Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets, Ideas, and Opportunities
A Guide for Educators
Published on 10. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
454 pages
978-1-0353-1412-6 (ISBN)
Description
Presenting experiential and rigorously tested methodologies developed by over 40 global entrepreneurship educators, this timely guide helps educators add dynamic, interactive, immersive, fun, and practice-based experiences to their courses. It skilfully covers the three most important areas of entrepreneurship education: entrepreneurial mindsets, idea generation, and opportunity evaluation.
Educators can choose from among 35 exercises that engage learners at the edge of their comfort zone to develop the courage and willingness to embrace and excel in uncertain, entrepreneurial environments. Entrepreneurship education can change the world if educators help learners think and act more entrepreneurially regardless of what they choose to do in life. As a result, entrepreneurship is now a necessary life skill - a way of living, doing, and thinking that helps everyone navigate and embrace uncertainty to create a more sustainable and responsible future.
Entrepreneurship educators of all kinds and across all business disciplines will benefit from this invaluable guide. It is additionally useful for educators in higher education from other disciplines trying to inculcate entrepreneurship into their curriculum.
Educators can choose from among 35 exercises that engage learners at the edge of their comfort zone to develop the courage and willingness to embrace and excel in uncertain, entrepreneurial environments. Entrepreneurship education can change the world if educators help learners think and act more entrepreneurially regardless of what they choose to do in life. As a result, entrepreneurship is now a necessary life skill - a way of living, doing, and thinking that helps everyone navigate and embrace uncertainty to create a more sustainable and responsible future.
Entrepreneurship educators of all kinds and across all business disciplines will benefit from this invaluable guide. It is additionally useful for educators in higher education from other disciplines trying to inculcate entrepreneurship into their curriculum.
Reviews / Votes
'This book's global reach, with contributions from 48 educators across 14 countries, is a rarity. Too often teaching exercise collections stem from a singular context, imitating their generalizability to a wider array of classrooms. This volume, masterfully curated, is poised to transcend cultural boundaries and foster a deep, practical understanding of entrepreneurial concepts.' -- Eric Liguori, Florida State University, USA 'Faced with unprecedented societal challenges, professors seek to enable learners to develop the entrepreneurial skills and posture they will need for any career. This book, the fruit of a collective effort by "Babson Collaborative" members, offers a variety of activities that can be adapted to all contexts and cultures. It provides a great source of inspiration for professors who are constantly renewing and enriching their entrepreneurial teaching!' -- Servane Delanoe Gueguen, TBS Business School, France 'Entrepreneurship begins with an idea, curiosity, and a creative approach-competencies that can be learned. Gather the world's best entrepreneurship educators and ask them to share their top experiential practices for teaching these skills. The outcome is this book, an inspirational collection of exercises to help educators instill an entrepreneurial mindset.' -- Luke Pittaway, Ohio University, USAMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-1412-6 (9781035314126)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Edited by Heidi M. Neck, Jeffry A. Timmons Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Academic Director, Babson Academy for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurial Learning, Babson College, Christina Theodoraki, Full Professor, HDR (Habilitation to Supervise Research), Aix-Marseille University, CERGAM(EA 4225), Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management - IAE, France, Bethlem Boronat-Clavijo, Innovation and Creativity Professor, EAE Business School Madrid, Spain
Content
Contents
P?r?e?f?a?c?e? ?xxvii
1 Introduction to Part I: Entrepreneurial mindsets 1
H?e?i?d?i? ?M?.? ?N?e?c?k?
PART I ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSETS
2 The tower building game 16
R?a?j?k?u?m?a?r? ?P?h?a?t?a?t?e?
3 Dare to ask! 24
T?i?a?g?o? ?R?a?t?i?n?h?o? ?a?n?d? ?H?e?i?d?i? ?M?.? ?N?e?c?k?
4 Theatrical improvisation as a mindset tool 45
I?n?es? ?C?a?r?r?a?s?c?o? ?a?n?d? ?G?e?r?s?o?n? ?S?o?p?o-?M?o?n?t?e?r?o?
