Systems thinking
A framework for seeing the bigger picture rather than isolated fragments
Shell believes in empowering and equipping the future generations of professionals and leaders with tools and skills for the jobs of tomorrow. NXplorers is one of the steps beings taken in its aim towards achieving a brighter future.
An introduction to Shell NXplorers
Title: NXplorers Intro
Duration: 1:29 minutes
Description:
A short video displaying how energy, food and water resources are inticately linked with climate change, and ending with encouragement for the audience to help become part of the solution to the problem.
[Background music plays]
[Visuals]
Woman is looking at a tablet screen in a darkened room. Camera moves to show another woman looking at her mobile phone in a darkened room.
[Male Voiceover]
Our world is becoming increasingly connected, and so too are the challenges.
[Visuals]
Footage of various transport is played back on high speed. Cars, traffic and trains are visualized with bright lights. Crowds of people are seen crossing roads, walking through cities and offboarding trains.
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Sky scene changes to show clouds, which then switches to a third world country, then back to an industrial site leaking smoke into the sky. This is followed by fires in Australia, footage of kangaroos and people of African origin walking through dry landscapes.
[Male Voiceover]
Their significance - and our commitment to resolving them - can bring us together.
[Visuals]
Footage changes to many different people doing different thing within an office/team building environment. Footage depicts people of all races.
[Male Voiceover]
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals seek to address the world’s biggest challenges - to enable a more prosperous future.
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Many people are at conference style events, hosted by Shell. This shows two men in Shell logo shirts with a microphone.
[Male Voiceover]
These challenges, including ending poverty, improving health and education and tackling climate change are complex and highly interconnected.
[Visuals]
Footage shows many different parts of the world, some surrounded by water, others not. There is a small African boy rolling a tyre through the street.
[Text displays]
Logos on screen depict, 1 No poverty, 2 Zero hunger, 3 Good heath and well-being, 4 Quality education, 7 Affordable and clean energy, 6 Clean water and sanitation and 13 Climate action. The logos become animated and move to create a hexagon shape, where all the logos are connected by digital drawn lines.
[Male Voiceover]
The key to addressing them is ensuring sustainable access to vital resources like food, clean water and energy
[Visuals]
Footage shows running water, growing plants, a man walking through a corn field (checking the produce), rice being poured from a bag, a small Asian boy drinking with his hands from a water fountain/outdoor tap point, and a men in high vis overalls checking the engineering of some pipes. This is followed by light bulbs lighting up and a gas ring igniting, to depict heat and light.
[Male Voiceover]
These three resources are so tightly interlinked that when we think about one we must think about them all.
[Visuals]
Several forms of electricity are depicted from household to street. Three digital graphic logos appear on screen connected with a circle. One is a wavy line (water), one is a pylon (electricity) and one is a knife and fork (food source), the logos are animated and start spinning with arrows connecting each one in red and yellow, to show how they are all connected.
The footage then zooms out to a field growing produce, and then pans out to show the Earth from space, accompanied by dramatic music.
[Male Voiceover]
With the world's population due to hit 10 billion by 2050 how do we meet the ever-increasing demand for these resources, tackle global challenges and ensure a sustainable future?
[Visuals]
Multi-cultural images are playing, from market places around the world and busy streets, to rubbish dumps and barefoot rubbish workers in the third world.
This then changes to show running water from taps, to fresh food being tossed in a pan. Sped up playback of plants growing is teamed with busy food markets. The footage then shows heavy rainfall teamed with bushfires, destructive winds and cracked dry earth.
Use of energy is shown, using an electric box to feed currents, to heat and light being used for multiple purposes.
[Male Voiceover]
The world needs creative thinkers… And a new way of thinking. The world needs you.
[Visuals]
Children are solving/creating physics/maths problems on paper, followed by a team of three teenagers “fist bumping”, this is then quickly changed to two Asian girls with cultural markings on their faces who appear to be doing homework with a pen and paper.
