I found this wonderful video snippet from professor Tina Seelig of Stanford University, from her presentation, The Art of Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

It shows the power of the imagination to turn problems into opportunities. In these experiments the starting points were extremely simple starting materials plus motivated students, unleashing their inner entrepreneur. It’s a fertile ground for creativity and innovation, no matter what problem is presented.

You can listen to the complete 52 minute talk called The Art of Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Tina Seelig is the author of the recent best selling book, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World. Written for newbies embarking on the entrepreneurial journey, business people at various levels of experience have found many useful ideas as well.