Middle School Elective · Grades 7–8
Life Skills with AI Entrepreneurship
Today your pod gets its name — and you see your idea come to life for the first time.
Week 07 · Name It. See It. · Leg 2 · Listen & Decide
Middle School Elective · Grades 7–8
Today your pod gets its name — and you see your idea come to life for the first time.
Week 07 · Name It. See It. · Leg 2 · Listen & DecideThink bigger than the limits you put on yourself. The values — wisdom, integrity, service, diligence, humility — lead the work.
Persona → problem → "and it gets worse" → why they need it → "What if…?"
Four criteria, 2 · 1 · 0. The pod votes — fair, not emotional.
Real people, real advice. Plans succeed with many advisers.
Finish the pitches, name your pod — then watch your idea come to life.
Stand-up, round the room: one thing your advisor told you. One sentence each.
Everyone who hasn't pitched, pitches — 60 seconds. The scorekeeper scores. You can't vote for your own idea.
Add the scores. Top 3 stays. One leads. Tie? The pod votes.
Built from your problem and your person. Proud to say it. Easy to say.
One voice per pod, one sentence: "We're ___. We help ___, who struggles with ___." The room gives one cheer each.
Eight words. No person, no problem, no taste. Let's see what the tool does with it — then ask: would a client pay for this?
We like the bold outline. It feels like it belongs at the beach.
We like the friendly, round letters. Young, but not babyish.
We like the bright safety colors. You can see it from far away.
A reference is never "copy this." It's "this part, because…" — the same six lenses you used in Week 2.
Look at both. Which one would Maya's parents buy? Which of the six lenses got better? The tool didn't get smarter. The brief did.
| Part | The question it answers | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Role | Who am I asking for help? | Always the same line |
| 2 · Job + who | What are we making, and for whom? | Your Persona |
| 3 · What we know | What's wrong, and why does it matter? | Your pitch + your advisors |
| 4 · Taste | What should it feel like — and never look like? | Your six lenses |
| 5 · Inspiration | What does good look like? | Your Dribbble saves |
| 6 · What we need | What exactly do we want back? | Your brief |
| 7 · Rules | How do we stay the boss? | "Circle every guess" |
The brief is the hard part. The prompt is just your brief, in order.
The Technologist holds the pen. Who it's for · what we know · our taste · what we need.
Three things you've seen that feel right. Write "this part, because…" for each.
Anything you don't know for sure. Every guess becomes a question for a real person.
Your Account Lead reads the brief. It goes into the seven-part prompt, and the screen draws three options. Your pod picks one: would your person love it?
Persona with five legs · everyone pitched · a top 3 chosen by the criteria · a named pod with a lead problem.
You decided. The tool drew it. That's what directing AI looks like.
At home this week: ask one real person like your Persona the questions your pod circled — with a parent's okay. Write their answers in your sketchbook. That's how you become a Listener.