In May 2025, we, the Slovak team, had the amazing opportunity to join the youth exchange project “Re-Mind Your Business” in Weicherdange, Luxembourg. The project brought together young people from different countries to learn about entrepreneurship, sustainability, and innovation in an interactive and practical way. The main aim of the project was to show that entrepreneurship is not just a backup plan, but a smart and proactive way to create your future. It was especially focused on helping NEETs (young people Not in Education, Employment, or Training) find their place in the job market by learning how to become job creators instead of job seekers.

From the very first day, the atmosphere was friendly and full of energy. We started with teambuilding activities to get to know each other. The program followed the Design Thinking method, a creative process that helps to solve problems and develop new ideas. Over the week we focused on a different stage of the process:

• Empathize – We explored real problems young people face in our countries, trying to understand their needs and challenges.
• Define – We worked in teams to choose one specific issue and define the core problem we wanted to solve.
• Ideate – This was the most creative part! We brainstormed many possible solutions and encouraged each other to think outside the box.
• Prototype – We created simple versions of our solutions using drawings, applications, or presentations.
• Test – We tested our ideas and improved them based on feedback from others.
• Pitch Preparation – We prepared our final presentations, just like real entrepreneurs getting ready to pitch to investors.