TEDGlobal 2007
Patrick Awuah: How to educate leaders? Liberal arts
Patrick Awuah: Kako obrazovati vođe? Društvene znanosti
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Patrick Awuah tvrdi da je obrazovanje iz društvenih znanosti kritično za formiranje pravih vođa.
Patrick Awuah - University founder
After working at Microsoft for almost a decade, Patrick Awuah returned home to Ghana and cofounded Ashesi University, a small liberal arts college that aims to educate Africa's next generation of leaders. Its first class of students graduated in 2006. Full bio
After working at Microsoft for almost a decade, Patrick Awuah returned home to Ghana and cofounded Ashesi University, a small liberal arts college that aims to educate Africa's next generation of leaders. Its first class of students graduated in 2006. Full bio
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Like many of you here, I am trying to contribute
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Kao i mnogi od vas ovdje, pokušavam
doprinijeti
doprinijeti
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towards a renaissance in Africa.
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afričkoj renesansi.
00:34
The question of transformation in Africa
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Pitanje transformacije Afrike
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really is a question of leadership.
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je zapravo pitanje rukovodstva.
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Africa can only be transformed by enlightened leaders.
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Afrika može biti transformirana jedino
uz prosvijetljene vođe.
uz prosvijetljene vođe.
00:43
And it is my contention that the manner in which
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I tvrdim da je način na koji
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we educate our leaders is fundamental
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obrazujemo naše vođe temeljan
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to progress on this continent.
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za napredak na ovom kontinentu.
00:53
I want to tell you some stories that explain my view.
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Želim vam ispričati nekoliko priča
koje objašnjavaju moje stajalište.
koje objašnjavaju moje stajalište.
00:58
We all heard about the importance of stories yesterday.
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Jučer smo svi čuli za važnost priča.
01:02
An American friend of mine this year volunteered as a nurse in Ghana,
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Moja američka prijateljica je volontirala
kao medicinska sestra u Gani.
kao medicinska sestra u Gani.
01:07
and in a period of three months she came to a conclusion
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i u razdoblju od tri mjeseca došla
do zaključka
do zaključka
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about the state of leadership in Africa
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u vezi stanja rukovodstva u Africi
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that had taken me over a decade to reach.
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za koji je meni trebalo preko desetljeća.
01:16
Twice she was involved in surgeries
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Dva puta je prisustvovala operacijama
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where they lost power at the hospital.
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tijekom kojih je bolnica ostala bez struje.
01:24
The emergency generators did not start.
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Pomoćni generatori nisu radili.
01:27
There was not a flashlight, not a lantern, not a candle --
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Nije bilo svjetiljke, lampe, čak
ni svijeće --
ni svijeće --
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pitch black.
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potpuni mrak.
01:33
The patient's cut open, twice.
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Pacijenti otvoreni, dvaput.
01:38
The first time it was a C-section.
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Prvi put je bio carski rez.
01:42
Thankfully, baby was out -- mother and child survived.
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Srećom, beba je izašla -- majka i dijete
su preživjeli.
su preživjeli.
01:47
The second time was a procedure that involved local anesthesia.
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Drugi put je bila operacija koja je
uključivala lokalnu anesteziju.
uključivala lokalnu anesteziju.
01:52
Anesthetic wears off. The patient feels pain.
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Anestezija se istroši.
Pacijent osjeća bol.
Pacijent osjeća bol.
01:55
He's crying. He's screaming. He's praying.
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Plače. Vrišti. Moli se.
02:00
Pitch black. Not a candle, not a flashlight.
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Potpuni mrak. Ni svijeće, ni svjetiljke.
02:06
And that hospital could have afforded flashlights.
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Bolnica si je mogla priuštiti svjetiljke.
02:10
They could have afforded to purchase these things, but they didn't.
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Mogli su si priuštiti da nabave ove
stvari, no nisu.
stvari, no nisu.
02:14
And it happened twice.
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I to se dogodilo dvaput.
02:16
Another time, she watched in horror as nurses watched a patient die
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Sljedeći put, gledala je u užasu sestre
kako gledaju dok pacijentica umire,
kako gledaju dok pacijentica umire,
02:22
because they refused to give her oxygen that they had.
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jer su joj odbili dati kisik,
iako su ga imali.
iako su ga imali.
02:28
And so three months later,
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I dakle, tri mjeseca poslije,
02:30
just before she returned to the United States,
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upravo prije povratka u SAD,
02:33
nurses in Accra go on strike.
