Translator: Ju Hye Lim Reviewer: Denise RQ
How are you going to make the future a better place?
Hello, my name is Henry Lennon,
and I want to make the future a better place
by encouraging people to use their imagination
in everything they do.
When I was little,
I always tried to follow the instructions
and build stuff just like on the picture of the outside of the box.
But now I mostly like to make something [out of] nothing,
because I can make it the way I want to.
I know we all have to follow instructions sometimes in life,
like when daddy makes macaroni and cheese.
Well, I think some of the best instructions come in life
when you use your imagination,
(Whispering) like when mommy makes spaghetti,
and it turns out a lot better.
(Laughter)
Imagination and individual ideas
took people from using candles to using light bulbs,
from riding horses to using cars,
to using electric cars, and cars without drivers.
It took people from watching birds fly to building an airplane,
to building a drone for delivering packages in one or two hours.
It took people from writing letters
to having a phone, to having an iPhone in their pocket.
Have there ever been times in your life
where you got to the end
and wished you would’ve done stuff a little different?
I think legos can improve on your imagination,
not just by building the picture on the outside of the box
but by starting from scratch.
One day, I’ve dunk down a box of legos and made something awesome: a fort;
and a Trojan horse.
It made me feel a lot better from one I’ve just built –
a motorcycle from the Avengers Lego kit.
When you follow the instructions from the Lego kit, you are being smarter,
but when you use your imagination,
you are creating your own instructions, and you are getting smart.
Here are some pictures I found on the web that I thought were pretty cool;
instructions are not included – these are the kind that inspire you.
I want kids to be smarter and more creative
because if we use our minds
we can really make the future a better place.
I think it would be a good idea for grown-ups
to use their imagination, too.
And it seems like grown-ups don’t do a good job
at using their imagination in life.
Can we get creative and figure out a way
to get food for elderly who can’t move around easily?
Can we get creative and figure out a way
to [inaudible] for people who don’t have houses?
And do it cheaply?
Can we get creative and figure out a way
to rebuild hearing for people who have lost their hearing?
Can each of you promise me today
that you will go home and build something without instructions?
Thank you.
(Applause)
How are you going to make the future a better place?
Hello, my name is Henry Lennon,
and I want to make the future a better place
by encouraging people to use their imagination
in everything they do.
When I was little,
I always tried to follow the instructions
and build stuff just like on the picture of the outside of the box.
But now I mostly like to make something [out of] nothing,
because I can make it the way I want to.
I know we all have to follow instructions sometimes in life,
like when daddy makes macaroni and cheese.
Well, I think some of the best instructions come in life
when you use your imagination,
(Whispering) like when mommy makes spaghetti,
and it turns out a lot better.
(Laughter)
Imagination and individual ideas
took people from using candles to using light bulbs,
from riding horses to using cars,
to using electric cars, and cars without drivers.
It took people from watching birds fly to building an airplane,
to building a drone for delivering packages in one or two hours.
It took people from writing letters
to having a phone, to having an iPhone in their pocket.
Have there ever been times in your life
where you got to the end
and wished you would’ve done stuff a little different?
I think legos can improve on your imagination,
not just by building the picture on the outside of the box
but by starting from scratch.
One day, I’ve dunk down a box of legos and made something awesome: a fort;
and a Trojan horse.
It made me feel a lot better from one I’ve just built –
a motorcycle from the Avengers Lego kit.
When you follow the instructions from the Lego kit, you are being smarter,
but when you use your imagination,
you are creating your own instructions, and you are getting smart.
Here are some pictures I found on the web that I thought were pretty cool;
instructions are not included – these are the kind that inspire you.
I want kids to be smarter and more creative
because if we use our minds
we can really make the future a better place.
I think it would be a good idea for grown-ups
to use their imagination, too.
And it seems like grown-ups don’t do a good job
at using their imagination in life.
Can we get creative and figure out a way
to get food for elderly who can’t move around easily?
Can we get creative and figure out a way
to [inaudible] for people who don’t have houses?
And do it cheaply?
Can we get creative and figure out a way
to rebuild hearing for people who have lost their hearing?
Can each of you promise me today
that you will go home and build something without instructions?
Thank you.
(Applause)
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