Education

@SparkLeagueATX #EdTech nick@austinsparkleague.com 04.22.15

EducationMore than just getting a job

By: Nick Hahn

EducationMore than just getting a job

By: Nick Hahn

Let's talk about educationIn today’s world: Education has a more important job, than to just get us a job

educatorI am not an

• Love to share my knowledge• Including the mistakes I’ve made and learned from

• Mentor those who I can help

designerI am a

• Design - Not to just make things look pretty• I’m hired by clients to…

For as little Time + money

Discover + Design

For as little Time + money

Discover + Design

• Challenging + fun + fulfilling • But, I didn't learn that I loved this in school

Tech sales

• At 18yo• Professional sales job

Tech sales

• Connecting people + technology• Path started at Gateway

refined process

http://blog.makingwaves.com/design/why-lean-facilitates-exceptional-user-experiences/

Learnquickly

• Revolves around: "Lean" to validate assumptions• Goal: learn quickly & often.

refined process

http://blog.makingwaves.com/design/why-lean-facilitates-exceptional-user-experiences/

Learnquickly

• Right now, any endeavor you start, you're the dumbest version of you• and it's the same way when choosing a path in life

geekI am a

• Gadgets, cars, games, any technology• If you’re looking for any of these, give me a call

dadI am a

• 2 beautiful girls, the oldest is finishing up Kindergarten

With Adult perspective

Public education

• We spend 12-16 years being educated• Longer than almost anything else we’ll do in our lives

Public education

• We’re taught to focus on the next step of our lives• But not look at the long-term, big picture

Public education

• What is this long-term metric of success?• We’re not asking what will bring us satisfaction and life happiness

Public education

• Could we apply these lean principles to life?• Explore what paths might make us happier earlier in life?

• Especially when there is so little risk to do so at younger ages

sxswat

• At SXSW this year – heard a head of a college speak. He said:“my customers are not the students, but the employers who will hire them“

sxswat

• What is his metric of success? Placing students in a job after college. • Not thinking about “what makes my students happy in the long run”.

Expectations:

• But this should be expected, it fits perfectly with our cultures expectations of us:

1. Grades A+ 2. College3. Job 4. Mate5. House6. Kids7. Repeat

Expectations:

Millennials

• They do not believe in “Getting a good job = being happy in life”

MillennialsDon’t trust employers

expect to stay in their jobs < 3 years

Source: Forbes - Job Hopping Is the 'New Normal' for Millennials

ExperimentTime for an

1. Stand up2. Find 3 new friends3. Pick a time keeper

Do this:

1. In high school, what did you think you’d do “as a grown up”?

2. When did you pick a major? Did you switch?

3. Your first job?

4. Did your path differ than you thought it would?

5. What would you do differently?

In 2 minutes:Tell your story – Education to Career

Results?**What did we learn?**

1. End up in the careers they thought they would?2. Switch majors?

3. What were the trends?

Find their pathHelping others

• I’ve started something new, with a great co-founder• We’re driven to fill a gap of something we wished we had in school…

• We call it Austin Spark League

• And we have a clear mission:• To help people, especially early in their lives find their spark

2 week summer program for teens

• We’re launching this summer with our first program

• We’ll immerse high school students in the product development lifecycle• Have them explore real problems in their lives and ideate on solutions

• Through project-based learning, they’ll collaborate to test these ideas• And along the way learn fundamental skills of programing, design, biz dev

Goals:

You: encouraged to help others find their path

Me: Find those who want to help me do the same

thanks

Education - More Than Just Getting a Job (Austin Spark League)

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