I want to start by telling you something about permission. For years, I believed permission came from the outside - from achievements, from degrees, from other people's approval. I was a girl who learned to be invisible while trying to be extraordinary. I thought if I just achieved enough, climbed high enough, I'd finally have permission to take up space. But then something happened that changed everything. A breakup. A song. A city on the other side of the world. And I realized I'd been asking the wrong question my entire life. What if permission was never something to be earned? What if it was something I had to give myself? This is the story of how I learned that. And how a carousel taught me what I'd been missing the whole time.

The future is here right now and people are looking for other people. This talk reveals how the patterns we struggle with, our shadows, are actually the source of our greatest gifts, and why knowing ourselves more deeply is exactly what the world needs now. What's the hardest and easiest thing in the world? Tune in and find out! ~ Justin Encourager & Connector of People Tagging a few friends, colleagues, and people's talks that I watched: @Björn Hagemann , @Natalie Duncan, @Emma Fábryová, @Éva Raposa, @Harrison Angwin, @Tony Mulligan, @Ben Sherry, @Lucas Reuterstig, @Dani Rosenblad James

SKOOLx Entry Did you ever wish you had a higher IQ? No, seriously. Much higher. That question sent me down a rabbit hole involving: - a maths encyclopaedia, - East Germany, - a Möbius strip, - Barbados, - and a few pocket lions. 7:10 minutes. No edits. One take. If you're curious, come along.

My name is Ayu Masruroh, and I come from Indonesia. Today, I would like to share a story about courage, justice, and the power of speaking up. It is a story that changed my life and helped transform the lives of many others across my country. My speech is entitled “The Cost of Silence, the Power of a Voice.” I would like to say that I am truly grateful for the opportunity to participate in this event. I am still learning English and still learning to speak confidently in front of a camera. I know about this competition from @Ben Sherry, and I would like to sincerely thank the organizers for creating this platform @Lucas Reuterstig. I would also greatly appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or constructive criticism on my video, as I am always eager to learn and improve. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy my speech. :)

If I die tomorrow what would be the one thing I want my children to remember about me?