Business Horizons – Part I

Today is day four of a six day business camp I’ve been facilitaing.  There are 14 of us industry advisors who help high school  students throughout the week.

Basically, on Sunday night, students have 30 minutes to create a product from trash… As the week continues, we help the students dive deeper into what their product is and who they want to target.  At the end of the week, the students pitch their idea to a panel of investors, showcase their product at a trade show, and create an infomercial.

It’s really impressive when you think about it… These kids have put in more work and effort in a week than some college kids do for a semester long class.  It’s pretty amazing.

Not only is it a great learning process for them, but I’m probably gaining just as much from it.  Believe it or not, I’m learning a bunch of social skills… For example, at lunch yesterday, some girls explained “text messaging etiquette” to me… Did you know that there is an unwritten rule that says, “No girl shall text a boy more than twice without getting a response.”?

I couldn’t believe it either…

We’ve had a pretty shy group, but they’ve really come out of their shells as the week has continued.  We’ll be spending a long night this evening putting the finishing touches on the “Astro-Knight,” a single seat hovercraft created by A.E.R.O. Co. (Amazing Efficiency Replacing Oil.)  Clever, eh?

More to come tomorrow…  But here’s a couple pictures for now:

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