#SSRethinkTank: What does not belong?

Join us in the #SSRethinkTank for an entrepreneurial thinking activity that begins with an image. This activity has three steps: 1) See (ask descriptive questions), 2) Think (ask analytic and evaluative questions to define what is broken), and 3) Rethink (use design thinking to consider solutions to the problem). With these activities, we can help students to identify, critique, and provide solutions to some of the sustainability problems that exist in the world. 

These activities can be used as bell ringers or they could inspire deeper analysis and evaluation by using the resources in Part 2. 

Part 1

1) What do you see? In this step, show the image and tell students to provide you with evidence they see. This step isn't about inferences or opinions. That comes in the next step. You can also guide students through some descriptive questions (what, who, where, and when). 

• What kind of image is this?
• What do you see in the image?
• Who might have created the image?
• Where is it taken?

2) What do you think? In this step, students make inferences and analyze the photo. Ultimately, this is a step where students think critically to identify a problem. The first level this step is to inspire students to use what they see and ask analytical questions that are inspired by the question: What do you think? Encourage the students to think deeper by asking how and why questions. 

• Why do you think the person took this photo?
• How did the monkey get the plastic bottle?
• How can this cause a problem?

3) Rethink! After the analysis phase, we work on an evaluation by asking: What is broken? After defining the problem, engage students in a rethink activity, where they use entrepreneurial thinking to create change. Tell students: "After you define what is broken, get in the Rethink Tank and design a solution. What would you do differently?"
​Here are some questions you can use to help guide their rethinking:

• Reduce: How can we reduce our use of plastic bottles?
• Reuse: What can we reuse?
• Recycle: How can we recycle?
• Repurpose: How can we repurpose plastic waste?
• Redesign: How can we redesign the system so we don't have plastic trash in the forest?
• Reimagine: How can you reimagine a world full of people who care about endangered species?

Part 2
Here are some resources you can use to learn more about endangered species.  After reading through the information, make a personal pledge or design a sustainable solution to some of the problems faced by endangered species. Share your ideas with us on social media: @usfstavros (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)