Aim Higher is a national programme that exists to encourage young people to stay in education.It is intended to provide information and resources to help young people think about University as a serious option for their futures.

I have just completed the third, of three, one day workshops with three Kent based schools. The events were designed and run by Year One Consulting, who I partner with regularly. The events were fun and engaging and the young people explored their experiences before university at event one, at university at event two and after university at the final event.  The third event required the students design and run their own restaurant in a simulation. This was to set up learning and responses regarding the world of work. They also heard from  a Leiutenenat Commander in the Royal Navy. This was followed by a Q&A session. I captured the proceedings and as always, was surprised by the creativity of the young people.

Of course, when I Scribe I seem to find the opportunity for a ‘Dad Joke’ or two (Dad jokes are the type of joke that provokes groaning from all that witness them) Here is a good example. When presenting one of the teams read out that their restaurant would provide a ‘live Italian’ instead of a ‘live Italian band’ Hilarity ensued! I apologise for the poor Italian accent.

On Thursday 26th I attended Creative Capital at The Hospital Club in London for a session titled ‘Innovation or Bust’. Creative Capital has been running for a few years now and it hosts discussions of ‘hot button’  topics of the day from media to business, and design and how they impact society. There were four speakers for the evening who all presented their thoughts about innovation in the current economic climate: Ian Worley from Flow Interactive, Anders Gottlieb from Naked, Miss Grabowski from Steak Zombies, and James from Ideo

Thanks to Kofi Aidoo for the picture of me Scribing.

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