Module 6: Number Crunching Session 1: Bringing Maths and Enterprise Together www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved An Introduction • This programme will give you a chance to start thinking about and developing essential enterprising skills. • You will work in teams, complete challenges, design an exciting new product, and finally pitch your ideas. www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved An Introduction • Enterprise is competitive, not everyone wins, you have to work hard to be the best. • The best teams will win a trip to a real business and present to professionals. www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Session One: Reflecting on Enterprise Today you will: Explore what is meant by enterprise skills. Analyse how this compares to being an effective mathematician. Evaluate how understanding maths can be an asset to an entrepreneur. www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Session One: Reflecting on Enterprise Today you will: Explore what is meant by enterprise skills. Analyse how this compares to being an effective mathematician. Evaluate how understanding maths can be an asset to an entrepreneur. www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Activity One: What do we mean by someone who is enterprising? Teamwork What are enterprising skills? ...come up with as many ideas as you can! www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Activity One: Some ideas you might have come up with... Being creative Teamwork Being punctual Leadership Understanding business Confidence Being able to sell ideas What are enterprising skills? Understanding finance Being organised Determination Resilience Enthusiasm Creativity Being organised Being polite Having good ideas Getting on with people ...do you agree with these? www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved And now: What skills do effective mathematicians have? Logical thinking What are “mathematical” skills ...come up with as many ideas as you can! www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Activity One: Some ideas you might have come up with... Being analytical Able to solve problems Logical Thinking Financial Understanding Can interpret budgets What are “mathematical” skills Resilience – when problems are challenging Spatial awareness Being organised – when working through a problem Determination Having good ideas Communication – in explaining working Confident with numbers ...do you agree with these? www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Session One Reflecting on Enterprise Today you will: Explore what is meant by enterprise skills. Analyse how this compares to being an effective mathematician. Evaluate how understanding maths can be an asset to an entrepreneur. www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Think about the skills... What is the overlap? Maths Both Enterprise www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Think about the skills... What is the overlap? Both Teamwork Being punctual Resilience Leadership Able to solve problems Can interpret Understanding budgets Understanding finance business Spatial awareness Determination Confidence Being analytical Getting on with people Confident with numbers Logical Thinking Creativity Enthusiasm Being organised –Having good ideas when working through a problem Being organised Maths Being polite Enterprise www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Activity Two: Imagine some people who are enterprising… ...now imagine you are putting together the most enterprising person that you can... www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Activity Two: You have been given some characteristics... When you are told to, you can trade these with other people, until you have built up what you see as the most enterprising person you can. Remember: • You must both agree to any swap or trade. • At the end you might be asked to explain the person that you have put together from the different characteristics you have traded for. www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Activity Two: What have you come up with? What are the characteristics of your “ideal enterpriser” and why did you think they were important? ? www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Session one Reflecting on Enterprise Today you will: Explore what is meant by enterprise skills. Analyse how this compares to being an effective mathematician. Evaluate how understanding maths can be an asset to an entrepreneur. www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Activity Three: Have a look at this video clip, and think about how maths could have helped... http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=iCW9QEmWulU&vq=medium www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Activity Three: Can you imagine the different ways that a good understanding of maths could help you in business? www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Activity Three: How can maths help? Some of the ideas that you might have come up with include: Banking Budgeting Product design Forecasting Writing a business plan Market Research Salaries Understanding finance Setting prices Data analysis Accounting ... Modern business could not exist without Maths! www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved Session one Reflecting on Enterprise Today you have: Explored what is meant by enterprise skills. Analysed how this compares to being an effective mathematician. Evaluated how understanding maths can be an asset to an entrepreneur. www.enablingenterprise.org © Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved