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As part of Entrepreneurship Week 2007, Stanford University created an Innovation Challenge; asking students to take an everyday item (Post-Its) and create value. The remarkable program received thousand of participants at hundreds of universities in dozens of countries. The documentary shares their stories and offers perspectives from competition and university officials, celebrated authors and entrepreneurs from around the world.
Chapter 1: The Challenge (05:14) Imagine it!, a documentary about students making a difference from limited resources.
Chapter 2: Getting Started (02:24) Counting Calories with Team In-n-vation.
Chapter 3: Teach It (03:22) Creativity. Innovation. Entrepreneurship. Can this be taught?
Chapter 4: Creative Thinking (04:15) Thailand students show us how much can be accomplished with such limited resources.
Chapter 5: Change Makers (03:34) A new form of student activism by Team Post Your Idea in Thailand.
Chapter 6: Pressure (03:20) When you’re trying to be creative, pressure can be a good thing.
Chapter 7: Connectivity (01:53) High tech meets low tech; using the internet to add value.
Chapter 8: Collaboration (02:52) Team Pigs Might Fly collaborate to make music.
Chapter 9: Funny Bone (02:09) How entertaining a simple object can be.
Chapter 10: Brainstorms (01:32) Where do brainstorms come from? You will be surprised.
Chapter 11: Make it Real (02:56) How to turn ideas into reality.
Chapter 12: Teamwork (02:34) Two heads are better than one. Five or six are even better.
Chapter 13: The Ingredients (03:03) Students from Equador put their special skills into action.
Chapter 14: Risk & Failure (05:00) Why risk and failure are an important part of the creative process.
Chapter 15: Winners All (04:59) The value and lessons learned by creating value from limited resources.
DVDs Now Available at Amazon! Select film title below to purchase…
Imagine it! Post It Challenge DVD
imagine it!² The Power of Imagination DVD
Imagination in a Box! DVD (Both films & more)
A special thanks to Michael Franti & Spearhead, Jill Brogan at Guerrilla Management and Hector Martinez at Epitah Records for providing the following music tracks for the imagine it! project:
Michael Franti
Franticsolutions / Universral Music / ASCAPC
Young
c-Ya-Later-Sound / BMI
D. Shul
ShulD Music / BMI
Michael Franti
Epitah, Anti, Hellcat Records, Los Angeles
To learn more about Michael Franti please visit his website michaelfranti.com
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:42 am
[...] Yes, I didn’t post a video yesterday… but as they say: promises, like pie crusts, are meant to be broken. Anyway, I’m making up for it with a regular post and a VOTD all rolled up into one. First, let me briefly explain the video, seemingly unrelated to the title of this post. Imagine It! is a documentary that follows students from around the world participating in the 2007 Stanford E-Week, an annual week-long competition that challenges participants to create “value” out of the mundane: in this case, post-it notes. The results? Creative, astonishing, inspiring. Sound interesting? You can see the entire film here. [...]
February 28th, 2010 at 8:52 am
[...] I am eager to see, and to share, the video she described in her session, Imagine it. It seems the film is divided into short segments, and I might try to share them with in [...]
March 2nd, 2010 at 4:00 am
[...] Imagine It. Video by Professor Seelig Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)The Daily Find: Feb. 25bThe Daily Find: Feb. 25, 2010- Conference Day 1The Daily Find- Feb 15, 2010 [...]
June 3rd, 2010 at 8:45 am
Vaikka sekin…..ja rahasta mikä vaan!!!
August 20th, 2010 at 8:53 am
A well presented summation of the facts. I just wish more people would be so thorough and thoughtful. Thanks.