This week we will learn about Decision Making and finalize your event idea and organization including writing an executive summary. You have already narrowed your ideas to three and many of you have already met with a number of PCSS organizations and teacher sponsors. All groups have also created an Event Team Wiki page to plan and share ideas.

I will return your individual Research Questionnaires in class Monday and you will finalize and complete one team questionnaire to help make a decision about your event details.   A copy of the final survey and summary of the results should be included in your proposal and mentioned in the executive summary. The Finance and Marketing Managers have the principle responsibilities to complete the research and should include on their Wiki pages. See Event Project Overview for details. 

Please also remember to return the signed Field Trip Permission form for the lecture by Tonya Surmanat Humber College this Wednesday. Remember we leave at 10:30 and will return by approximately 2:15. 

We have a field trip scheduled on Wednesday, March 27 from 10:15 to 2:30, to Humber College. We will be attending The Degree Lecture Series, which presents Tonya Surman, co-founder of Toronto's Centre for Social Innovation, speaking about three trends in social innovation that are changing mainstream discourse. Please bring your lunch or money to buy lunch as we will have together at Humber before the lecture. We will take a school Bus provided by Humber to and from the College.

Please have your parents and yourself sign and return the letter from the school and return it to me on Monday, March 25 in class.

Here is some more information on the lecture and speaker which you should review.
http://www.humber.ca/events/degree-lecture-series-presents-tonya-surman-new-social-innovation-paradigm
http://socialinnovation.ca/home
http://www.thelavinagency.com/speaker-tonya-surman.html

I trust everyone had a relaxing March Break.

This week we are starting Week 2 of our Enterprising Event Project. The goal this week is to finalize on your event ideas and meet with the differnt PCSS organizations and teachers to finalize your Event organization and ideas. You will also learn about looking for opportunities (see my new Widget in the Blog Author section from Mivoko) and marketing research to ensure your event idea will be a success.

To help you organize your event, please review the Things To Do List for this week.

If you missed any classes and projects from the Creativity and Ideas section, you can look at the last blog post for a summary.

Have a great long weekend.
In class today you should make sure you have completed the homework on the Idea Generation section of the Enterprising Event Unit from this week including:
1) The Creativity Self Assessment and Paragraph reflection.
2) Intersection of Ideas Article and Questions (Handout Only - Teacher today has a copy if you left it in class!).
3) Put Down CD and Read Article and Questions.

Also remember to complete your Entrepedia Wiki Unit 1 Topic and that you updated your Enterprising Person Wiki Page I will mark this material based on the Wiki Rubric during the break. Make sure you read my comments and edit and Reply.

The Wiki is on-line, but the other material can be handed in after the break.

We have now started Unit 2, which is the Enterprising Event. This week we are discussing Creativity and covering the topics in Section 1, called Idea Generation. You have already generated many Enterprising Event ideas and should start your Event Team Wiki pages to collaborate and expand on the three ideas each team came up with yesterday. Next week we will start Section 2 on Decision Making and will finalize your Event organization, teacher contact, and event details.

Today in class your homework is to complete the Right Brain vs Left Brain Creativity Test and write a paragraph summary of your results stating why or why you do not agree with evidence.  You should also submit your notes you have been taking on Creativity this week, which should include a definition and at least 5 characteristics or traits of creative people. This should be handed in on Thursday, March 7.