When we think of innovative companies
When we think of innovative companies

it's easy to imagine tech startups with
it's easy to imagine tech startups with

open-air offices; complete with table
open-air offices; complete with table

tennis and free drinks and huge windows
tennis and free drinks and huge windows

and furniture so modern you're not sure
and furniture so modern you're not sure

if you're supposed to sit in them or
if you're supposed to sit in them or

look at them. But what if we look toward
look at them. But what if we look toward

something smaller and humbler? If you
something smaller and humbler? If you

want to find innovation look no further
want to find innovation look no further

then your local food truck. That's right.
then your local food truck. That's right.

Food trucks. See, food trucks continue to
Food trucks. See, food trucks continue to

redefine the way we view food through a
redefine the way we view food through a

fusion of flavors that are unabashedly
fusion of flavors that are unabashedly

different than the typical restaurant
different than the typical restaurant

fare. By starting small, food trucks can
fare. By starting small, food trucks can

take creative risks and see what happens.
take creative risks and see what happens.

They have limited space and limited
They have limited space and limited

money but they embrace this creative
money but they embrace this creative

constraint to design something entirely
constraint to design something entirely

new.
new.

The best food trucks pursue a
The best food trucks pursue a

relationship with their local community.
relationship with their local community.

From day one, they connect with their
From day one, they connect with their

neighborhoods and use local ingredients.
neighborhoods and use local ingredients.

Food trucks build empathy with
Food trucks build empathy with

their audience by modifying their menus
their audience by modifying their menus

based on immediate feedback. This
based on immediate feedback. This

iterative thinking leads to new culinary
iterative thinking leads to new culinary

innovations. As teachers we often
innovations. As teachers we often

face barriers. We have a limited time,
face barriers. We have a limited time,

limited budgets, and tight curricula maps.
limited budgets, and tight curricula maps.

But when we embrace a food truck mindset
But when we embrace a food truck mindset

we can use these limitations to solve
we can use these limitations to solve

problems and design better projects for
problems and design better projects for

our students.
our students.