I went to a hack day a few days ago in Barnsley where the attendees were all school kids. I have to tell you about this.
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I did a talk about creativity as a job at a local junior hack day event a few days ago in Barnsley
The event brought together school age kids, around 11-14 to answer problems with design thinking
The 3 ideas shown off were great, and more importantly the creativity was awesome
A washing machine that did your washing and other household chores
A bluetooth alarm clock that could connect with other connected tech in your house like WiFi lights, kettles and curtains
And an alarm that you have to step on to get it to stop. It was basically a mat you'd leave outside of your bed. The name was the best thing. Up N Mat Em
There was a couple of activities as well, like making magnetic slime with Ruth Amos, who runs the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-glo52BMvZH9PPUamjGIcw (Kids Invent Things)
Making solar panel cars with Kisha Bradley from https://www.mybrighttoys.com/ (My Bright Toys)
And http://www.discoveryproject.co.uk/ (Alison Buxton) showed the kids how to make a simple circuit to make badges that light up (I didn't see the other things)
It was a great day and so good to see this kind of thing happening in Barnsley.
And also it was great to introduce the kids to so many potential job opportunities that just let you be creative.
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