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“I love all that the program stands for and the opportunity it gives the students to learn skills and be mentored.” Head of Learning, Sovereign Hill Museums Association, Australia.

EXAMPLE 5 DAY FORMAT

The 5 day program is Mindshop Excellence’s core work experience format for groups of 4 – 6 Year 10 students. The typical day to day schedule is as follows:
  • Day 1:
  • Groups are taught a variety of problem-solving tools by their Mindshop Excellence Advisor
  • Groups are shown the importance of working in teams and elect a team leader
  • Groups are given a guided tour of the host company and introduced to staff members
  • Groups are given an important challenge and asked to solve it by a manager from the host company
  • Day 2:
  • Groups spend the day discovering where the host company is NOW in relation to the challenge given to them
  • Groups commence researching and gathering data
  • Groups start documenting their findings into their written report and PowerPoint presentation
  • Day 3:
  • Using the visioning tools, groups work out WHERE they would like their host company to be in relation to the challenge given to them
  • Groups commence surveying and interviewing if necessary
  • Groups continue to feed their findings into their written report and presentation
  • Day 4:
  • Groups will now have collected enough data to determine HOW the company should solve the challenge using the recommendations the students have identified
  • Groups complete their written report and presentation
  • Day 5
  • Groups spend the morning rehearsing their presentation and finalizing their written report
  • Typically in the early afternoon, all group members will present their findings to the host organization, their Advisor, teachers from their school and their parents

Example issues / projects from the host company

  • Raising the profile of a community living and learning center
  • Lift the weekend occupancy rate of a hotel from 75% to 90%
  • What do Gen Y look for when choosing a financial institution?
  • Improving a factory layout
  • Solving packaging and labelling problems to increase efficiency
  • Reassess the marketing strategies of a medical practice
  • Develop a relocation plan for a manufacturing company
  • Improve time management system and customer support services
  • Reduce paper wastage in the office

Success Stories

Ballarat Tech School
The amazing team from St Patrick's College were given the challenge by their host Ballarat Tech School (BTS), of understanding BTS as a new learning centre and advising them on how to build their brand. The scope of the work included developing a unique tagline for the Tech School, consulting to Brown Ink Design on the internal communication design, making recommendations for how students will discover, innovate and collaborate when onsite and devising a social media and STEM based engagement strategy for the Tech School. The sign and tag line designed by the student team was proudly revealed on the new BTS building – “Discover today, design tomorrow
Cryogenics Holdings
Cryogenics Holdings asked the student team from Ballarat High School to investigate if their technology could be adopted to assist with food waste in the region. This will be achieved by providing a cryogenic preservation apparatus. The students developed their solutions around creating a Food Bank. The supply of food would come from unsold items from various sources including supermarkets, and restaurants and then distributed to charities, schools and individuals in need

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Students will learn and be exposed to a wealth of powerful problem solving tools during their week long program including the below.
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