TO CONNECT
The future expansion will help people connect with others. They will achieve this through a variety of activities that will help them grow and live a better life.
MILTON BRADLEY CAFE
[EN_01] ENVIRONMENT
Enjoy coffee while playing Milton Bradley vintage games and meet people
Today's society is becoming more virtual and The Milton Bradley Cafe wants people to know the importance of face-to-face, physical connections with people. It is a place for families, small groups, large parties. You will also find books regarding leadership, creativity, and more.
Mission Focus: The Co-Work Cafe supports the concept of building connections by providing a welcoming space for people to meet and bond, as well as improve on their communication skills.
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Analogous to: Borderlands Cafe, Friends Bookstore, Half Price Books
Contrasting: A mixture of knowledge and connections
Links to: Book Series
Milton Bradley Cafe is a place you can come to for the face-to-face interaction you have been missing
You can work with people you know or even meet new people.
Enjoy a latte or coffee while connecting with others
Milton Bradley Cafe is a place you can come to for the face-to-face interaction you have been missing
[EN_02] ENVIRONMENT
MILTON BRADLEY GYM
A gym that enhances brain activity and encourages people to be more active.
A gym that aims to keep challenging you to push harder. There will be a personal coach to give you tips that will help you improve. You can get an assessment test to determine where and how you can improve. These activities will keep you healthier and more active. The gym is opened to all ages.
Mission Focus: The Milton Bradley Gym reinforces our mission of improving skills and making better choices by challenging people to be more active and use different ways to train their brain.
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Analogous to: Brain Gym, Basecamp Fitness
Contrasting: Focus on brain activity and discovers your strengths and weakness
Links to: Milton Bradley Cafe
Challenge your mind and body at Milton Bradley Gym
The gym is opened to all ages and genders
You can work where trainer and take an assessment to see where you need to improve.
Challenge your mind and body at Milton Bradley Gym
[P_01] PRODUCT
BRAIN TRAINING APP
Empowering a player to train and improve their basic skills.
Game that challenge the user in a fun way. The challenges will train the brain and enhance cognitive skills. You can check your progress and share with others.
Mission Focus: The Brain Training App reinforces our mission of developing intellectual abilities by giving various challenges that encourage players to improve their skills in a fun way.
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Analogous to: Elevate, Lumosity, Brain Games
Contrasting: You can play with friends to help you improve.
Links to: Creativity Conference, Skill Sharing Event
You are always using your phone, why not use it to improve your cognitive skills?
Download the Milton Bradley Brain Training App to train your brain and enhance your cognitive skills.
You can share with others and even challenge them to beat your scores.
You are always using your phone, why not use it to improve your cognitive skills?
[EV_03] EVENT
SCIENCE FAIR
A place where children and adults can show their science projects
People of all ages can come and show the experiments they have been working on. It is just like your typical science fair, however, every participant will have the chance to work with a professional scientist on their projects and come out of the science fair with job offers, scholarships, and more.
Mission Focus: The Science Fair reinforces our mission of developing intellectual abilities by having people develop and showcase their ideas in hops of being able to work with a professional scientist.
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Analogous to: High school science fairs, art shows
Contrasting: You work with actual scientists and have the chance of getting a job
Links to: Skill Sharing Center
DISCOVERY JOURNAL
[P_04] PRODUCT
Empower people to take charge and rediscover passions, hobbies, etc. that they may have forgotten
A Journal that is designed to improve quality of life. It will be filled with quotes and prompts made to get you brain flowing and help you understand what you want in all areas of your life. It will effectively help you make connections with your thoughts, actions, and feelings. Users can meetup to discuss things they discovered while using the journal.
Mission Focus: The Discovery Journal reinforces our mission of developing intellectual abilities and building a better community by encouraging you to write and reflect on ways you can improve and give tips that you can use.
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Analogous to: Mindfulness Journal, Start Where You Are: A Journal for Self Exploration
Contrasting: You can discuss your journal entries with others, including a professional coach or therapist
Links to: Milton Bradley Cafe
CREATIVITY CONFERENCE
[EX_02] EXPERIENCE
Learn from leaders and be inspired to explore your creativity
A yearly conference with inspirational speakers. It brings together professionals, and creators. They are there to speak about their success and inspire and educate attendees on why collaboration is important.
Mission Focus: The Creativity Conference reinforces our mission of developing intellectual abilities and collaborating by sharing their experiences and working together to develop creative pieces.
