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On this exciting episode of LTBS, host Dr. Joel Berg is joined by AAPD 2025 keynote speaker Mick Ebeling for a candid conversation delving into Mick's mantra of “commit, then figure it out.” Sharing the story of an accidental invention that made the seemingly impossible possible, he highlights his unique problem-solving approach that brings together passionate and talented people to create solutions that better the world. Mick also speaks to the impact that grounding yourself in the belief that something that's possible today was once considered impossible can have on your ability to make change. Guest Bio: Named Fortune's Top 50 World's Greatest Leaders and honored with the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, Mick Ebeling is a groundbreaking innovator dedicated to changing the world through innovation and story. As the Founder of Not Impossible Labs – an innovation incubator disrupting the status quo and tackling seemingly impossible problems – Mick has spent over a decade driving a movement of positive impact for the sake of humanity. Through his “Help One. Help Many” approach, Mick and his team have created some of the most internationally celebrated inventions, including The Eyewriter, Project Daniel, and Don's Voice, as well as their most recent spin-off companies, Bento (formerly Hunger: Not Impossible) and Music: Not Impossible. His work has been recognized as a 3x recipient of TIME's Best Inventions and Fast Company's World Changing Ideas. Mick continues to inspire, empower, and teach individuals, organizations, and communities to take bold action, so they too can make the impossible, NOT impossible.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ever had a moment where you saw a problem in the world and thought, “Someone should fix that”? What if that someone was you? Mick Ebeling, founder of Not Impossible Labs, joins us to share how he turned a bold promise into world-changing innovation. From helping a paralyzed graffiti artist create art again to launching life-changing tech solutions, Mick's story is a masterclass in fearless problem-solving. In this episode, we dive into what it takes to commit to the impossible, build the right team, and use project management superpowers to change lives. If you've ever doubted your ability to make an impact, this conversation will prove otherwise. Cheers to embracing audacity—tune in now!

Innovator, storyteller, philanthropist, and impatient optimist, Mick Ebeling is a Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year, Fortune “Top 50 World's Greatest Leaders” and a 2x TIME “Top 50 inventor”. He has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation as a career producer and filmmaker, and is now the founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs. Mick has dedicated his life to tapping into the power of technology and story to help elevate our world. Join Mick as we discuss with him the road from film to foundation and the impact NIF aims to keep building for us all. 

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Mick Ebeling is an author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, executive producer, and founder of Not Impossible Labs, a company dedicated to changing the world through creating technology for the sake of humanity. Winner of the 2014 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year award, Mick has also been listed in the Time Magazine Top Invention of the Year category – two times. First, Mick and his team invented the EyeWriter, a low-cost device that enables paralyzed individuals to communicate and create art using only eye movements. Conceptualized in Mick's living room, they originally developed the device for a paralyzed graffiti artist that enabled him to draw for the first time in 7 years. Then Mick's team went on to develop a 3-D-printed arm for Daniel, a kid whose arm got amputated from the war in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, enabling Daniel to feed himself for the first time in 2 years. Here are some power takeaways from today's conversation: How Mick conceived the EyeWriter Overcoming self-doubt The value of self-direction and the virtue of selfishness The story of Daniel The founding design principle of “help one, help many” Nothing is impossible Developing frictionless solutions to solve food insecurity Notable quotes from the Episode: "Technology for the sake of humanity – make technology that makes the world a better place that helps people." “At the beginning of every project, we always start by asking the question, who's the one? Nail this, and then we can open up the aperture and help more people.” “What happens when you just double down on trying to help someone? Look at what comes out of that.” Connecting with the Guest Website: Not Impossible Labs Book: Not Impossible: Do What Can't Be Done Bento: www.gobento.com Instagram: @NotImpossible Twitter: @NotImpossible Facebook: @NotImpossible Connect with our growing community: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gobundance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gobundancegbl/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GoBundance Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoBundance Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eodconfections?lang=en Not a millionaire yet but want to be a part of our ecosystem? Check out EMERGE by GoBundance. Enroll Today! https://www.gobundance.com/emerge

