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Greetings!
It is rare that I find an article from my warehouse membership magazine that applies to the Partnerships for Innovation work; however, in this month's edition listed was a side article on taking time to innovate. Outlined in the Innovation Corner are those 5 skills The Costco Connection February 2012, pg.13 identified. According to the article, "Innovative CEO's at the world's most innovative companies spent 50% more of their personal time engaging in these discovery skills than CEO's running 'run-of-the-mill' companies." With a little reconfiguring, I think we can apply those concepts to how we educate students and prepare them for a dynamic world of work.
This week is National Entrepreneurship Week (February 18 - 25, 2012). Many of us will never start our own business, but that doesn't mean we don't have an entrepreneurial spirit. Nebraska is filled with pioneers. If you are innovating and making change in a large organization you may be an intrapreneur! Those intra and entrepreneurial skills are transferable and are found in the Nebraska Career Readiness Standards.
Sincerely,
402-305-9480
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| 2012 Nebraska Entrepreneurship Summit | |
This year's Summit is too good to miss! If you are a high school teacher or college instructor, make sure your students know that they can register and attend at no cost. It's a GREAT learning opportunity, as well as a chance to network with some of Nebraska's most innovative and creative entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship service providers, and entrepreneurship educators.
General registration is just $25, and remember there is no charge for college or high school students; however registration is required for each person.
Highlights include:
- Opening Keynote by Christian Renaud, Startup City Des Moines
- Breakout Session tracks focused around (1) Start Up (2) Growth (3) Succession and Re-Invention
- Luncheon Keynote by Mary Ann O'Brien, OBI Creative
- Entrepreneur Demos
- Closing Keynote by Steve Kiene, Nebraska Global
- Silicon Prairie News Meet-Up and Reception following the Summit
Register today! http://www.nebraskaentrepreneur.com/2012-summit/ |
| NCE Conference: Save the Dates | |
Join hundreds of career educators from across Nebraska and plan to attend the2012 Nebraska Career Education Conference to be held Tuesday, June 5 through Thursday, June 7 at the new Younes Conference Center at the Holiday Inn, Kearney, Nebraska.
Featured Keynote Speakers:
Todd Whitaker, "What Great Teachers Do Differently"
Dan Thurmon, "Get Off Balanced On Purpose"
Conference Registration Fees:
Preconference only: $80.00 (includes workshop and lunch)
Conference only: $160.00 (includes two lunches and materials)
Preconference and Conference: $190.00 (a $50 savings)
(Late fee after May 3: $25.00)
Pre-service NCE teachers may be provided complimentary registrations (excluding professional organization meals and activities).
Registration opens April 2. For more detailed information, please visit our website www.nceconference.com.
The NCE Conference is sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Education, Nebraska Career Education and in cooperation with the Association for Career and Technical Education of Nebraska |
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Personal Finance Institute, July 24-26 | | Do you teach Personal Finance? Are you interested in revising an existing Personal Finance course to add more rigor? Would you like to earn financial education industry certification? If so, consider attending Nebraska's Personal Finance Institute, to be held at Wayne State College July 24, 25, and 26, 2012. Accepted participants are required to enroll for graduate credit from either Wayne State College or the University of NE-Lincoln on or before April 15. If you would like more information about the Personal Finance Institute, please click here. |
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Innovation Corner | |
5 Skills to Enhance Your Innovation:
1. Question: Ask challenging question that take on common wisdom to create new directions.
2. Observe: Watch the behavior of customers, suppliers and competitors the way an anthropologist would identify new ways of doing things.
3. Network: Talk to people with different life experiences and perspectives to spark new ideas.
4. Experiment: Construct interactive experiences and build prototypes to provoke unorthodox responses and gain new insights.
5. Associate: Draw unexpected connections between questions, problems or ideas from unrelated fields.
These are also called "disruptive innovators".
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NEXUS '12 |
The 2012 NEXUS Conference for CTE Professional Organization members focused on how to market your nonprofit organization on a shoestring budget. To access all the resources, click here. |
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