5 Building creativity and communication skills through improvisation 53
A?n?a? ?M?.? ?A?g?u?i?l?e?r?a?-?L?u?q?u?e?
6 The linking game 62
S?h?i?r?a?h? ?E?.? ?F?o?y?
7 Entrepreneurial or managerial mindset? A wicked problem analysis 71
J?o?s?e ?L?u?i?s? ?C?o?r?t?es? ?Q?u?i?r?o?z? ?a?n?d? ?J?u?a?n? ?M?a?n?u?e?l? ?M?e?r?i?n?o? ?M?e?d?r?a?n?o?
8 Changing seats for an entrepreneurial mindset 87
N?e?l?s?o?n? ?P?i?z?a?r?r?o?
9 Who is the entrepreneur? Understanding entrepreneurial mindset through metaphor 94
M?a?r?ia? ?d?e?l? ?R?o?c?io? ?E?c?h?e?v?e?r?r?ia? ?Av?i?l?a? ?a?n?d? ?J?o?r?g?e? ?P?e?l?a?y?o?-?M?a?c?i?e?l?
10 Games to challenge existing mindsets 102
Wissam E. Sawaya
11 Candle talk heart-to-heart: Where I failed (something/someone) 110
Ulrike Guelich and Hans Michael Guelich
12 The many faces of failure: Understanding and managing fear of failing in entrepreneurship 118
Colin Donaldson and Jorge Villagrasa
13 Envisioning your life as an entrepreneurial project 132
Ismael Abel Valles
PART II IDEA GENERATION
14 Introduction to Part II: Idea generation 142
Bethlem Boronat-Clavijo
15 Undesirable statistics: Using data as inspiration for idea generation 155
Phillip H. Kim
16 Emotionally intelligent ideation 162
Doan Winkel, Justin Wilcox and Federico Mammano
17 Opposite thinking 175
Romy C. Massaad
18 Challenging assumptions 185
Dennis J. Ceru
19 Let's celebrate mistakes and bad ideas! 192
Abhinav Chaturvedi and Sonal Singh Hukampal
20 Hidden ingenuity: A practice for great ideas 198
Abhinav Chaturvedi
21 Be wise to improvise: Open space for innovation and adaptation 209
Sonal Hukampal Singh, Abhinav Chaturvedi and Rajkumar Phatate
22 Boxes and grids: Tools for strategic idea generation 216
Sarah Lee and Natasha Vijay Munshi
23 Generating "wow" ideas through brainstorming and brainwriting 226
M?a?r?ia? ?D?o?l?o?r?e?s? ?M?a?h?a?u?a?d? ?B?u?r?n?e?o?,? ?D?i?a?n?a? ?L?u?c?ia? ?E?s?p?i?n?o?z?a?-? ?T?o?r?r?e?s? ?a?n?d? ?P?a?u?l? ?S?a?r?a?n?g?o?-?L?a?l?a?n?g?u?i? ?
24 Changemaker ideation: Entrepreneurship and critical global issues 236
N?e?l?l?i?e? ?E?l? ?E?n?a?n?y? ?
25 Time travel workshop 249
J?o?a?q?u?in? ?A?z?c?u?e? ?
26 Developing entrepreneurial foresight 260
R?o?c?io? ?V?a?n?e?s?s?a? ?F?a?r?ia?s? ?P?e?na? ?
PART III OPPORTUNITY EVALUATION
27 Introduction to Part III: Opportunity evaluation 273
C?h?r?i?s?t?i?n?a? ?T?h?e?o?d?o?r?a?k?i? ?
28 The reality vote 286
B?e?t?h?l?e?m? ?B?o?r?o?n?a?t?-?C?l?a?v?i?j?o? ?
29 Kingdom tower challenge: Understanding strategic resources 294
Y?a?s?s?e?r? ?B?h?a?t?t?i? ?
30 The inverse service blueprint 304
B?e?t?h?l?e?m? ?B?o?r?o?n?a?t?-?C?l?a?v?i?j?o? ?
