Maya Penn: Meet a young entrepreneur, cartoonist, designer, activist ... | TED

譯者: William Choi 審譯者: NAN-KUN WU

Server: May I help you, sir?

服務生：先生，有什麼可以幫忙嗎？

Customer: Uh, let's see.

顧客：嗯，我們來看一下。

Server: We have pan seared registry error

服務生：我們有香煎登錄檔錯誤

sprinkled with the finest corrupted data,

撒上最幼細的損壞數據、

binary brioche, RAM sandwiches,

二元布里歐修麵包、記憶體三明治、

Conficker fitters,

刻毒蟲配置、 (註：一種針對 視窗作業系統的計算機蠕蟲病毒)

and a scripting salad with or without polymorphic dressing,

字體沙拉和多形的沙拉醬 (拌上或不拌沙拉醬均可)

and a grilled coding kabob.

和烤編碼串燒。

Customer: I'd like a RAM sandwich

顧客：我要一份記憶體三明治、

and a glass of your finest Code 39.

一杯你的最好編碼 39。

Server: Would you like any desserts, sir?

服務生：先生，請問要什麼甜點？

Our special is tracking cookie.

特色甜點是追蹤小型文字檔。

Customer: I'd like a batch of some zombie tracking cookies, thank you.

顧客：我要一批殭屍追蹤小型文字檔。 註：殭屍 (zombie) 為一常見雞尾酒

Server: Coming right up, sir.

服務生：先生，馬上來，

Your food will be served shortly.

食物馬上就送過來。

(Applause)

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Maya Penn: I've been drawing ever since I could hold a crayon,

潘瑪雅：我能握住蠟筆後就開始繪畫。

and I've been making animated flip books

自從三歲後，

since I was three years old.

我已經一直製作動畫書，

At that age, I also learned about what an animator was.

那時候，我也已經知道 動畫製作師是什麼的工作了。

There was a program on TV about jobs

電視上有個節目是關於

most kids don't know about.

大部分小孩子不知道的工作。

When I understood that an animator

當我知道電視上播的卡通片

makes the cartoons I saw on TV,

是由動畫製作師所畫時，

I immediately said, "That's what I want to be."

就立即說：「這是我要做的工作。」

I don't know if I said it mentally or out loud,

我忘掉了這個說法是存在 內心深處或大聲地說出來，

but that was a greatly defining moment in my life.

但那是我生命中一個決定性的時刻。

Animation and art has always been my first love.

動畫和美術從來都是我的初戀對象，

It was my love for technology that sparked the idea

我對科技的喜愛激發起

for "Malicious Dishes."

「惡意菜」的想法。

There was a virus on my computer,

我的電腦上有病毒，

and I was trying to get rid of it,

我嘗試清除它，

and all of a sudden, I just thought,

突然間我想到，

what if viruses have their own little world inside the computer?

要是病毒在電腦裡也擁有 它們的小小世界可怎麼樣？

Maybe a restaurant where they meet up

或者它們在餐廳相聚一起，

and do virusy things?

幹些與病毒有關的事，又怎麼樣？

And thus, "Malicious Dishes" was born.

於是「惡意菜」誕生了。

At four years old, my dad showed me

四歲時，老爸向我展示了

how to take apart a computer and put it back together again.

如何拆開一部電腦， 然後再次組合一起，

That started my love for technology.

這樣便開啟了我對科技的熱愛，

I built my first website myself in HTML,

我用 HTML 自行建立起第一個網站，

and I'm learning JavaScript and Python.

並學習 JavaScript 和 Python 程式語言，

I'm also working on an animated series

也開始做一個動畫系列

called "The Pollinators."

名叫「授粉昆蟲」。

It's about bees and other pollinators in our environment

那是關於蜜蜂和自然環境中 其他授粉昆蟲，

and why they're so important.

關於為何牠們是那麼重要。

If plants aren't pollinated by the pollinators,

如果各樣植物不經由昆蟲授粉，

then all creatures, including ourselves,

那麼所有生物包括

that depend on these plants, would starve.

依賴那些植物的人類就餓壞了，

So I decided to take these cool creatures

所以我決定用這些很棒的角色

and make a superhero team.

組成一隊超級英雄團隊。

(Applause)

(掌聲)

(Foot stomp)

(跺腳聲)

(Music)

(音樂)

(Roar)

(大吼)

Pollinator: Deforestsaurus! I should have known!

授粉昆蟲：採伐森林寶貝！ 我該早知道！

I need to call on the rest of the Pollinators!

我要號召餘下的授粉昆蟲！

(Music)

(音樂)

Thank you. (Applause)

謝謝 (掌聲)

All of my animations start with ideas,

所有動畫都是從一些想法開始。

but what are ideas?

但是什麼是想法呢？

Ideas can spark a movement.

想法能激發起動力。

Ideas are opportunities and innovation.

不同的想法就是 各式各樣的機會和創新，

Ideas truly are what make the world go round.

想法的確讓地球繼續轉，

If it wasn't for ideas, we wouldn't be

如果沒有各式各樣的想法，

where we are now with technology, medicine,

我們就沒有現在的科技、醫學、

art, culture, and how we even live our lives.

藝術、文化，甚至生活方式。

At eight years old, I took my ideas

八歲時，我落實各樣的想法，

and started my own business called Maya's Ideas,

開始了自己的一盤生意， 名為瑪雅創意，

and my nonprofit, Maya's Ideas for the Planet.

以及一個非營利組織， 名為瑪雅創意星球。

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

And I make eco-friendly clothing and accessories.

