Dean Kamen's Homework
"Every student, every mentor, every sponsor… you all have a Senator or two, you all have a congressman, you all have a governor. We all have a President. I'm asking every one of you to write to these people, to call these people and say, 'We have an unbelievable program. It's been around 15 years. We've taken out the risk, we've taken out the bugs. It works. We've proved it's scalable. It has an unbelievable impact. It's incredibly cost-effective. And you need it, the country needs it, and the world needs it. You need to support us.' And the best way is to show them, not tell them."
"You're going to, specifically, go to all of these people, and invite them to a Regional. There's no excuse any more. There are 8 or 9 or 10 every weekend in March. And you're going to invite these people to a Regional, and to the Championship in Atlanta April 13th and 14th."
"You're going to send us a copy of your invitation – that's how I'll know you did your job. We're going to publish them – the best ones – on our website. And you're going to send us their answers, and we're going to publish their answers, too."