How do you start something with nothing?
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“I never made one of my
discoveries through the process of rational thinking”
- Albert Einstein
How do you create something out of thin air? Sound crazy? Join
me on my journey to discover how to create something out of nothing.
Last week I was set a new assignment. Split into teams, each
team was given $5. We were then asked to grow this seed funding within 4 weeks.
Given the small sum of money we had to work with our team decided the best
option was not to use the $5 at all. Instead with absolutely nothing, we would
be forced to get creative.
Envelope containing
$5
We need cash fast. Being restricted to $5 creates the
impression of limited resources. From bake sales to lemonade stands there are
appears to be only a few ways you can spend the money. As a team however, we’ve
chosen instead to focus on using our other resource: ourselves. Roll out phase
one.
Phase 1:
Students get hungry. Students are time-poor. The mighty
force of market-pull was strong. ‘Halls Delivery’ was born. Halls Delivery caters
to the population of students living on campus. Tired and hungry, we service
students who require deliveries. We endeavour to meet student’s needs from
supplying groceries to providing treats from McDonald’s. So far so good, we
have made some profit and are now looking to reinvest in other ventures. Keep
an eye out for part two of this blog post, which will detail our performance at
the end of the assignment.
Comment below if you have any suggestions.
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