While for some people, embarking on a path of entrepreneurship can feel like lurching into the unknown, for Indra Mckie of Penrith in Sydney鈥檚 west, it鈥檚 been a giant leap towards a creative, innovative, and exciting future.
Indra recently completed 澳彩开奖结果鈥檚 Startup Success program, a collaboration with . Her initial goal was straightforward; arm herself with the basic knowledge and confidence needed to launch her own venture. But when we caught up with her recently to chat about her experience, she said she left with so much more; 鈥渘ew connections, friends, marketing content, a pitch deck, and an elevator pitch!鈥�
Indra鈥檚 innovative idea, Idea Active
Indra's brainchild is Idea Active, a fusion of creativity, critical thinking, and fitness. Drawing on her facilitation experience, a PhD in collaborative interaction design from the , and her personal passion for fitness, Indra has crafted an innovative concept鈥攁 鈥榞ym for the mind鈥�, tailored for corporate teams.
鈥淚dea Active is an online and in-person 鈥榞ym鈥� for corporate teams to flex their creative and critical thinking muscles through quick, engaging training sessions to solve problems, make decisions, and ideate collaboratively,鈥� she explained.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a unique suite of training sessions 鈥� like Creativity Circuit, Business As Usual Booster, and Empathy Energiser 鈥� that have the potential to revolutionise team dynamics and foster a culture of innovation within the corporate sector.鈥�
What do 鈥榠nnovation鈥� and 鈥榚ntrepreneurship鈥� mean to you?
Innovation, in Indra鈥檚 mind, comes from trusting your instincts. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a process鈥攐f taking an experience and understanding the true fundamental human needs and beliefs through engaging with real users to create a new way of doing things.鈥�
Whereas, while entrepreneurship and innovation go hand in hand in theory, entrepreneurship is more a way of life, an opportunity to pursue your own ambitions and objectives. 鈥淚t means that I don鈥檛 have to have my ideas shut down by a manager, a boss, or whoever thinks they know what is best鈥擨 can pursue and explore my ideas on my own terms.鈥�
Mentor magic
A good mentor can make a huge difference in business and in life. Is there anyone Indra credits with inspiring her? Absolutely. 鈥淚 really admire my PhD supervisor [and Director, Graduate Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UTS] . She鈥檚 been my mentor for a long time now and she鈥檚 always inspired me to push the boundaries in my own ideas.
鈥淪he is a mastermind and bold. She always finds time to help so many people on top of her own workload [and] it鈥檚 through this that I realise that my success is greater when I can help other people in the pursuit of their own dreams, something I am striving to do in Idea Active.鈥�
For anyone considering their own entrepreneurial journey, Indra was quick to offer some great advice.
鈥淓mbrace your nerves and excitement as a sign of your growth potential and take the plunge! The Startup Success course content was fun, interesting, and compatible with full-time study or work. The online content was well put together鈥攐n the same level of quality that I鈥檝e experienced in online universities. And the 澳彩开奖结果 Facilitators were so welcoming and kind, they made even the scary topics feel approachable and achievable.鈥�
We can鈥檛 wait to see what鈥檚 next for this super-powered 澳彩开奖结果 graduate!
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