31 Self-evaluation in teamwork 312
B?r?e?n?d?a? ?M?a?r?t?in?e?z?-?Z?er?e?g?a? ?a?n?d? ?J?o?s?e ?L?u?i?s? ?G?o?n?z?al?e?z?-?S?o?l?is? ?
32 Pitching practice 320
L?u?k?m?a?n? ?R?a?i?m?i? ?
33 Strategic clock to evaluate entrepreneurial ideas 330
J?o?r?g?e? ?V?i?l?l?a?g?r?a?s?a?,? ?C?o?l?i?n? ?D?o?n?a?l?d?s?o?n? ?a?n?d? ?F?e?l?i?p?e? ?S?an?c?h?e?z?-?C?o?l?l? ?
34 Assessing risk levels in startups: A diagnostic model 351
S?u?k?a?n?y?a? ?D?i?k?s?h?i?t? ?a?n?d? ?N?i?k?i?t?a? ?N?a?d?k?a?r?n?i? ?
35 The three cooks 364
F?e?l?i?p?e? ?S?an?c?h?e?z?-?C?o?l?l?,? ?C?o?l?i?n? ?D?o?n?a?l?d?s?o?n? ?a?n?d? ?J?o?r?g?e? ?V?i?l?l?a?g?r?a?s?a? ?
36 Creating value for others 379
Elli Verhulst, Mette Mari Wold Johnsen, Sigrid Westad Brandshaug and Nina Haugland Andersen
37 Sustainable Business Model Canvas (SBMC) 387
Christina Theodoraki
38 Businessopoly: The canvas challenge 397
Indri Dyrmishi
P?r?e?f?a?c?e? ?xxvii
1 Introduction to Part I: Entrepreneurial mindsets 1
H?e?i?d?i? ?M?.? ?N?e?c?k?
PART I ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSETS
2 The tower building game 16
R?a?j?k?u?m?a?r? ?P?h?a?t?a?t?e?
3 Dare to ask! 24
T?i?a?g?o? ?R?a?t?i?n?h?o? ?a?n?d? ?H?e?i?d?i? ?M?.? ?N?e?c?k?
4 Theatrical improvisation as a mindset tool 45
I?n?es? ?C?a?r?r?a?s?c?o? ?a?n?d? ?G?e?r?s?o?n? ?S?o?p?o-?M?o?n?t?e?r?o?
5 Building creativity and communication skills through improvisation 53
A?n?a? ?M?.? ?A?g?u?i?l?e?r?a?-?L?u?q?u?e?
6 The linking game 62
S?h?i?r?a?h? ?E?.? ?F?o?y?
7 Entrepreneurial or managerial mindset? A wicked problem analysis 71
J?o?s?e ?L?u?i?s? ?C?o?r?t?es? ?Q?u?i?r?o?z? ?a?n?d? ?J?u?a?n? ?M?a?n?u?e?l? ?M?e?r?i?n?o? ?M?e?d?r?a?n?o?
8 Changing seats for an entrepreneurial mindset 87
N?e?l?s?o?n? ?P?i?z?a?r?r?o?
9 Who is the entrepreneur? Understanding entrepreneurial mindset through metaphor 94
M?a?r?ia? ?d?e?l? ?R?o?c?io? ?E?c?h?e?v?e?r?r?ia? ?Av?i?l?a? ?a?n?d? ?J?o?r?g?e? ?P?e?l?a?y?o?-?M?a?c?i?e?l?
