Two years ago, when Ivan Zelich was a 17yearold school student, he codeveloped a theorem that took the global scientific community by storm. He believes that the way that maths is taught in school needs to adapt and change – that we need to think of it as a creative journey and not simply a list of formulas to memorise. At age 17, Ivan Zelich codeveloped a groundbreaking mathematical theorem that works faster than a computer and has applications in better understanding geometric structures. The LiangZelich Theorem paved the possibility for anyone to deal with the complexity of isopivotal cubics having only highschool level knowledge of mathematics. A paper on the theorem was published in the peerreviewed, International Journal of Geometry, making Zelich and his collaborator Xuming Liang, the youngest contributors ever to the journal. Aside from his passion for numbers, Ivan is a swimming state champion, speaks six languages, and has represented Queensland in chess. He is currently undertaking his fasttracked, undergraduate degree at University of Queensland. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx