World Series of Innovation Workshop Educating for Careers – The Foundation for Success

Imagine… if we could activate the entrepreneurial mindset of an entire generation.

Activating the Entrepreneurial Mindset NFTE empowers youth to approach the world with an innovator’s eye and a founder’s grit, not only during the NFTE course but for the rest of their lives. We define the entrepreneurial mindset as eight key pillars proven to drive success. Initiative & Self-Reliance Flexibility & Adaptability Communication & Collaboration Creativity & Innovation The power to take ownership without input or guidance and to work through obstacles independently. The ability and willingness to change actions and plans to over-come present and future challenges. The ability to clearly express ideas to an intended audience, including persuading others to work towards a common goal. The ability to think of ideas and create solutions to problems without clearly defined structures. Last revised 12/31/17 TP: NFTE’s impact is helping young people to develop the entrepreneurial mindset, a set of noncognitive skills that have been shown to support short- and long-term academic and career success. The entrepreneurial mindset provides the foundation for young people to succeed in a variety of ways, as you saw in NFTE’s impact data a few slides earlier (success in school, in employment, in starting businesses). Future Orientation Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Opportunity Recognition Comfort with Risk An optimistic disposition with a focus on obtaining the skills and knowledge required to transition into a career. The process of applying higher-level, process-oriented thinking skills, and of transitioning that reasoning to decision making. The practice of seeing and experiencing problems as opportunities to create solutions. The capacity to move forward with a decision despite inevitable uncertainty and challenges.

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World Series of Innovation Global competition to get students excited about entrepreneurship Challenges sponsored by companies Students can win up to $2,000 plus prizes from the sponsors and $250 for their school! Students are asked to help solve global goals that the United Nations has identified as the largest and most serious challenges to humanity. Focused on business ideation and marketing 5

WSI Sponsored Challenges

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Uyen Tran, 2018 WSI Winner NFTE alum and graduate of Oak Grove High School in San Jose, CA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iySbGwN0ZpA&feature=youtu.be

NFTE Bay Area Spring Challenge “1 out of 4 homeless people sleep on California’s streets… what are you going to do about it?”

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Joseph Franco

Unique Value Proposition Team Member Names: JOSEPH FRANCO_ (2 or 3 people only) ___________________ ___________________ Name of Product: F-CONNECT Problem Emotional Story: I became a foster youth in I was 15 years old, and it took a great toll on my life. Services available to me were often difficult to access Evidence to back it up: Youth.org says that 70% of foster youth, want college, 20% actually go, and 3% graduate Target Customer Ideal User: Age 13-17 (high school) Socio-Economic Status poor (urban, suburban, rural) Geography Bay Area, US Gender Male and Female Early Adopter: Local agencies, school systems and city offices in Alameda County and nearby areas Solution One Sentence Description: Create an app dedicated to foster care youth that provides a network to the tools needed for college and life goals Benefits: It organizes, tracks, connects users with resources instantly Top 3 Features: 1) Smartphone and app 2) Membership network 3) Access to housing, jobs, and assistance Unique Value Proposition Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth paying attention to: Foster care youth need immediate and effective access to the tools to successfully navigate the pathway to their futures

There are 5 components to every elevator pitch. 1. The hook 2. The problem 3. The solution 4. Features and benefits 5. A call to action

Group Discussion How would you use these concepts and resources to create an innovation experience that adds value to your learning community and classrooms? What sort of community engagement activities would you consider creating and adding to your innovation experience? How could you link these experiences to expand your CTE partnerships? How can NFTE help you link these innovation experiences to your pathways?

Reflection and Share-Out

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