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A Young Innovator's Guide to STEM: 5 Steps To Problem Solving For Students, Educators, and Parents
TIME Magazine ’s 2020 “Kid of the Year”
Innovate and Create
Our generation is growing up in a time where we’re seeing problems that have never existed before. Older tools and technique don’t necessarily work anymore to solve such issues. We need a different approach that builds on the latest developments in science and takes an alternate path to innovation. Now more than ever, it’s time to come together to make a difference in society. But how exactly do we make that change?
Gitanjali Rao, innovator and America’s Top Young Scientist, brings to you an interactive experience to help immerse students in the process of innovation. Recognized by ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , and Marvel’s Hero Project , the accomplished author builds on her experiences and provides a prescriptive step-by-step process for identifying problems and developing solutions. A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM strives to impact students, teachers, and educators to adapt to a new learning style—one that can have a positive impact on society.
What do you say? Let’s come together and create an innovation movement!
Innovate and Create
Our generation is growing up in a time where we’re seeing problems that have never existed before. Older tools and technique don’t necessarily work anymore to solve such issues. We need a different approach that builds on the latest developments in science and takes an alternate path to innovation. Now more than ever, it’s time to come together to make a difference in society. But how exactly do we make that change?
Gitanjali Rao, innovator and America’s Top Young Scientist, brings to you an interactive experience to help immerse students in the process of innovation. Recognized by ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , and Marvel’s Hero Project , the accomplished author builds on her experiences and provides a prescriptive step-by-step process for identifying problems and developing solutions. A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM strives to impact students, teachers, and educators to adapt to a new learning style—one that can have a positive impact on society.
What do you say? Let’s come together and create an innovation movement!
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160 pages, Paperback
Published March 16, 2021
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January 5, 2023
Gitanjali Rao, Forbes Top 30 Under 30 and 2020's Kid of the Year, wrote A Young Innovator's Guide to STEM, a book meant to help students approach innovation and problem-solving, especially in the STEM field.
According to the book, there are five different steps to innovation: Observing, Brainstorming, Researching, Building, and Communicating.
First, one must begin identifying, or observing something they find problematic. To analyze the root causes of this problem, an Ishikawa diagram can be designed and filled to organize these causes. Then, a 2x2 matrix modelling feasibility and impact can be filled out with each of the root causes to help you prioritize which cause needs to be tackled during the innovation journey Next, a person must begin with brainstorming. Initial research can be done. Then, with a timer set, a person must rapidly record any idea they have, regardless of their qualities. An Affinity Diagram can be used to organize all of these ideas. Based on previous observations and research about the problem, one can select an idea from one of the categories, or even combine some of them to create a larger idea. Then, scientific research must be done to learn what technologies and scientific phenomena can be applied to progress with the selected idea and solve the problem. To eliminate unnecessary or unfeasible options, a matrix with weighted scoring can be designed in order to evaluate which solution is ideal. Afterward, a prototype of the idea must be built. Technologies such as augmented reality, nanotechnology, and wireless communication can be used an applied. Finally, after building, communicating your research and ideas must be done. A convenient acronym can be applied to strategize any form of verbal communication:
Sound
Posture
Eye contact
Articulation
Knowledge
While I do not plan on innovating, I think these steps are useful for virtually any form of problem-solving. As a person who likes to use writing for analytical and inquiry purposes, I do find these steps in this book very fascinating and possibly effective. I think these are especially helpful to writers who publish self-help, persuasive, and nonfiction works.
I loved the methodical approach and well-defined steps to each problem. The diagrams and models the author suggested were relevant and excellent, and the way the steps were individualized and the utilization of memorable acronyms made everything accessible and easy to digest. While I did not use the guiding writing prompts sprinkled within the pages of this book, I think they are interactive and highly useful for pedagogical purposes.
I believe the author has a really strong grasp of problem-solving. I think this book is severely underrated and should be more universally available in libraries and classrooms. There are tons of helpful tidbits of information and advice in this book, and I am excited to apply the author's advice in my writing some time in the future.
According to the book, there are five different steps to innovation: Observing, Brainstorming, Researching, Building, and Communicating.
First, one must begin identifying, or observing something they find problematic. To analyze the root causes of this problem, an Ishikawa diagram can be designed and filled to organize these causes. Then, a 2x2 matrix modelling feasibility and impact can be filled out with each of the root causes to help you prioritize which cause needs to be tackled during the innovation journey Next, a person must begin with brainstorming. Initial research can be done. Then, with a timer set, a person must rapidly record any idea they have, regardless of their qualities. An Affinity Diagram can be used to organize all of these ideas. Based on previous observations and research about the problem, one can select an idea from one of the categories, or even combine some of them to create a larger idea. Then, scientific research must be done to learn what technologies and scientific phenomena can be applied to progress with the selected idea and solve the problem. To eliminate unnecessary or unfeasible options, a matrix with weighted scoring can be designed in order to evaluate which solution is ideal. Afterward, a prototype of the idea must be built. Technologies such as augmented reality, nanotechnology, and wireless communication can be used an applied. Finally, after building, communicating your research and ideas must be done. A convenient acronym can be applied to strategize any form of verbal communication:
Sound
Posture
Eye contact
Articulation
Knowledge
While I do not plan on innovating, I think these steps are useful for virtually any form of problem-solving. As a person who likes to use writing for analytical and inquiry purposes, I do find these steps in this book very fascinating and possibly effective. I think these are especially helpful to writers who publish self-help, persuasive, and nonfiction works.
I loved the methodical approach and well-defined steps to each problem. The diagrams and models the author suggested were relevant and excellent, and the way the steps were individualized and the utilization of memorable acronyms made everything accessible and easy to digest. While I did not use the guiding writing prompts sprinkled within the pages of this book, I think they are interactive and highly useful for pedagogical purposes.
I believe the author has a really strong grasp of problem-solving. I think this book is severely underrated and should be more universally available in libraries and classrooms. There are tons of helpful tidbits of information and advice in this book, and I am excited to apply the author's advice in my writing some time in the future.
October 10, 2021
I have completed PhD and working as a lecturer. THERE IS A LOT TO LEARN FOR ME ALSO. First I recommend this to parents and Teachers (of all levels) as this book has information about what to provide to your child. By creating suitable environment and resources (like Gitanjali's parents did) every child create wonders.
Hi Gitanjali (if you ever happen to read this), I appreciate your efforts to bring this book and also don't stop with this. Keep motivating the children and who knows how many Nobel Laureates are going to come from them.
Hi Gitanjali (if you ever happen to read this), I appreciate your efforts to bring this book and also don't stop with this. Keep motivating the children and who knows how many Nobel Laureates are going to come from them.
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