2. I approached anyone who was walking with headphones or who looked otherwise occupied.
3. To get the conversation started, I'm just going to say - "would you like a dollar?"
4. My plan for the conversation is just to get people to accept the dollar.
5. I think I will be able to give away all five dollars.
Going into this, I wasn't sure what to expect. I figured everyone would just take the dollar. The first person I asked was confused, but said yes. Then, the next person said she didn't want it. I have no idea why. Everyone who said yes seemed confused. I had one long conversation with a woman biking with her child - she assumed it was a "pay it forward" thing. I didn't really get the point of this assignment, and I honestly didn't really like it because it's not like I have five dollars just sitting around to give away. But I think it was easier than interviewing people because more people want free money than to give feedback on some business idea.
Taylor, I definitely found that it was harder giving away the money than I thought it would be as well but I think it's a great experience to have and there is a lot we can take away from it. That being said I totally agree with you about not really having $5 to just give away.
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Hi Taylor!
ReplyDeleteI too found giving away money really hard. It was very awkward to record interactions and it made the interactions feel forced. I ran into people just like you that were very confused and thought I was crazy. I always wondered what impact a free dollar may have on their day after they walked away. I wish you the best of luck in the class. If you have a chance, check out my blog at http://domdey10.blogspot.com/2016/02/blog-post.html