{"id":409,"date":"2020-09-27T01:05:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T05:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital.hbs.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/submission\/nextstep-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-the-next-generation\/"},"modified":"2020-09-27T23:54:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T03:54:32","slug":"nextstep-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"hck-submission","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/submission\/nextstep-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-the-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"NextStep: unlocking the full potential of the next generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/NextStep2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/NextStep2.png 400w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/NextStep2-300x65.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-403 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/high-school-student-studying-different-college-paths-illustration.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/high-school-student-studying-different-college-paths-illustration.jpg 975w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/high-school-student-studying-different-college-paths-illustration-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/high-school-student-studying-different-college-paths-illustration-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/high-school-student-studying-different-college-paths-illustration-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Vision and Value proposition:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NextStep is a big data analytics platform that integrates information from academic, social and extracurricular activities and offers a holistic roadmap for success guiding parents of middle and high school children.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Problem<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents spend billions of dollars every year to provide the best possible opportunities for their children. They have a lot on their minds. They are research assistants and project managers for their children. There is a gap between what are the best activities that the child is excited about and what activities the parents identify and get involved in. Some of the common questions on the top of a parent\u2019s mind are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-432\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-7.20.50-AM-1024x529.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"847\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-7.20.50-AM-1024x529.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-7.20.50-AM-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-7.20.50-AM-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-7.20.50-AM-600x310.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-7.20.50-AM.png 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Private school versus public school<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is the right set of activities for my kid?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where can I go to get the best experience and learning for my kid?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sports: Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, cross country\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Piano, Music, dance, drama , band, choir\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speech and debate, journalism\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer camp coordination, science fair, science research, internships<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leadership skill development, club participation, club leadership.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College tour<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College selection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College counseling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discovering and\u00a0 planning are very time consuming for parents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overwhelming amount of information<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fragmented sources and inefficient tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lack of high quality, trusted and personalized content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Too many messaging platforms\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No easy way to get trusted recommendations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>The solution:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A personalized discovery and planning platform, built to help holistic development for the teenage children and aid parents in this process. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This platform will be used by school guidance counsellors, teachers, parents and students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-426\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.23.36-AM-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.23.36-AM-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.23.36-AM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.23.36-AM-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.23.36-AM-1536x839.png 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.23.36-AM-2048x1119.png 2048w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.23.36-AM-600x328.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The platform has the following capabilities:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>NextStep-College<\/b> <b>is a college counseling platform utilizing big data to provide personalized development solutions and test prep services.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School guidance counsellors use the platform and work with students and parents to create a roadmap for each individual student where they want to be and set a goal.\u00a0 This also identifies what after school activities they need to pursue in order to reach their goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NextStep is a tool for the school counselor, parent and student\u00a0 to assist students in making academic and career plans.\u00a0 It provides an adaptive roadmap for the student as below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They provide aptitude assessments and individual planning to help identify students interests and abilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify barriers to success.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Provide\u00a0 a road map for the students to achieve their best.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommend tutors and after school activities\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iteratively update the roadmap based on the students progress and interest<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<strong>NextStep Freshman Roadmap<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-740\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.46.29-PM-1024x457.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"974\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.46.29-PM-1024x457.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.46.29-PM-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.46.29-PM-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.46.29-PM-1536x685.png 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.46.29-PM-600x267.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.46.29-PM.png 1938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NextStep Sophomore Roadmap\u00a0<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-736\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.07-PM-1024x468.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1053\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.07-PM-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.07-PM-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.07-PM-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.07-PM-1536x701.png 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.07-PM-600x274.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.07-PM.png 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NextStep learns from the students progress and input and updates Junior Roadmap<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-735\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.29-PM-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.29-PM-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.29-PM-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.29-PM-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.29-PM-1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.29-PM-600x258.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.29-PM.png 1746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NextStep Senior Roadmap<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-734\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.44-PM-1-1024x464.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.44-PM-1-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.44-PM-1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.44-PM-1-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.44-PM-1-1536x696.png 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.44-PM-1-600x272.