1. A N DR E A H A CK E T T 5LIFELESSONS FROM SXSW SXSW
LESSONS
2. A N DR E A H A CK E T T 5LIFELESSONSFROM SXSW
WHILELISTENINGTO SPEAKERSATSXSW PRESENTABOUTTHEIREXPERTISE
TECHNOLOGY,SCIENCE,ART,THEFUTURE ITWASAPRIVILEGETOALSOABSORB
SOMEOFTHEPRINCIPLESTHEYLIVEBYANDWHICHHAVECLEARLYFUELEDTHEIR
SUCCESS.SUMMARIZEDHEREAREFIVELIFELESSONSTAKENFROM ASELECTIONOF
INSPIRATIONALPEOPLEWHO SPOKEINAUSTINOVERTHELONGWEEKEND.
3. A N DR E A H A CK E T T DONTKNOW YOURLIMITS IM
NOTVERYGOODATSCIENCE;NEVERHAVEBEENASSTATEDBYCOUNTLESS
ADULTS.KEYNOTESPEAKERADAM SAVAGEEMPHASIZEDTHATNOTHINGISBEYOND
OURUNDERSTANDING.HEELABORATEDBYTELLINGUSTHATIFSOMEONESAYSTO
YOUOHYOUWOULDNTUNDERSTAND,ITSHOWSTHATTHEYARETHEONESWHO DO
NOTUNDERSTANDBECAUSETHEYSTUMBLEWHENFORCEDTO EXPLAIN
SOMETHINGINAMORECONCISEWAY.
4. A N DR E A H A CK E T T TALKTOYOURFRIENDS
MINDYKALINGGAVEANINSIGHTINTOTHECREATIVEPROCESSINTHEWRITERS ROOM
FORTHEMINDYPROJECT,ANDITMADECOMPLETESENSE:AGROUPOF
FRIENDSCHATTINGABOUTTHINGSTHATHAVEHAPPENEDINTHEIRLIFEAND
TRANSFORMINGTHESEANECDOTESINTO STORIES.THEFREEDOM ANDINHIBITION
YOUFEELWHENTALKINGTOYOURFRIENDSCANFUELCREATIVETHINKINGINALL
AREASOFWORKANDLIFE.
5. A N DR E A H A CK E T T EXPERIMENT
DONTDENYPEOPLETHEEXPERIMENTBYONLYTALKINGABOUTTHERESULTS
EMPHASIZEDDR.NEILDEGRASSETYSON.IFYOURKIDPICKSUPANEGGANDYOU FEARTHEM
DROPPINGIT,LETITPLAYOUTINTOANEXPERIMENTLETTHEM DROP
THEEGGONTHEKITCHENFLOORANDTHENTEACHTHEM ABOUTTHEBRITTLENESS
OFTHESHELLANDBLOW THEIRMINDBYEXPLAININGTHATTHISCOULDHAVE
DEVEDEVELOPEDINTOACHICKEN.ASADULTSWEARETOO QUICKTOACCEPTWHATWE
ARETOLDISATRUTHORAPROVENRESULT,BUTWEMUSTCONTINUETO EXPLORE,
QUESTIONANDEXPERIMENT.
6. A N DR E A H A CK E T T TRUSTYOURJUDGMENT ADAM
SAVAGECALLEDTHISONEOFTHEMOSTPROFOUNDSTATEMENTSINTHEART
WORLD:IDONTKNOW MUCHABOUTART,BUTIKNOW WHATILIKE. HEPOINTED
OUTTHATARTMEANSDIFFERENTTHINGSTO DIFFERENTPEOPLEANDWE
SHOULDNTFEELINTIMIDATEDBYEXPERTSORREPEATWHATTHEYSAYBECAUSE
THEREISNOWRONGANSWERWHENITCOMESTO INTERPRETINGAPIECEOFART.
THISSHOULDEXTENDINTOALLREALMSOFLIFEWESHOULDNTSTAYQUIETOUT
OFFEAROFGIVINGTHEWRONGANSWER.
7. A N DR E A H A CK E T T TEACHOTHERS AUSTINKLEONURGEDUSTO
SHAREIDEASANDSHOW OURWORKTO OTHER PEOPLETO BENEFITFROM
THEIRKNOWLEDGEANDBUILDUPONTHEORIGINAL
THINKING.HEAPPEALEDTHATTHEMINUTEYOULEARNSOMETHING,YOUSHOULD
TURNAROUNDANDTEACHITTO OTHERSBECAUSETHISSHAREDKNOWLEDGEAND
COLLABORATIONLEADSTOTHEBESTIDEAS. ANDTO FINISHWITHSOMEWISEWORDSFROM
NEILDEGRASSETYSONTO INSPIRE EXPLORATION:ONEREASONWESHOULDGOTO
SPACE:YOUKNOW THE
DINDINOSAURSWOULDHAVEGONETHEREIFTHEYCOULDHAVE.