Task:
a pitch for new company that helps create a better world
Proposal:
1. Name
ü Adolescent
Anonymous
2. What it does?
ü Mission: To
provide safe, thoughtful, and self-supporting contexts for adolescents to share
and do something about their troubles and confusions, with the ultimate purpose
of a higher population of healthy teenagers and a lower rate of juvenile delinquency.
ü A fellowship of
teenagers who share their experiences, problems, and hope with each other. A
shelter for the confused adolescents who are desperate to talk without causing consequences.
Two of the distinguishing features are anonymity and “adults” free. The only
requirement for joining the group is the will to share stories.
ü We hold weekly
meetings in various locations close to residential communities. Attenders are
encouraged to wear a mask to hide their identities for the purpose of
anonymity. We also provide masks by the entrance of the meeting rooms.
ü In every
meeting we invite several college students or people who have just passed their
teenage confusion. They will share what they have learnt and understood during
their adolescence in order to give advice as someone who has experience yet
doesn’t judge or have an “agenda” of changing them. As their role is very important,
we interview every one of them before meetings. Hopefully they were once the “cool
kids” that may make them look more convincing and persuasive.
ü Beside
meetings, we also have many anonymous mailbox settings both online and offline.
We invite and hire psychology or religious specialists to read and answer to the
questions teenagers may have.
3. Why does that?
ü Remember when
you were a teenager, did you have problems and thoughts bothering you that just
wouldn’t go away but you really had no one to talk to? Adults such as parents
and teachers were usually the last ones you would turn to, and you definitely
didn’t want to share your stories with friends who might tell your secrets. Internet
seemed like a good choice but the information there was too large in size and
messy in content, making people get lost a lot.
ü Studies show
that a) unspoken worries are one of the major causes of misbehaviors; b) peer
pressure especially from the people you know significantly increases your chance
of risk-taking behaviors; c) “adults” opinions are very likely to trigger
responses in the exact opposite direction.
4. What is special
of doing that?
ü Due to the
aforementioned reasons many adolescents nowadays rely on the Internet to share
what’s on their minds and get advice from strangers. We filter out the advice
from dark and twisted human beings and try to give positive influences to our attenders.
ü With the
reputation as a cool and chill institute that does not judge or represent the
demanding parents and teachers (which we work heavily on via public relations
techniques), we are a trustful place for confused teenagers to let go of their
worries. Before anything radical or extreme action they might take, they may
come to us first.
5. Why AMDP should
support?
ü We are a
non-profit that focuses on driving out the dark clouds shrouding the teenagers’
minds. We care about people because that’s what we do. We want to be helpful in
the growing up process during which people are busy dreaming about a better
world. We aim to make our world a better place which should not only be
something we only dare to imagine.
