The document promotes entrepreneurship and choosing your own path. It notes that the rate of entrepreneurship in North Dakota is 4 out of 1000 people and discusses how the mission of land-grant universities is to promote education for various careers. Additionally, it mentions that the average person will have 12-15 jobs in their lifetime and 65% of future jobs have yet to be created. The document encourages being bold, choosing your own way, and generating and disseminating knowledge to promote entrepreneurship for all.

1. BE WEIRD
BE BOLD
CHOOSE YOURSELF
SCOTT MEYER
TheNiceCenter.org
scott.d.meyer@ndsu.edu •
@mrscottmeyer

7. FLICKR: LOYALDEFENDER2004

8. FLICKR: BRETT W HALEY

9. RATE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IN NORTH DAKOTA
4 out of
1000

10. 996
WHAT ARE THE OTHER
DOING?

11. “Promote the liberal and practical education of the
industrial classes in the several pursuits and
professions in life.”
MORRIL ACT OF 1862

12. “...NDSU addresses the needs and aspirations of
people in a changing world by building on our
land-grant foundation..”
MISSION STATEMENT

13. CHANGING “INDUSTRIAL CLASS”
12–15 jobs in lifetime
4 jobs in first 10 years
65% in jobs that
don’t currently exist

14. CHE
F
VS COOK

17. ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Make things better by
making better things

18. Modern-day Extension
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR ALL
GENERATE & DISSEMINATE

20. FOOTNOTES
Changing “Industrial Class”
12-15 Jobs Source: Forrester Research, https://www.Linkedin.Com/Pulse/How-many-jobs-average-person-have-his-her-lifetime-scott-marker
4 Jobs In First 10 Years Source: Linkedin Study, https://Money.Cnn.Com/2016/04/12/News/Economy/Millennials-change-jobs-frequently/Index.Html
65% In Jobs That Don’t Currently Exist Source: World Economic Forum: http://Reports.Weforum.Org/Future-of-jobs-2016/Chapter-1-the-future-of-jobs-and-
skills/#Hide/Fn-1
Changing Professions And Pursuits In North Dakota
Entrepreneurship Graphs Source: https://www.Kauffman.Org/Entrepreneurial-ecosystem-building-playbook-draft-2
Orchestrating false beliefs about gender discrimination: https://medium.com/@jsmp/orchestrating-false-beliefs-about-gender-discrimination-a25a48e1d02
Lovelace and computer programmers: https://www.akimbo.me/blog/s-4-e-5-false-merit-appearing-real

21. BE WEIRD
BE BOLD
CHOOSE YOURSELF
SCOTT MEYER
TheNiceCenter.org
scott.d.meyer@ndsu.edu •
@mrscottmeyer