobe bryant was steve jobs but
steve jobs but
steve jobs but we hit a brick wall oh dear poised for
we hit a brick wall oh dear poised for
we hit a brick wall oh dear poised for growth and I could not hire really good
growth and I could not hire really good
growth and I could not hire really good designers fast enough and I’m like Steve
designers fast enough and I’m like Steve
designers fast enough and I’m like Steve Jobs and very meticulous about good
Jobs and very meticulous about good
Jobs and very meticulous about good design and everything and then I
design and everything and then I
design and everything and then I realized that I cannot keep on training
realized that I cannot keep on training
realized that I cannot keep on training designers because if I do it I
designers because if I do it I
designers because if I do it I personally have to invest my time for
personally have to invest my time for
personally have to invest my time for six months see and even a year to Train
six months see and even a year to Train
six months see and even a year to Train really really good designers and I
really really good designers and I
really really good designers and I cannot rely on advertising graduates or
cannot rely on advertising graduates or
cannot rely on advertising graduates or design graduate from universities so
design graduate from universities so
design graduate from universities so here is the best part foolishness why I
here is the best part foolishness why I
here is the best part foolishness why I decided to create my own school yeah why
decided to create my own school yeah why
decided to create my own school yeah why don’t I create my own school I’m
don’t I create my own school I’m
don’t I create my own school I’m qualified super qualified I’m a dropout
qualified super qualified I’m a dropout
qualified super qualified I’m a dropout my ID oh so in 10 11 and 12 I I I chose
my ID oh so in 10 11 and 12 I I I chose
my ID oh so in 10 11 and 12 I I I chose that date because i’m very forgetful
that date because i’m very forgetful
that date because i’m very forgetful forgetful so gotta have a clown shadow
forgetful so gotta have a clown shadow
forgetful so gotta have a clown shadow so I opened the Venice and designed the
so I opened the Venice and designed the
so I opened the Venice and designed the place and indulge my my creativity and
place and indulge my my creativity and
place and indulge my my creativity and one student in role i was like okay hi
one student in role i was like okay hi
one student in role i was like okay hi I’m cool
but being foolish so I said why not
but being foolish so I said why not let’s start with it so this is my design
let’s start with it so this is my design
let’s start with it so this is my design I designed everything I built my
I designed everything I built my
I designed everything I built my creative fantasies so there it’s the
creative fantasies so there it’s the
creative fantasies so there it’s the reception area and that’s the lab so
reception area and that’s the lab so
reception area and that’s the lab so basically when when I built when I
basically when when I built when I
basically when when I built when I founded the school I took out everything
founded the school I took out everything
founded the school I took out everything I hated about school that was the
I hated about school that was the
I hated about school that was the formula so number one grace no grace no
formula so number one grace no grace no
formula so number one grace no grace no attendance and of course no it starts
attendance and of course no it starts
attendance and of course no it starts with an M well find their subjects
besides I’m not qualified to teach those
besides I’m not qualified to teach those stuff anyway so I don’t have a PhD in
stuff anyway so I don’t have a PhD in
stuff anyway so I don’t have a PhD in education so I focused on design good
education so I focused on design good
education so I focused on design good design and I add them Oh weather what
design and I add them Oh weather what
design and I add them Oh weather what made you realize during my time as a
made you realize during my time as a
made you realize during my time as a graphic designer is that a creative
graphic designer is that a creative
graphic designer is that a creative environment is better than 100 teachers
environment is better than 100 teachers
environment is better than 100 teachers you put the creative person inside that
you put the creative person inside that
you put the creative person inside that environment and magic happens so they
environment and magic happens so they
environment and magic happens so they come up with their own ideas and it
come up with their own ideas and it
come up with their own ideas and it empowers them to make them take charge
empowers them to make them take charge
empowers them to make them take charge and inspires them to create and of
and inspires them to create and of
and inspires them to create and of course it doesn’t always work that way
course it doesn’t always work that way
course it doesn’t always work that way some students don’t really know what and
some students don’t really know what and
some students don’t really know what and how to think I realized that during the
how to think I realized that during the
how to think I realized that during the four years of being a school director in
four years of being a school director in
four years of being a school director in the mental so some of the just go
the mental so some of the just go
the mental so some of the just go through this some of the student works
through this some of the student works
through this some of the student works and then the urals design or created by
and then the urals design or created by
and then the urals design or created by the students gives their board so they
the students gives their board so they
the students gives their board so they saw a white wall sir can we paint that
saw a white wall sir can we paint that
saw a white wall sir can we paint that of course yes so that that’s our
of course yes so that that’s our
of course yes so that that’s our animation and then
this I believe that the whole model of
this I believe that the whole model of Education stuck in too much information
Education stuck in too much information