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-8.37.44-PM-1.png 1762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>NextStep provides a Marketplace with qualified resources<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These services can be purchased and included.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tutoring sessions (Qualified tutored recruited globally)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Test Preparation services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College Apps counseling\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Internships<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volunteering opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>Competitive advantage:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Trusted:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tutors and after school services are qualified to meet NextStep standards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Personalized: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Content tailored for each location and child based on age, location, interests, context and social signals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>One stop: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Find places, products, activities and services and purchase it online with a few clicks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Market trends:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virtual learning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Obtain research based on trends and AI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supplemental learning materials and classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increased competitiveness for selective educational programs\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-429 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.48.19-AM-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.48.19-AM-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.48.19-AM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.48.19-AM-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.48.19-AM-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.48.19-AM-2048x1138.png 2048w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-27-at-12.48.19-AM-600x334.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">US tutoring, counseling and test prep service market is 2.2 billion<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Modest Projection : 0.1% of the Tutoring and Test prep service\u00a0 = 2.2 million<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Middle and High Schools: Platform Licensing fee<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Team: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Anu Jagadeesh <\/strong><\/span>Entrepreneur, Digital Strategy, Data Science<\/p>\n<p>Experienced computer science professional, entrepreneur and community builder with a passion for leveraging technology to promote the greater good.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 years of experience in System Software<\/li>\n<li>10 years experience as a social entrepreneur<\/li>\n<li>Mother of 2 boys who are college graduates and gone through US K-12 Public\/Private school system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vanessa Hu <\/strong>Relationship Manager at Bank of America<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10 years of experience in relationship building, sales and marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7 years of experience in financial services and banking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 year of experience in data science and machine learning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ideation mentor:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>David Gurzick,<\/strong> Ph.D\u00a0 <\/span>Business Analytics | Strategic Management | Innovation<\/p>\n<p>Experience in the education space for 15 years and a PhD in information systems with a track record of publications in the design and development of educational social media platforms<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Professor of Management Science and Chair of the George B. Delaplaine Jr. School of Business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sharanya V Prasad <\/strong>Global Product Manager at Aruba Networks, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NextStep ambassadors:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jyothi Dattatreya <\/strong>Software Engineering Manager at VMware<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 mr5\">\n<p><strong>Sveta Shandilya <\/strong>Head of Technology and Business Operations<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Competitions:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-411\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/NextStepComp-1024x872.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/NextStepComp-1024x872.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/NextStepComp-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/NextStepComp-768x654.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/NextStepComp-600x511.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/NextStepComp.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/collegewiserunway.thinkific.com\/\">College Wise<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/get-started\/for-parents#\">College Board<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/\">GreatSchools<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Platform for analysis of middle school and high school student data to provide personalized analysis and recommendation for activities. Parents will be able to engage their kids in a more holistic well rounded approach and better learn their kids interests. Parents can better spend every dollar on most effectively supporting their kids. Kids can better understand their peer group and what are the common activities others are involved in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a next step, NextStep will bring in the latest research from the education field to help parents transition from the exploration phase (kids trying out many activities) to the exploitation phase (figuring out what kids are most excited about and honing in to build expertise). We will implement a dynamic learning and recommendation based on data collected from millions of kids across varying geographies and backgrounds. The ultimate goal of our platform is to help children become amazing world citizens contributing positively to society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-414\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Header_What_a_physics_PhD_knows_0-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Header_What_a_physics_PhD_knows_0-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Header_What_a_physics_PhD_knows_0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Header_What_a_physics_PhD_knows_0-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Header_What_a_physics_PhD_knows_0-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Header_What_a_physics_PhD_knows_0-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/Header_What_a_physics_PhD_knows_0.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Citations:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Insight Education: College Admissions Counseling (Live And Online), Test Prep &amp; Tutoring&#8221;. 2020.\u00a0<i>Insight Education<\/i>. https:\/\/www.insight-education.net\/.<\/p>\n<p>(&#8220;Little Rock Family | Central Arkansas Parents Magazine For Childrens Events, Activities And Schools | Little Rock Family Magazine&#8221; 2020)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To Phd Or Not To Phd&#8221;. 2020.\u00a0<i>Symmetry Magazine<\/i>. https:\/\/www.symmetrymagazine.org\/article\/to-phd-or-not-to-phd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NextStep unlocking the full potential of the next generation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13105,"featured_media":418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[604,595,603,605,609,610,568,606,607],"class_list":["post-409","hck-submission","type-hck-submission","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afterschool","category-ai","category-character-building","category-college-counselling","category-data-analytics","category-holistic","category-k-12","category-leadership","category-personalized-roadmap","hck-taxonomy-organization-nextstep","hck-taxonomy-industry-education","hck-taxonomy-country-united-states"],"connected_submission_link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/assignment\/ideation-journey-submissions\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hck-submission\/409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hck-submission"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hck-submission"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hck-submission\/409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":747,"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hck-submission\/409\/revisions\/747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}