10 Games to challenge existing mindsets 102
Wissam E. Sawaya
11 Candle talk heart-to-heart: Where I failed (something/someone) 110
Ulrike Guelich and Hans Michael Guelich
12 The many faces of failure: Understanding and managing fear of failing in entrepreneurship 118
Colin Donaldson and Jorge Villagrasa
13 Envisioning your life as an entrepreneurial project 132
Ismael Abel Valles
PART II IDEA GENERATION
14 Introduction to Part II: Idea generation 142
Bethlem Boronat-Clavijo
15 Undesirable statistics: Using data as inspiration for idea generation 155
Phillip H. Kim
16 Emotionally intelligent ideation 162
Doan Winkel, Justin Wilcox and Federico Mammano
17 Opposite thinking 175
Romy C. Massaad
18 Challenging assumptions 185
Dennis J. Ceru
19 Let's celebrate mistakes and bad ideas! 192
Abhinav Chaturvedi and Sonal Singh Hukampal
20 Hidden ingenuity: A practice for great ideas 198
Abhinav Chaturvedi
21 Be wise to improvise: Open space for innovation and adaptation 209
Sonal Hukampal Singh, Abhinav Chaturvedi and Rajkumar Phatate
22 Boxes and grids: Tools for strategic idea generation 216
Sarah Lee and Natasha Vijay Munshi
23 Generating "wow" ideas through brainstorming and brainwriting 226
M?a?r?ia? ?D?o?l?o?r?e?s? ?M?a?h?a?u?a?d? ?B?u?r?n?e?o?,? ?D?i?a?n?a? ?L?u?c?ia? ?E?s?p?i?n?o?z?a?-? ?T?o?r?r?e?s? ?a?n?d? ?P?a?u?l? ?S?a?r?a?n?g?o?-?L?a?l?a?n?g?u?i? ?
24 Changemaker ideation: Entrepreneurship and critical global issues 236
N?e?l?l?i?e? ?E?l? ?E?n?a?n?y? ?
25 Time travel workshop 249
J?o?a?q?u?in? ?A?z?c?u?e? ?
26 Developing entrepreneurial foresight 260
R?o?c?io? ?V?a?n?e?s?s?a? ?F?a?r?ia?s? ?P?e?na? ?
PART III OPPORTUNITY EVALUATION
27 Introduction to Part III: Opportunity evaluation 273
C?h?r?i?s?t?i?n?a? ?T?h?e?o?d?o?r?a?k?i? ?
28 The reality vote 286
B?e?t?h?l?e?m? ?B?o?r?o?n?a?t?-?C?l?a?v?i?j?o? ?
29 Kingdom tower challenge: Understanding strategic resources 294
Y?a?s?s?e?r? ?B?h?a?t?t?i? ?
30 The inverse service blueprint 304
B?e?t?h?l?e?m? ?B?o?r?o?n?a?t?-?C?l?a?v?i?j?o? ?
31 Self-evaluation in teamwork 312
B?r?e?n?d?a? ?M?a?r?t?in?e?z?-?Z?er?e?g?a? ?a?n?d? ?J?o?s?e ?L?u?i?s? ?G?o?n?z?al?e?z?-?S?o?l?is? ?
32 Pitching practice 320
L?u?k?m?a?n? ?R?a?i?m?i? ?
33 Strategic clock to evaluate entrepreneurial ideas 330
J?o?r?g?e? ?V?i?l?l?a?g?r?a?s?a?,? ?C?o?l?i?n? ?D?o?n?a?l?d?s?o?n? ?a?n?d? ?F?e?l?i?p?e? ?S?an?c?h?e?z?-?C?o?l?l? ?
34 Assessing risk levels in startups: A diagnostic model 351
S?u?k?a?n?y?a? ?D?i?k?s?h?i?t? ?a?n?d? ?N?i?k?i?t?a? ?N?a?d?k?a?r?n?i? ?
35 The three cooks 364
F?e?l?i?p?e? ?S?an?c?h?e?z?-?C?o?l?l?,? ?C?o?l?i?n? ?D?o?n?a?l?d?s?o?n? ?a?n?d? ?J?o?r?g?e? ?V?i?l?l?a?g?r?a?s?a? ?
36 Creating value for others 379
Elli Verhulst, Mette Mari Wold Johnsen, Sigrid Westad Brandshaug and Nina Haugland Andersen
37 Sustainable Business Model Canvas (SBMC) 387
Christina Theodoraki
38 Businessopoly: The canvas challenge 397
Indri Dyrmishi