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>> ANNOUNCER: Please
welcome George Takei.

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(Applause)

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>> GEORGE TAKEI:
Hello, everybody.

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I'm honored to be here with all
of you today in San Francisco.

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The human element.

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What makes us us?

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For 200,000 years, roughly the
amount of time humankind has

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existed, we have been walking on
two feet, exploring, living with

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others, sometimes
avoiding others.

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Before long, our
brains grew huge.

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86 billion neurons
huge and counting.

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Aristotle told us
that we're rational animals

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seeking knowledge.

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Confucius added that
humans are benevolent.

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Oh, my!

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I hope that's true.

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I hope we're designed
to help one another.

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Psychologists say that when we
grow up in a group or a family,

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we seek to be like one another.

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But we also seek
to be different.

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So if you're good at math, your
siblings will either join your

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pursuit or excel
at something else.

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If you yearn to be something
that doesn't quite suit your

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group dynamic, or if you feel
alone, you might seek out others

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to form a new community where
you can be exactly who you long

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to be.

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How beautiful is that?

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Every mind in this room
works in its own unique way.

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Like fingerprints, no
two brains are the same.

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Each thought is informed by your
genetic disposition, and your

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environment, life experiences,
race, gender, age, beliefs,

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brain chemistry.

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This exquisite diversity enables
us to handle problems that might

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perplex us if we
faced them alone.

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This reminds me of a beloved
acronym, first uttered over 50

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years ago, on Star Trek,
The Original Series.

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IDIC.

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IDIC stands for
infinite diversity and

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infinite combinations.

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You innately think differently.

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The very human and
unprogrammable future empowers

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you to help defend our world.

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Some of you are hunters.

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You seek out facts.

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Others are gatherers,
collecting and sharing

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intelligence with others.

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A number of you are
builders, making companies and

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inventing solutions.

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There are also fixers among
you who repair systems and

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restore data.

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And there are those who think
differently, outliers and

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dreamers among you.

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Together, you protect our world
against destructive attacks.

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You defend us from
any threat imaginable.

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In your industry,
homogeneity equals disaster.

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But unity of purpose among
very different people, that's

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another story.

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No matter what differentiates
you, you are united by a common

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purpose: Preventing, detecting,
and responding to threats.

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I ask each of you to
think about your personal

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human element.

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Are you an
idealist or an altruist?

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A mentor or a student?

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A rebel or a collaborator?

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We must honor our diverse traits
for our species to stay alive.

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If we are benevolent about our
differences, we can boldly go

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where no one has gone before.

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As you leave the keynote today,
I invite you to explore our

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human element installation
outside in the lobby and

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upstairs in the
engagement store.

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There, you may choose a human
element button that identifies

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you to the RSA
conference community.

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Wear it proudly, as I am.

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Open your mind to the people
you meet in the coming days.

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Embrace your similarities.

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Celebrate your differences.

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And revel in the possibility
that everyone you encounter, so

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different yet so alive, might
possess the very element you

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need to change our world.

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Thank you for being
extraordinary humans.

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Live long and prosper.

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(Applause)