Learning Objectives
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Leadership development
- LEAN Startup process (design thinking / bus. modeling)
- Experiential learning
- What, why, who & how of traditional & social entrepreneurship
- Financial Literacy
- Effective Business Communication
College + Career Readiness Standards
- Students will demonstrate independence – Leadership Exercise(s)
- Students will value evidence – Design Thinking + Business Model Activities
- Students will build strong content knowledge – Application of Techniques to Projects
- Students will critique as well as comprehend – Peer Assessment
- Students will use technology and digital media strategically and capably – In-Lecture Activities and Application to Projects
- Students will develop an understanding of other perspectives and cultures – Customer/User-Centered Empathy Activities.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
- Failure as an opportunity
- Calculated risk-taking
- Creativity & curiosity & lifelong learning
- Problem solving & critical thinking
- LEAN Startup | Problem-Focused
- Innovation vs. invention
- Power of focus & Intentionality
- Marketing & branding
- Empathy + Recognizing Problems
- Social enterprise
- Emotional intelligence
- GRIT
Entrepreneurial Toolset
- LEAN Canvas
- Internet/ library/ network
- The Bug List
- Empathy map
- Surveys & validation tools
- Social media tools
- Entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Feedback loop
- Rapid prototyping (MVP, MAP
- Experiential learning
- Facilitated discussion
- Focused readings
- Structured Peer Review
Entrepreneurial Skillset
- Identifying & leveraging resources
- Understanding business models
- Understanding revenue models
- Understanding finance
- Researching + Market analysis
- Concept validation
- Growth and scaling
- Pitching/ public speaking
- Design Thinking + Interviewing
- Networking
- Legal Formation + Protecting IP
- Storytelling
- Pivot, persevere, iterate or change
- Sales presentations/ selling
Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
- Failure as an opportunity
- Calculated risk-taking
- Creativity & curiosity & lifelong learning
- Problem solving & critical thinking
- LEAN Startup | Problem-Focused
- Innovation vs. invention
- Power of focus & Intentionality
- Marketing & branding
- Empathy + Recognizing Problems
- Social enterprise
- Emotional intelligence
- GRIT
Entrepreneurial Toolset
- LEAN Canvas
- Internet/ library/ network
- The Bug List
- Empathy map
- Surveys & validation tools
- Social media tools
- Entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Feedback loop
- Rapid prototyping (MVP, MAP
- Experiential learning
- Facilitated discussion
- Focused readings
- Structured Peer Review
Entrepreneurial Skillset
- Identifying & leveraging resources
- Understanding business models
- Understanding revenue models
- Understanding finance
- Researching + Market analysis
- Concept validation
- Growth and scaling
- Pitching/ public speaking
- Design Thinking + Interviewing
- Networking
- Legal Formation + Protecting IP
- Storytelling
- Pivot, persevere, iterate or change
- Sales presentations/ selling