Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets, Ideas, and Opportunities: A Guide for Educators(Elgar Guides to Teaching)

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.

Table of Contents:
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�és� �C�a�r�r�a�s�c�o� �a�n�d� �G�e�r�s�o�n� �S�o�p�ó-�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�é �L�u�i�s� �C�o�r�t�és� �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�ía� �d�e�l� �R�o�c�ío� �E�c�h�e�v�e�r�r�ía� �Áv�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 Vallés 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�ía� �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�ía� �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�ín� �A�z�c�u�e� � 26 Developing entrepreneurial foresight 260 R�o�c�ío� �V�a�n�e�s�s�a� �F�a�r�ía�s� �P�e�ña� � 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�ín�e�z�-�Z�ér�e�g�a� �a�n�d� �J�o�s�é �L�u�i�s� �G�o�n�z�ál�e�z�-�S�o�l�ís� � 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�án�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�án�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

About the Author :
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

Review :
‘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.’ ‘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!’ ‘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.’