Umsunguli kunye ne-CEO uAyah Bdeir wasungula i-LittleBits kwi-2011.UNina Roberts Ukuba awuyonjineli, amathuba okuba umntwana omncinci adlale ngenkqubo yemidlalo yokudlala yeemodyuli encinciBits , Wazi ngakumbi malunga nokunika amandla itekhnoloji kunawe.
I-LittleBits yenza iibhloko zokwakha zombane ezinombala ezidityanisiweyo ukuze abantwana bakwazi ukuhlanganisa ngokukhawuleza iziqwenga ukwenza oomatshini abancinci abakhanyayo, abajikelezayo, abarola, abakhanyayo, beep kunye buzz.
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UMsunguli kunye ne-CEO u-Ayah Bdeir wasungula i-LittleBits ngo-2011 kwaye wanyusa ngaphezulu kwe- $ 60 yezigidi kwinkxaso mali yenkunzi. ILittleBits izinze kwiSixeko saseNew York, apho uBdeir wafuduka emva kokufumana inkosi yakhe kwi-MIT's Media Lab; ngowaseBeirut, eLebhanon.
Ehleli kwi-ofisi yakhe e-snug ngaphakathi kwendawo encinci yase-Chelsea, u-Bdeir wathetha no-Braganca malunga nendlela yakhe njengomsunguli ongumfazi wase-Arab kunye namantombazana e-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Ngokuka-Bdeir, iipesenti ezingama-40 zabasebenzisi abancinci be-Bits ngamantombazana.
I-ofisi kaBdeir ilungelelene ngaphandle kwebhodi yeebhulethini engalawulekiyo, egcwele imibhalo ephathelene nomsebenzi, iiposikhadi, iifoto, iimemo kunye nokuprinta okubandakanya umbala ongaphezulu kwe-xerox nge Thatha isikhewu logo kwiorenji epinki- inyathelo elitsha elincinci lamantombazana kwi-STEM.
Kuqala, ndafunda ngakumbi ngombane odlala ujikeleza neziqwenga ezincinci kwindawo yakho yokulinda kangangemizuzu emihlanu kunokuba bendinayo ebomini bam bonke.
Asinguwe wedwa, ngumntu wonke. Sisuswe kakhulu kwitekhnoloji, ihlala ifihliwe, igqunyiwe, ngasemva kwento ethile.
Chaza ukuba zisebenza njani iziqwenga ezincinci.
Yinkqubo yeebhloko zokwakha ze-elektroniki ezidibanisa kunye neemagnethi. Iziqwenga zinemibala enekhowudi: umbala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngamandla, imveliso eluhlaza iluhlaza, ipinki igalelo kunye neorenji ziingcingo okanye zinengqondo. Senza iikiti zokuqamba ezahlukeneyo, ezinye zezamakhaya ezinye zezamagumbi okufundela, ezo zinezicwangciso zezifundo, ikharityhulam kunye nezixhobo zootitshala.
Kwenzeka njani ukuba i-LittleBits iguquke njengomqondo kwaye emva koko ibe yinkampani?
Ndisebenze kwezemali iminyaka emibini kwisiXeko saseNew York emva kokufumana inkosi yam eMIT Media Lab. Kwiphepha, yayingumsebenzi omangalisayo, kodwa andizange ndiwuthande umsebenzi ndayeka ke ndaba ngumlingane wophando Iliso , ilebhu yobugcisa kunye netekhnoloji.
Ndaye ndatyhilwa kwi Inkulisa yobomi bonke iqela kwiLebhu yeMedia. Baqulunqa Ukukrwela , Efundisa abantwana ukuba benze inkqubo ngokuhambahamba kwiibhloko zekhowudi. Yayiyindawo yokuzalwa Imimoya yengqondo yeLego , iqonga leerobhothi leLego. Elo qela lalimalunga nokufunda ngokudlala; kwakukhuthaza ukubona amandla okudibanisa ubunjineli kunye nobuchule bokuyila.