Education stuck in too much information is that we have already have the wisdom
is that we have already have the wisdom
is that we have already have the wisdom of the world in our Michaels or cones or
of the world in our Michaels or cones or
of the world in our Michaels or cones or for mobile phones so there’s no need for
for mobile phones so there’s no need for
for mobile phones so there’s no need for them what we need actually is to teach
them what we need actually is to teach
them what we need actually is to teach the students how to learn and then it
the students how to learn and then it
the students how to learn and then it got very personal this is my nephew and
got very personal this is my nephew and
got very personal this is my nephew and he’s only I think ten years old there I
he’s only I think ten years old there I
he’s only I think ten years old there I can see in his facebook picture he
can see in his facebook picture he
can see in his facebook picture he doesn’t have that fire he doesn’t have
doesn’t have that fire he doesn’t have
doesn’t have that fire he doesn’t have that kids zest for life for and I
that kids zest for life for and I
that kids zest for life for and I remember when he was five years old he
remember when he was five years old he
remember when he was five years old he was always Oh shanxi ADHD kid you always
was always Oh shanxi ADHD kid you always
was always Oh shanxi ADHD kid you always google and draw it has his wild
google and draw it has his wild
google and draw it has his wild imagination but we give each grade six
imagination but we give each grade six
imagination but we give each grade six he was like carrying his backpack like
he was like carrying his backpack like
he was like carrying his backpack like this he became the the walking dead so I
this he became the the walking dead so I
this he became the the walking dead so I convinced my sister like hey this is the
convinced my sister like hey this is the
convinced my sister like hey this is the traditional education does not work on
traditional education does not work on
traditional education does not work on this kid because like he’s like Neil
this kid because like he’s like Neil
this kid because like he’s like Neil maybe he needs to they get out of that
maybe he needs to they get out of that
maybe he needs to they get out of that sister so one summer I mean last summer
sister so one summer I mean last summer
sister so one summer I mean last summer I enrolled him in my graphic design
I enrolled him in my graphic design
I enrolled him in my graphic design class and this is his visual design
class and this is his visual design
class and this is his visual design communication class this class mates now
communication class this class mates now
communication class this class mates now are like a college graduates second
are like a college graduates second
are like a college graduates second quarters and ranging each range from 18
quarters and ranging each range from 18
quarters and ranging each range from 18 to 20 s happy poo
so in week one the past summer he does
so in week one the past summer he does not know anything about photoshop
not know anything about photoshop
not know anything about photoshop illustrator and graphic design and I
illustrator and graphic design and I
illustrator and graphic design and I just got hit in the software and I told
just got hit in the software and I told
just got hit in the software and I told him draw anything you want whatever’s on
him draw anything you want whatever’s on
him draw anything you want whatever’s on your mind just do it no mind the
your mind just do it no mind the
your mind just do it no mind the technicalities of the software so this
technicalities of the software so this
technicalities of the software so this is what he came up with in the first
is what he came up with in the first
is what he came up with in the first week by this but he spends most of this
week by this but he spends most of this
week by this but he spends most of this time I think it are six hours on the
time I think it are six hours on the
time I think it are six hours on the computer learning how to do graphic
computer learning how to do graphic
computer learning how to do graphic design and then one month later this is
design and then one month later this is
design and then one month later this is colors are somewhat sophisticated
colors are somewhat sophisticated
colors are somewhat sophisticated already and then talk him out to use
already and then talk him out to use
already and then talk him out to use gesture so after six six weeks one of my
gesture so after six six weeks one of my
gesture so after six six weeks one of my Facebook friends who is one of the
Facebook friends who is one of the
Facebook friends who is one of the owners of the device and the promo shop
owners of the device and the promo shop
owners of the device and the promo shop saw that artwork and said why don’t I
saw that artwork and said why don’t I
saw that artwork and said why don’t I Commission your nephew for my two feet
Commission your nephew for my two feet
Commission your nephew for my two feet by eight feet wall in my industrially
by eight feet wall in my industrially
by eight feet wall in my industrially theme industrial theme house so he came
theme industrial theme house so he came
theme industrial theme house so he came up with this
so the theme was happy places the client
so the theme was happy places the client being a very well travel lady so she
being a very well travel lady so she
being a very well travel lady so she gave my nephew a list of all the places
gave my nephew a list of all the places
gave my nephew a list of all the places if she wants to travel the places that
if she wants to travel the places that
if she wants to travel the places that she had traveled so six-week a 12 year
she had traveled so six-week a 12 year
she had traveled so six-week a 12 year old zombie and do this to became a
old zombie and do this to became a
old zombie and do this to became a vampire so after all of this I of course
vampire so after all of this I of course
vampire so after all of this I of course I I’m a Steve Jobs wanna be I told my
I I’m a Steve Jobs wanna be I told my
I I’m a Steve Jobs wanna be I told my class well in my design thinking class I
class well in my design thinking class I
