A business class

A business class

A business class

Transcript

PROFESSOR CHANDLER: OK, everybody … what can we learn from KK Gregory? First, she came up with a new idea. She made something that SHE needed and OTHER people needed, too. Second, she listened to other people. When her friends said, “You can sell these Wristies;’ she listened to them. And when she decided to start a business, she went to people with business experience and she asked them for advice. That’s important. You have to listen to people. And third, KK wasn’t afraid to try something completely new. She didn’t know anything about business, but she wasn’t afraid to start her own company. You see, sometimes children can do great things because they aren’t afraid to try, and they aren’t afraid to make mistakes. And you know what our problem is? We’re not children anymore, so we are afraid. We’re afraid to do new things and creative things because we’re afraid to make mistakes! In school, at our jobs, making mistakes is
bad, right?

STUDENTS: Yeah, sure, right …

PROFESSOR CHANDLER: OK, so then what happens? We don’t want to make mistakes, so we stop being creative. We forget that great ideas sometimes come from mistakes! But-and this is very important-we  can learn how to be creative again. We can increase our creativity if we can remember how children feel. That’s what I want to teach you. Now, how do we do it? Well, today we’re going to do it with a relaxation exercise.

STUDENTS: What? A relaxation exercise? Huh? Really?

PROFESSOR CHANDLER: So let’s begin. OK, now, everybody close your eyes … Everybody! Come on . . . Try to relax . .. relax. Now, think about when you were a child … Maybe you were 7, or 10, or 11 … Think about a time that you did something new … you tried to do something for the first time … and you weren’t afraid . . . You did it . .. and it made you feel good . . . Try to remember that good feeling … Take your time . .. just think … When you remember something, you can open your eyes, and then tell your story to another student. When you’re finished, we’ll discuss your stories together

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