Starting the Discussion on
​Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

• Listen to Oli talk about invention and the Book of Ideas and ask your students for their thoughts on innovation and entrepreneurship?

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• Watch this video on innovation and ask your students what they took away from it. (May be more appropriate for older students)

Other videos to inspire discussion on innovation and collaboration

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6EgoiPxNDs (~ 15 min) This video about Ideo and their shopping cart design project emphasizes both collaboration and communication. (May be more appropriate for older students)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd_nkBHgX8s (~ 7 min, short ad to start) JP, an engineering student from Brazil, talks about the importance of working with a team to solve problems.

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga1_a4qw-As The video is a bit fast paced so be prepared to stop and discuss if you are working with younger or ELL students. (Note: There may be a short ad before the video.)

Other questions to help foster discussion

• ​What is something that you don't like doing? How could you change that?
• Can you design an invention in your Book of Ideas?

Above and beyond

If you're getting questions from your students on possible next steps to grow their inventions here are a couple of suggestions:

• Build a prototype
• Find and talk to some experts 
• Research what other kid entrepreneurs have done next
• Do some research to see if anyone else has invented their idea before
• Look for location invention competitions
• Reach out to your friendly neighborhood CreositySpace contact

Examples of student works using the
​Book of Ideas

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