This week Gerald Hector welcomes to It's Easy Son, Dr. Richard Lapchick. He is an eminent scholar, an endowed chair & director of The Devos Sport Business Management, and also the Director for The Institute for Diversity & Ethics in Sport. He is a well known national and international figure as it pertains to the intersection of sports, social equity and justice. He is the author of over seventeen books and six hundred articles. Over his career he has been a consistent voice on this topic, and is highly sought after to speak to groups, companies and professional sport leagues on how they can improve in this space. He is the son of former Boston Celtic legendary player, turned coach, Joe Lapchick. In this interview he shares how an incident at a local restaurant when he was seven years old, and the treatment his father received after recruiting Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton in 1950, shaped his future interests in equality, social justice and their intersection with sports. An athlete himself, listen in as he shares stories of how his own search for understanding why his fellow teammates of color lived lives that were totally the opposite of his experiences. His work has taken him around the world, and he has been honored many times over in this this field. He has been given numerous awards including nine honorary degrees, and was named "one of the 100 most powerful people in sport" for six consecutive years, and in November of this year was named the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year. He has also met with and shared friendships with Nelson Mandela, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Stern and so many more. Join us at 8pm on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 to listen in and be inspired by Dr. Lapchick and his story. Another life journey unto purpose.

Listen to Mick Ebeling, renowned social change maker, and CEO of Not Impossible Labs—a multiple award-winning social innovation lab and production company, in conversation with Prof. Hitendra Wadhwa, exclusively on Intersections. Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation, harvesting the power of technology and story to change the world. He has been named as One of the Top 50 World's Greatest Leaders by Fortune Magazine, received the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, and listed as One of the World's Most Influential Creative People by The Creativity 50's. You will learn how technology can accelerates our pursuit of the impossible in today's time of transformation and what limits some of us from pursuing goals very dear to our hearts that others may consider impossible.

It's the goal of today's guest to make the impossible, not impossible. Mick Ebeling believes that we can overcome any obstacle; with engineering, technology, willpower the right people and a lot of elbow grease.  Mick is the founder of Not Impossible, an award-winning social innovation lab and production company that was founded on the principle of technology for the sake of humanity. Not Impossible takes on the challenge of an individual in need, they find a solution and then scales it to help people everywhere. Mick's resumé of awards recognition for his innovative work is too long to list. Chances are if there's an award for innovation, he's won it.   I'm pretty sure if there was a photo of someone next to the words innovator and positive changemaker in the dictionary, you would find Mick. He embodies those words in every way possible, and to say you will be inspired by his story and his work is an understatement.   Questions Film and tv producer by trade  Origin story of Not impossible labs Eye writer- 2010 best innovations by time Project Daniel   ENGINEERS HACKERS ENTREPRENEURS TECHNOLOGISTS STORYTELLERS ARTISTS   Tackling the world's Absurdities  Help one, help many  Takes on challenges of an individual in need, finds a solution and then scales it to help people everywhere.    Open source   COVID...Current projects- Food insecurity/hunger  Mobile technology to give people access to food- Bento Data driven, frictionless Solution is already in our hands 96% have access to a mobile phone   Hunger not impossible  Vaccine not-impossible (1 in 5 kids don't have access to vaccines, 1.5 million die every year from a vaccine preventable death)- too hard to get to the health center, partnership wth pzier Project Cody- (CODI) Music-not impossible, music for the deaf and heard of hearing  Build not impossible-mobile maker space, engineering principles, etc.  (Yida, refugee camp)   The Not Impossible Awards recognize people and companies committed to creating technology for the sake of humanity. These teams transform people's lives by addressing human absurdities and fixing design flaws in the world around us. To that end, they create never-been-built solutions that respect people's humanity, enable their independence, and enrich their experience in the world.   The Not Impossible Foundation is a corporate foundation (501c3) that supports the efforts of others that are doing their part to make the impossible, not impossible.   About Mick Recently named by Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 50 World's Greatest Leaders , a recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award and listed as one of the world's most influential creative people by The Creativity 50's, Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation. As a career producer and filmmaker and now founder and CEO of Not Impossible, Ebeling harvests the power of technology and story to change the world. Ebeling founded Not Impossible, a multiple award-winning social innovation lab and production company, on the premise that nothing is impossible. His mantra of "commit, then figure it out" allows him to convene a disparate team of hackers, doers, makers and thinkers to create devices that better the world by bringing accessibility for all. Working with a wide array of Fortune 500 companies, Ebeling not only pushes the bar on innovation, he also shares the emotionally resonating story of doing so. Ebeling's book, Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn't Be Done, recounts the life experiences that led to the founding of Not Impossible. Published in a multitude of languages, the book was hailed as "a unique and inspiring tale of brave abandon" by Nicholas Negroponte. Named one of Wired's 'Agents of Change', a two-time SXSW innovation of the year award winner, a two-time Tribeca Disruptor innovation winner, a fellow with The Nantucket Project, and recipient of every major creative and advertising award, Ebeling is on a mission to provide "Technology for the Sake of Humanity."

This interview is brought to you by the Enabled Disabled Project. Recently named by Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 50 World's Greatest Leaders , a recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award and listed as one of the world's most influential creative people by The Creativity 50's, Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation. As a career producer and filmmaker and now founder and CEO of Not Impossible, Ebeling harvests the power of technology and story to change the world. Ebeling founded Not Impossible, a multiple award-winning social innovation lab and production company, on the premise that nothing is impossible. His mantra of “commit, then figure it out” allows him to convene a disparate team of hackers, doers, makers and thinkers to create devices that better the world by bringing accessibility for all. Named one of Wired's ‘Agents of Change', a two-time SXSW innovation of the year award winner, a two-time Tribeca Disruptor innovation winner, a fellow with The Nantucket Project, and recipient of every major creative and advertising award, Ebeling is on a mission to provide “Technology for the Sake of Humanity.” ----- The Enabled Disabled Podcast is created for adults and children with disabilities, families and friends who care for them, professionals who treat and help people with disabilities, as well as people and companies who want to learn more. Ways to support us: Subscribe to this podcast Share your story: https://www.enableddisabled.com/share Become a corporate sponsor: https://www.enableddisabled.com/sponsorship Make a personal contribution of any amount: https://www.enableddisabled.com/contribute --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/enableddisabled/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/enableddisabled/support

Puck and Slickhawk discuss the circumstances surrounding the Bubba Wallace story from NASCAR. Former Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz joins Puck and Slickhawk to discuss being named the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award on Sunday and what the honor means to him for his charitable efforts. Also, Nelson gives his thoughts on the plan to return to baseball in MLB.

Former Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz joins Puck and Slickhawk to discuss being named the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award on Sunday and what the honor means to him for his charitable efforts. Also, Nelson gives his thoughts on the plan to return to baseball in MLB.

If you love the Amerikan Therapy Podcast send us a text and join us on the couch. Text us at +1 (202) 800-2355 and let us know what topics you want us to cover. Be ready because we might ask you to be a guest on the show. Sheldon Smith, Executive Director and Founder of The Dovetail Project began working as a community youth organizer in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood at the early age of 13. As a teen, his community work focused on social issues such as youth and gang violence, juvenile justice, sexual health education, and promoting community activism. When Sheldon became a father at the age of 20, he was determined to be the best father he could and he knew he wanted to help other young fathers lay the foundation to have a positive impact and build strong relationships with their children. He created The Dovetail Project in 2009 to bring together resources that were lacking in his own life and the lives of others. Since then, his organization has graduated over 400 young men. Sheldon has raised over 7 million dollars from Private Foundations and Donors over the past 10yrs among many recognitions, Sheldon was selected as a 2018 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian, 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur, Best Businessmen of 2017 by Businessmen.biz, 2017 Steve Harvey Hero, 2016 CNN Hero, and he serves as a Board Member for the International Youth Foundation. Of all of his accomplishments, his greatest is being a devoted husband to his wife, Mary, and father to his daughter, Jada.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/AMERIKANTHERAPY)

