May 26-29, 2018
Youth Creativity, Innovation & Sustainable Leadership Program
with the City University of Hong Kong Department of Information Systems
A workshop to explore the creative universe of young students for the benefit of sustainability and integration with life.

Venue: Stanford University

A group of students from the City University of Hong Kong visited CSDGC for a Youth Creativity, Innovation and Sustainable Leadership workshop. The workshop introduced topics that link creativity with a simple innovation framework to obtain life lessons in leadership. Students were encouraged to focus on sustainabiity & philanthropy solutions in project work - to be engaged in universal causes of the present. Variations on several exercises were introduced to continue our experimental design: Brainstorming with a Used Can of Tennis Balls; Feature List Exercise with Shoes; Problem Selection with the Assistance of a Spinning Wheel; Introductions by Interview.

Key elements of the workshop included:

• Presentations by Jim Leckie and Glenn Katz.
• Conversations on the topics of problem-solving, sustainability, idea development and emotional intelligence.
• Project work to demonstrate the process of innovation and develop leadership insights.
• Drills to strengthen positivity, fast-thinking and youthful creativity.
• Storycrafting an Elevator Pitch for idea communication opportunities.
• Visits to Ayasdi, Intel and Google.
• Mentoring by CSDGC interns.

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