True Genius Hours with Don Wettrick Transformative Principal 158

Don Wettrick is a teacher in Noblesville, Indiana and founder of StartEdUp Innovation. He can be found on Twitter at @donwettrick, and his podcast on iTunes He is the author of “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level”

Innovation class, teaching kids to innovate Daniel Pink’s innovation time Ted Talk. Pure Genius Book Why can’t my child have this class? 20% time for ourselves. How to think like a startup/entrepreneur. Mindset Course We like to complain about things. How do we change things? It is easier to complain than to do hard things. Collect and Connect ROTH IRA Deliberately take social media seriously. Rule of thirds (1/3 personal interest, 1/3 skill acquisition, 1/3 benefit to others) Innovation is an idea.

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