Let’s get those creative juices flowing and spark the kind of entrepreneurial thinking that turns simple ideas into amazing adventures!

Introduction

This activity inspires creativity, courage, and risk taking while building community among participants.

Key Takeaways

• Diversity and input from different people with different ways of thinking is a key to innovation.

• Entrepreneurs practice collaboration to bring their ideas to life.

Brainstorming Rules

• There are no bad ideas!
• The more ideas the better.
• Wild ideas are welcome!
• Capture everything.

Materials and Preparation

• Printable Cards

Instructions

1. Have a student start the story by reading a story starter card aloud and completing the
   sentence. (e.g. “A little black cat wearing a tiny, pointy orange hat walked up to me
   and…said, ”Well hello there. What’s your name?”)
2. Another student adds a sentence to develop the story.(i.e. action, new character, setting
   change, plots twist)
3. This continues until everyone has added their ideas or the story reaches an ending.
4. Play again! Pick a new card or have students create their own story starter starter cards.

Try More Brainstorming

Play the original Story Starters Generator here.

Find more Youth Entrepreneurship activities here.