Ep. 2 - From an L.A. Art Benefit to a Refugee Camp in Sudan / Mick Ebeling, Founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs In this episode, Mick Ebeling describes how a date night with his wife at a  Los Angeles gala for a graffiti artist with Lou Gehrig’s disease convinced him to coalesce technology warriors from around the world to help the artist, known as Tempt, draw again. He then shifts his focus from his thriving production company to start Not Impossible Labs and dedicate his life to building technology to help those with disabilities. Ebeling reveals how this shift ultimately took him from the comfort of his home in Venice, California to the refugee camps of Sudan to build prosthetic arms using 3-D printers for a young boy named Daniel wounded in the civil war. He shares what he learned about leading both in the process of helping Tempt get back in touch with his artistry and as he undertook the Sudan mission to help Daniel regain his mobility and independence. Ebeling shares his insights through those anecdotes about the power of narrative to change the world.  Transcript Download the PDF Chitra:    Hello, and welcome to When it Mattered. I'm your host, Chitra Ragavan. I'm also the founder and CEO of Goodstory consulting, an advisory firm helping technology startups find their narrative. Chitra:    On this weekly podcast we invite leaders from around the world to share one personal story that changed the course of their life and work, and how they lead and deal with adversity. Through these stories we take you behind the scenes to get an inside perspective of some of the most eventful moments of our time. Chitra:    On this episode, we will be talking to Mick Ebeling, founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs, and author of the book Not Impossible. Mick was most recently named one of Fortune Magazine's world's greatest leaders. He's a recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, and he's listed as one of the world's most influential creative people by the Creative 50s. Chitra:    Mick, welcome to the show. Mick:    Thank you so much. Chitra:    Tell us a little bit more about yourself. Mick:    Well, Not Impossible Labs, I think, like a lot of things in this world, was launched on accident. It wasn't something that I had intended to do, and it was a byproduct of my wife and I had a date night, and on date night a friend hijacked our date, and took us to an art benefit, and we were exposed to an incredible artist, graffiti and street artist, named Tony Tempt Quan, that we had never met or heard of before, but we learned at this event had Lou Gehrig's disease. Mick:    He had ALS, and the event was a benefit of his family and friends coming together to support him, and help to pay for his hospital bills, because he didn't have health insurance. Mick:    And it was one of those incredible nights that had this echo effect on my life, essentially, because at the time I ran a production company. We made television commercials and films. We had just done the James Bond main title sequence, and things were going incredible. Mick:    But then this night happened, and it just left this impression on us, and we found out that this artist was unable to talk, and unable to communicate, except through a piece of paper that had the alphabet on it, and people would run their finger along it, and when peoples' finger would get to a letter, he would blink, and then they would write it down. Mick:    And for us that was just, that was absurd. We didn't, just, that didn't make any sense. And so I said all right, well, that makes no sense. I live in Los Angeles. We have a GMP greater than most developing nations, 13 miles away from where I live in Venice Beach there's a dude who's having to talk through a piece of paper because he doesn't have health insurance. Mick:    And I know, through videos, and commercials, and things that I've read about Steven Hawking,