Ezo zimvo kunye nezikhuthazo zabuyela kum xa ndandikwi-Eyebeam. Ekuqaleni, i-littleBits yayiyiprojekhthi yokuphendula imibuzo: Ngaba i-elektroniki ingaba mnandi ngakumbi? Iyafikeleleka? Uyilo? Ngokuchasene nokusebenza nje. Ngelo xesha, i-LittleBits yayiyeyakhe nabani na owayengeyonjineli-abayili, amagcisa, abantwana, abafundisi-ntsapho.
Ke i-LittleBits ihambe njani ukusuka kumzekelo wokuqala ukuya kwinkampani egxile kubantwana?
Ndithathe iiprototypes ukuya kwimiboniso embalwa, njenge UMenzi Wokwenza , kunye nemigca kunye nemigca yabantwana baqala ukuyila kwindlwana. Abantwana bebengayi kuhamba! Baye bakha into kwaye babuze, Ngaba le yindlela esebenza ngayo ukukhanya kwam ebusuku? okanye Kungenxa yoko le nto iingcango zelifti zihlala zivulekile?
Ndinomzuzu webhalbhu yokukhanyisa. Ndacinga ukuba, ukuba ezi prototypes ziyakwazi ukubandakanya abantwana kwaye bacela ukufunda, eli lithuba elikhulu.
Uvula i-Snap umsantsa ngethemba lokuvala isikhewu sesini se-STEM. Ngaba i-LittleBits ihlala ijolise kumantombazana kwi-STEM?
I-LittleBits yeyabo bonke abantu besini; Senza iimveliso ezingathathi cala ngokwesini kunye namava, abantwana banokwenza isixhobo somculo, i-bubble blower, i-alamu yakowenu, isikhuseli sezinto.
Ekuqaleni, amantombazana kwi-STEM yayiyimishini efihliweyo ye-LittleBits. Khange ndithethe ngayo esidlangalaleni kuba andifuni ukubanga into endingaqinisekanga ukuba ndingayiphumeza. Kwakhona, bendingafuni ukuba pigeonholed njengenkampani yemveliso yamantombazana kuphela.
Zithini iinkcukacha zoThintela umsantsa?
Ngokubambisana neDisney, i-Snap i-Gap yinkqubo yokulinga yonyaka omnye eCalifornia ejolise ekuvaleni isithuba sesini kwi-STEM. Sijonge kakhulu-amantombazana aneminyaka eli-10 ubudala. Intombazana nganye iya kufumana ikiti encinci yasimahla yokudlala nayo, ubulungu basimahla ku-jam.com, obukhuthazayo, imiceli mngeni kunye neeklasi ezinxulumene ne-STEM, ukusuka koopopayi ukuya ekwenziweni kwesilayidi. Intombazana nganye iya kuqeqeshwa ngumntu omdala we-STEM, ngokunjalo.
Kutheni le nto iminyaka eli-10 ubudala ibaluleke kangaka?
Kwiminyaka eyi-10 ubudala, amantombazana ayazi ngokwasentlalweni nakumajelo eendaba kwaye asengozini yokuphuma kwi-STEM. Lixesha elibalulekileyo ukuqala, kodwa ndifuna ukucaca, akufani nokuba ungabanika imveliso, uhambe kwaye ingxaki isonjululwe. Kubalulekile ukubaxhobisa ngezixhobo kunye nenkqubo yenkxaso ukuze bakwazi ukumelana neminye yale mikhosi yangaphandle.
Bona ndiza kuthanda bona eminye imifanekiso yamadoda ayiliweyo, izazinzulu kunye neenjineli. Bona ndiza kuthanda yiva ukuba ayingomsebenzi wentombazana lo. Bona ndiza kuthanda kuhlekiswa ngabo, ngamakhwenkwe okanye ngamantombazana. Bona ndiza kuthanda amava ocalucalulo emsebenzini. Ezi ziyinyani, azisekho kwingxoxo-mpikiswano.
Ukukhula eLebhanon, ngaba ubunakho ukufikelela kwimisebenzi ye-STEM kunye neeklasi?
