\u201cBy bending, breaking, and stretching the normal rules, the tool provided us with a structure around which to model our thoughts for the education system; in fact, after our first round of using it, many of us continued to expand different categories of it with further ideas.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nYordan and Step for Bulgaria Foundation<\/a> needed to infuse a new way of thinking into the challenges they face supporting youth with career opportunities. \u201cWe looked at the Fast Idea Generator as a tool to solicit new creative ideas from all of our key constituents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nAct<\/h5>\n
\nYordan and team held meetings with staff, volunteers, and their board of directors to re-imagine the intersection of business and education for their constituents. They used the Fast Idea Generator<\/a> to lead the conversation. For example, they examined the status quo of the way people think about schools—\u201cschools are for educating students\u201d—and discussed the way schools actually provide educational opportunities for students, parents, and the local and business communities. <\/p>\nLearn<\/h5>\n
\nYordan told GlobalGiving: \u201cOur goal in using the Fast Idea Generator was to generate ideas as to what our organization could be doing, originating from all of our constituents’ perspectives on our work.” He added:<\/p>\nRepeat<\/h5>\n
\nYordan and team plan to further make use of the tool to develop an action plan of how to incorporate the most promising ideas from the session. Yordan described the tool as \u201cinstrumental\u201d in developing a sound program strategy.<\/p>\n