You look around and you see people doing some pretty amazing things in the world. Whether it's business accomplishments or changing the world for the better, things that seem impossible. Mick Ebeling is certainly one of those guys. It makes me wonder, is doing the impossible relegated to a chosen few? Or are any of us capable of doing what currently seems impossible, and if so, what stops us from breaking through believing that nothing is impossible. A recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the year Award, and listed as one of the most influential creative people by The Creativity 50's, Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational, innovation. As a career producer and filmmaker, he harvests the power of technology and story, to change the world. Mick founded “Not Impossible”, a multiple award winning social innovation lab and production company on the premise that nothing is impossible.This unconventional approach brought to life highly acclaimed initiatives. The Eyewriter, Project Daniel, Don's Voice, and most recently, Music Not Impossible, that brought the ability to draw back to a paraplegic street artist, 3D printed arms to sudanese amputees and voice, to an ALS patient who hadn't spoken for 15 years. WARRIOR of Not Impossible “If you look at things that are impossible today, statistically, they are on the trajectory to being possible”- Mick Ebeling Highlights - Mick created the eyewriter from scratch, with really no knowledge of how to do it The day after creating this open source device, thousands of outlets were covering it The Eyewriter was the start of Not Impossible Ideas start as inconceivable, and then impossible, and eventually, possible Even if you can't fathom something becoming possible, you can fathom statistics It's not about having proof that it can happen or it will happen, but believing in the possibility that it can happen The Department of Accessible Prosthetics is the next step for Project Daniel This project will make prosthetics accessible to thousands and thousands of others in need If not now, when? If not me, who? Guest Contact - Mick's Website Mick on Twitter, Mick on Linkedin Not Impossible's Website Daniel's Project's Website   Resources - BlueHost Regain time and transform your commute, workout or chores into fun, productive ME TIME! Audible books are offering a free audio book, try it, like it and stay or cancel and keep your free Audible book. Acuity Scheduling If you want more of your most valuable resource back, automate your calendar with our top pick, Acuity. No more back and fourth, no-shows or multiple calendars to manage. All appointments, reminders, cancellations, even payments happen with 1-click. Acuity helps you gain time! Visit creativewarriorsunite.com/acuity for our offer or click the link in the show notes. Grammarly In our fast-paced world, we still need to clearly and confidently communicate what we want to say. Grammarly is our private editor 24/7 checking our spelling and grammar whenever we write something online to help avoid embarrassing mistakes in comments, tweets, and status updates! Grammarly is a Better Way To Write. Visit creativewarriorsunite.com/grammarly for our offer or click on the link in the show notes. Audible BooksThe easiest way I know to get inspired when reading is not an option is with AudibleBooks. You can regain time and transform your commute, workout or chores into fun, productive ME TIME! Audible books are offering a free audio book, try it, like it and stay or cancel and keep your free Audible book. Visit creativewarriorsunite.com/audible for our offer or click on the link in the show notes. New Free MasterClass:Warriors, if 80% of your income comes from 20% of your clients, 80% of your clients are the wrong clients! Imagine what it would be like to have almost 100% of your income come from all your clients because you're working with the right clients. Learn how knowing their secret language will attract your RIGHT clients— people who value what you do and are eager to pay you what you're worth. To register for this new masterclass, go to YourRightClients.com, and I'll see you in the masterclass! Gifts - Check out the Creative Warriors Gifts Page where you can grab gifts and offerings from many Creative Warriors past guests. Propel your business forward and register for Week of The Warrior for free. A 7-day mini-course to learn how to leverage your creative powers.

