How an idea became a grant
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- This is the story about how a crazy idea became a grant
- I <3 this idea
- There are no girls interested in comp sci. I want to use video games & storytelling to introduce them to coding
- Computer Science lab of professor at Carnegie Mellon
- Meeting with boss who could say no or otherwise kill idea
- TAKE 2
- Setting: Early 2000s when I worked for my first foundation
- He said yes!
- His worldview: It is important introduce young women to CS and education should and can be fun My worldview: education and coding should be fun; I <heart> tech
- The staff meeting where all good ideas go to die
- Next back to the foundation to tell my boss, the VP, about the idea and get his buy-in. he has to sign off for the idea to be considered for presentation to the board
- NO!!!
- Bosses worldview: Video games for education sounds nuts. I don't get it My worldview: THIS is so exciting! education and coding should be fun; I <heart> tech
- I realized our worldviews did not match and things that got me excited were things he could not visualize or comprehend
- Demo!Brought prof and some students to demonstrate the possibility of this idea -- made it more real
- ...and that is why video games are perfect for education
- What was different was the opportunity to hear directly from the professor and students--they made it more personal and not so abstarct
- NO!
- Next step was to present my idea to the full staff. An overwhelming set of negative comments can kill an idea before it even gets to the board for review
- Worldview of a majority of the staff: video games are frivolous , tech is scary Story they are telling themselves: "this is embarrassing and not serious or important work"
- CEO worldview: I have no reference point for this conversation but I trust the VP
- The idea could have died at the staff meeting or with the CEO but my boss took a risk and helped me make my case so that I could bring the idea to the board.
- Worldview of board: video games are frivolous , tech is scary Story they are telling themselves: "this is embarrassing and not serious or important work"
- The day of the board meeting, the official place for yeses, nos and where decisions officially die.
- I enthusiastically presented to the board anticipating all of their questions and comments based on previous skeptical worldviews I had encountered on this journey
- The board vote
- The board CHAIR'S vote Her worldview: Loves to take risks, loves innovation, saw the possibility because husband and sons played video games
- YES!
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