TEDx Kanata - Wi-Fi vs Water: Have We Lost Perspective?

We are on the cusp of a major transformation in our relationships with technology and each other. Global connectivity and smart devices are the major drivers reshaping how we work and live. With that comes a new set of skills and resurgence of old ones needed to be productive and fulfilled contributors in the world. It also requires a deeper look at the fundamental challenges we face as human beings living in a digital world.

More people have a mobile phone than a toilet.

Approximately 650 million are without access to safe drinking water. 

On average most people check their mobile phones 150 times a day… or every 6 minutes.

45% of world’s occupations will be automated within the next 20 years

Demand for water will outstrip supply by 40% in the next 20 years if trends continue

We are more connected, informed and aware than we have ever been. Yet, with all this access we continue to lose sight of the bigger picture –real world problems, like access to safe water. We have become distracted, over-scheduled and seduced by technology. How can we solve these and other important problems?

In this energetic and thought-provoking talk, author Craig Gauthier not only provides answers but sets out a challenge - to question our perspective on what really matters and make necessary changes before it's too late. 

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