Q7. Entrepreneurship: Brainstorm Business
What would your dream business look like?
So far, you’ve learned what it takes to be an entrepreneur, seen some awesome real-world examples, and even managed your own business in a simulation. Now it’s time to take it to the next level — your level!
In this Quest, you’ll get to imagine a business that’s totally YOU — based on your interests, skills, passions, and even problems you’d love to help solve.
Get ready to think big, dream bold, and start building a business idea that could really make a difference!
Discussion question to think about as you are playing the video below:
- In the video, what are the examples of problems that were solved through entrepreneurship?
How to Come Up with Innovative Business Ideas
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Brainstorming Business Time!
To help you develop a business idea, make sure it is a good fit for you based on your interests, skills, passions, and the problems you want to solve.
The Brainstorming a Business Template.
- Be careful to read and follow all three steps in order on the template.
- You will complete the tab labeled Template and AI Prompt, and you may also want to go to the Examples and Ideas tab to help with your brainstorming.
Select the appropriate template based on which program your school uses and complete each set of instructions.
After you have completed the Brainstorming a Business Template, add it to the Brainstorming a Business page of your Career Prep Portfolio.
Once you have completed the Brainstorming a Business Template, add it to your Career Prep Portfolio, Q7 Brainstorming a Business. Check out 16.Q7 Career Prep Portfolio in the Google Site Template as an example.
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
1. Empowered Learner
a. Connect their learning needs, strengths and interests to their goals and use technology to help achieve them and reflect on their progress.
d. Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use, and troubleshoot current technologies, and transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.
2. Digital Citizen
a. Manage their digital identity and understand the lasting impact of their online behaviors on themselves and others and make safe, legal and ethical decisions in the digital world.
b. Demonstrate empathetic, inclusive interactions online and use technology to responsibly contribute to their communities.
3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Use effective research strategies to find resources that support their learning needs, personal interests and creative pursuits.
c. Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections or artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions
d. Build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions
6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication
c. Use digital tools to visually communicate complex ideas to others.
d. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
Websites and Documents
Videos from Outside Sources
21T4S Documents & Quizzes