“A series of small successes leads to creative confidence.” - David Kelley This past week we attended a talk by Founder of IDEO and the Design School at Stanford University, David Kelley about his new book “Creative Confidence”. For those of you who don’t know Mr. Kelley he is an incredible guy at the forefront of the design thinking process, innovative learning, and teaching creativity. Some of his key points addressed a broad range of topics from confidence to failure, the

On October 2nd, Alex Sahai and Planet of the Kids helped organized and presented at Foundation Capital Teen Tech Talks (FCT3). The event brought together teens from 7 different Bay Area schools to discuss the "Future of Technology." The presenters shared their projects, ideas, perspectives, and aspirations on topics ranging from Enviro-tech (Lick-Wilmerding High School) to Bitcoin (Menlo-Atherton High School) to The Future of Technology and Education (Summit Preparatory High

Ciara Judge (16), Sophie Healy-Thow (17), and Emer Hickey (16) are pictured above. They have won the 2014 Google Science Fair with their innovative way to feed the world: treat plants with bacteria to help farmers grow more food, faster — without genetic modification. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-science-fair-winners-crop-bacteria-2014-9#ixzz3EMnMy8g3 #femaleentrepreneur #entrepreneurship #changetheworld #innovation #impact #socialentrepreneurship

This BBC article highlights several youth entrepreneurs that are changing the world. This article also talks about the how youth are innovating and working on technology at a very young age and how the school system is trying to adapt to accomodate a focus on STEM. Very interesting read! #changetheworld #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #impact #innovation #youngentrepreneurs

Today marked the first of many Entrepreneurship and Innovation workshops hosted by Planet of the Kids! Our first trip was to Peru, where we spoke to students of the Innovation Academy at the American School in Peru. The Roosevelt Innovation Academy is a rigorous, hands-on business & entrepreneurship program that empowers students to lead real-world projects that serve their community. The Innovation Academy is filled with brilliant students who are looking to make a real diff

This inspirational video is about 15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe who is an engineering whiz living in Sierra Leone who scours the trash bins for spare parts, which he uses to build batteries, generators and transmitters. Completely self-taught, Kelvin has created his own radio station where he broadcasts news and plays music under the moniker, DJ Focus. #innovation #africa