The mission, that we chose to accept, involved going around Washington DC to various locations and talking with strangers in order to gain their insight. We visited Baked and Wired, Georgetown, Tesla Motors, The Renwick Gallery, The American History Museum, SundeVich, and had other experiences throughout the day. The experience was enlightening, beneficial, and really gave us a sense of the importance of strangers regarding innovation.
“You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. — AndrÉ Gide” (From The Necessity of Strangers by Alan Gregerman)
Located in the entrance to the American History Museum.
Washington Monument
The Team
Robert Koehler (The Organizer) - Kept track of the time spent at each place and made sure we fulfilled all the requirements before moving on Max Herbkersman(The Initiator) - Initiated most of the conversations with strangers and got everyone into the swing of things Malika Samat (The Photographer) - Took photos of the businesses we visited and of the people we spoke with Guiv Hakimi (The Uber) - Drove us around from location to location in his car Andrew Griffin (The Investigator) - Asked why questions to dig deeper into the meaning behind what the strangers were saying.