Why the best minds are not solving world's biggest problems? | Prasoon Kumar | TEDxPune
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- Steve Jobs, one of the greatest entrepreneurs of our times, someone who could not only envision the future but realize it. What problem did he solve? The world's richest foundation, founded by someone whose software has dominated personal computer industry for three decades, what problem has he tackled at the same scale. World's best schools, producing some of the smartest people on the planet, get snapped by e-commerce and technology giants of today. What problem do they end up solving? Prasoon, co-founder and CEO of a one of a kind non profit, billionBricks argues that the biggest problems in the world continue to exist because we are not putting our best minds behind them. Even when we take a stab at solving them, we get satisfied and celebrate small successes in a big way. He validates this with his own work when their social media campaign went viral after his organisation helped just 15 homeless families. Even Ashton Kutcher commented on his facebook, calling their work, 'innovation at its finest'. Was it the 'finest innovation' or was it that there was no other innovation to compete with? To know more about Prasoon and his work at billionBricks, visit www.billionbricks.org or www.weatherhyde.org. Or follow him on twitter at @PrasoonbB Prasoon Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of billionBricks (bB), is an urban planner and architect with over 10 years of experience in design firms across India, USA, Hong Kong and Singapore. In 2013, he founded bB, a one-of-a-kind non-profit innovation studio that uses design as its primary tool to solve one of the most pressing global problems - homelessness. He works at providing shelter and infrastructure solutions for the homeless and vulnerable which are scalable, sustainable, and able to create opportunities for communities to emerge out of poverty. In 2016, Prasoon led bB to launch its first product, WeatherHYDE which was awarded the A'Design in Social Design. Since 2013, bB has rehabilitated more than 1,800 homeless and vulnerable people in Asia. Chosen as one of Urban Land Institute's 40 under 40 in 2016, he is a recipient of the Focussed Issue Planning Award from the California State APA in 2007, and was shortlisted in the top 5 of the World Architecture News Award. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Sometimes we have the courage to do what is necessary but no fund to get started and without money any dream is dead.
Alot of people are willing to make money and some work extra job just to get money but can't meet up with nature.
Yeah, dream without money is dead, that's why one have to fine a way to get things going, doing different jobs and trying other things.
The biggest problem is money and the solution is also money.
Alot of problems but no solution to get it done government should try and get fit things.
Why someone is richer can a state or a country when alot of citizens are suffering.
That was not just a speech to me ...I felt I should be doing something to solve a problem too
Did you do anything?
@@PacLevkov we all do and we need to fix this now can we talk
Well it's been three years since your comment here. What did you do?
Do you do anything
@@kundanchhabrahi
You know guys , Today Somehow i searched For "How to solve worlds problem? " and i cannot find any other video than it so thats the harsh reality of world. Everybody wants to be successful and make money But nobody wants to solve other problems like this as a human being it's our primary duty to serve our nation our world to make it a better place and by the way sorry for if i made any mistakes in words because you know my intention is just trying to change world but without anyone i am lonely and as a high school student i can do nothing but commenting on this Video. But you know guys i try i try & i try
You are not alone.... let's do it together from where we are🙂
Wow insightful. A man who has walked with the profitable and the profitless; and stayed on the straight and narrow.
The views in the videos shows actually how many people are curious in solving the problem.
Hmm...you are right...
Becoz they are busy in watching stuff like BBkivines with having wine.
yeah
Not everyone spends there time googling videos on how, they are just out there doing it.
@@stratify9704 how can they do if they don't know how to do?
Well said : "When we look solutions for poor, we look for poor solutions."
So yeah! One day I asked myself if we're actually "being humane" or we're just 'human being'. This is the time to make the world a better place for all of us..by looking at the big picture i.e by solving the world's biggest challenges.
Thank you very much for this insightful motivation (reflection).
Because we have to pay for a doctorate degree for anyone to think we’re worth listening too.
good point. "social status" is flawed.
Thats right
@@cutesong2608 I have money and I’ll pay for all it’s just that I am in a sticky situation I am very badly abused
@@bnbnnbnbnbv4330 what happened with you friend??