On this episode, Dr. G gets into the fearless mind of Mick Ebeling, Founder of Not Impossible Labs. Media production artist turned world problem solver, Mick shares with us how he overcomes seemingly impossible feats with simple everyday hacks. You will hear stories of how he adventured through active war zones to help a single boy amputee named Daniel, and how we gave a paraplegic a second chance in life to continue his craft as a graffiti artist. Mick is a force to be reckoned with who always “commits first, and then figures things out”. He believes technology, if used correctly, can be a valuable tool to advance humanity. On this show, we discuss everything from the advantages of the novice mind over the expert, to how for-profit organizations can “do well while doing good”. Now, That’s Unusual. About Mick Ebeling: Mick Ebeling is the CEO and founder of Not Impossible, a “social innovation lab” created to address real-world problems via accessible technology. His upbringing in a family of philanthropists coupled with his background in media production led him to the idea of developing technology to benefit the most vulnerable. Ebeling is a two-time South by Southwest Innovation Award Winner, one of Ad Age’s Top 50 Most Creative People, and the 2014 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year. Beyond Not Impossible, Ebeling is a renowned public speaker and author of the book Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn’t Be Done. His inspirational TED talk has been viewed over 1M+ times, and counting. He lives in Venice Beach , California with his wife and their three sons. Key Interview Takeaways: Expertise is not necessary when working to find a solution to an impossible situation. In fact, not knowing can be a strength. The Not Impossible team starts every project with a “beautiful, limitless naiveté,” then assembles talent to create a workable, DIY solution. The Eyewriter, for example, affords ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patients the fundamental human need to communicate by means of eye movement; its component parts include sunglasses, the wire of a coat hanger, duct tape and a webcam attached with zip ties. “Commit first, then figure it out.” Project Daniel stemmed from the story of a Sudanese boy who lost both arms when his village was bombed. Compelled to help despite a lack of expertise, Not Impossible built a team that developed a low-cost, sustainable solution: prosthetic limbs generated by a 3D printer. “Help one. Help many.” Not Impossible seeks to go beyond helping the individual by telling his story. Sharing the process that led to an innovative solution promotes further collaboration and inspires others to action. The hybrid business model combining nonprofit and for-profit can work. While maintaining the Not Impossible Foundation so that inspired donors can contribute, the organization has found a way to create value proposition so that funders get something tangible in return for their backing. It is feasible to “do well while doing good.” Learn More About Mick Ebeling: Not Impossible Labs Not Impossible Now Mick Ebeling Speaker Page TED Talk Twitter: Mick Ebeling Twitter: Not Impossible Facebook: Not Impossible Labs

"The philosophy that nothing is impossible isn’t religious dogma. It does not require faith. It is 100% statistical." - Mick Ebeling Honored by Advertising Age as one of the “Top 50 Most Creative People” in 2014 and the recipient of the 2014 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, Mick Ebeling is a film/television/commercial producer, philanthropist, technology trailblazer, author, entrepreneur and public speaker. After befriending ALS patient and renown street artist TemptOne, Mick and his team of inventors developed the EyeWriter, a low­cost eye­tracking device that allows those suffering with ALS to draw and communicate with their eyes. The EyeWriter was named Time Magazine’s “Top 50 Inventions of 2010,” honored at Advertising Age and Creativity’s 2010 “The Idea Conference” and resides in the permanent collection at the New York MOMA. In 2013, after reading the story of a young boy who had lost both arms as a civilian casualty of war, Ebeling flew to the war­torn region of Sudan to 3D­print prosthetics for children. He established the world's first 3D­ printing prosthetic lab and training facility. Project Daniel was winner of numerous awards including SXSW ­ Innovation Award, Cannes Titanium, Gold and Bronze Lions, Telly’s, AICP, and One Show awards. Mick’s motto, Technology for the Sake of Humanity, is defined in his book Not Impossible: The Art & Joy of Doing What Couldn’t Be Done. His book is now in it’s 5th printing. Connect with Mick: Website | Website | Facebook | @MickEbeling | Book Subscribe to the Outlier Newsletter: Click Here Brought to you by: OUTLIER ENTREPRENEURS If you enjoy Outlier On Air, please Subscribe & Review on iTunes or Stitcher

Mick Ebeling (@MickEbeling, @NotImpossible) is an American film, television and commercial Executive Producer, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Mick has been honored by Advertising Age as one of the “Top 50 Most Creative People”, also in Wired Magazine Agent of Change, the recipient of the 2014 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award. Mick founded the Not Impossible Labs, a company committed to creating technology for the sake of humanity. The two known projects are Project Daniel and The Eyewriter. The Eyewriter was created for Tony 'TEMPT' Quan, who is a legendary LA graffiti artist, social activist, and publisher who was diagnosed with ALS in 2003. Mick organized a crew of hackers and artists to invent a low-cost, open source DIY device that would let Tempt create art with his eyes. Through trial and error, The Eyewriter was born and Tempt was back to using his creativity. Project Daniel was for by a Sudanese boy named Daniel, whose arms are blown off during a bombing of his village and is incited to help. Mick illegally travels to the Nuba Mountains to find Daniel, make him a prosthetic arm, and teach the locals about the process as well. I met Mick at the FutureM Boston in November 2015.  His story silenced the entire auditorium and drew tears to my eyes. His message "Commit then figure it out" continues to echo in my mind and influences my decisions in choosing what I work on, people I spend time with. Help someone today and tell us (@MickEbeling and @feisworld) on Twitter using #HelpOneHelpMany   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/feisworld/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/feisworld/support

