There have been many occasions where I have found myself exposed to entrepreneurship, one experience is when I took the "Creativity In Action" course here at UF. I was required to take this course for my Innovation minor. This course required me to be in a group where we all worked together to invent a prototype for a specific issue. Our issue was how to improve emotional intelligence in childhood development. Together we proposed an idea of a watch that detects pulse rates on children and emits soothing sounds that relieve the child.
We called our prototype "The Mellow Way", as a group we all were assigned different roles to successfully make the invention. We thought how might we improve the emotional intelligence of a child's ability to identify, evaluate, control and express emotion in childhood development. Once the prototype was made and we had each component, we developed a pitch to present to multiple potential consumers at an event called "Catalyst".
We made our prototype using 3D modeling and Arduino kits. These elements are what made our product stand out in the event. The 3D printing involved sketches of an animal and the base of a watch to show how our product would work. Our group used the Arduino to code a system using a pulse rate detector and a small speaker to play a song proven to reduce stress levels.
I chose to enroll in ENT3003 because it seemed similar to the courses I was required to take for my Innovation major. I am constantly surrounded by exposure to entrepreneurship and I felt that this course will help me succeed in my major and my life outside of college.
Hi Jaylynn! That's a very interesting product idea. I'm sure you did well in your innovations class. My story was a little different. Since I was young, I have been exposed to entrepreneurship. My mother left her IT job so that she could have more time with her family. She kind of got what she wanted. She was around us, but when she left her job I don't think she realized how much she would still need to work to stay afloat on her own. Of course, here I am taking this course and trying to follow in her footsteps.
ReplyDeleteHey Jaylynn!
ReplyDeleteWhile reading your post, I was impressed to hear the product that you created in your creativity class to improve emotional intelligence in childhood development. It seems you guys knew what you were doing by using a 3D printer to develop a prototype that stands out and it's cool that you added the pulse monitor and relaxing song to play. Ultimately, It seems like you understand the basic principles of being an entrepreneur and I hope this course helps you determine your path in the real world.
Hello Jaylynn!
ReplyDeleteI find that to be a very fascinating product idea that you created in Creativity in Action, as improving emotional intelligence in childhood development is a very important concept. For me, I am taking ENT3003 as a means of learning about what it takes to be an entrepreneur as one day I want to start my own business.
Overall, great post!