Chemistry classes are shown, with children observing in a classroom. Lots of positive images of children/teenagers sitting groups who appear to be problem solving together.
[Male Voiceover]
This is your chance to get involved and make change happen.
[Visuals]
A man in Asia is manually scattering seeds onto a plot of land, this is followed by a South East Asian women standing in front of a classroom reading from a book. The footage then changes to small Asian boys, and then a Muslim women participating in a conversation with a Middle Eastern man.
[Visuals]
Camera zooms into human eye.
[Male Voiceover]
Welcome to NXplorers
[Visuals]
Shell flag animations pop up on screen, showing text “Shell NXplorers” www.nxplorers.com
See how the Shell NXplorers students aim to uplift their communities through their innovative solutions
Title:{Shell NXplorers: The Bright Ideas Challenge 2023}
Duration: {2:15} minutes
Description:
{See how the Shell NXplorers students aim to uplift their communities through their innovative solutions}
{Shell NXplorers: The Bright Ideas Challenge 2023} Transcript
[Background music plays]
[Visuals]
Pecten ripple effect zooming in
[Text displays]
Shell wants to address the
declining interest of the youth
towards STEM.
[Visuals]
Footage of the culminating event showing the venue and an overview to the different projects of the students
[Text displays]
We do this through our NXplorers program.
We help them with critical thinking, and to challenge that, we have the TBIC
[Visuals]
Footage of the speaker
[Text displays]
which is the Bright Ideas Challenge
wherein they find solutions for problems in their own community.
{Name of speaker}
Sherwin Yap
Shell Program Director
Shell Funder Programs for PSFI
[Visuals]
Footage of the speaker
{Name of speaker}
Sergio C. Bernal, JR.
Shell Vice President for Corporate Relations
[Text displays]
Shell NXplorers
gives the platform for young bright minds
[Visuals]
Footage of one of the project of the students
[Text displays]
like you to be able
to create
innovative solutions
[Visuals]
Different images of the students doing a test on their project on running water
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for the problems of today.
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Student discussing their project to one of Shell Staff
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It’s important as well
that we invest in kids
[Visuals]
FarmHer Innovators waving to the camera showcasing their project as well as other participants and Shell staff discussing their projects
[Text displays]
Because they are our future
[Visuals]
Screen change into a close-up interview with one of the mother of the student participants
{Name of speaker}
Mae Cuajotor
Mother
[Text displays]
I'm really so proud. And I hope---
[Visuals]
Video transitions to one of the participants on the stage
[Text displays]
he could have the opportunity
also to participate
[Visuals]
Students pitching their projects on the stage with a backdrop footage on how their project works
[Text displays]
in other Shell NXplorers activities in the future.
[Visuals]
Video transitions to the five female students who are flipping their hair while delivering their pitch
[Visuals]
Footage of the speaker
{Name of speaker}
Paulo Arias
Shell Vice President for Human Resources
[Text displays]
In the next 15 years,
[Visuals]
Audience clapping while watching the program
[Text displays]
the world population will increase by 1 billion so you could just imagine
[Visuals]
One of the judges of the competition discussing his points to the presentor
[Text displays]
how much increase in the demand
[Visuals]
Student with an eyeglass discussing his project to the people visiting their booth
[Text displays]
for food, water, and energy will be by that time.
[Visuals]
A quick transition from the first sample project of a replica of farm being held by one of the female students and transitions to the blue water vapor, to a light bulb
[Text displays]
It is through our collective efforts that we can solve this dilemma that we are all facing.
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Video circulates around the students and mentors discussion
[Text displays]
So what we're doing now, is we're handing you the baton. We've taken the race to where we are now,
[Visuals]
Speaker on the stage discussing points to the audience
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But it’s up to you to complete it.
