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  4-2 Slides: Instructions: Copy and paste the following into your 4-2 Slide and answer the questions based on what you’ve learned from today’s lesson about Product Design: Wisdom: Discuss an important piece of wisdom you learned. (At least two sentences) Transfer: Write about one way you can use the skills you learned in another context. (At least two sentences) Idea: Write about one idea you had. (At least two sentences)

Think about your greatest accomplishment or the time when you were proud of yourself.  Copy and paste the following into your slide and answer:  Now, look at the Growth Mindset Statements that we looked at earlier, and write about how knowing this quote would have helped you do even better in your situation (At least 3 sentences please) Explain what the quote you chose means to you and how it can help an entrepreneur become successful. (At least 3 sentences please)

What is Chapter 4 about?   Prototyping: d esigning my product or business, and using a growth mindset to take feedback to improve their business Assignment: Choose a futuristic product you would like to see invented  Describe the product How will you produce it? How much will it cost to produce?  How much will it cost when you sell it? What marketing will you use to get the word out about your product? Include pictures of what it would look like 2 slides, 3-4 bullets per slide Example: a robotic tripod that can hold your phone for video and move around

What makes you a strong presenter?  Use specific examples. (At least two sentences) What is one thing you are nervous might happen in the Idea Pitch?  What can you do if it happens? (At least two sentences) What is one question you have for the judges about your business idea? (At least two sentences) *When you finish, please practice your Pitch.

Pull up your 3-5B Slide. Students should use this time to rehearse their Idea Pitches with their groups (from the script on the 3-5B Slide) Idea Pitch partners can rehearse, while their teammates follow along on their scripts and provide hints when they get stuck.

List the names of your group members for your idea pitch and decide if you would like to assign specific titles to anyone.  If not, please write the what each group member is responsible for. *Look over the hierarchy in a company from your notes. Decide if you would like anyone in your group to be given any of these titles. Decide if you would like to assign anyone in your group with other titles (Co-Owner, Founder, Co-Founder, President, etc.) *When you finish, please practice your Pitch.

My Intro.  classes will be moving onto 3-8 - we will not be doing 3-6 or 3-7 because this half-year course does not include time for full business pitches or full business plans to be developed, which the full-year course does include.    3-8 Slide: Directions: Copy and paste the following questions into your 3-8 Slide and fill out a Head, Heart, Hand Chart. Business Idea for Idea Pitch: Head = What is something you THINK went well? Heart = What is something you feel good about? Hand = What is one thing you will do better

Directions: Copy and paste the information in bold into your 3-5B Slide.  Students should use this to write the script for their elevator pitches.  Remind students that pitches must be two minutes or less and include: Introduction... (Who are you? ) Pain Statement... (What problem are you trying to solve?) Product  &  Value  Proposition... (What  is  your  product  and  how  does  it  solve  this problem?) Target Market.. (Who is your product designed for?) Closing / Thank You...

Directions: On your 3-5A Slide, write a 60-second elevator pitch describing your dream future and the path you’ll take to get there.  If you are not working in a group, share your elevator pitch to a classmate.   *Please don’t forget to add a visual to your slide.

Directions:  Choose a career you are interested in and do a SWOT Analysis of it.  Copy and paste the following into your 3-4B Slide: What are the strengths and weaknesses of this potential career? (At least 2 sentences please) What opportunities do you have to learn about and explore this career? (At least 2 sentences)  What might threaten your success in this career? (At least 2 sentences)

Directions: Choose groups of 2-3 and choose two business ideas you would like to present at the Idea Pitch.  Review your SWOT Analysis for all five options so that you are informed decision-makers.  You are not just deciding which ideas you like best, but which have the potential to be the most successful businesses.  Copy and paste the following into your 3-4A Slide: Business Idea #1 Name: Explain idea #1 (At least 2 sentences please): Business Idea #2 Name: Explain idea #2 (At least 2 sentences please):

Directions: Copy and paste the following into your 3-3 Slide, and answer the questions. 1. Brainstorm what your end-goal for a business idea is ( At least three sentences ) 2. What are the criteria for a good business idea?  (What is needed for a good business idea?   At least three sentences )  

Using customer review sites like Amazon, Google Reviews or Yelp, identify similar products or businesses that already exist in the marketplace: Product/Business #1: Product’s strengths - Product’s weaknesses - Product/Business #2: Product’s strengths - Product’s weaknesses -

Directions: Brainstorm business ideas that could solve the problems and needs the class identified. Problem or Need What problem or need are you solving? (At least 2 sentences) Business Idea What is your idea and how does it solve this problem? (At least 2 sentences) Feasibility Is this idea feasible?  What is one feasibility obstacle you might encounter? (At least 2 sentences)