我製造衣服和飾物， 它們不會損害環境的。

I'm 13 now, and although I started my business

現在我 13 歲了，雖然我在 2008 年

in 2008,

開始做生意，

my artistic journey started way before then.

藝術旅程卻遠早於那時就開始。

I was greatly influenced by art, and I wanted to

我深受藝術影響，我想

incorporate it in everything I did, even my business.

把藝術融入所做的每一件事甚至生意。

I would find different fabrics around the house,

我在屋裡找到不同種類的纖維，

and say, "This could be a scarf or a hat,"

並說：「這個可做成披巾或帽子。」

and I had all these ideas for designs.

我有設計上全部的想法，

I noticed when I wore my creations,

我注意到當我穿上自家創作品時，

people would stop me and say,

其他人會停下來對我說：

"Wow, that's really cute. Where can I get one?"

「哇，真的很可愛喔， 在哪裡可以找到？」

And I thought, I can start my own business.

然後我就想到可以開公司了。

Now I didn't have any business plans

我沒有任何商業計劃書，

at only eight years old.

我只有八歲，

I only knew I wanted to make pretty creations

只知道我想做一些漂亮的、

that were safe for the environment

對環境無害的創作，

and I wanted to give back.

我要回饋。

My mom taught me how to sew,

母親教我縫紉，

and on my back porch, I would sit and make

在我家後院，我會坐下

little headbands out of ribbon,

用緞帶做些小頭飾，

and I would write down the names and the price of each item.

寫下每一件貨物的名字和價格。

I started making more items like hats,

然後我開始製作更多產品， 例如各式各樣的帽子、

scarves and bags.

圍巾和手袋，

Soon, my items began selling all over the world,

產品很快在全球銷售，

and I had customers in Denmark, Italy, Australia,

顧客來自丹麥、義大利、澳洲、

Canada and more.

加拿大和其它地方，

Now, I had a lot to learn about my business,

現在我需要學習很多 有關開店做生意的事情，

like branding and marketing,

例如品牌和行銷學、

staying engaged with my customers,

與不同顧客洽談、

and seeing what sold the most and the least.

理解哪樣貨品銷路最好和最不好賣，

Soon, my business really started to take off.

很快我的生意真的要起飛了。

Then one day, Forbes magazine contacted me when I was 10 years old.

然後有一天，當時我十歲， 富比士雜誌和我聯絡，

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

They wanted to feature me and my company

他們要在文章中介紹

in their article.

我和我的公司。

Now a lot of people ask me,

很多人問我，

why is your business eco-friendly?

為什麼我的生意不會損害環境的？

I've had a passion for protecting the environment

我從小對保護環境

and its creatures since I was little.

和保護各樣的生物充滿熱情，

My parents taught me at an early age

父母在我的幼年教我

about giving back and being a good steward to the environment.

回饋和做一個好心的環境看守員。

I heard about how the dyes in some clothing

我聽說過一些衣物的染料

or the process of even making the items

或在成衣製造流程中，

was harmful to the people and the planet,

對人類和地球造成損壞，

so I started doing my own research,

因此我開始進行研究，並發現

and I discovered that even after dyeing has being completed,

即使染色完成後，

there is a waste issue that gives a negative impact

廢料還對環境產生

on the environment.

負面的影響，

For example, the grinding of materials,

例如，材料的磨碾

or the dumping of dried powder materials.

或傾倒乾粉物料，

These actions can pollute the air,

這些行動可對空氣造成污染，

making it toxic to anyone or anything that inhales it.

使任何人吸入有毒物質。

So when I started my business,

所以當我開始做生意時，

I knew two things:

我注意到兩件事，

All of my items had to be eco-friendly,

我所有的產品必定不會損害環境的，

and 10 to 20 percent of the profits I made

而 10% 至20% 的盈餘

went to local and global charities

也會捐贈到本地和全球的慈善機構

and environmental organizations.

和環境組織。

(Applause)

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I feel I'm part of the new wave of entrepreneurs

我感到我也是新浪潮企業家的一分子，

that not only seeks to have a successful business,

不止謀求擁有一家成功的企業，

but also a sustainable future.

也為了一個可持續發展的未來。

I feel that I can meet the needs of my customers

我想我能滿足顧客的需要之餘，

without compromising the ability of future generations

同時讓下一代

to live in a greener tomorrow.

生活在更綠化的明天，

We live in a big, diverse and beautiful world,

我們生活在一個廣大的、 多元的、美麗的世界，

and that makes me even more passionate to save it.

使我更熱情地投入保存它，

But it's never enough to just to get it through your heads

但是透過你的頭腦去理解

about the things that are happening in our world.

世界裡發生的事永不足夠，

It takes to get it through your hearts,

必須透過你的心以達到目的，

because when you get it through your heart,

因為透過你的心

that is when movements are sparked.

參與行動，動力才會被激發出來，

That is when opportunities

那時候

and innovation are created,

機會和新發明給創造出來，

and that is why ideas come to life.

就是為什麼這些想法得以實現的理由。

Thank you, and peace and blessings.

謝謝，願你們平安！祝福你們！

(Applause)

(掌聲)

Thank you. (Applause)

謝謝 (掌聲)

Pat Mitchell: So, you heard Maya talk about

帕特．米切爾：你們已聽過瑪雅談及

the amazing parents who are behind

這個漂亮女子背後了不起的父母，

this incredible woman. Where are they?

他們在哪裡？

Please, Mr. and Mrs. Penn. Would you just -- Ah!

請，潘先生潘太 ─ 呀！

(Applause)

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