"There is no progress without honesty".

Brilliant presentation. ......we also need to drastically change our education system, from training clerks to training innovators..!

@19QKOO82

3 жыл бұрын

The problem is also Africa's best innovators will move to Europe and America.

@ghenadiedaranuta6785

3 жыл бұрын

60

@jeffw3591

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong, jean. Need food and water so ppl are not dying of thirst and hunger. Have you tried inventing while dying from thirst and hunger??

@Jnealt12

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffw3591 You make it see like they are actively dying from thirst and hunger every day of their lives, and everyone of them. You seem to have the wrong impression of them all together.

@kevinodom2918

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffw3591 wouldn't innovation help bring food & water wherever needed?

I have used Mpesa which he gave as an example of an innovation… from your phone you can pay for anything, send or receive money in kenya without dealing with cash. This has made life so easy in very many ways for citizens.

So glad someone is trying to think outside the box.

@ingridlandberg8662

2 жыл бұрын

What box? This sounds like "Greed is Good", money solves all problems, etc. The world is becoming uninhabitable and Efosa advocates for innovation to create wealth rather than making the world sustainable. BTW, what happened to the wells?

@patrickmuoki6826

Жыл бұрын

I am sure he's thinking positively, just as if there were no any box to think in. Brilliant

this derserve way more views. It's a real sparking ideas, real problems and very well presented. Not the typical rehearsal about mindfulness and how to be like successful people

@reecem367

4 жыл бұрын

I disagree.

@1anre

4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Zhou without counter facts, really smart uhm ?

@ghenadiedaranuta6785

3 жыл бұрын

2

@frommarkham424

3 жыл бұрын

this video deserves 1 million+ views

@limmingming4022

2 жыл бұрын

@@1anre this person fart from the mouth...

Efosa - I think you are bang on correct. I myself am preparing to leave the UK and move to Kenya - The opportunities are enormous. Creating a positive is 1000 times more rewarding than eliminating a negative

@kibetronoh2376

3 жыл бұрын

Hello. I'm in Kenya. What are you upto now?

@davidlloyd-jones8519

3 жыл бұрын

@@kibetronoh2376 Well i made it to Kenya!!..Niko happa sasa... Nyeri town forest - Building an eco house as a guest house - Built from local marrum soil on site. Very little imported materials, maximum local labor - a mix of traditional materials with new style and techniques - Mzuri sana kazi

@Jonifico

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidlloyd-jones8519 You guys rock! How did it all go?

@Tepkeny

Жыл бұрын

@@davidlloyd-jones8519 awesome, how is it coming along 2yrs now?

@highhope.j.2393

Жыл бұрын

wow, thank Goodness i stumbled upon this talk n this comment. im from nyeri, kenya. currently working abroad but still feeling ecstatic for yours thoughts and hopefully actions on bringing affordable lifestyle to kenya. hongera na Mungu awabariki 🙏🏽💓🤠

Good talk. I can't help but think that you need a stable government in place to provide security and protection in order to give the innovaters time and space to innovate.

This is a very insightful speaking. The America example here is the same thing as Japanese entrepreneurs thought after the Japan Empire fell during WW2. The Japanese were so poor, struggling and facing the cruel hardship. But the Japanese entrepreneurs then set the mission to produce products that were "affordable to everyone" to help their fellow citizens. As long as the product lines were running, people still had their jobs and income. All the households could afford the light bulbs, the electric fans, the cars at low prices. That's the reason Japan rose from ashes.

@lilianbosibori9017

Жыл бұрын

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@lilianbosibori9017

Жыл бұрын

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@kgmillionaire

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. 😊

@hoseaa7121

Жыл бұрын

Cue dat

I love all what you have spoken about, some African problems are lack of willingness by our leaders to create friendly environment for innovations for instance some leaders have frustrated many innovators because they feel like the population should live in poverty and less empowered such that they consolidate their staying in power. Mind set change should start with our leaders especially the so called revolutionary leaders who assume power by the barrel of the guns

This is brilliant - learnt something, "focus on innoviation rather than being obsessed on how to eradicate poverty" thank you,

@averayugen7802

Жыл бұрын

When we are less obsessed with eradicating the poor person in out heads and souls....we will get healthy in every other way.

Innovation is the key to creating prosperity.

Great simple perspective, focus on creating prosperity not eradicating poverty.

Brilliant, Efosa Ojomo! I would just add that our innovation has to include ideas from the people who are going to be the recipients of the innovation too. We need ground-up solutions, and the communities need to be involved.

@stinger4712

Жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. Yes the solution has to be relatable but it doesn't need to come from the people.

