12 Free Resources for Practicing Creativity
The essential first step of creativity is believing you’re creative. That might take practice! That’s why we’ve gathered these 12 great creativity resources for youth and adults.
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A letter from VentureLab’s founder
No matter a girl’s age, background, or experiences, I believe they have the power to change the world. Let me show you how. The born entrepreneur Imagine a girl who at five is an entrepreneurial wonder. She scores at the genius level for thinking outside the box, collaborates beautifully with her friends to solve problems,…
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Mindset of the Month: Adaptability
Discover the power of adaptability in entrepreneurship through the inspiring journey of Emma and Jana, who developed an online publishing platform while navigating different time zones. Learn how adaptability manifests in various forms like acceptance, optimism, self-efficacy, problem-solving, and courage, and how these elements are crucial in overcoming entrepreneurial challenges.
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Learning the 4 Brainstorming Rules and Making a Pig Fly
Brainstorming is a process you can get better at with practice! Learn about the four rules of brainstorming and apply them to a fun challenge: making a pig fly.
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Meet VentureLab Spark Cohort III!
As part of VentureLab Spark Cohort III, six students were able to expand their businesses and grow as entrepreneurs. After receiving supplies to support their businesses, they took part in a four month journey to grow their entrepreneurial mindsets and skills.
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Mindset of the Month: Problem Solving
Entrepreneurs go looking for trouble, but not in the way you’re thinking. They are actively looking for opportunities to invent new ways of doing things or improve upon what already exists. This type of problem solving is PROactive. Our mindset of the month is problem solving: proactively developing creative solutions to the problems around you….
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But Why? Curiosity Activity
Curiosity is an essential trait of entrepreneurs. At its most basic, curiosity can be as simple as asking “Why?” But you don’t have to stop with your first question! Sometimes the true answer requires asking “Why?” multiple times. The But Why? technique provides a framework for student curiosity that helps them discover underlying cause of…
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7 Examples of Entrepreneurial Thinking in Action
Being an entrepreneur is more than starting a business: it’s a way of thinking that can be applied to any opportunity or challenge. Check out these stories to see some of these entrepreneurial mindsets in action!
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Mindset of the Month: Resourcefulness
Resourcefulness is being able and willing to “do more with less.” How do you inspire resourcefulness in your youth? Find out in this blog!
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Embracing Failure with the Tower Challenge
We know that cultivating a mindset of embracing failure doesn’t happen in an instant. It takes consistent practice. Each moment of failure is an opportunity to engage in the cycle of learning and improvement. (Learn more about this and the process of embracing failure on our blog!) Designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs know this process as…
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Mindset of the Month: Embracing Failure
Most people go out of their way to avoid failure. When they do have a run-in, it’s something to forget about and quickly move past. But not entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs turn around, reach out, and give failure a great big hug. They embrace it, learn from it, and keep working But how do you move from…
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Practical Financial Literacy with the VentureLab Business Builder
In 6 easy steps, The VentureLab Business Builder helps you think through all the important parts of your business, test your plan, and create a business model!
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Curiosity and ‘Creative Mischief’
Is it curiosity or mischief? Sometimes, it’s both! Curiosity naturally involves testing and refining mental models. When creating our entrepreneurial learning programs, we focus on crafting lessons that cultivate curiosity and reward it.
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Entrepreneurs and the Power of Optimism
“I think I can. I think I can.” This is the mantra of the Little Blue Engine in the children’s classic, The Little Engine That Could. She comes across a broken down engine who was carrying a load of “very good things” to the boys and girls in the village on the other side of…
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3 Free Adaptability Activities
Entrepreneurs don’t always know what challenges they will face. They have to make changes when problems come up and find new ways to make their ideas work. This is called adaptability.
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Get Resourceful with the VentureLab Workbook
Entrepreneurs come up with clever solutions to challenges. This sometimes means using unlikely materials or trying unique solutions. We call this resourcefulness.
