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INSPIRING INNOVATION
EDUCATING FOR INNOVATION
SUPPORTING INNOVATION
MENTORING YOUNG INNOVATORS

Module 6: Mentoring Tips

Introduction Initial Assessment Module 1: The Promise and Potential of Mentoring Module 2: What is Mentoring? Module 3: The Predictable Cycle of Mentoring Module 4: Qualities of an Effective Mentor Module 5: Mentoring Young Innovators: Learning and Motivation Module 6: Mentoring Tips Final Assessment

Module Introduction

Mentoring Individuals vs. Teams

Why Mentoring Efforts Often Fail

How to Get an A in Mentoring

Training Wrap Up

Module 6 Quiz

In the video interviews with 50 young innovators on The Innovation Destination website, most interviewees responded when asked whether they prefer to innovate alone or on a team:

a. They prefer to work alone.

b. They prefer to work in a group of 3-5.

c. The responses were mixed.

d. They preferred to work with only one other person.

Mentoring is a two-way commitment when it means that:

a. Both mentor and mentee share the passion for the mentee’s innovation project.

b. Both mentor and mentee share a passion for learning throughout the process.

c. Both mentor and mentee create the innovation together.

d. Both a & b

Mentoring relationships often fail because of:

a. Lack of or poor use of time

b. Lack of progress and accountability

c. Too much communication

d. Both a & b

Each of the following is an example of an element that can upend a mentoring relationship, except

a. Unreasonable amount of work assigned

b. Failure to build and work at strengthening a relationship

c. Unclear goals

d. Lack of or poor use of time

Experienced mentors often have advice to give to anyone interested in becoming a mentor in the future, including which of the following?

a. Share your personal stories, success, and challenges

b. Value, learn from, and appreciate your mentee’s innovative ideas and creations

c. Use real-life challenges and situations as “teachable” moments

d. Check out your assumptions when in doubt about what is going on with your mentee

e. All of the above

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Training Wrap Up Final Assessment

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