Good Ideas

EQ - How can a person transform a good idea into a viable entrepreneurial venture?

1. Activator - What is entrepreneurship?
1. Commenting on the class website
2. Gyrate Your Genius *Credit to Soul Pancake*
1. Think of a problem that irritates you.
2. Channel your inner inventor
3. Create a solution.  No matter how far-fetched it seems, sketch it out and name it.
3. TPS Discussion - What makes an idea a good idea?
4. Video - Steven Johnson suggests how good ideas are created.  After watching the video we will share our inner genius with others and see if our ideas can grow together.
     
5. AP – Small group summary: Where do good ideas come from?
6. Share your Gyrate Your Genius projects with your small groups and utilize Steven Johnson’s research to create a good idea for a business
1. White Board Drawing
7. AP - Museum Walk & Handout- Place your images around the room. Complete the handout. 
1. Handout
8. Class Discussion
1. Collaboration Opportunities?
2. Favorite Idea?
3. Most Likely To Succeed?
9. AP - Collaborative Pairs - How could you turn your idea into a business?
10. TOD - How can I develop a good idea to become an entrepreneur?

Welcome to Entrepreneurship

EQ - How is entrepreneurship defined?

1. Welcome to Entrepreneurship
2. Classroom Policies & Procedures
3. Syllabus Review
4. Activator - I Want To Draw A Cat For You
5. Splashdown *Discovery Questionnaire
6. AP - Class Discussion: Review of Discovery Questionnaire*
7. The Key to defining Entrepreneurship
• Light bulbs vs. Money bags
8. AP - Discussion Groups - What have you learned so far?
9. *Revisiting "I Want To Draw A Cat For You" * Copyright You and Me This Morning
10.  TPS
• What are your thoughts regarding becoming an entrepreneur?  Explain using what you have learned about entrepreneurship today.
11. Gyrate Your Genius *Credit to Soul Pancake*
1. Think of a problem that irritates you.
2. Channel your inner inventor
3. Create a solution.  No matter how far-fetched it seems, sketch it out and name it.
12. TOD - Back of Notecard
1. List 3 parts of your life that you feel passionate
2. List 2 goals for yourself in this class.
3. Ask Mr. Hill 1 meaningful question regarding this class, learning/teaching, or business.

**Homework** Visit the class website and comment on this post with your definition of entrepreneurship