[Visuals]
Footage of the culminating event showing the students discussing their projects to inquirers
[Text displays]
Based on what we've seen now,
it gives me a lot of hope and confidence
that we will be able
to solve this dilemma.
[Visuals]
Footage of the speaker
{Name of speaker}
Nimfa Dimailig
Shell Country Tax Manager
[Text displays]
We would really be needing
[Visuals]
Footages changed to t the teams presenting their pitches
[Text displays]
people like you, intelligent,
smart, and committed
future leaders of this nation.
[Visuals]
Footage changes to the awarded team celebrating in the crowd, awarding of the teams on the stage, then the crowd cheering.
[Text displays]
Our Shell NXplorers, The Bright Ideas Challenge
2023 Grand Champion is
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Footage shows the shot of the Grand Champion’s plaque then the winning team standing from their seats with the crowd cheering. Grand Champion team hugging on stage with the judges.
[Text displays]
Palawan National School,
Team FarmHer Innovators.
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Footage changes to the picture-taking of the awardees on stage
[Text displays]
Job well done.
I think they put a lot of talent
and passion in what they did
[Visuals]
Screen change into a close-up interview with Shell Philippines’ Vice President
[Text displays]
In the end of all of this, it's about giving back to the community.
[Visuals]
Screen changes to the interview of one of the teams awarded
{Member of the team speaking}
Tagbilaran City Science High School
1st Runner Up
Team Maomag
[Text displays]
Our solution can benefit everybody.
[Visuals]
Screen changes into the footage of the speaking team presenting their pitch, and receiving the award on stage
[Text displays]
Food waste is unlimited,
it can be used over and over again.
[Visuals]
Screen changes to the interview of one of the teams awarded
{Member of the team speaking}
Gusa Regional Science High School
2nd Runner Up
Team Portabio
[Text displays]
Knowing that there are still people
who don't have clean
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Screen changes into the footage of the speaking team discussing their project, walking towards the stage and receiving the award on stage with the judges.
[Text displays]
and safe drinking water,
through the training of Shell,
we want to solve this problem
for the people.
[Visuals]
Screen changes to the interview of one of the teams awarded
{Member of the team speaking}
Palawan National School
Grand Winner
Team FarmHer Innovators
[Text displays]
In terms of sustainability,
[Visuals]
Screen changes into the footage of a member of the speaking team presenting their prototype to the judges, briefly back on the interview footage then footages of the team receiving the award on stage with the judges.
[Text displays]
this is very flexible.
We can integrate that
in the different systems
so that, in the long run,
we can have different partners
to help us with the project.
[Visuals]
Video transitions to zooming in texts
[Text displays]
Shell NXplorers, elevating young innovators for a better future
[Visuals]
Pecten shape transitioning in then showing the Shell logo with white ripple effect
[The sound of Shell plays]
[Text displays]
Powering Progress
NXplorers is an innovative educational program developed by Shaping Learning for Shell. It introduces young minds to the complex and creative thinking skills for them to become positive agents of change.
Integrating these approaches into one programme creates a new way of looking at global complexities, and shows young people how to approach the complex challenges the world faces, now and in the future.
Shell wants to address the paradox of declining interest in stem (science, technology, engineering and math) courses among the young by focusing on developing broader skills which ultimately inspires greater awareness on the topic. Through 3-day workshops, trained facilitators worked with student participants and their teachers to find solutions to real world challenges relevant to themselves and their local communities.
It was very fun and i was surprised to learn a lot of stuff that i could actually use in my personal life and also in school.
Aside from it being fun and interactive, we really learned so much that we could apply in our daily lives. At this young age, it’s really good for us to be exposed to these kinds of activities so we’d be able to make a better future.
There are three stages to the NXplorer programme – Explore, Create and Change – with tools and resources for each.
To find out more, visit the Shell NXplorers website
Coffee that could also produce energy to help power the planet.
What if we could capture the wind created by passing cars with roadside turbines, and turn it into usable energy?