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sestre u Accri su pokrenule štrajk.
02:35
And her recommendation is
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Preporuka koju je dobila je da
02:38
take this opportunity to fire everyone, start all over again.
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iskoristi štrajk kao priliku i otpusti
sve, počne iznova.
sve, počne iznova.
02:42
Start all over again.
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Počne iznova.
02:44
Now what does this have to do with leadership?
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Kakve to veze ima s rukovodstvom?
02:49
You see, the folks at the ministry of health,
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Vidite, ljudi u ministarstvu zdravlja,
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the hospital administrators, the doctors, the nurses --
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bolnički administratori, liječnici, sestre,
03:00
they are among just five percent of their peers
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su među samo pet posto svojih vršnjaka
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who get an education after secondary school.
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koji dobiju obrazovanje nakon
srednje škole.
srednje škole.
03:08
They are the elite. They are our leaders.
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Oni su elita. Oni su naši vođe.
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Their decisions, their actions matter.
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Njihove odluke, njihova djela su važna.
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And when they fail, a nation literally suffers.
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Kada ne uspiju, nacija doslovno pati.
03:20
So when I speak of leadership,
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Dakle, kada pričam o rukovodstvu,
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I'm not talking about just political leaders.
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ne govorim samo o političkim vođama.
03:26
We've heard a lot about that.
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O tome smo puno čuli.
03:28
I'm talking about the elite.
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Govorim o eliti.
03:32
Those who've been trained,
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Onima koji su trenirani,
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whose job it is to be the guardians of their society.
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čiji je posao biti čuvari društva.
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The lawyers, the judges, the policemen, the doctors,
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Odvjetnici, suci, policajci, liječnici,
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the engineers, the civil servants --
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inženjeri, javni službenici --
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those are the leaders.
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oni su vođe.
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And we need to train them right.
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I moramo ih dobro trenirati.
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Now, my first pointed and memorable experience with leadership in Ghana
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Moje prvo pamtljivo iskustvo s
rukovodstvom u Gani
rukovodstvom u Gani
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occurred when I was 16 years old.
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se dogodilo kada sam imao 16.
04:00
We had just had a military coup,
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Dogodio se vojni udar,
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and soldiers were pervasive in our society.
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vojnici su preuzeli društvo.
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They were a pervasive presence.
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Bilo ih je posvuda.
04:07
And one day I go to the airport to meet my father,
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Jednog dana idem u zračnu luku
susresti oca,
susresti oca,
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and as I walk up this grassy slope from the car park
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i kako hodam travnatom padinom
od parkirališta
od parkirališta
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to the terminal building,
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do terminala,
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I'm stopped by two soldiers wielding AK-47 assault weapons.
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zaustavljaju me dva vojnika naoružana
AK-47 jurišnim puškama.
AK-47 jurišnim puškama.
04:21
And they asked me to join a crowd of people
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Rekli su mi da se pridružim grupi ljudi
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that were running up and down this embankment.
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koji su trčali gore - dolje po toj padini.
04:29
Why? Because the path I had taken was considered out of bounds.
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Zašto? Jer su put koji sam odabrao
smatrali prekoračenjem dopuštenih granica.
smatrali prekoračenjem dopuštenih granica.
04:35
No sign to this effect.
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Bez ikakvog znaka za to.
04:38
Now, I was 16. I was very worried about
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Imao sam 16 i bio sam jako zabrinut
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what my peers at school might think
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što će mi vršnjaci reći u školi ako me
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if they saw me running up and down this hill.
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vide da trčim gore - dolje po tom brdu.
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I was especially concerned of what the girls might think.
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Posebno sam bio zabrinut što će djevojke
misliti o tome.
misliti o tome.
04:51
And so I started to argue with these men.
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Pa sam se počeo prepirati s ovim ljudima.
04:53
It was a little reckless, but you know, I was 16.
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Bilo je nepromišljeno, no,
imao sam 16.
imao sam 16.
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I got lucky.
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Posrećilo mi se.
04:57
A Ghana Airways pilot falls into the same predicament.
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Pilot Ghana Airwaysa upadne u
istu nepriliku.
istu nepriliku.
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Because of his uniform they speak to him differently,
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Zbog njegove uniforme, obraćali su mu se
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and they explain to him that they're just following orders.
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drugačije i pojasnili da samo
slijede naredbe.
slijede naredbe.