class well in my design thinking class I I want to be the Steve Jobs of Education
I want to be the Steve Jobs of Education
I want to be the Steve Jobs of Education and they started like yeah right dream
and they started like yeah right dream
and they started like yeah right dream on their lap actually but this year last
on their lap actually but this year last
on their lap actually but this year last July apple gave us this distinction and
July apple gave us this distinction and
July apple gave us this distinction and recognition for being the Oh actually we
recognition for being the Oh actually we
recognition for being the Oh actually we are one of the first schools in the
are one of the first schools in the
are one of the first schools in the Philippines the first time they gave a
Philippines the first time they gave a
Philippines the first time they gave a recognition to any school in the
recognition to any school in the
recognition to any school in the Philippines we were the youngest school
Philippines we were the youngest school
Philippines we were the youngest school to be recognized at three years old the
to be recognized at three years old the
to be recognized at three years old the other schools recognized are in vanilla
other schools recognized are in vanilla
other schools recognized are in vanilla and they are very high in schools yell
and they are very high in schools yell
and they are very high in schools yell Isabel and one is silver spoon and then
Isabel and one is silver spoon and then
Isabel and one is silver spoon and then we are the most very small and very
we are the most very small and very
we are the most very small and very underfunded School relatively but we won
underfunded School relatively but we won
underfunded School relatively but we won that award and it’s only one or four
that award and it’s only one or four
that award and it’s only one or four hundred in the world and it’s a global
hundred in the world and it’s a global
hundred in the world and it’s a global recognition and we can print that
recognition and we can print that
recognition and we can print that recognition on their your images so you
recognition on their your images so you
recognition on their your images so you think I’m the Steve Jobs of Education
think I’m the Steve Jobs of Education
think I’m the Steve Jobs of Education now
now
now so yes sir okay buddy the takeaway from
so yes sir okay buddy the takeaway from
so yes sir okay buddy the takeaway from this book I’m not bragging about
this book I’m not bragging about
this book I’m not bragging about everything and and rain already said
everything and and rain already said
everything and and rain already said most of it that we have to take risks
most of it that we have to take risks
most of it that we have to take risks have the fire inside you and just be
have the fire inside you and just be
have the fire inside you and just be enough craziness and foolishness to do
enough craziness and foolishness to do
enough craziness and foolishness to do the things that you thought or you think
the things that you thought or you think
the things that you thought or you think or what everyone thinks is impossible so
or what everyone thinks is impossible so
or what everyone thinks is impossible so focus on what you want have faith in
focus on what you want have faith in
focus on what you want have faith in yourself and be foolish enough to pursue
yourself and be foolish enough to pursue
yourself and be foolish enough to pursue your passion and most importantly family
your passion and most importantly family
your passion and most importantly family first and you might be wondering what
first and you might be wondering what
first and you might be wondering what happened to the baby ani the star gonna
happened to the baby ani the star gonna
happened to the baby ani the star gonna stop
well before that before I reveal I have
well before that before I reveal I have a slope from Mahatma Gandhi there is no
a slope from Mahatma Gandhi there is no
a slope from Mahatma Gandhi there is no school equal to a decent home and no
school equal to a decent home and no
school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent so it
teacher equal to a virtuous parent so it
teacher equal to a virtuous parent so it all comes back to the family and home
all comes back to the family and home
all comes back to the family and home and that I believe who has already made
and that I believe who has already made
and that I believe who has already made babies remember this so be a good be a
babies remember this so be a good be a
babies remember this so be a good be a good turn he a good version spirit you
good turn he a good version spirit you
good turn he a good version spirit you saw the result in the beautiful ring
saw the result in the beautiful ring
saw the result in the beautiful ring parents the back jeans and upbringing so
parents the back jeans and upbringing so
parents the back jeans and upbringing so 14 years later this is my son he studies
14 years later this is my son he studies
14 years later this is my son he studies in a traditional school but he’s a brown
in a traditional school but he’s a brown
in a traditional school but he’s a brown belt in karate and he was the striker in
belt in karate and he was the striker in
belt in karate and he was the striker in football one of the highest scoring
football one of the highest scoring
football one of the highest scoring strikers in the rookie woman he was a
strikers in the rookie woman he was a
strikers in the rookie woman he was a rookie player and now he’s doing well so
rookie player and now he’s doing well so
rookie player and now he’s doing well so it doesn’t matter if you have new
it doesn’t matter if you have new
it doesn’t matter if you have new lecture style some or child study in
lecture style some or child study in
lecture style some or child study in traditional environment what matters
traditional environment what matters
traditional environment what matters most is the parents in the family so I
most is the parents in the family so I
most is the parents in the family so I end with that message and please be
end with that message and please be
end with that message and please be foolish stay focus and happy thank you
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