Introduction of Mrs Schneider’s experiences with business, ideas & innovation

• Psychology & Social Sciences at UNSW right out of High

School; ANZ teller; keen cyclist; fell in love, moved to

Canada!

• Lived in Canada for 13 years; USA for 2 years; 2 kids

• Made $6.85/hr at Baker’s Dozen + tips!

• 3 year Diploma in Business & IT

• worked as IT Analyst at EDS; worked as professor of

IT/Business at Durham College

• Love to travel; Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Ontario,

PEI, Mexico, Vanuatu, Fiji, Hawaii, Chicago, Texas, St.

Simon’s Island, New Orleans, Detroit etc….

• BofEd degree with Distinction & University Medal

We liked making soap. We also loved to mountain

bike!

• Yes & No!

• Most of our ideas never left the initial thinking

stage, some got to the prototype stage and some

made money. We were never driven to make

money and so we did not put a lot of effort into

marketing, mass production etc.

• Our creative & innovative minds did however

prove to be of value in our work environments (in

class discussion with real examples)

• Thinking group activity

• Why do we come up with ideas?

• Can ideas be forced? Can we make ourselves be

innovative?

• What are some of the things that stop us from making

ideas into reality?