Entrepreneurship in curriculum –living labs with students

Christel De Maeyer 1,2, Katrien Van Den Perre1

1Artevelde University of Applied Science, Department Graphical and Digital Media, Mariakerke, Belgium2 Artevelde University of Applied Science, Department International Business Department, Ghent, Belgium

Entrepreneurship lab

• Elective in third year bachelor of Business Management• 12 credits • 10h a week coaching in lab – 15 h homework• International students – interdisciplinary teams• Social purpose entrepreneurship – topics chosen by teams• 3 gates: Design thinking process- Business Model – Finance• Final report and presentation with learnings – link entrecomp• Own lab space

Entrepreneurship lab - approach

• Self- directed , self-steering• Coaches (expert in learning process)• Team entrepreneurs• Personal responsibility• Shared values and goals• Peer learning• 360° feedback (self-reflecting)• Real problem – real solution

Entrepreneurship lab -

• Trust the process – fail fast – fail small

"If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your

own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.”

Joseph Campbell in Brown (2017)

Topic: entrepreneurial educationSelect three cards• What do these images mean to you in relation to the topic?• Why do you think you chose them?• What feelings/emotions do they inspire in relation to this topic?• Did these images provoke new connections or ideas for you?• Did you make any connections or ideas that surprised you?

• Reflect on these questions (write these reflections down, make a little story (personae or other)

A deep diveSearchingWondering

Finding it difficult to make a decisionSelf care

Own thoughts

Concept cards

The audience?

SafetyLoveMigration

Own thoughts

Concept cards

The up and down?The rise and fall?

Conflict handling

Complexity

Own thoughts

Concept cards

Personal Branding

The Digital Workspace

Community buildingDigital resources

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Connecting dots to create foresight, signals, possible actions

Referenceshttp://academicadventures.fi/Presentations & workshops from international training week about team learning 20-24 mei 2019http://academicadventures.fi/blog/http://esseepankki.proakatemia.fi/category/in-english/http://imaginari.es/ (Dr. Dan Lockton Carnegie Melon, USA)http://www.iftf.org/home/