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Need:
A growing real-world demand for students/workers
with empathy, ownership and a talent for making
other people feel at ease requires a serious shift
in perspective.
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Student…
Student in high school or who have graduated with no
career direction need life skills to enter the
workplace/society. What the world demands today are
“smart creatives,” the term that Eric Schmidt and
Jonathan Rosenberg use to describe the kind of
people Google needs to hire in their book
How Google Works.. ... Wagner, Tony; Dintersmith,
Ted (2015-08-18). Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing
Our Kids for the Innovation Era .
Companies…
Companies & communities need people who can think
independently and take ownership of problems and
work in a team environment. They need to think both
creatively and critically in their work. They need
to listen more and communicate more in a
non-threaten way.
What leaders are looking for...
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Learning Outcome
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We aim to create a new category of a worker-
“Technician of the mind”. Who thinks like
an owner and evaluates situations using questions to
learn new ways of understanding.
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“the bigger the problem the bigger the opportunity”.
Vinod Khosla |
Course Content
Infuse life-skills and productive foundational
skills.
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Project based learning… Create a team and solve
problems
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Learning about self (Your Brand)
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Team Creation
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Foundational tool usage
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Problem Selection
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Problem Solving
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Review & Re-design
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Presentation
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Reflection
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10-16-week curriculum, or After school
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Student ownership of their learning (Peer learning)
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Web based learning
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Teamwork and problem solving
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Skills infusion
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Separate Process Modules
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Major Skills
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Interpersonal skills, Life Skills, Goal setting
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Communication skills, Listening, Trust, Honesty
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Thinking skills, Curiosity, Critical thinking
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Problem solving skills
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Teamwork
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Process & Planning skills, Time management
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Social & Emotional learning
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Financial literacy
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Uniqueness
The program focuses on teaching
life-skills to create a well-rounded
individual who will fit into the work&
society environments. |
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It uses the concept of mindset thinking around the
following:
· Ownership
mindset ... Think like an owner
· Cultural
Engineering mindset ... Provide questioning &
management of a project
· Growth
mindset...Your brain is like a muscle, use it
or lose it
· Team
mindset ... To be successful. need to work
together
· Brand
mindset ... Who are you and how to show the
world
· Life
skills … Students
become cognitively aware of their life skills
while doing activities
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Rethinking mindset... We need to re-think in a
rapid changing world. |
Attitude and Aptitude
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Create a positive mindset
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Confidence
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A process-centric organization doesn’t worry a lot
about skills and experience. Instead, it takes the
approach “draft the athlete, teach the game.” In
other words, hiring for attitude and aptitude
becomes the strategic approach to finding the right
individuals for an organization. The mechanics of
the various jobs can be taught easily
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Benefits to all
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Exploring your thoughts, Learning about
yourself.
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Learning the skills of a Team Community &
Problem Solving
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Getting to know other participants
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Exploring your value system, and learning
skills
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Learning to use thinking skill tools
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Reporting and presenting your thoughts to others
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Having fun
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Bring back to your community new tools for
working together
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Process-Flowing-Addition |
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