How an elderly home became a place for innovation | Patrick Stoffer | TEDxSaxionUniversity

[Music] okay imagine this unusual society this big house with lots of family without being related in this house friendships are born relationships are formed and know these two are not my grandparents they are my friends please give a warm applause for aunts and Harry I'm Patrick stall for 28 years old and currently living in new monitors elderly oh and in my community as I like to call it we share stories we share ideas but most importantly we share lives and live together and to give you an example of what it's like I would like to take you back to the beginning of September this year for my birthday party I invited my friends and 15 of my new friends and what we call the party place of the house ghazan scenario all the people still know how to party right and yeah we had cake we drunk a few beers at some wine a cup of tea but most importantly we played a few games of beer pong also imagine being 80 or 90 years old why do you need to miss out on all the fun things in life we embrace it because that is what sharing in my community is all about and to give you an example of what it's like but sorry Anson Ari I remember I've been busy pretty busy lately but I do appreciate those small moments we have the power of a compliment asking me how my day was or laughing about a joke and I do appreciate those small moments we have because on this stage and I would like to sorry so what I really appreciate is sharing this moment on this stage with the two of you you encouraged me to bring my ideas into practice and now it has become reality this is my contribution to my community and as a facility management student a way of facilitating people and a way of facilitating my community because at the beginning of my studies I didn't know what to do or where to start facilitating but now I know it's all about a well meant smile or an honest how was your day meanings learned because of my new friends like you remember that moment when I told you guys about my plans to start a business in urban farming by using an old shipping container and growing leafy greens without soil or sunlight I can still hear you laughing ants how is that gonna work how can you grow plants without using soy or sunlight you told me you only know traditional farming working hard getting dirty but ants you've designed brooms for the Dutch palace in Apeldoorn and now you inspire me to design a container because I want to show how it's possible to produce local to local food 365 days a year with the help of some really awesome technology and airy I really love your entrepreneurial mind it's a former barber you know how to run the business selling a product and building relationship with customers and suppliers it's nothing new to you the cool thing is in my container it's also close by supplier meets consumer and then Humanitas home for the elderly this organization started this opportunity for students four years ago and I can't imagine living another wave right now and I know for sure the you to god imagine living without students and and looking into the future if it was up to me I work together with my community with my new friends my neighbors to tell and produce locally efficient and in harmony we've got the container of ideas and possibilities worldwide and I realize now that facility to me is like farming the seeds and plants are like little babies to me you care you want the best for them to protect them and at the same time to grow steady my container is a safe place to facilitate the best seeds ever grow from there and facilitate the future thank you [Applause] you

Channel: TEDx Talks

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Keywords: TEDxTalks, English, Netherlands, Technology, Cities, Economics, Future, History, Ideas, Sustainability

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Length: 6min 13sec (373 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 17 2017