Entrepreneurship and creativity,

a student’s perspective

Nicolò WojewodaDelft University of Technology

BEST/SPEED

1. reflect on the topic

2. recommendations

3. bold recommendations

Outline

• shortening the gap between an idea and its market

• unsolicited initiative

• all about attitude and practices

Entrepreneurship

Creativity

Creativity

• create something new

• original ideas

• a skill to be trained

Creativity

A common learning cycle

Idea Design UseProblem

Entrepreneurship and creativity

Creativity

Problem Idea Design Market Use

1. grades are not all

2. harsh but soft environment,

3. give students the chance to fail (without big consequences)

4. encourage student dialogue

5. courses and incubators

5 ideas about entrepr’ship & creativity

• Graduate

• full integration

• less guidance

• Undergraduate

• partial integration

• full guidance

• Secondary education and before

When?

• Costs: human resources, financial resources

• Benefits: retaining successes, start-ups, alumni communities, knowledge, innovation

Cost-benefit analysis

• control on the curriculum

• extra-curricular efforts

Obstacles

• focusing on “profit” market

• losing focus on learning

• too hard for students

• too easy to show them how to do that

Risks

• every course, a project

• every project, a community project

• alumni input for every course

• multiple sets of assessment criteria

• 20% rule

My bold recommendations

Conclusion

Questions?

Thank you!