Recently honored as one of the Top 50 Most Creative People of 2014 and the 2014 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, Mick Ebeling is a film/television/commercial producer, philanthropist, technology trailblazer, author, entrepreneur and public speaker. Ebeling is CEO of Not Impossible Labs, an organization that develops creative solutions to address real-world problems. Not Impossible Labs was founded on Mick’s firm belief that nothing is impossible. With no technical background in ocular recognition technology, Ebeling created Not Impossible’s first project: The Eyewriter. An open source, low-cost, DIY device, The Eyewriter enables individuals with paralysis to communicate and create art using only the movement of their eyes. Time Magazine named The Eyewriter one of the "Top 50 Inventions of 2010," and the device is now part of MoMA's permanent collection. Not Impossible's latest endeavor, Project Daniel, now celebrates its one-year anniversary.

Recently honored as one of the Top 50 Most Creative People of 2014 and the 2014 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, Mick Ebeling is a film/television/commercial producer, philanthropist, technology trailblazer, author, entrepreneur and public speaker. Ebeling is CEO of Not Impossible Labs, an organization that develops creative solutions to address real-world problems. Not Impossible Labs was founded on Mick’s firm belief that nothing is impossible. With no technical background in ocular recognition technology, Ebeling created Not Impossible’s first project: The Eyewriter. An open source, low-cost, DIY device, The Eyewriter enables individuals with paralysis to communicate and create art using only the movement of their eyes. Time Magazine named The Eyewriter one of the "Top 50 Inventions of 2010," and the device is now part of MoMA's permanent collection. Not Impossible's latest endeavor, Project Daniel, now celebrates its one-year anniversary.

Mick Ebeling is the Founder of Not Impossible Labs, an online crowdsourcing platform that dramatically improves the lives of millions by creating low-cost, open-source, and do-it-yourself devices. For example, through a combination of marking and hacking, Not Impossible Labs developed 150-dollar devices that helped people with ALS communicate with loved ones for the first time in years, as well as prosthetic limbs for Sudanese children for as low as 50 dollars. The philosophy of Not Impossible Labs is to help one to help many, that is, to create a life-changing solution for one person, and then think about how to scale it. He describes these innovations in the bestselling book Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Could Not Be Done. Mick was deemed one of the Top 50 Most Creative People in 2014 by Advertising Age. He was also the recipient of the 2014 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award. In this interview, he shares the circumstances that launched Not Impossible Labs and that led to his book. He talks about the people whose problems he committed to solve and the hacking, making and do-it-yourself approaches he and his fellow innovators used to do just that. In this episode, you will learn: how to commit first to achieve the impossible how a 150-dollar EyeWriter helped a renowned artist with ALS draw again how 3D printers revolutionized life for Sudanese youth the importance of making and hacking for solving real-world problems how to empower young people to embrace a Not Impossible mindset how seeking solutions helps us make creative connections Mick also shares several of the new projects his organization has underway, and he talks about ways Not Impossible Labs is bridging the gap between makers and problem solvers. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and review it on iTunes. For automatic delivery of new episodes, be sure to subscribe. Thanks for listening! Links to Topics Discussed Mick Ebeling TED Talk Street Art Tony Tempt One Quan Tempt One Foundation Stephen Hawking Time Magazine Top 25 Inventions MoMA EyeWriter Optical character technology     Open source The BrainWriter Cameron Rodriguez ALS or Lou Gehrig Disease Triangulation Consumer EEG Devices Project Daniel Dr. Tom Catena   Precipart Richard Van As Gait Trainer Thank you to Clark Nowlin for his sound engineering and to  Emmy-award-winning Creative Director Vanida Vae for creating the Curious Minds logo!