I'm repeating this over and over again, till it becomes a part of me

@horagerva

Жыл бұрын

me too

Why isn’t this Efosa’s talk longer, it’s like he had so much more to share but was limited for time.

You're a good man to return and help out your people. Many people lack that courage, decency.

@ibrahimalowonle9106

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt I would definitely do the same.

If I could "like" this video a hundred times I would gladly do it!

@Sridhar909

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 👍 Awesome speech!!

@missangela6720

3 жыл бұрын

You can still do it by liking every single positive comment in this video that seems to align with your thinking

@kennethisaac233

Жыл бұрын

@@missangela6720 and sharing the video as well so alot of us can see it.

This is one of the biggest missing pieces I needed to plug into my life mission!

It takes great diligences in research to get this kind of results. I hope to become a great thinker like you & prof Clayton someday.

They people who pump in resources know the formula which isn't advised. We are drowning into debts but we thank God for people like you driving the message home. Thanks i have learnt alot, i am a community worker, who thinks more of working directly innovative with target people than funding them. Now i get a clear view how to implement it. Point well driven home, bless you

This was the best answer describing poverty and I learned a great deal. The meaning is deep and profound! What needs to change is the focus on innovation and then the rest will follow such as infrastructure. We learn that throwing relentless resources at a problem won't solve it. We don't truly understand the underlying problem, such as poverty. The speaker says, to focus on "innovation", and he used for example the beginning of the Ford automotive company. Ford, is one man that created the affordable cars for the common man. It created an economic good which in turn creates jobs for product and services around the automotive industry. This was a nice insightful moment for me as a lifelong business major. Clearly, innovation is seen as a very powerful solution here in the states and across the world. The ideas, such as Henry Ford's "innovation" for affordable cars created infrastructure in the form of roads. I believe this speaker spoke from his teams experiences and study of poverty. This was super intuitive and carefully argued and reasonable insights from a combination of empirical evidence and comparison of economic standards. Remember, resources does not solve the problem of poverty! Clearly stated here! It's the innovation that needs to take place! Entrepreneurs, with clear visions and simple concepts will help change world! ---Siv "Very Profound!"

wow..excellent presentation brother. well said. Developing countries like my own needs this message. Thank you , thank you

Creating innovations is the way forward.

Fantastic. It touch so deeply. Thank you. So much right on. Equity, respect, togetherness and movement towards a greater future for everyne. Amen!

Building confidence through knowledge is key to success.

Innovation needs security, rights protection (democracy) and infrastructure..

EXCELLENT!....very insightful! 👏👏👏👏👏

The car came before the road. The innovation comes before the infrastructure! 💪🏾🔥🔥🔥

@OwenSichone

Жыл бұрын

Not true. Horse drawn carriages had roads. Cars were called horseless carriages.

@a4Patiole

Жыл бұрын

@@OwenSichone you're 100% correct. As someone who continues to see new tar roads being created, I resonated with the fact that not all roads/pathways are created when an idea is formulated.

A very interesting piece of speech! Thank you, sir!

This left me pretty amazed! Bravo to the speaker. I hear you very well, my brother.

Outstanding! Thank you.

Whatever you focus on, you get more of. Focus on poverty, you get more poverty. Focus on wealth.

What a breath of fresh air. I am so grateful for your presentation i

As a missionary and development worker in Liberia, West Africa, I appreciate your honesty and insights. I agree with your assessment and encourage the development of appropriate technologies as much as possible.

This is a powerful and such profound presentation that needs to be listened to by all Afrikans, esp those carrying out such programs 👏

Lets hope African young leaders have well received this informative presentation because it pokes consciousness if you are a little normal.

@khajalieubarrie5088

Жыл бұрын

We all wish they do but they don’t even have time to pick up these lessons

outstanding presentation and insightful , complex subject simplified for all. Well done !

This gives me hope yet.

What about the goverment corruption in Africa? I thought it will be your insight about why it's so hard to stop the poverty in the continent. That being said, it was truly inspiring and insightful talk. Thank you so much for that. It is a pleasure to hear the product of your research. Very creative and out of the box.

@sebsignat8286

Жыл бұрын

When we start removing corruption; we get positive changes in society, lower poverty etc

@philippa3466

Жыл бұрын

Every country is corrupt. The most developed nations are the MOST CORRUPT. Corruption and development don't go together. Just because you are developed does not mean you are not incredibly corrupt. Look at countries like the UK, USA, France etc. Their corruption is almost sinister and throughout their system. But they are developed. The focus on eradicating corruption before we develop has the same impact as this focus on eradicating poverty.

Powerful still it start with a clear and mercy filled heart about humanity help people to help themselves

Efosa this is really insightful, I've also been thinking can't we ,the developing countries focus on addressing the root problem which I is believe is low levels of literacy;the biggest poverty contributor.