True
This is our purpose in life, to help those in need. We continue to live because somebody needs us not for our own satisfaction only. Basic needs should be met by everyone.
Help those in need yes. 1 trillion non human animals are killed every year so people can make themselves sick by consuming them. Ends up polluting our water, air and land, causing increased rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, overloads the medical system, fills pharmaceutical companies pockets, etc etc.
But people do not care.
I found such a close soul from India! Thank you !!!! The absurdity of immense potential capitilisef by a few and the immense externality of wealth inequality.
I choose to make a difference everyday with where I spend my money, time and energy. I don't buy bottled water instead I have located a filtration system and I refill jugs of water. I buy local/sustainability frown foods without packaging as often as possible. I am a step mom, instead of having children because I don't want to add to the population problem. I spend time lifting others up to follow their creative solutions. It's a choice, how u spend your time thinking doing and spending...every day you can choose to make a difference.
you sound awesome
@@mmmghool thank you
There's something about this I don't understand.
@@tobiokanlawon1562 Hmm...what's that?
@@stratify9704 I really wish I knew
THIS WILL BE DONE BY EMPATHY & PASSION, NOT BY INTELLIGENCE, I BELIEVE🍀
Great speech! When the speaker say "best minds" it means best minds to make money in the current economical system. We need best minds to help the people and the world massively.
Finally someone saying a logical thing
Best ted talk ever. Period.
Because the people with big bank accounts keep the big minds away from the problems that give them profit.
Beautifully explained the systems of profits and everything in detail. Thank you
Man, I love you. You have told the truth.
The answer is: anything that definitely solves world's big problems are labelled as Impossible fantasies
so much repect for this guy👏
The best and inspiring talk I have come across in 2020. Sometimes best things happen after worst suitations.
a well prepared and at the point speech.
There are great minds that can and have figured this out, but the problem is "others" on the top that are more worried about profit and will do anything to keep it and stay on top.
awesome speech...great insights
Super ultra-awesome!!! Super thanks for sharing!!
Amazing video. Food for thought 😊👍
Very well explained. The reason is money ..investments on those doesn't makes profits. Poverty...unsolved
They primed ur kid to pick mcdonald over other brands.
You are so awesome! this talk is EPIC
This is brilliant... daily life for many vulnerable people necessitates Change Agents ... to do something to help their challenges & the fact that wealthy people and corporations do little to nothing 😒 to contribute to environmental cleanliness & assist the destitute .. kudos for trying to help people 👏 👍
One of the best Ted talk ever !
This man is giving Steve way too much credit😂
This man deserves a Nobel Peace Prize
Insightful. Nice.
At the end of the day guys we all want to help fix the world and shouldnt feel so bad if its hard or takes long and so on because we all make the world a better place together. Peace ✌️☮️❤️
I needed this.
It doesn't pay as much as what they are doing in their own lives. That's why~!~
A circle where we find the true good in life but have to live with the bad
great explanation sir.
Epic in every way.
Very inspiring
Kept the best minds in the world at bay through bureaucracy? Thank you.
This is one of the greatest talk which I've heard in recent days..
This guy is a total moron. I could debunk literally everything that he says. He needs a higher IQ to be able to discuss these major issues, but instead he says Steve jobs is one of the greatest minds.. which is a joke.. and asks what he did to change those issues and says nothing... If he had a brain he would think about the bigger picture Both bill gates and Steve jobs did which was connectivity which lead to millions of other people who are also smart to have the ability to help with the issues he wrote on that board. Its not as simple as he tries to make it, and it cant be. This guy should never have done this talk. It was irrelivent to anyone with brain cells.
@@BothViewPoints ok...so have you any idea on getting rid of the issues raised in vdo?
@@BothViewPoints he is planting seeds and raising awareness. I don't think there is anything moronic about that. 2pac was murdered for trying to be the change. So was Kennedy. So was Martin Luther King. what is your problem with the man?
Remind me of Alex Ross's graphic novel about superheroes trying to solve human problems, but even with their superpowers human is difficult and complex to be helped.
