This document appears to be a collection of notes and reflections from an individual named Nick van Breda. It discusses quitting gaming, winning an academic award, and presenting research. It also contains information about gamers and human enjoyment of games. The document lists topics related to global issues and sustainable development. It discusses the future of work and education and preparing for jobs that may not exist. It outlines some personal goals and resources needed to achieve them. The overall tone seems reflective as the individual discusses moving from being a game addict to a social entrepreneur.

1. WHO AM I?
@NICKVBREDA

5. HEARING THIS WAS FOR ME THE END & THE
BEGINNING...
1 January 2013 – Quit gaming
30 April 2013 – winning research paper
1 June 2013 – Best freshman research paper awarded with a 9,6
15 June 2013 – Presenting paper to 150 professors in Lisbon

7.  74% of people under 25 play games
 The average age for playing on the Xbox One is 31 years old
 Gamers want to solve big challenges and stick to it until it’s done
 ….
 ….
 ….
 ….
EVERY HUMAN BEING LOVES GAMES
http://bit.ly/Whygames

9. Aid (6)
Arms Control (7)
Biodiversity (9)
Causes of Poverty (14)
Climate Change and Global
Warming (32)
Corporations (13)
Environmental Issues (50)
Fair Trade (5)
Food and Agriculture Issues (26)
Food Dumping [Aid] Maintains
Poverty (3)
Free Trade and Globalization (14)
G8: Too Much Power? (4)
Genetically Engineered Food (10)
Geopolitics (45)
Health Issues (15)
Human Population (7)
Human Rights Issues (11)
International Criminal Court (6)
Refugee Crisis (3)
Natural Disasters (6)
Nuclear Weapons (5)
Sustainable Development (13)
Third World Debt Undermines
Development (11)
Trade, Economy, & Related
Issues (67)
http://www.globalissues.org/issue

10. What: Stamboom
Why: 31% of (Dutch)
society is lonely
How:
With a 3D printed tree
with measurement
sensors & game
elements in regions that
face the highest
loneliness/integration
needs
What: Brainwave
controlled drone
Why: To improve the life
of disabled people
How:
With open source
brainwave scanners and
drones we can create
courses for disabled
people to be able to
retake control in their life

12. Countless jobs will disappear but many new ones
will emerge in their place.
Students are now learning for jobs that in ten
years will no longer exist. How do we prepare
them for this?
What does the future of education look like?
http://Permanentfuturelab.wiki

13. The future of work you have to create for yourself

14. SCARCITY > ABUNDANCE

15. WHAT THEY DIDN’T TEACH ME ON
SCHOOL…

16. What have you done yesterday that others
will be proud of today?

17. Short term | Of short time Long Term | Of longer timePositiveenergyNegativeEnergy
YOU
Gaming School
Work
Step parents ;)
Passion
Curiosity
Sports
Debt
Friend moved far away
Helping someone else

19. FROM GAME-ADDICT TOWARDS SOCIAL
ENTREPRENEUR
2013-2016

23. WRITE DOWN A GOAL FOR THE NEXT 5
YEARS.
WRITE DOWN WHICH RESOURCES ARE
NEEDED TO REACH THAT GOAL.
WHAT IS THE GOAL:
A PERSONAL GOAL |
AN ORGANIZATIONAL/GROUP GOAL |
A SYSTEM GOAL |
Elon Musk: a change from fossil
fuels to clean fuels
Manish Sethi:
Change bad
habits with good
ones
Nick van Breda: Work
independently in place and
time, quiting work I don’t get
energized from & helping
others reach that too
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneesh_Sethi & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

24. Buurtzorg,
Permanent Beta,
Referendum
Government,
Banks,
Big corporates
95% of all businesses
before 2000

25. Exponential
Lineair
Freelancer

27. @nickvbreda – Nickvanbreda.com | Trendwatcher & Hackathon
Organizer | Innovation Broker Jack Young Network Group |
Co-organizer Campus Party The Netherlands