Excellent quality of dealing with the Poverty. The Poverty reduction policies has-been missed placed in Africa. Innovation is the way forward is to motivate many intelligent Africans to bring change in the lives of many people in Africa! I am in this new way of helping my people move to financial liberty 🗽 of many on the continent of Africa. Thanks

Excellent talk. You can do it.

Politics has become major hindrance in Africa on innovations and technology- including business growth. until we have the right leadership environment, it is difficult to move the continent ahead

how can we create create prosperity ?(not a resource problem) but innovation problem (INNOVATION = practical solution to a real problem)

I don't know why I am finding this now in 2022 , I have a couple of innovations that I afeel can empower the avaerage people in my community by addressing important things. I agree with you on the Video , however even innovation need to have a benchmark cost which in most cases funders will not agree to if they don't see in big profit

@littleKingSolomon

Жыл бұрын

The innovators he mentioned in his presentation had the same problem but, as he said, they persevered. Banks and investors may not see what we see but we can't give up.

@michaelsongiso4877

Жыл бұрын

@@littleKingSolomon I love the part where you said we can't give, thought it takes a lot to start something from scratch without anything because most of the activities will need cash in the initial stages

Well said

This is the best Ted talk I have seen and it can really apply to poverty in Families in any part of the world. There are so many innovative people in Africa and the education has to be given to our leaders who need to allow this innovative spirit of its people to flourish. P

Very well said!!

Thanks Man for enlightening me

This is amazing talk! Thank you! It aligns so much with my mindset that what we need is actually shift our focus to improving well-being (and prosperity as you said) instead of narrow-mindedly focus on trying to "pull" people out of poverty with throwing them funds or resources randomly before they are ready to use them.

Thanks alot patriot. You have liberated many minds on this concept.

am glad I watched this talk today.

Good TEDx Talk. I managed to write a Research Paper on a similar topic. Job well-done Efosa

Congrats on your amazing speech sir!

Eye opening presentation 👀

Great presentation, I watch it over and over!

This was awesome and insightful…..

Obviously, every effective paradigm shifts is a powerful tool for effective change. Shifting from poverty to prosperity is a powerful tool. I would love to engage his team on a simple but effective model that will change the poverty situation in Africa. This model shifts focus from the circle of concern to the circle of influence.

Innovation in the sea of corruption can sink right to the bottom and fail to transform the prospective fortunes of Africa. In Africa, we need to uproot corruption if innovation is to transform the economic fortunes of the continent

SPOT ON!!! Let's do something to accelerate innovation that yields prosperity.

Innovation revolution indeed. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

If you give someone a fish they will have fish to eat for a day. If you teach someone to catch their own fish and give them a fishing pole,they will have fish to eat until the fishing pole breaks. If you teach someone to fish and how to make their own fishing pole, they will have fish to eat for the rest of their life and their children will make better fishing poles and have more fish to eat and fish to sell for the rest of their lives and their grandchildren will make even better fishing poles and catch even more fish and have fish to eat and to sell to lots more people for the rest of their lives,...

@majiriokaroh6243

Жыл бұрын

Someone need to manage it properly without procrastinating for too long

Very insightful and top-notch presentation.

That Ford analogy was a crazy realization.

Thank you for a very stimulating talk and for your work to help people lift themselves from poverty by creating prosperity through innovation. I would like to know what happened to the water wells you referred to. Why are they broken? Thanks.

@kathrinneuhold9302

5 жыл бұрын

I've heard of wells that got broken by the women themselves, who were used to walk for miles to get water. The moment they didn't have to walk anymore, spending more time at home, some were exposed to domestic violence more often.

@cavemansouthafrica

4 жыл бұрын

@kathrin neuhold this explanation seems highly unlikely (coming from someone who lives in africa & has had close contact with many rural & poor communities.) it’s possible that it happened as you said once or twice, but even the fact that you don’t quote your sources and start off “i heard ...” suggests hearsay more than fact. what’s way more likely @heyrandal is that the wells were seen as a gift. most things on planet earth don’t last unless they are maintained - that’s the job of farmers, school grounds staff, carpenters etc ... maintenance maintenance maintenance. without tools, expertise and agreements in place, a community will use a gift until a small thing goes wrong, then instead of a stitch in time, they will generally continue using it until it’s totally broken. like trying to repair a car with a ceased engine, it’s often better to start again. but they don’t have the resources to start again anymore than they did with the first well. handouts (gifts) aren’t a long term solution. innovation, job creation, training are...

