THE IMPORTANCE OF A CREATIVE BRAIN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP & STEM Sandra Mittelsteadt And Karen Shores

THE IMPORTANCE OF STEM TO OUR ECONOMY

THE IMPORTANCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO OUR ECONOMY entrepreneurship.htm

SMALL BUSINESS BIRTHS/DEATHS & EMPLOYMENT

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

CURRENT INITIATIVES IN CALIFORNIA THAT SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP & STEM California Career Pathways Trust Grants California Career Technical Education Incentive Grants Carl D. Perkins Grants California Partnership Academies Specialized Secondary Programs California Mathematic and Science Partnership Grants Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy Regional Occupational Programs & Joint Powers Agreements ConnectEd and Linked Learning Pathways After School and Summer Programs District and School-based Career Pathways

WHAT IT THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR An Entrepreneur? A Research Scientist? A Construction Engineer? A Software Designer? A Forensic Mathematician? entrepreneurship.html

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU THOUGHT CREATIVELY, OR HAD A CREATIVE SOLUTION?

EVERYONE HAS THE GIFT OF THINKING IN A CREATIVE WAY As a child As an adult Mindsets Frozen Mindsets How can mindsets impede creative thinking? Role of “Point of View” or “Perspective”

FROZEN MINDSETS

POINT OF VIEW Structure Order Relationship Level

POINT OF VIEW

THE PROCESS OF CREATIVE THINKING Point of view (structure, order, relationship, level) Logical process Risk Taking Flexibility Perseverance Adaptable leadership

ENCOURAGING CREATIVE THINKING

BREAKING OUT

WHAT IF?

GO FOR IT! BUST UP THOSE MINDSETS AND LET YOUR CREATIVE SELF LOOSE! Thank you. Sandy Mittelsteadt: and Karen Shores: