Meeting New Members – [ One day after leaving Japan ]
In Japan, one group of mentors and learning partners changed out for another for the journey to China. Here, Ben Boeser of SAP introduces himself to the Unreasonable family.
While sailing from Japan to China, the Unreasonable Mentors and Learning Partners for this leg of the voyage met over lunch in the dining room of the MV Explorer to discuss the goals of the program.
While in Shanghai, the Unreasonable team visited Weiden + Kennedy Shanghai to learn about the importance of branding and marketing for their businesses.
The MV Explorer, floating home to Unreasonable At Sea, sits docked in Shanghai. China was a very important destination for many entrepreneurs who opted to travel overland between Shanghai and Hong Kong during our time there.
George Kembel, co-founder of Unreasonable At Sea and founder of Stanford’s d.school spoke during an event hosted by Innovation Works in Shanghai.
Minh Le Quan and Mousihne Serrar of Prakti Design show off a model of their stove to the audience at the Unreasonable Shanghai event.
What Happened Over the Course of the Week
After leaving Japan we set course for Shanghai, China. Along the way we welcomed new Mentors and Learning Partners to our Unreasonable family. Upon landing in Shanghai, our gracious friends at Innovation Works played host to our Unreasonable Shanghai rapid prototyping workshop. The next day, international agency-extraordinaire Wieden + Kennedy threw a very special early morning Super Bowl party for us followed by a killer presentation on the importance of branding. From there, some teams split off to explore the potential of new markets and opportunities in China before meeting up again in Hong Kong a week later.
