Students will begin this lesson by having a discussion on the definition and true meaning of the word technology. Then, each student will discuss how he or she uses technology in their everyday lives and how the use of that technology affects them. Next, students will read the Knowledge@Wharton article: “’Being Cautious Is to Stop Moving’: How Innovation and Entrepreneurship Can Bring Societal Change,” and discuss how technology can increase productivity and efficiency in public life. Then, students will work in groups to devise a plan based on how they can use technology to solve a problem in their community.
- Entrepreneurship, I. Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Opportunities
- “Your Money: 3 Questions for CNote’s Yuliya Tarasava”
- “Where Do Ideas Come From?”
- “What Is Innovation?”
- “Thinking Like an Innovator: The Power of Experimentation”
- “The Power of One African Teen’s Idea to Ward Off Lions”
- “The Fencer’s ‘Flick’ and Other Shrewd Moves from Intel’s 2015 Science Stars”
- “Teen-led Businesses Tackle the Problem of Food Waste”
- “Spanish Entrepreneur Luis Iván Cuende García Brings Stampery to Silicon Valley”
- “Social Innovator Hannah Herbst Uses Water Power to Tackle Energy Poverty”
- “Social Entrepreneurship Spotlight: The Face Inside Your Coffee Cup”
- “Retail Visionary: Warby Parker’s Online Eyeglass Strategy Focuses on the Consumer”
- “Prolific App Developer Michael Royzen Plans for a Future in College and AI Innovation”
- “Princess Aghayere Shares Her Love of Basketball to Inspire Young West African Women”
- “Lego Worlds Video Game and the Corporate Drive to Diversify”
- “Learning to Embrace the Impractical and Think More Creatively”
- “Ken Tokusei Talks Technology and Ping-Pong from Inside Google Japan”
- “Is High School Killing Your Creativity? Rajat Bhageria Has a Remedy for That”
- “Inside Innovation: Tackling the World’s Most Pressing Problems”
- “Innovators Must Master the Art of Brainstorming”
- “Innovation in the Classroom: Inspiring Creativity”
- “Innovation in Action: Beyond the Eureka Moment”
- “How ‘Shocking’ Moments Enabled Today’s Space Entrepreneurs”
- “Grassroots Goal: HIV Prevention on the Soccer Field”
- “Get Your Lemonade, Here! And Business Tips from Mikaila Ulmer”
- “Former Olympian Benjamin Lewis Is Revolutionizing Animal Testing”
- “Financial Technology: Evolution or Revolution?”
- “Exploring Social Entrepreneurship: ‘My Generation Is Full of Activists and Humanitarians’”
- “Educator Toolkit: Inside Silicon Valley”
- “Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Thoughts from Gen Z on the Future of Technology”
- “Dark Milk Chocolate Bars Help to Unlock Wealth in West Africa”
- “Creating Tasty, New Foods that Help Sustain Our Planet”
- “Career Insight: Jack Abraham on Changing the World through Technological Innovation”
- “Career Insight: Adam Grant on What It Takes to Be Original and Get Your Ideas Heard”
- “Can Renewable Energy Solve the Global Climate Change Challenge?”
- “Building an Ethical and Efficient Recycling Supply Chain in India”
- “Building a Network: ‘One Simple Connection Can Lead to So Much’”
- “Biotech Innovation That Breaks Down Plastic and Feeds the Fish”
- “An Intelligent Glove, a Smartphone App and a Teen’s Perspective on What’s Missing in School”
- “An Arctic Teen’s Viral Tunes Save His Language from Extinction”
- “A Hackathon How-to”
- “‘Sit with Us’ Creator Natalie Hampton’s Crusade to Help Bullied Teens Feel Included”
- “‘FishFlops’ Style Inspires One Teen to Save Her Money and Pay It Forward”
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