Ewe, abazali bam babendixhasa kakhulu. Phakathi koodadewethu [abathathu], ndandingumcwangcisi weetinki, umqambi. Utata wam wayekholelwa kwimfundo eqhubekayo, wayeza kusithengela iincwadi, isoftware- wasithengela a Imveliso 64 . Kuba ndandinomdla kwisayensi, wandinika iiseti zekhemistri.
Umama wayengumzekelo. Ndikhule ndibona ukufunda kwakhe, ebesenza inkosi yakhe. Ndabona isidanga sakhe, eqala umsebenzi. Uninzi lwabahlobo bakhe yayingabantu abahlala ekhaya okanye oonontlalontle. Ndiyayiqonda ngoku indlela endandinethamsanqa ngayo — ngelo xesha, ndandicinga ukuba ndinelishwa! [ehleka]
Ukuza kule mvelaphi ixhasayo ngokukodwa, ngaba kunzima ukwamkela inqanaba labafazi kumabala e-STEM?
Kunzima ukuyamkela kuba ayamkelekanga. Itekhnoloji inefuthe eliphumileyo kubomi bethu-indlela esiqhakamshelana ngayo, ukutya, ukulala, ukusela, indlela esisebenzisa ngayo idatha yethu, izazisi zethu, nendlela yokufunda. Yonke iteknoloji iqhutywa, kwaye iteknoloji yenziwa ngamadoda. Ke ayilunganga. Kuyandicaphukisa, ukuzimela ngendlela endikhule ngayo-yi-2019!
Kwinyanga ephelile Imizuzu engama-60 wenze isiqwenga kumantombazana kwi-STEM. I-Littlebits bekufanele ukuba yinxalenye enkulu yebali, kodwa sanqunyulwa. Ujoliso lwaba yikhowudi.org, umbutho ofundisa abantwana indlela yokufaka ikhowudi kwaye umseki yindoda. Sasi ndicaphukile malunga noku.
Oko Imizuzu engama-60 Isiqendu sathi konke okufuneka ukwenze kukuveza amantombazana kwikhowudi kwaye umsantsa wesini usonjululwe. Asiyonyani leyo. Kubalulekile ukuba iinkqubo zijongane nezakhono zezandla, imvakalelo, isiqwenga sentlalo naso, kunye nokuba yinxalenye yoluntu. Amantombazana Ngubani Code kwaye Ikhowudi yamantombazana amnyama Benza kakuhle kakhulu, bajongana nengxaki ngokwembono engama-360.
Kwakunjani ukuba ngumsunguli ongumfazi waseArabhu ongumseki wobugcisa bokuqalisa?
Kuye kwafuneka ndisebenze nzima kancinci, ukuba ngumfuduki kunye nomntu obhinqileyo, ukufikelela kwindawo abanye abanokuba nexesha elilula lokuya kuyo. Kodwa, andibilozi ngoku.
Kukho iingcinga ezijikeleze ukuba libhinqa lase-Arab, ukuba sithobekile. Inyani yile yokuba abafazi baseArabhu bomelele kakhulu, banobutyebi, kwaye bahlala bekhokela amakhaya abo kunye noluntu.
Ndinobungqingili obuninzi kunye nokuzingisa; Ndicinga ukuba ezi ziimpawu zokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe. Ukusuka eLebhanon ngokukodwa, sineshishini kakhulu. Sikuqhelile ukungathembeli nganto kurhulumente, sikwenza konke ngokwethu, ezibolekisa kwizakhono zeshishini ezilungileyo.
Esinye isibonelelo sokuba ngumseki wokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe kukwazi ukuba kuhlala kukho iimbono ezahlukeneyo, maleko amaninzi, amava, imvelaphi kunye nezimvo. Abantu abathetha iilwimi ezahlukeneyo, abahambahambayo, abavela kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, banalo mgangatho nabo. Abanye abantu banelungelo elibi lokuba kukho inyaniso enye kwaye yonke into ayilunganga. Ndicinga ukuba abafuduki bathambekele ekubeni bangabi nalo mbono, asinako.
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