Comments on: December Breakfast Discussion http://innovationbreakfast.com/innovation/december-breakfast-discussion Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:10:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jason Evanish http://innovationbreakfast.com/innovation/december-breakfast-discussion/comment-page-1#comment-117 Jason Evanish Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:21:45 +0000 http://innovationbreakfast.com/?p=1086#comment-117 I think creating a new level of awareness for students and young people is important. I think students need to be made exceptionally aware (yes, go to them and make it so they can't miss it) of the opportunities that are here. Scott Kirsner's Innovation Open Houses are a great start, but I think something more industry specific could also be quite valuable. I think it's also important for organizations to be more open to taking chances on young people. I think there's a great temptation to always take the more experienced people in any given role, rather then perhaps the slightly less qualified but more highly motivated person. By doing this, you drive away young people and they never look back. I have a number of other ideas, but this is a start. -Jason I think creating a new level of awareness for students and young people is important. I think students need to be made exceptionally aware (yes, go to them and make it so they can’t miss it) of the opportunities that are here. Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Open Houses are a great start, but I think something more industry specific could also be quite valuable.

I think it’s also important for organizations to be more open to taking chances on young people. I think there’s a great temptation to always take the more experienced people in any given role, rather then perhaps the slightly less qualified but more highly motivated person. By doing this, you drive away young people and they never look back.

I have a number of other ideas, but this is a start.

-Jason

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