Engage gifted, talented and motivated teens to create a hometown with high paying professional, technical and managerial jobs.

In rural towns we

• Oversee the initial organization of the local Design Studio
• Train Design Studio staff to identify and build an inventor network
• Support teens as they develop proposals to major funding sources during year one

The Design Studio Network consists initially of

• Six rural Michigan Towns

• By the end of 2009 a total of ten towns
  Collaborating on 24+ projects

• 50+ teens involved in a team or committees

• Meeting online and face to face periodically

• Serving as the catalyst for company and job creation

For a sample of tools/ideas that might be used by Bill Wilkie in the initial stages of the Studio see:
www.designstudio.pbwiki.com

Check out the POWERPOINT presentation below but with notes. It may take a couple of minutes to download.