As soon as i saw the title i know he know something. The smartest people i know are living independent lives fouces on thier betterment not foucesing on the stress of global issues.
Appreciate the honestly sir 🙏
Wow a great video 👏👌
Thank you!
Inspired 👍🏾‼️‼️
between sacrifice and pleasure people choose pleasure..so problems are exist and will be.
But unknowingly poor ppl sacrifice much more than the rich ppl do.
much appreciated !
Every founder should listen to this video before starting their start-ups
The answer is simple. Nobody wants to listen to someone else’s ideas and solutions no matter how sensible and practical they are because the other side is attached to their own pride, tribalism, prejudices, hate, anger and violence and think that THEIR WAY is THE RIGHT WAY.
Lol what's simple about trying to change human nature?
The single biggest improvement in reducing global poverty was China moving to a more market economy, putting hundreds of millions of people to work not on "solving poverty" but on making things people need. Clearly China has a lot going on that is wrong in many areas, but the point is you don't solve poverty by putting smart people to work on poverty. You solve poverty by embracing an economic system that is good at putting people to work.
thats a fantastic point Gene McKenna and surprisingly is least talked about. in fact China was the reason why the MDG on poverty reduction could be met. Most non profits and people working on poverty alleviation undermine governments roles (thats because many our corrupt) and look for perfect solutions which probably do not exist out there. You see, China’s success in poverty reduction always comes with a ‘but’.
You mean how the workers in China are literally paid cents for the unregulated and intensive labor they do? Yeah. Let's look to China to solve our problems! This comment... lol.
Thankyou sir
Hard truth but trure
Thought provoking...
This needs more views
I think this tedtalk should have more views...
perfect
There are global problems right now, the most important being: lack of food, water, warmth, health and mental stability for each and every individual human. Lesser problems stem from these, including but not limited to: anger, addiction, jealousy, greed, and the abuse of flora and fauna.
These problems have a root. Identify and remove the root for the discontinuation of the cycle of problems. The root is currency. Society revolves around currency. Upon eradication of currency the deconstruction of the society we know and hate could begin, providing a good starting point to the reconstruction of the human mindset and society itself.
When profit is non existent due to currency being non existent, greed would decrease. Society has conditioned humans to be selfish and defensive of our personal resources as it has forced the majority of us to live in a state of a greed due to profit, in terms of not only finances but also resources. Everything physical is a resource.
Greed could be overcome with the removal of ownership of everything and the implementation of shared ownership of the planet and everything on it. A hive mindset could lead to the resources, energy and brainpower of life being focused directly onto solving global problems and making life a pleasant experience for everyone.
Rather than being selfish and defensive humankind could be sharing and inclusive. The removal of currency is an impossibility at this point in time as the majority of people will oppose the idea due to having money, alongside the widespread misconception that we need money.
Without currency people will wonder how to pay their rent, bills, pay for food, healthcare, and education. The answer is we don't. We are all dwellers of this planet and we all have the equal right to share the resources of the world. Money and society dictate overwise.
For this mindset to be able to be implemented into humanity we must await the fall of currency and of society itself. I believe this will never happen as the addiction to currency has overcome that which is inside each and every one of us.
We humans believe that we are intelligent, yet we humans act as a parasite as we destroy the host we live on. We humans, being intelligent animals, should be the guardians of our host planet and all life on it. We instead have chosen to be the destroyers of life.
Human history shows that we are repeatedly making the same mistakes through the chaos and turmoil.
If we have a pet that becomes depressed, what does that tell us? Something in the animal's life is not ok. The majority of us are supressed and we don't even believe it. We treat our pets better than we treat ourselves and our planet due to that feeling of ownership. If we felt like we owned our bodies rather than being our bodies would we take better care of ourselves? If we felt like we owned the planet, would we take care of the existence of life on earth itself, or would we continue to wallow in the filth and decay? $0.02
Censored you have really broken down the problem to its root. We humankind think we are progressing forward but in reality we are going backwards.
