Archive for March 2009
Youth Movement Getting Down to Business
Tomorrow’s Future is Now
I’ve been researching and thinking about areas that could use new development to help shape our future. Let’s think for a moment a place where one may not have been so fortunate to pursue higher education, but needs the resources available to better connect with others to pursue his/her dreams. Let’s think for a minute, the child in China, Brazil, or even Afghanistan that wants to connect with another child in the United States to tell someone what their daily life is REALLY like and not what the media portrays. Let’s think about connecting people, especially young with old to mentor, tackle real-world projects together, learn from or influence one another. Or, let’s think about this scenario, where a company is struggling lacking the resources to handle programming a new website or application, but a 16 year-old enjoys taking the time to figure these things out and doesn’t know how to bring to market his/her talent. We need to create more environments that prepare young people in this new virtual world to experiment and be open to becoming the entrepreneurs and leaders of tomorrow.
The opportunities in the online business community are going to be the driving force for the future in every industry. I’ve been considering how I could be a significant individual to help bring together like-minded people to better shape the educational institutions, encourage the companies of today to embrace the new ways of doing business, as well as partner with the youth of tomorrow.
LET’S COME TOGETHER WITH THE COMMON GOAL & LET’S WORK TOGETHER.
Whether one is pursuing his/her MBA, finishing their undergraduate program, or sitting in today’s high schools, young people are embracing the web and tend to be the first to adopt new technology and the different uses of the internet. They use it, have fun with it and enjoy spending time experimenting with the new tools. Why not help them understand how to take something they enjoy and turn it into something marketable as professionals. Why not let them collaborate with others that seek to learn, but feel too overwhelmed and not sure where to start. Why not help build the confidence and provide the opportunity to people of all ages that have the potential to go far with their talent and creativity.
Inspiring Teens to Get Down to Business
We need to provide teens more opportunities in the high school classroom to conduct a case analysis for a small business down the street, or give an opportunity to assist a large corporation, or maybe contribute to the growth of a new non-profit. Why not provide the window into a new world for companies looking to develop innovative ways about solving a problem, create more internships, or provide a setting for young people to express themselves whether virtually in groups, or meeting together face-to-face at conferences across the globe. Why not create a way for teens to document their professional growth in a place they can make their own.
All of these efforts as a way to inspire and groom today’s youth professionally, using the new social tools available online. At the same time, older individuals will also find the joy of sharing their knowledge and will gain a new prospective in these new learning/work environments.
Here are a few that are beginning to dream that dream, so why don’t we come together to form a strong foundation in order to suspend a global bridge.
MacArthur Digital Media and Learning
Northeastern University’s Co-op Program