05:06
So he takes their radio, talks to their boss,
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Uzme njihov radio, razgovara s
njihovim šefom,
njihovim šefom,
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and gets us all released.
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i svima nam omogući odlazak.
05:11
What lessons would you take from an experience like this?
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Kakve lekcije biste izvukli iz ovakvog
iskustva?
iskustva?
05:14
Several, for me.
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Ja sam ih izvukao nekoliko.
05:16
Leadership matters. Those men are following
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Rukovodstvo je važno. Ti ljudi su pratili
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the orders of a superior officer.
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naredbe nadređenog.
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I learned something about courage.
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Naučio sam nešto o hrabrosti.
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It was important not to look at those guns.
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Bilo je važno ne gledati u puške.
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And I also learned that it can be helpful to think about girls.
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Također sam naučio da pomaže
ako razmišljate o djevojkama.
ako razmišljate o djevojkama.
05:33
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
05:35
So a few years after this event, I leave Ghana on a scholarship
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Nekoliko godina nakon ovog događaja,
napustio sam Ganu sa stipendijom
napustio sam Ganu sa stipendijom
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to go to Swarthmore College for my education.
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za moje obrazovanje na Swarthmore College.
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It was a breath of fresh air.
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Bio je to dašak svježeg zraka.
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You know, the faculty there didn't want us to memorize information
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Profesori nas nisu tražili da pamtimo
informacije
informacije
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and repeat back to them as I was used to back in Ghana.
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i ponavljamo ih njima kao kad sam bio
u Gani.
u Gani.
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They wanted us to think critically.
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Htjeli su da razmišljamo kritički.
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They wanted us to be analytical.
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Htjeli su da budemo analitični.
06:00
They wanted us to be concerned about social issues.
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Htjeli su da nas zabrinjavaju socijalna
pitanja.
pitanja.
06:04
In my economics classes I got high marks
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Iz ekonomije sam imao visoke ocjene
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for my understanding of basic economics.
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za moje razumijevanje osnova ekonomije.
06:10
But I learned something more profound than that,
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No naučio sam nešto važnije od toga,
06:13
which is that the leaders -- the managers of Ghana's economy --
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a to je da su vođe, upravitelji ganskom
ekonomijom,
ekonomijom,
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were making breathtakingly bad decisions
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donosili neizmjerno loše odluke
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that had brought our economy to the brink of collapse.
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koje su dovele našu ekonomiju na
rub kolapsa.
rub kolapsa.
06:27
And so here was this lesson again -- leadership matters.
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I tu je ista pouka - rukovodstvo je važno.
06:30
It matters a great deal.
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Jako važno.
06:33
But I didn't really fully understand what had happened to me at Swarthmore.
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Nisam u potpunosti razumio što
mi se dogodilo u Swarthmoreu.
mi se dogodilo u Swarthmoreu.
06:37
I had an inkling,
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Imao sam nagovještaj,
06:40
but I didn't fully realize it until I went out into the workplace
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no nisam u potpunosti shvatio dok
nisam počeo raditi,
nisam počeo raditi,
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and I went to work at Microsoft Corporation.
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a radio sam u Microsoftu.
06:48
And I was part of this team -- this thinking, learning team
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Bio sam dio tima -- tima koji uči
i razmišlja,
i razmišlja,
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whose job it was to design and implement new software
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čiji je posao bio dizajnirati i
implementirati novi softver
implementirati novi softver
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that created value in the world.
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koji je stvarao vrijednost u svijetu.
07:01
And it was brilliant to be part of this team.
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Bilo je briljantno biti dio ovog tima.
07:04
It was brilliant.
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Briljantno.
07:06
And I realized just what had happened to me at Swarthmore,
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I shvatio sam što mi se točno dogodilo
u Swarthmoreu,
u Swarthmoreu,
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this transformation --
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ova transformacija --
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the ability to confront problems, complex problems,
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sposobnost suočavanja s problemima,
kompleksnim problemima.
kompleksnim problemima.
07:17
and to design solutions to those problems.
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i dizajniranje rješenja za te probleme.
07:20
The ability to create is the most empowering thing
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Sposobnost stvaranja je najmoćnija stvar
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that can happen to an individual.
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koja se može dogoditi pojedincu,
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And I was part of that.
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a ja sam bio dio toga.
07:29
Now, while I was at Microsoft, the annual revenues of that company
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Dok sam bio u Microsoftu, godišnji prihodi
tog poduzeća
tog poduzeća
07:34
grew larger than the GDP of the Republic of Ghana.
