This activity asks students to be mindful and “walk in the shoes” of someone they know by considering what makes that person happy, creating a coupon, and then carrying out the action to deliver happiness and take empathy to action.
When youth are exposed to entrepreneurial thinking, a profound change takes place. They become more aware of opportunities around them, develop powerful problem-solving skills, and improve their abilities to think critically and creatively. VentureLab believes that innovation and discovery happen at the intersection of multiple disciplines- we call it ESTEAM (entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, arts, and math).
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.
Discover the “My Entrepreneurial Self” activity on VentureLab, aimed at empowering youth to uncover and develop their entrepreneurial traits. This exercise encourages self-reflection on personal strengths and skills, essential for nurturing an entrepreneurial mindset.
Entrepreneurs know they can do anything and improve at anything because their brains grow as they learn new things and practice new skills!
Discover a ton of activities to teach financial literacy for kids in our VentureLab Youth and Caregiver Workbook!
Entrepreneurs have to be brave. They must try new things, talk to new people, take risks and solve problems that others are afraid to tackle. This is called courage!
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.
Entrepreneurs come up with clever solutions to challenges. This sometimes means using unlikely materials or trying unique solutions. We call this resourcefulness.
Entrepreneurs see mistakes as ways to learn new things. They know that it’s okay to not succeed every time you try something. We call this embracing failure.
Entrepreneurs keep trying to solve problems even when they face tough
times. We call trying over and over again PERSISTENCE and we call using
determination GRIT.
Entrepreneurs spend a lot of time thinking about and coming up with creative solutions to problems. We call this problem solving!