@petrawirrell2624

2 жыл бұрын

My husband and I have lived and worked in Sierra Leone for 2 years. He drilled water wells in the villages, despite there being already several wells which were broken. We asked, the people there why they did not use those wells. The reply "The rope is broken so we can't reach the water." We asked "Why don't you just buy a new rope and replace the broken one?" They replied "It is not our well, and the ABC - organization who drilled this well hasn't come back to fix the rope." - So sometimes it is also a matter of the organizations not transferring the responsibilities and "ownership" to the local people. It is sometimes a problem that the organizations, instead of empowering the people, have created dependency. In order to properly "help", the organizations need to be aware of the local culture and society structure as well.

That's a new perspective

THANK YOU SO MUCH I HAVE LEARNT SOMETHING NEW.

Deeply insightful

We must stop pushing and ask ourselves, how can we create prosperity

The benefit that African countries have is the availability of good technologies that when re-engineered will accelerate our levels of development and creation of wealth. I still think many African countries should invest more on research and development. Thank you for this wonderful presentation

@kennethisaac233

Жыл бұрын

Hi. Can you give examples of those technologies plz. I'm not aware of any of them. Thanks

@KiRetteCouture

Жыл бұрын

We can have all the technologies we want but if good governance is absent, things won't move on much.

Nice great efosa

Refreshing perspective.

Okay but how to foster innovation?

Innovation= practical solutions to real problems. Very insightful 💯💯💯

This approach seems viable and could yield significant potential on our Continent

this made my opinions about poverty more clear. thanks a lot.

Local governments in some African countries also make it hard for entrepreneurs to start business let alone be innovative. John Stossel did a good cover on it.

@Gikash

Жыл бұрын

True. Same case applies in Kenya

love your passion

We need to work on the mindset of our people to be able to make any progress. We have to drop all our negative thinking, subverting each other, change our paradigms and be focused on making positive progress.

I'm one of innovators in Africa. I agree with the presentation.

great vid

Awesome!! 👏🏻🙏

Thanks, that was brainstorming

I love you brother💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

Key Points 1. Ending Poverty goes with sustainable management of available resources 2. Innovation is important in social Change 3. There's need for change managers

This is the truth

I'm 64 and remember back in the mid 1960s that my grandfather kept envelopes of religious charities that he gave too and some of those were for an African fund even back then. It's really sad that the history of colonialism, slavery, and proxy wars between the U.S. and the former U.S,S.R. has tainted this effort to such a degree that it seems that it's practically impossible to make progress.

@Jossnaz

5 жыл бұрын

there is always someone to blame, instead of trying to solve the solution. Europe was conquered by the huns! Damn be the huns, the roman empire was such better. We could be so much better off. Can you revert the hun invasion? would it have been better without the hun invasion? I know people very closely who work with african charity. By blaming the errors on yourself or others, you don't make a favor to anyone. But most importantly, you don't do the africans a favor. Because that would mean they can lean back, cry and point a finger.

@MrAceman82

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Jossnaz Great remarks. Blaming someone else for own misery, does not help anybody, especially you. Not only Huns, large part of Europe was held by Ottoman Turks for 500 years. Should we blame the Turks for that? No.

excellent

Thank you

Got value 👏💪

Great talk . Destined for greatness. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

You're an inspiration!

Technology in every aspect of society has advanced dramatically in the last 50 years. So the poverty bar has moved accordingly.

Well said Brother. It's a pity to know that we are our own enemies. High IQ people in Africa would stay when we give them the support they need.

@averayugen7802

Жыл бұрын

Same for Oklahoma.

He's one hundred percent correct. Africa doesn't need saviours, we need innovators and business men. Stop giving us fish, teach us how to fish

Brilliant

Great talk. I support Trade not Aid with developing nations. Buy their products not donate to their often corrupt government officials. The products supports putting food on tables, shelter and gradual improvement in education. No jobs = no need for education.

This TED Talk is beautifully put together. The Late Hans Rosling would appreciate the factful-based worldview in which Efosa's research is rooted.

It's easy to get a patent right in the US but in Africa, we have a system that frown against patents. And if the people in diaspora wants any real contribution in Africa, they should work with African govt to start issuing out patents to protect and to act as incentive to use private funds for research. I studied management and I know what will happen if Nigeria govt start issuing easy patents. Patent is how govt encourage private bodies to use their funds on research to solve issues. The company in hopes on crashing out on the patent use their own funds for research rather watin for govt. This is what super countries have in common. They all issue patents and enforce relevant laws in the case of dispute. The govt does not need to give one cent from its pocket. But protecting business, Sanctioning any business that copies our country's patent. Govt is not a place to smiling and waiting for grants. It's a place for ideas and implementation of such ideas.