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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
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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 leadership &
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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Attitude and Aptitude
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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.
- Learning the skills of a
Team Community & Problem Solving
- Getting to know other
participants
- Exploring your value system,
and learning skills
- Learning to use thinking
skill tools
- Reporting and presenting
your thoughts to others
- Having fun
- Bring back to your community
new tools for working together
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Process-Flowing-Addition |
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