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Analogous to: 99u, HOW Design Live
Contrasting: Attendees can speak and give demonstrations
Links to: Skill Sharing Event
[ED_01] EDUCATION
SKILL SHARING CENTER
Institute for students who want to develop new skills and achieve success
An institute where people can go to learn valuable skills in the workplace. There will be programs that help accelerate valuable skills needed to be successful in the workplace. They will be in groups with one mentor. They will be tested individually and together to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
Mission Focus: The Skill Sharing Center supports the mission of working together and improving skills by teaching them ways they can improve, be successful and use what they learn out in the world.
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Analogous to: SkillShare, Udemy
Contrasting: Believe finding new skills can help in the workplace
Links to: Skill Sharing Event, Teamwork Camp
[S_02] SERVICE
TEAM BUILDING MEETUPS
A weekly meeting to improve team building skills that are needed in life
A weekly meetup for those who want or need to improve on their team building skills. People from different places, schools, jobs can meetup and improve their skills. These meetups can give you the necessary tools to move up in life.
Mission Focus: Team building meetups reinforces our mission of developing intellectual abilities and working together by encouraging people to improve their collaboration skills needed in work, school, etc by working together.
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Analogous to: Meetup, Slack, Public Spaces
Contrasting: You don't need to use it for work related tasks.
Links to: Skill Sharing Center/Event
[S_01] SERVICE
TEAMWORK CAMPS
A camp that encourages adults to be collaborative and confident
This a three-day camp to help adults who are working with a new group of people for a project. Adults can learn how to better work with others to achieve a common goal. This camp will also focus on strategic thinking and building trust as well as self-esteem.
Mission Focus: The Teamwork Camp reinforces our mission of collaboration and building a better community by encouraging adults to trust their team to work on a common goal and learn skills that can help in the future.
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Analogous to: Ultimate Camp Rescue
Contrasting: The teams mix up based on various aspects—skills, interests, etc.
Links to: Team Building Meetups
SKILL EXCHANGING EVENT
[EV_01] EVENT
A workshop for people with different skill strengths to make connections
A two week event where people from different fields and backgrounds can participate. They come together to work on a project that involves different skills and strengths to complete. They can share their skills and be inspired by others.
Mission Focus: The Skill Exchange Event reinforces our mission of developing intellectual abilities and working together by learning new skills and inspiring people to make connections that will help in the long run.
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Analogous to: Lynda, Skill Share
Contrasting: Working and meeting face-to-face
Links to: Skill Sharing Center
[EX_03] EXPERIENCE
FESITVAL
A Festival that encourages people to make connections and collaborate
An annual 2-day festival. It brings together professionals, creatives, innovators and entrepreneurs. There will be booths where entrepreneurs can talk about their company/products and offer advice and guidance on how they started and how they got to where they are now. This festivals is opened to anyone who wants to know more about entrepreneurship and more.
Mission Focus: The Milton Bradley Festival reinforces our mission of collaborating and inspiration by sharing their experiences and encouraging others to work together as well as giving them opportunities to do so.
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Analogous to: NYU Entrepreneurs Festival, Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Festival
Contrasting: You will be able to walk around and meet professionals, network and recruit
Links to: Milton Bradley Cafe
ESCAPE ROOM
[EX_04] EXPERIENCE
A virtual escape room where you have to work with others to make it out of various stages in a certain amount of time
4-6 players with various backgrounds team up to try and escape different rooms. They will be locked together and have to work together to find the hidden clues in order to reach the exit. This escape room encourages people to increase their communication and work together.
Mission Focus: The escape room reinforces our mission of working together and communication by asking people to work together to find clues to move to the next room and win.
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Analogous to: 365 escape, Addicting Games
Contrasting: The rooms are a mixture of categories and may not always follow a theme
Links to: Milton Bradley Cafe
[EV_02] EVENT
GAME COMPETITION
A friendly competition where people work together to create their own board game
A place where people from all over join teams to create a board game. Teams of four or more from different parts of the state and country work together to develop a collaboration game. The will be able to show their games to judges in hope of getting it produced.
Mission Focus: The Game Competition reinforces our mission of collaborating by forming teams to work for the same outcome.
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Analogous to: Evolution Championship Series, Call of Duty Championships
Contrasting: This isn't a virtual gaming competition where people play existing games for cash
Links to: Collaboration Games
COLLABORATION GAMES
[P_02] PRODUCT
Rebirth of Milton Bradley games to improve collaboration and communication.
Bringing all Milton Bradley games that require communication, cooperation and collaboration to a digital platform and physical platform. Some games that are being re-birthed are Battleship, Simon and The Game of Life, plus new games. These games will help people communicate.
Mission Focus: Collaboration games reinforces our mission of inspiring people to work together by promoting the fun of learning by using cooperation and communication to work towards a common outcome.
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Analogous to: Catan, Tetris
Contrasting: Collaboration games that you can connect with friends and family
Links to: Milton Bradley Cafe