This document discusses lessons on how innovation can happen with youth. It provides background on the speaker's experiences with innovation competitions and companies like Microsoft, Stanford, Google, and Silicon Valley startups. The main lessons discussed are getting out of one's comfort zone, being open to collaboration beyond borders, having an equipped innovation ecosystem with support systems, gaining exposure through opportunities for youth, leveraging technology, and cultivating a strong culture of innovation. The conclusion is that innovation starts with identifying problems, forming solutions, gathering talented people, taking action, and continuously improving through evaluation.

1. How Innovation Can Happen with YOUTH Special Presentation to the Leaders of Malaysia

2. Our Doubts are Traitors, that Make Us Lose the Good Chance to Win, by Fearingto Attempt- William Shakespeare

3. Employ Your Time in Improving Yourself, By Other Men’s WritingsSo That You Shall Come Easily by What Others have Labored Hard For…- Socrates

4. Innovation Starts with;A PROBLEMSOLUTIONSACTIONEVALUATIONIMPROVEMENTS

5. Hacking through the ‘Stuck’ Mindset My Background ‘Trying to Innovate…’ My ‘Innovation’ Journey The New Zealand Experience Microsoft Imagine Cup Stanford GIT One Young World Stanford/ Silicon Valley Google My Big Conclusion How Innovation is Started!

6. The Big WHY?

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8. Innovation Lessons Getting Out of the Comfort Zone New Zealand was ‘Forced’ to innovate due to country & geographical limitations Be Open Exploring collaborations beyond borders An Equipped Eco-System A Culture that supports Innovation A System or Community that Facilitates and Support Innovation The Exposures Innovative Ideas are Welcomed Kids started at a very young age Given the Tools, the Channels and the Motivations to Innovate

10. Innovative Lessons Hunt for Talents People that can compliment, support and strengthen your work Skills that you would need Mock Up Crazy Ideas With technology – Anything is possible! New ‘I Know!’ Opens Up New Possibilities Innovation begins with New Knowledge, New Exposures and New Appreciation of New Information Be Receptive to Possibility of Change – Not Resist It

13. Exploring New Platforms to Showcase Your Opinions

14. Study about New Ways to Get Attention

15. Communicate & Explore the Borderless World

16. Connecting with people from diverse range of backgrounds

17. Collaborate & Plan across Borders

18. Exchange of Inputs, Networks and Resources that transcend boundaries

19. Digital Referrals & Reputation for Networks

20. Forming groups online and offline

21. Reinforce reputation and work – Draw attention and interest towards your work

23. Innovation Lessons Strong Enterprise & Innovation Culture Inter-linked with; The industry & people Constant Forums & Networking events Sharing Sessions from Experienced Group Research on Case-Studies Strong Mentoring Networks & Support No Ideas are Bad Ideas! Training & more Exposures!

24. ‘How someone gets your attention - Get introduced by a trusted source - Out of 3,000 ideas, dig into 300, meeting 100, invest 2 (Silicon Valley ratio)…’ 'I invest in you' - Randy Komisar invests in great people! ‘Entrepreneurship - Practised better in certain places - Plan A is often flawed, judge people as individuals instead of ventures – Plan B will often WORK!’ ‘Is it ok for your business to fail 70% of the time? If you think that is crazy, then you won’t build innovation in your company - You cannot build creativity, if you do not allow experiments to create new products and solutions…’ Randy Komisar Partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers CEO of LucasArts Investor & Mentor, Google & Amazon.com

25. Innovation Lessons Ideas Whiteboard Scribbling down ideas for others to build on Campaigning for ideas Job Rotation Rotating to understand different job perspectives Personal Self-Development Time Working on personal projects Obtain support networks from Google Management Style Thank God Its Friday! (TGIF) Open Lunch Sessions with Everyone

26. My Conclusion Start to Question Start to Form Solutions Start to Gather Talents Start to Implement Start to Innovate Taking Action Now!

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