01:36 Intro of our guest, Fred Jones

02:50 what young people do we know? Contrast with Fred, whom young people keep young.  How he got involved in working with young people: Toastmasters had an “orphan program” for young people.  His own difficulties he had speaking as a kid.  He hopes to develop groups for youth around the world to develop LEADERS!

08:18 Fred’s explains how it works, by allowing the kids to run the show within a structure based on roleplaying: i,e: count how many times people interrupted someone,count how many “filler words” were used, who wants to tell a joke, timekeeper, host, questioner, speaker, etc, plus how to give feedback (“the secret sauce!”).  They end up coaching each other!  It all builds self-confidence and communication skills.

12:45 Mark asks how old are these people? 6-16.  Often siblings in the same family! It’s something the whole family can participate in!  And parents love it.
14:35 Heidi: Are you pioneering a whole new education system? Red talks about the current school system’s limitations. His efforts to work as an “addendum” to regular school hours, from homes, and with Google Hangouts, or other platforms, etc.

17:04 LEADERSHIP is the goal! A viewer’s question leads Fred to explain what he means by leadership skills

18:30 How constant are the groups?  More boys or girls?  Some older members can run groups for younger ones.  How will he “run” groups in Victoria, BC when he’s in Australia soon?  Fred says they’ll run it themselves! And he has a manual, which is mostly for parents, called “Becoming Brilliant! – Coaches Playbook.

21:44 Will you be affiliated with Toastmasters when you go to Australia.  Not much, says Fred and elaborates.

23:00 How did this project get off the ground?  Homeschool pèarents seem to love this so we get lots of homeschool groups and doing a lot online.No financial support is needed!

26:00 How to reach Fred: OurFutureLeaders.Ca – with many materials for getting started.  Fred stresses humility.

29:30 How work is changing: online, different locations, project commitments rather than long term positions,

32:00 Comparing present day leadership with Fred’s vision.  He asks: Where are our leaders?  The importance of beginning young!

35:00 Where is the opposition to such changes? Fred refers to a Book called ”Turn the Ship Around” which changed the whole destiny of a nuclear submarine which had developed a reputation as a terrible U.S. ship to be assigned to. Bottom up rather than top down.
38:55 Heidi plugs Frederic Laloux’s “Reinventing Organizations”.

40:00 Fred and a viewer plug Simon Sinek’s books and then he turns to explore the theme of The Power of Change and how not to get the same old, same old. Fred’s new lifestyle, homeless, on the move, listening to Ted Talks, second childhood!

44:00 the Baby boomer bulge and how it is changing our views on ageing.  It’s a big plus for diving into his “new” career coaching young people.  Let’s do it!  Heidi expands!

50:00 Fred starts winding down by quoting Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” He saw how conditions in Zambia and Zimbabwe had deteriorated with independence but without education.

56:30 Fred is excited about low level satellite internet coverage for the whole world.

58:00 Fred’s final words, thank you’s, goodbye’s.