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su bili veći od BDP-a Republike Gane.
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And by the way, it's continued to.
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I usput, nastavili su rasti.
07:42
The gap has widened since I left.
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Razmak se povećao otkad sam otišao.
07:46
Now, I've already spoken about one of the reasons why this has occurred.
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Već sam pričao o jednom od razloga zašto
se ovo dogodilo.
se ovo dogodilo.
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I mean, it's the people there who are so hardworking,
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Ljudi su tamo jako marljivi,
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persistent, creative, empowered.
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uporni, kreativni, osposobljeni.
07:59
But there were also some external factors:
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No, bilo je i vanjskih faktora:
08:02
free markets, the rule of law, infrastructure.
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slobodno tržište, pravilo zakona,
infrastruktura.
infrastruktura.
08:07
These things were provided by institutions
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Ove stvari su omogućene od institucija
08:11
run by the people that I call leaders.
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koje vode ljudi koje zovem vođama.
08:15
And those leaders did not emerge spontaneously.
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I ti vođe se nisu pojavili spontano.
08:18
Somebody trained them to do the work that they do.
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Netko ih je trenirao da rade posao
koji rade.
koji rade.
08:23
Now, while I was at Microsoft, this funny thing happened.
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Dok sam bio u Microsoftu, smiješna stvar
08:25
I became a parent.
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se dogodila.
Postao sam roditelj.
Postao sam roditelj.
08:27
And for the first time, Africa mattered more to me than ever before.
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I po prvi put, Afrika mi je bila važnija
nego ikad.
nego ikad.
08:32
Because I realized that the state of the African continent
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Jer sam shvatio da će stanje afričkog
kontinenta
kontinenta
08:36
would matter to my children and their children.
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biti važno mojoj djeci i njihovoj djeci.
08:40
That the state of the world -- the state of the world
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Da stanje svijeta -- stanje svijeta
08:46
depends on what's happening to Africa,
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ovisi o onome što se događa u Africi,
08:51
as far as my kids would be concerned.
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ako se pita moju djecu.
08:53
And at this time, when I was going through
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U to vrijeme, kada sam prolazio kroz
08:57
what I call my "pre-mid-life crisis,"
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ono što ja zovem "pred-krizom
srednjih godina",
srednjih godina",
09:01
Africa was a mess.
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Afrika je bila u neredu.
09:03
Somalia had disintegrated into anarchy.
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Somalija se raspala u anarhiju,
09:05
Rwanda was in the throes of this genocidal war.
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Rwanda je bila u boli genocidnog rata.
09:09
And it seemed to me that that was the wrong direction,
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Činilo mi se kako je to pogrešan put,
09:11
and I needed to be back helping.
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i da sam tamo potreban radi pomoći.
09:14
I couldn't just stay in Seattle and raise my kids
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Nisam mogao ostati u Seattleu i
odgajati svoju djecu
odgajati svoju djecu
09:18
in an upper-middle class neighborhood and feel good about it.
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u susjedstvu višeg srednjeg sloja i
osjećati se dobro zbog toga.
osjećati se dobro zbog toga.
09:22
This was not the world that I'd want my children to grow up in.
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To nije svijet u kakvom želim da mi djeca
odrastaju.
odrastaju.
09:28
So I decided to get engaged, and the first thing that I did
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Odlučio sam se angažirati, a prva stvar
koju sam napravio
koju sam napravio
09:32
was to come back to Ghana and talk with a lot of people
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nakon povratka u Ganu je bio razgovor s
mnogo ljudi,
mnogo ljudi,
09:36
and really try to understand what the real issues were.
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i stvarno sam pokušao shvatiti što su bili
pravi problemi.
pravi problemi.
09:40
And three things kept coming up for every problem:
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Tri stvari su dolazile sa svakim problemom
09:45
corruption, weak institutions
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korupcija, slabe institucije,
09:48
and the people who run them -- the leaders.
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i ljudi koji ih vode - vođe.
09:52
Now, I was a little scared
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Bilo me malo strah
09:54
because when you see those three problems,
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jer kada vidite ta tri problema,
09:56
they seem really hard to deal with.
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čine se jako teškima za rješavanje.
09:59
And they might say, "Look, don't even try."
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Ljudi bi mogli reći:
"Nemoj ni pokušati."
"Nemoj ni pokušati."
10:01
But, for me, I asked the question,
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No, ja sam upitao,
10:04
"Well, where are these leaders coming from?
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"Odakle dolaze ovi vođe?
10:08
What is it about Ghana that produces leaders
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Što je to u vezi s Ganom da proizvodi vođe
10:12
that are unethical or unable to solve problems?"
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koji nisu etični i nisu sposobni rješavati
probleme?"
probleme?"
10:16
So I went to look at what was happening in our educational system.
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Pogledao sam što se događa s našim
obrazovnim sustavom.
obrazovnim sustavom.
10:19
And it was the same -- learning by rote --
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I ostalo je isto -- učenje napamet --
10:21
from primary school through graduate school.
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od osnovne do kraja fakulteta.
10:25
Very little emphasis on ethics,
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Vrlo malo naglaska na etici,
10:30
and the typical graduate
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i tipični diplomac
10:34
from a university in Ghana has a stronger sense
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sa sveučilišta u Gani ima jači osjećaj
10:38
of entitlement than a sense of responsibility.
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prava nego odgovornosti.
10:42
This is wrong.
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To je pogrešno.
10:44
So I decided to engage this particular problem.
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Odlučio sam pristupiti tom određenom
problemu
problemu
10:49
Because it seems to me that every society, every society,
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jer mi se činilo da svako društvo,
svako društvo,
svako društvo,
10:55
must be very intentional about how it trains its leaders.
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mora imati namjeru u vezi toga kako
trenira svoje vođe.
trenira svoje vođe.
10:59
And Ghana was not paying enough attention.
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Gana nije obraćala dovoljno pozornosti.
11:02
And this is true across sub-Saharan Africa, actually.
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Ovo je, zapravo, istina posvuda u
sub-Saharskoj Africi.
sub-Saharskoj Africi.
11:09
So this is what I'm doing now.
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To je ono što trenutačno radim.
11:11
I'm trying to bring the experience that I had at Swarthmore to Africa.
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Pokušavam donijeti iskustvo koje sam imao
iz Swarthmoreu u Afriku.
iz Swarthmoreu u Afriku.
11:18
I wish there was a liberal arts college in every African country.
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Volio bih da postoji fakultet društvenih
znanosti u svakoj afričkoj državi.
znanosti u svakoj afričkoj državi.
11:22
I think it would make a huge difference.
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Mislim da bi to činilo veliku razliku.
11:25
And what Ashesi University is trying to do
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Ono što Sveučilište Ashesi pokušava
učiniti je
učiniti je
11:30
is to train a new generation of ethical, entrepreneurial leaders.
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trenirati novu generaciju etičkih,
poduzetnih vođa.
poduzetnih vođa.
11:37
We're trying to train leaders of exceptional integrity,
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Pokušavamo trenirati vođe
iznimnog integriteta,
iznimnog integriteta,
11:41
who have the ability to confront the complex problems,
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koji imaju sposobnost suočavanja s
kompleksnim problemima,
kompleksnim problemima,
11:44
ask the right questions, and come up with workable solutions.
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koji pitaju prava pitanja i pronalaze
realna rješenja.
realna rješenja.
11:49
I'll admit that there are times when it seems like "Mission: Impossible,"
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Priznat ću da postoje trenuci kada se to
čini kao nemoguća misija,
čini kao nemoguća misija,
11:56
but we must believe that these kids are smart.
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ali moramo vjerovati da su ova djeca
pametna.
pametna.
12:00
That if we involve them in their education,
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Da, ako se uključimo u njihovo obrazovanje,
12:03
if we have them discuss the real issues that they confront --
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ako postignemo da raspravljaju o pravim
problemima s kojima se suočavaju,
problemima s kojima se suočavaju,
12:07
that our whole society confronts --
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s kojima se suočava cijelo društvo,
12:10
and if we give them skills that enable them to engage the real world,
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i ako im damo sposobnosti koje će im
omogućiti suočavanje sa stvarnim svijetom,
omogućiti suočavanje sa stvarnim svijetom,
12:16
that magic will happen.
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dogodit će se magija.
12:21
Now, a month into this project, we'd just started classes.
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Projekt traje mjesec dana,
tek smo počeli s nastavom.
tek smo počeli s nastavom.
12:29
And a month into it, I come to the office,
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Mjesec dana je prošlo, dolazim u svoj ured,
12:32
and I have this email from one of our students.
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i vidim e-mail od jednog studenta.
