Unfulfilled [music] potential,

probably one of the biggest losses that

humanity faces continuously.

And it goes on silently. Imagine a

future where we have [music] more people

operating at their full potential to

build things that matter, solve the

world's biggest problems.

>> I did one of the things that you don't

know when you see something like this is

like is it real, right? Is it actually

is it more than some sort of like bait

and switch or some sort of gimmick?

>> My kids I would say and hopefully they

never watch this video but they're not

especially smart. If I rewind to before

they joined TKS, I would say I was

highly skeptical of what TKS was

promoting. You see the little video

snippets and you're like

sure.

>> The Knowledge Society or TKS offers a

10-month accelerator program that allows

teens to build projects, develop a

portfolio, and gain confidence in

real-world scenarios.

>> They come in not really sure what

exactly they want to do or they don't

even know what a lot of these

technologies are and as they start and

they learn more about it, they develop a

sense of confidence.

>> So this is a real accelerator [music]

program like the name suggests.

>> My name is Richard.

>> My name is Sarah Bundy and I am a TKS

[music] parent.

>> My name is Edward.

>> I'm Venkat Gajulapalli. I live in Palo

Alto.

>> My name's Sneha.

>> I'm Jyoti Singh Khara and I'm a TKS

[music] parent. My daughter goes to

Vancouver chapter.

>> I'm the biggest fan of TKS.

>> My name is Phineas Chandra. [music]

>> My name is Priya. I am the mother of

Sahana Venkatraman.

>> My name is Verity.

>> I'm Colin Keeney.

>> Yoko Sumada.

>> And we do have a kid in TKS.

>> Honestly, before TKS, I did feel like I

was basically like the stereotypical

good kid if you know what I mean.

[music] I just basically followed all

the rules in school.

I was only somebody who like achieved

high marks. My biggest mistake was that

like I would grind at school [music] and

then like at home I would just like

continue grinding school.

>> I had a lot of um ideas in my head.

I had a lot of ambitions, but I didn't

know how to channel that energy into

something productive.

>> Before I was at TKS, I was just like on

that path of you know making sure you

study hard and get to a good university,

then finally you could get you know a

good job at a company and your life is

basically done after that.

>> When I came into Innovate, I was like a

type of kid who didn't really want want

to raise their hand and volunteer.

>> The idea that you have to be a science

person or that you have to be a biology

person or you have to be a physics

[music] person to look into those kinds

of fields and actually get really

high-level knowledge about them and

build really cool things with them. I

think TKS has challenged that belief

because it has showed me like you don't

have to be a so-called biology person to

learn about really cool things in

biology.

>> So, originally I thought I was signing

up to like a regular program where it's

it would teach you about emerging

technologies. I thought that was going

to be the whole gist of it. But what

actually surprised me was that that's

only half the picture. So like sure, the

first few weeks you'll be learning about

technologies in space sectors and

biomedical and AI. But then the next

half of the program you're learning

about how

to build your own future. You're

doing challenges with other

multi-billion dollar companies. You are

trying to get in touch with

professionals. And TKS guys are and they

don't give you the opportunity. So it's

up to you to take action. And that's

something I never expected coming to

this program, but now looking back on

it, it's something that really helped

me.

>> On the first day of TKS in my core, I

said hi to every single person and

introduced myself. And when I went home

I was like, "Oh damn. Okay, I can

actually do this."

>> My favorite thing that it helped me with

is networking. I don't think I really

understood how impactful it would be at

the beginning of the year, but I think

now I understand just how helpful it has

been and how helpful the community is.

>> I was talking to my director Esther. I

was like, "I think it would be really

cool to go to this conference and hear

from these people." She was like, "Oh,

just go email them and go to it and

see."

>> I was taught like it doesn't really

matter whether or not you don't have

experience or it doesn't matter your

age, doesn't matter your lack of

experience or knowledge. Like people are

out there to help you, so reach out to

them.

>> Don't feel limited by like what

universities are offering and what

schools are offering. Just go out there

and try to learn as much as you can and

build as much as you can.

>> TKS is really just moving you from an

observer to a doer. So, you're not just

watching the future happen, [music]

you're making it happen.

>> The version of myself in September who

walked into the first session of TKS

would be so proud of how far I've come.

>> From the first day that Hugo went into

TKS, I picked him up afterwards and he

said, "I love it. I love it.

I had the best time."

>> So, what am I most proud of for Kai?

[music]

I'd say probably the fact that he got to

be a speaker at Web Summit.

Uh they he got to represent TKS on

[music] stage. He got to speak on stage

for an hour and he introduced all of the

speakers on the growth stage. And he did

an amazing job and it was standing room

only and I was standing there in the

very front row trying not to cry cuz I

was like, "That's my kid up there. He's

doing so great."

>> [music]

>> And uh it's just been amazing seeing him

come out of his shell a lot.

>> I think a lot of kids here at school,

whether it's like said directly [music]

or just kind of implicit, that like

you're asking too many questions or your

ideas are like that's not what we're

talking about today. Confidence without

the tools to act on those ideas, it

doesn't give you progress.

>> Last year we were really thinking

whether my son should be part of this

program or not. There were like many

questions, but the day today what I see

him is a different

power and together.

>> So, the soft skill, it's almost like a

not even a not soft skill, but a life

skill. Because, you know, connecting

with people

was something and and confidently

articulating is something which I saw

him do after the TKS program.

>> scariest moments she's had [music] was,

you know, facing a huge crowd, right?

And I think that's has greatly greatly

improved.

>> Your child is going to change

in 10 short months. They may become a

completely different person than what

you're expecting. [music] They will

probably come out of their shell. They

will probably start thinking about

things that you never thought they would

start thinking about. They'd probably

start asking questions of you that you

never thought you'd be having

conversations about around the dinner

table.

>> If you are looking for [music] your

child to have that fire from within and

for your child to truly transform from

inside, [music] I think this program

will just do wonders. I think it should

be a no-brainer decision because you

will actually experience how your child

[music] transforms from within.

>> Your son goes in as a high schooler and

comes out as a PhD.

>> In the age of AI and technology,

teaching them how to think and then

bring that into like practical real-life

experiences, I think it's invaluable.

>> Nashman, who started a company called

Synapse Medical, the last funding round

they announced valued the company at

over a hundred million dollars.

Alexander Wu, who started a company

called Utopia Labs, they sold to

Coinbase a few months ago. Ananya

Chadha, who worked at Neuralink, Shugan,

and Alishba raised over a million

dollars. Then, both worked at places

like SpaceX and Tesla. They're not these

like unique geniuses. They're just like

you.

>> But, I think the best [music] part about

TKS is the community.

>> Without TKS, I would never have found

any of these people that are interested

in fields like me.

>> So, honestly, TKS helped me really good.

>> TKS is a place where I'm going to make a

lot of friends. I'm going to explore a

lot of new topics, and I've had a lot of

laughs.

And that is definitely one of the best

decisions I've made in my life.

>> In order to [music] actually stand out,

you cannot fit in.

>> I think he has pushed his boundaries and

gone out of [music] his comfort zone,

which is exactly what you want your kid

to do in order to be better and do

better.

>> If there's [music] ever a thought that

like enters your brain and you're like,

"Yo, what if that exists?" Join TKS and

I promise you [music] you will create it

and there's nothing stopping you from

that.

>> TKS!

TKS!