Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation
Last week was Global Entrepreneurship Week across the globe. You can read all about it here. But I’m sure you all knew that already because you’ve seen the bus loads of inner city kids being taking to events to help them understand what entrepreneurship is all about or you have had to sign permission slips for them to participate in workshops to show them how easily they can create tech start-ups. (I really wish that were the case)
Read MoreCreating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 1: Changing the Value Proposition for Urban Youth
Being a pro athlete or an entertainer is great but the odds are extremely high for people to have careers in those fields. But that is who our youth see. And one of the largest problems is that our youth don’t see people they can identify with in technology entrepreneurial roles so they don’t believe it is in the realm of possibility for them. Yes, they love to use Facebook but they never think that they can create the next Facebook. So I ask the question what can we do to change their value proposition. Let’s talk about any ideas people have and start working to making this become reality for our youth.
Read MoreYouMedia Chicago in Action!
YouMedia Chicago is an innovative, 21st century learning space, housed at the Harold Washington Library, created to inspire collaboration and creativity among Chicago urban young adults as they work in groups on projects and learn vital digital media skills. I spent a brief moment in the YouMedia lab tonight, and let me tell you the design and setup of all the technology is really nice! And since Black Digerati is based in Chicago, we’re currently working on developing a relationship with the leadership at YouMedia to act as ‘technology mentors’ to some of the youth. More info on that to come, but in the meantime check out the video created by some of the youth as they tell the story of YouMedia:
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