Imagination is more important than knowledge — Albert Einstein

BlockChain news (8 August 2027). A group of female University of Colorado computer science PhD candidates have decided to transfer their BlockChain research project from the laboratory to households around the globe. In what amounts to one of the largest non-ICO and non-IPO fundraising’s for a BlockChain project in nearly a decade, BlockWomen announced they successfully raised $5 billion from private investors and have scrapped their much anticipated STO or Security Token Offering. The real story is where their adventure began: in the 8th grade when their teacher, Beth Steinen, released this tweet on Twitter back in July 2018:

Imagine what creativity can evolve if those 8th grade girls from middle school in New Jersey continue to code over the next 4, 7 or 10 years? How unique would future apps, websites, gaming platforms, Alexa & Google Home usage, or overall BlockChain functionality be when those girls are 17, 20 and 23 years old? Once again, I take inspiration from Gary Vaynerchuk and his “imagine if” approach to creative content.

Grade 9 (2018–2019). Imagine if the 8th grade coding crew transitions into Grade 9 (entering as freshmen at one of the local high schools) and starts to document and film their coding experiences through a series of video blogs, Instagram posts and SnapChat story lines? Collecting such stories onto a website and linked to an app whereby an instant post can be uploaded to the website. The API allows for teachers, families and friends to share related experiences. However, the creativity should not stop with a simple app and website. What if they teamed up with the local Junior Achievement group to create a series of for-profit small business ideas? Perhaps seek to establish a local CoderDojo affiliate? What about creating an app for the local little league baseball team and code in “R” language to graph key statistics from comparable leagues across the state of New Jersey? Across the USA? Imagine how creative their collective summer vacations will be as they wait for Grade 10 to commence in the fall?

Grades 10 to 12 (September 2019 to June 2022). This is where some fun can be had with the coding projects. How about a series of training videos, nutrition, fitness, sleeping, health, etc for the Hamilton Girls Soccer team. Extend the “R” program to provide a link to each team members specific goals and results and comparable metrics across the country. Why stop at soccer? What about girls volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, swimming, or track & field?

What about creating an app for the high school band to track care and maintenance of their instruments? Where is the best shop to purchase spare parts for such instruments? Who is the local handy person (or persons) than can repair such instruments? How about fun facts of famous people that play each instrument in the band? Maybe include the country/place of origin of each instrument? Imagine connecting the app with Alexa or Google Home to provide weather updates for coming outdoor band competitions?

Finally, as the girls progress from Grade 11 to Grade 12, use the “R” programming skills (and other complementary programs) to track key metrics of past high school students from last 10, 15 or 22 years in terms of entering university/college technical or trade school or other choice after graduation. Link such statistics to civil, state and national labor records to compare and contrast to local school.

Imagine if the girls were invited by producers from Amazon Originals or Netflix Original Series to use the materials and video footage to create a documentary? Imagine further if that documentary had a similar result as “Icarus” to go on and win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature? Okay, perhaps less dramatic and the documentary simply attains recognition by The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI)? Maybe by that time Blockbuster will return for some retro viewing on DVD’s or even VHS tapes, just like vinyl records and Atari games over the past couple of years.

Please do not adjust your device. We will resume to normal programming on this Medium shortly. Good luck coding girls!

Allen Wazny is not a coder nor a content creative for the Mad Men tv series. Allen is a 52 year old accountant that has a passion for BlockChain. www.solarnity.io