Futures Entrepreneurship Centre

Away Day6 September 2013

Aims for the day

• To meet and talk as a group – Ubuntu!• To discuss the conceptual picture/model for Futures

IntroductionsWhat did you not

know about your

colleague? My colleague loves

the following….

My colle

ague

loves

communica

ting

as follo

ws…

Southern Cross

Overview of PU strategy

Hilary

The entrepreneurial university concept?!

The Entrepreneurial University defined

• Those universities providing opportunities, practices, cultures and environments conducive

• To actively encouraging and embracing student and graduate entrepreneurship

• Where entrepreneurship is part of the fabric of the institution

Allan Gibb, 2010

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1. INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT

2. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

3. INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STAFF

4. ENTREPRENEURIAL IMPACT

Entrepreneurial University of the Year AwardsAssessment Criteria

What we need is an entrepreneurial

society in which innovation andentrepreneurship are normal,

steadyand continual.

Peter F. Drucker

Entrepreneurial mindset

5% past 45% current 50% future

Target markets

Start-up

Growth

Low potential

High potential UGPG

Individualism, Group work, Scalability

Business Growth

Personal Growth

(Employability and Entrepreneurial)

Knowledge

transfe

r

Business

incubation

Pre-Business

Incubation

Sustainability

and growth

Curriculum support

Extra-curricular su

pport

Research

Entrepreneursh

ip support

Networking

Socio-

economic

growthVarious entry and exit p

oints

Purpose of Futures• The vision of Plymouth University is “to be the enterprise university”. • The vision of PBS is “to graduating the most engaged, employable and

entrepreneurial students in the world and to achieve this we are keen to work with organisations who want to give our students opportunities to learn new skills, get involved and make a difference”.

• The purpose of Futures is to provide a creative and social space in which entrepreneurship and social enterprise can flourish and become a force for global organisational, societal, economic and environmental change.

Through the above purpose, Futures will contribute to the enhanced reputation of PBS and Plymouth University thereby attracting more potential applications, research funding, and organisational sponsorship.

Target markets

Community: Local, national and international

Other PU entities

PBS students, staff and alumni

Critical performance areas of Futures

Curriculum

Extra-curricula

ResearchEntrepreneur-ship Support

Networking

Futures

Innovation Entrepreneurialism Ethics Sustainability Global

thinking

Futures 5 pillars

Futures values• Futures deliver quality and innovative services to the

entrepreneurial environment• Futures continuously improve their own services through innovation• Futures members communicate in a transparent manner and always

try to keep all interest groups well informed• Futures acts as a team and act for the greater good within the team• Futures is clear about the specific value they provide to clients and

will only be involved if value can be added to the client's situation• Futures collaborate with other specialists to exploit opportunities

and solve problems on a mutually beneficial and one-stop basis

Challenge for each person

• It is not business as usual • Need to re-visit each job and to determine

how it should be tweaked to fall within the Futures strategic guidelines

• To be finalised by end of September 2013

Complex? Yes!

• Drucker: I prefer simplicity (appropriate treatment of complex challenges) on the other side of complexity