9. WHAT WE WILL COVER & WHAT ACTIONS/ INSIGHTS YOU’LL LEAVE WITH
Re-visit the My Big Idea workshop and assess the viability of your business
idea via the passion, market and consumer test
Refine your business idea and “your why”, or motivation
Recognise how your story (your why) can be a powerful asset in your
business
Understand the Sister School journey and create a Sister Code
10.
11. At My Big Idea workshop you may have had one clear idea or a number of
ideas that you wanted to test. You put these ideas through the passion, market
and consumer test. We are now going to spend a bit of time reviewing these
tests based on where your business idea is right now.
12. You can only build a
thriving business if you find
the “sweet spot” between
passion, profit and skill
17. ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
In small groups, share your business ideas OR listen to a Sister School
participant/ guest speaker presents their idea, answering the questions below:
1. What is your business idea?
2. What is the problem you are solving?
3. How will your idea provide a solution to consumers?
Group feedback instructions: The only feedback allowed is “building on”
feedback. For example “I love your idea, I think that would really help busy
mums in inner city urban areas” or “That is a huge problem you are solving and
I loved it when you were clear on the specific niche customer”.
Safe &
confidential
space for
sharing ideas
21. INSTRUCTIONS: Reflect on WHY you are here at Sister School. What is the
one word or statement that best describes your hopes or motivation for coming
to Sister School and/or starting a business. Write that word on your triangle
and decorate it however you like. When you are finished we will hang it on the
wall and view the gallery of inspiration as a group.
23. INSTRUCTIONS: Break into teams. In 3 minutes, your team must use 20 strands
of spaghetti, 1 meter of tape and 1 meter of string to build a free-standing, self-
stranding structure that is able to support a marshmallow.
26. What is important to you, that will make Sister School a ‘safe place’ to learn,
share and grow? How are we going to treat each other? As a group, we
need to come up with our own Sister Code. What would you like to add?