12:35
And it said, very simply, "I am thinking now."
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Pisalo je, vrlo jednostavno,
"Ja sada mislim."
"Ja sada mislim."
12:40
And he signs off, "Thank you."
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i potpis, "Hvala Vam."
12:45
It's such a simple statement.
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Vrlo jednostavna tvrdnja.
12:48
But I was moved almost to tears
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No mene je ganula gotovo do suza
12:50
because I understood what was happening to this young man.
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jer sam razumio što se događa tom mladom
čovjeku.
čovjeku.
12:55
And it is an awesome thing to be a part
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Zakon je biti dio
12:59
of empowering someone in this way.
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osposobljavanja nekoga na ovaj način.
13:04
I am thinking now.
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"Ja sada mislim."
13:08
This year we challenged our students
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Ove godine smo pozvali studente
13:12
to craft an honor code themselves.
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da samostalno izrade kod časti.
13:15
There's a very vibrant debate going on on campus now
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Trenutačno je vrlo živa rasprava na kampusu
13:18
over whether they should have an honor code,
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trebaju li imati kod časti ili ne ,
13:21
and if so, what it should look like.
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i ako da, kako bi izgledao.
13:24
One of the students asked a question that just warmed my heart.
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Jedna od studentica je postavila pitanje
koje mi je zagrijalo srce.
koje mi je zagrijalo srce.
13:28
Can we create a perfect society?
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"Možemo li stvoriti savršeno društvo?"
13:34
Her understanding that a student-crafted honor code
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Čudesno je njeno razumijevanje da bi kod
časti kojeg bi studenti napravili
časti kojeg bi studenti napravili
13:40
constitutes a reach towards perfection is incredible.
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temeljni korak prema savršenstvu.
13:46
Now, we cannot achieve perfection,
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Ne možemo dostići savršenstvo,
13:48
but if we reach for it, then we can achieve excellence.
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no ako možemo krenuti prema njemu,
možemo dostići izvrsnost.
možemo dostići izvrsnost.
13:54
I don't know ultimately what they will do.
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Ne znam što će iz toga na kraju biti.
13:56
I don't know whether they will decide to have this honor code.
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Ne znam hoće li odlučiti imati kod časti.
14:00
But the conversation they're having now --
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No, razgovor koji trenutno imaju je o tome
14:02
about what their good society should look like,
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kako bi njihovo dobro društvo izgledalo,
14:06
what their excellent society should look like,
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kako bi njihovo izvrsno društvo izgledalo,
14:09
is a really good thing.
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i to je stvarno dobra stvar.
14:15
Am I out of time? OK.
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Nemam više vremena? OK.
14:21
Now, I just wanted to leave that slide up
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Htio sam samo ostaviti ovaj slajd gore
14:27
because it's important that we think about it.
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jer je važno da razmislimo o njemu.
14:30
I'm very excited about the fact
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Vrlo sam uzbuđen činjenicom
14:33
that every student at Ashesi University does community service before they graduate.
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da svaki student na Sveučilištu Ashesi
obavlja društveni rad prije diplome.
obavlja društveni rad prije diplome.
14:39
That for many of them, it has been a life-altering experience.
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To je, za mnogo njih, bilo iskustvo koje
mijenja život.
mijenja život.
14:44
These young future leaders are beginning to understand
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Ovi mladi, budući vođe počinju shvaćati
14:52
the real business of leadership,
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pravi posao rukovodstva,
14:54
the real privilege of leadership,
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pravu privilegiju rukovodstva,
14:56
which is after all to serve humanity.
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koja je, na kraju krajeva,
da služi čovječanstvu.
da služi čovječanstvu.
15:01
I am even more thrilled by the fact that least year
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Još sam i više uzbuđen činjenicom da je
prošle godine
prošle godine
15:06
our student body elected a woman
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naš studentski zbor izabrao ženu
15:08
to be the head of Student Government.
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kao predsjednicu Studentske vlade.
15:12
It's the first time in the history of Ghana
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To je prvi put u povijesti Gane
15:15
that a woman has been elected head of Student Government
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da je žena izabrana kao predsjednica
Studentske vlade
Studentske vlade
15:19
at any university.
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na bilo kojem sveučilištu.
15:22
It says a lot about her.
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To puno govori o njoj.
15:24
It says a lot about the culture that's forming on campus.
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Govori puno i o kulturi koja se formira
na kampusu.
na kampusu.
15:29
It says a lot about her peers who elected her.
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Govori puno o njenim vršnjacima koji su
je odabrali.
je odabrali.
15:32
She won with 75 percent of the vote.
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Pobijedila je sa 75% glasova.
15:38
And it gives me a lot of hope.
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To mi daje puno nade.
15:41
It turns out that corporate West Africa
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Čini se da korporativna zapadna Afrika
15:44
also appreciates what's happening with our students.
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također prepoznaje što se događa s našim
studentima.
studentima.
15:48
We've graduated two classes of students to date.
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Do danas su diplomirale dvije
generacije studenata.
generacije studenata.
15:52
And every single one of them has been placed.
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I svaki od njih je našao posao.
15:55
And we're getting great reports back
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Dobivamo sjajne izvještaje
15:57
from corporate Ghana, corporate West Africa,
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od korporativne Gane, korporativne
Zapadne Afrike,
Zapadne Afrike,
16:01
and the things that they're most impressed about is work ethic.
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i najviše su impresionirani radnom etikom.
16:06
You know, that passion for what they're doing.
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Znate, strast za ono što rade.
16:10
The persistence, their ability to deal with ambiguity,
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Ustrajnost, sposobnost da se nose s
dvosmislenošću,
dvosmislenošću,
16:14
their ability to tackle problems that they haven't seen before.
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sposobnost da se uhvate u koštac s
problemom koji nikada nisu vidjeli.
problemom koji nikada nisu vidjeli.
16:20
This is good because
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To je dobro,
16:24
over the past five years, there have been times
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jer kroz proteklih 5 godina, postojala
su vremena
su vremena
16:27
when I've felt this is "Mission: Impossible."
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kada sam pomislio da je ovo
nemoguća misija.
nemoguća misija.
16:30
And it's just wonderful to see these glimmers
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I predivno je vidjeti ovaj sjaj
16:33
of the promise of what can happen if we train our kids right.
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obećanja onoga što se može dogoditi
ako pravilno treniramo djecu.
ako pravilno treniramo djecu.
16:40
I think that the current and future leaders of Africa
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Mislim da trenutačni i budući afrički vođe
16:44
have an incredible opportunity
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imaju nevjerojatnu priliku
16:47
to drive a major renaissance on the continent.
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predvoditi veliku renesansu
na kontinentu.
na kontinentu.
16:50
It's an incredible opportunity.
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Nevjerojatna prilika.
16:52
There aren't very many more opportunities like this in the world.
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Nema više puno ovakvih prilika u svijetu.
16:56
I believe that Africa has reached an inflection point
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Vjerujem da je Afrika došla do točke
promjene
promjene
17:04
with a march of democracy and free markets across the continent.
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sa dolaskom demokracije i slobodne
trgovine na cijelom kontinentu.
trgovine na cijelom kontinentu.
17:08
We have reached a moment from which can emerge
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Došli smo do trenutka iz kojega
možemo izrasti
možemo izrasti
17:11
a great society within one generation.
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u veliko društvo u jednoj generaciji.
17:15
It will depend on inspired leadership.
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Ovisiti će o nadahnutom rukovodstvu.
17:20
And it is my contention that the manner in which we train our leaders
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Moja tvrdnja je da način na koji treniramo
naše vođe će
naše vođe će
17:26
will make all the difference.
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učiniti svu razliku.
17:27
Thank you, and God bless.
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Hvala i Bog vas blagoslovio.
17:29
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Patrick Awuah - University founderAfter working at Microsoft for almost a decade, Patrick Awuah returned home to Ghana and cofounded Ashesi University, a small liberal arts college that aims to educate Africa's next generation of leaders. Its first class of students graduated in 2006.
Why you should listen
Patrick Awuah left Ghana as a teenager to attend Swarthmore College in the United States, then stayed on to build a career at Microsoft in Seattle. In returning to his home country, he has made a commitment to educating young people in critical thinking and ethical service, values he believes are crucial for the nation-building that lies ahead.
Founded in 2002, his Ashesi University is already charting a new course in African education, with its high-tech facilities, innovative academic program and emphasis on leadership. It seems more than fitting that ashesi means "beginning" in Akan, one of Ghana's native languages.
Patrikc Awuah is an alumnus of the TED Fellows program, having attended TEDGlobal 2007 in Arusha, Tanzania, and TED2009 in Long Beach, California. Find out more about the TED Fellows program. He is also a 2015 MacArthur Fellow.
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