NICE
Nice
Nice Ted talk. Add Homes or Housing on the list of key global issues. The govt/industry have set high bar forwe average person to participate in innovation programs, they are deemed not smart, devoid of ideas. Average citizens rarely get access to investment monies, loans, grants. Progressive govts should take risks on average citizen's role in innovation.
That’s crazy I felt this !
The "list of our biggest problems" reflects are very "human centered" view of the world.....that in itself is probably our biggest problem.
This video is really underrated
I know what has to be done, but truth isn't something we accept, and the more we have the less people want to accept the truth.
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God bless you
2:16 & 5:34 👍👏
With these problem eradicated. Business will have more mid range population to sell there product to. It's a win win situation. Yet a lose for planet earth. More population, more friction, unbalance and we will all fight.
Population is one of the chart toppers not listed ..according to any environmental statistics at least.
These are not problems for the leaders of nations, they are power and profit control and opportunities. You can't fix global problems without the cooperation of those who use these problems to enrich themselves. It's not that the brightest minds don't want to work on them, it's that they can't
well said Marcus and I agree. I wonder why wouldn’t the brightest minds find a way out.
I support this group..
Thank you CZcams algorithm !
Frangod3123 :)
@@kumarprasoon omg this is a surprise, are you accepting interns in Singapore? Im from NTU :)
we should think deep and start to towards to destroy to these Global problems and should running programs also people can understand and work togther for it..
Really This Person is Truly Gentelman.
bcoz few can sacrifice quick selfish exceptional gains over a slow but sustainable overall societal betterment.
its an ethical issue not the technological, and everyone is aware of how much ethical we r now a days.
Becoz we like Joker instead of Batman
If everyone wanted to do something instagram is a good way to do it. Or tik tok spread the word. N let's fix the food problem the climate n world disasters
Finally CZcams has suggested me a good video.
Many people in this comment section associate power and wealth with knowledge 😔
I find it surprising that the list of our bigges problems did not include loss of topsoil, deforestation, desertification, resource depletion, and animal extinctions. Our living standards, life expectancy, and literacy rates are much much better than they ever have been, yet people are still whining about these things as if human beings are the only thing in this universe that ever mattered.
Permaculture looks like a promising answer for all of the questions raised by this talk
You can please some of the people some of the time, and most of the people most of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time
YEAH! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
The world problems are in dire need of a dynamic spiritual change for a true solution. "The condition of the world today is such that it is obvious no political solution to its problems is going to be found." ~ Shoghi Effendi, Baha'i Faith
The best minds in the world aren’t solving world problems because what they are solving is how to accumulate money for themselves which is their priority in this capitalistic world society. I believe that there should be a limit to personal wealth accumulation, that beyond a certain amount is already prohibited. World forum/ leaders should move to a different direction of handling money and agree to impose wealth limit as part of good governance.
We will solve it sir
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Man over here in America you have a young leader that loves every country in this world like he loves his. Yes I am for the people and I think for the 1% too. I wish I can become the 47 president of the United States
Prasoon is the real deal.
The Magic Sauce :)
Supply and demand the rich keeps getting richer and poor poorer or incarcerated answer unhealed trauma
I have figure out the solutions. And working single handedly without any aid. When approached to every responsible one they said " Tankhwa se ziada kaam nahi ker sakta, tum bhi mat karo".
The problems of the world today is that we simply do not care, enough too change. Humans adapt too the surroundings they live in. They are used, too there day in day out routines. We know better we know we can change we know that we as the most intelligent animal on this, planet that we can make a difference.we just simply choose not too.either out of fear or habbit. If those of you wish too seek a new way of living you must first, give up what you know now. And begin anew.
Just because we isolate something as to say "this is the problem, and for all problems there is always a feasible economic solution". That is the issue. Mistaking simple thought with complex realities. You can't just "get more food, more water, print more money, reduce emissions". It may help, in the short term. Our systems destroy the planet, green washing practices (eat less meat, "recycle", reduce, drive less) does Diddly in the grand scheme of things. Theres always big polluters, mass consumption among the masses.
