Iterate to Innovate
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Annie Wright Schools
Business & Entrepreneurship Signature Program
An Innovation Odyssey
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description of program
its rationale
meet our students
build their next 3 months
questions we're continuing to ask
Entrepreneurship
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Structure of the Pilot
Most schools are staffed by subject area specialists.
Most schools demand students become generalists.
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How might we funnel students into sets of experiences that help them prototype their future selves?
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“Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.”
- Essentialism, Greg McKeown
keep it personal early on
personas
what insights do you gather? write their six word personal statement
Action | Value | Skill
How might we focus a student towards cultivating the essential aspects of her current interest?
5 Essential Elements: A Comparison
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“When you build a thing you cannot merely build that thing in isolation, but must also repair the world around it, and in it so that the larger world at that one place becomes more coherent, and more whole”
~ A Pattern Language
Alexander, Ishikawa, & Silverstein
STRUCTURE
compare structural elements
examples of current experiences we've undergone
How might we leverage existing structures and programs?
How might we balance group identity with a personalized program?
Who are the right candidates for our program?
How do we help teenagers embrace their interest in change?
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