This document outlines the agenda for a workshop called "Exploring The New Game - Crafting My Future Work Opportunities" held in Helsinki, Finland. The workshop will include discussions about future work opportunities and tools for exploring new ideas. Participants will craft their own opportunities and redesign the Finnish system in group work. Ground rules emphasize attention, openness to new ideas, and bold experimentation. The team leaders are introduced. An overview of design thinking tools and methods to test ideas is provided, along with a curated startup toolkit and reading list for participants.

1. Exploring
The
New
Game
-­‐
Cra5ing
My
Future
Work
Opportuni>es
Helsinki,
7
October
2014

2. Agenda
8:30
–
11:15
Studio
discussion
with
Heather
about
the
New
Game
11:30
–
12:00
Some
tools
to
explore
the
New
Game
12:00
–
12:45
Buffet
Lunch
12:45
–
15:00
CraIing
your
own
opportuniLes
with
LieseloMe
15.00
–
16:30
Re-­‐designing
the
Finnish
system.
Groupwork.
16:30
-­‐17:00
Next
steps
Grownups
for
Startups

3. Ground
Rules
of
the
Day
• AMenLon,
aMenLon,
aMenLon
Ø Be
mindful,
be
present
Ø Be
open
to
crazy
ideas
and
build
on
them
Ø “Älä
himmaile”
–
be
bold.
Experiment
and
try.
• Tweet
to
@CuriousGrownups,
event
hashtag
#startnow
• Be
mindful
about
pu_ng
other
people
in
social
media
• Short
breaks
in
the
morning
and
aIernoon
Grownups
for
Startups

4. Our
Team
Grownups
for
Startups
Heather
-­‐
@hmoore
;
LieseloMe
-­‐
@Improv_Lizl;
Mercedes
;
Tuija
–
tuija_pulkkinen
;
Tuula
-­‐
@TuulaAng

5. Taste
of
Tools
and
Methods
• Your
strengths
• Your
working
idenLty
• Looking
at
world
opportuniLes
and
your
future
in
a
different
way
• CreaLng
new
ideas
with
design
thinking
• TesLng
your
ideas
• Tools
to
test
and
launch
your
ideas
Grownups
for
Startups

6. My
Startup
Toolkit
to
test
and
launch
ideas
by
Ben
Keene
BUSINESS
PLANNING:
Simon
Sinek,
Happy
Startups,
Lean
Canvas
PITCH
PAGES:
Strikingly,
Launchrock,
Squarespace
CUSTOMER
FEEDBACK:
TwiMer,
SurveyMonkey,
Google
Forms
COMMUNITY
BUILDING:
Facebook,
Instagram,
TwiMer,
Pinterest,
Thunderclap
SOFT
LAUNCH:
Mailchimp,
Facebook
Ads,
SEO,
TwiMer,
Kickstarter,
Crowdcube
Grownups
for
Startups

7. Työpajan
ryhmätyöt
Grownups
for
Startups

8. Reading
List
Grownups
for
Startups

9. Useful
Events,
Links,
NewsleQers
Events:
Slush
(volunteering
registraLon
ends
Oct
8th),
Startup
Weekends,
Startup
Sauna
demo
nights
Reading:
IDEO
Design
Thinking
tools
/
CreaLve
Confidence
HRB
Why
the
Lean
Startup
Changes
Everything
Steve
Blank
blog
-­‐
steveblank.com
NewsleMers:
ArcLc
Startup
-­‐
ArcLcstartup.com
Helsinki
Startup
NewsleMer,
Escape
the
City
NewsleMer
www.escapethecity.com
Grownups
for
Startups

10. Join
us!
www.grownupsforstartups.com
Follow
us
on
our
Grownups
for
Startups
Facebook
group
TwiMer
@CuriousGrownups