We dont need simple solutions by some smart people. We need paradigm shifts. But time and time again, the elites have shown they only care about short term profits, maintaining social class differences (and making them more apparent) keeping people asleep to the hellscape/ war field most of the world is becoming. But we cannot realize it because we want to be comfy when we arent bound in slavery for most of our waking hours 😂😢
Because money. Mental capacity and desire to solve big problems does not always connect with what will make money.
I share a pivotal-month and day-of birth with some of the most important figures of people that possibly played a role of molding and shaping our modern society in technology and other fields as we see the world as it is today.
Matthew Prater's Birthday Jan 25, 1982. Hand Drawn Solvable Maze Artist.
Robert Boyle's Birthday Jan 25, 1627
Birthplace: Ireland
Died: December 30, 1691
Robert Boyle was an Anglo-Irish chemist, natural philosopher, inventor, and physicist. Regarded as the first modern chemist, Boyle is often counted among the founders of modern chemistry. One of the pioneers of the scientific method, Robert Boyle is also remembered for his books, including The Sceptical Chymist, which is viewed as a keystone book in chemistry.
Joseph Louis Lagrange's Birthday Jan 25, 1736
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: April 10, 1813
Joseph Louis Lagrange was an Italian mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the fields of number theory, analysis, and both classical and celestial mechanics. He served as the director of mathematics at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin for over 20 years. He later moved to France and became a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
lIya Prigogine's Birthday Jan 25,1917
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: May 28, 2003
Ilya Prigogine was a physical chemist remembered for his work on irreversibility, complex systems, and dissipative structures. A respected member of several scientific organizations, Prigogine was honored with the Francqui Prize in 1955. In 1976, he won the Rumford Medal for his work concerning irreversible thermodynamics. His work on irreversible thermodynamics earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1977.
Helge von Koch's Birthday Jan 25,1870
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: March 11, 1924
Helge von Koch was a Swedish mathematician who served as a professor at the Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University College. He is credited with describing a popular fractal known as the Koch curve, which is named after him. Helge von Koch is also credited with writing many papers on number theory.
Humankind made great technological feats and breakthroughs in science and other fields, but humanity cannot solve or fix death, poverty, corruption, crime, epidemics, and so on. Well? when it comes to very complicated and complex sophisticated problems mankind is not capable to direct his steps successfully in this manner. Note what this one scripture brings out in the Holy Bible, JEREMIAH 10:23- O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his steps. 24- O LORD, correct me. The solution? Only God's Kingdom can fix these problems. God's Kingdom isn't something that is in the heart, it is a real government. Note what this other scripture will bring out of what God's Government/Kingdom will do to human-governments. Daniel 2:44- ''In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people, it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever.
Now the big problem at this time in world is, "money 💰" problem. As money 💰 is equal to everything.
Save money.
I think the greatest mind are not solving world biggest problem because it's not their problem and solving a problem require a motivational to do so
The problem is the excessive wealth gap on this planet. There’s absolutely no reason why there’s individuals with personal wealth that’s more than some countries GDP. You can end up many of the worlds problems with about 1 trillion dollars give or take. Unfortunately greed is going to the downfall of civilization.
I speak to many people and me included... that pay lip service to all those big problems. Sure I'll donate out of the excess change I have in my pocket. I'll participate if it is my spare time and ideally a social event. Give until my lifestyle is affected... no way and my observation even if people do not admit, it is a common position to take.
Yes, giving cannot be done at the expense of one's lifestyle. We think solving biggest problems requires giving, but there could be more sustainable ways of overcoming them. But we need to spend our time, talent and resources to think and build those. It involves great risks, but we humans have never been afraid of risks. Have we?
Little Reuby no mate mental illness is a chemical imbalance of the brain which has been proven with cat scans, and radiography where parts of the brain show chemicals increasing, mental illness is not some imaginary thought process associated with risk, most successful people manage risk and are risk adverse , meaning they calculate the risk to not be dangerous to them, I suggest you go learn lots more instead of speaking nonsense
Michael Wilson a chemical imbalance in the brain caused by trauma or Abuse.