The Power of the Pivot in solving problems and positioning for the future. At times in business or in life you need to pivot while still maintaining true to your vision. When we think of the term pivot we might think of a basketball pivot or that episode of Friends where Ross is moving a couch […]
Mini Design Challenge Spring Into Citizen Science
Be Part of the Climate Solution with this Mini Challenge Spring is a great time to get outdoors for some Citizen Science. You can join a Citizen Science program to share your observations or use your own Bird Journal Notebook or Bird Journal app. Though digital, the apps also have a community component to share […]
Mini Design Challenge Water Footprint
Calculate Your Water Footprint What natural resource is more precious that oil? Yep, water. Water is more precious than oil, especially in areas where there are no rivers or lakes and very low annual rainfall. According to Water.org 1 in 9 people do not have access to safe water. In our new normal we are all […]
STEM in the Community
Get Girls Involved Kids are learning at home and schools are practicing distance learning, so let’s explore collaborative STEM engineering projects that kids can work on remotely now, then build in person when we get back to life before COVID19. One way to frame these projects is Community Based Engineering or CBE. If you don’t […]
Mini Design Challenge Ultimate Upcycling
Thank you for your positive feedback on our first challenge. Good News! A new challenge will be posted every 2 weeks with themes in STEM, Entrepreneurship and Leadership while exploring topics in Innovation, Climate, Sustainability and Civic Engagement. April is Earth MonthLet’s Go Offline For the Ultimate Upcycling Challenge In the Ultimate Upcycling Challenge you are […]
Mini Design Challenge COVID19 Social Distancing
Show Us Your Idea to Demonstrate Social Distancing in a FUN Way! Give Kids a Creative Outlet For Expression. COVID 19 precautions can be scary and uncertain. To give kids a creative outlet for expression we present this STEM/STEAM Design Challenge to demonstrate Social Distancing in a FUN way. This can be a short video, […]
Sustainable Fashion Open Innovation Challenge
Launching March 8, International Women’s Day The Sustainable Fashion Global Innovation Challenge tasks young leaders to propose an innovative solution that supports and encourages Sustainable Fashion. The Sustainable Fashion Global Innovation Challenge is an Open Challenge. Teams can include mixed ages, moms and daughters, schools, clubs, friends. What do we mean by Sustainable Fashion? Sustainable […]
5 Keys to Girls’ STEM Success
Build STEM Confidence Building Students’ Confidence for Success in STEM Programs and Careers. We have all read the statistics. Women make up half of the total U.S. college educated workforce today but hold only one quarter of the science and engineering jobs. How do we build confidence? Get girls involved in hands on STEM activities. These […]
4 Steps to Practice Sustainable Fashion
If Women Ruled the World What Would They Wear? Sustainable Fashion is eco-fashion, ethical fashion, fair trade fashion and green fashion. Sustainable Fashion is responsible fashion for all parts of the fashion lifecycle including you and me. The demand for cheap clothing has led to what has been coined Fast Fashion and it is killing […]
Developing Teen Leaders
Want your teens to be more successful adults? Get them involved in civic engagement activities like volunteering, activism and voting. Civic engagement is defined as: Working to make a difference in the civic life of your community and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the […]
6 Tips To Take Hold of Your Digital Life in 2020
With New Year’s resolutions on our minds we have 6 Tips To Take Hold of your Digital Life in 2020. Here’s our Top 6 Tips for 2020 Digital Check-Up Manage Your Passwords Clean up your Inbox Manage Subscriptions Scan and/Or Organize Photos Clean Up Your Smartphone Clean Up Your Desktop Okay, let’s go! Manage Your Passwords […]
Host an Hour of Code
What is the Hour of Code? A Few Need to Knows: Hour of Code is a global movement. Anyone can organize an Hour of Code. Activities are available year round, though it is celebrated each year during Computer Science Education Week in December. Hour of Code activities and tutorials are available in 45 languages […]