The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative
Issue 1 | January 2020
Articles

Articles

20 Big Ideas that will change your world in 2020

2020 is promising to be a year of paradigm shifts; between contentious elections around the world, climate change, and ever rapid changes to the landscapes of work and economics, big changes mean equally big ideas to face them.

LinkedIn's editorial team has compiled a compelling list of the big ideas that will shape 2020's narratives. With a wide scope of ideas—the future of capitalism, the rise of new kinds of startups, and how valuable work is, to name a few—this thought-provoking compilation is an important reminder of what is to come in 2020 and beyond. How are we readying ourselves for the future?

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How Will You Measure Your Life?

In memory of Clayton Christensen, we share his impactful piece from the Harvard Business Review in 2010.

"Harvard Business School’s Christensen teaches aspiring MBAs how to apply management and innovation theories to build stronger companies. But he also believes that these models can help people lead better lives. In this article, he explains how exploring questions everyone needs to ask: How can I be happy in my career? How can I be sure that my relationship with my family is an enduring source of happiness? And how can I live my life with integrity?"

These three questions, as Christensen points out, help us hold truly meaningful and fulfilled lives. 

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Teach Your Kids to Fail

From New York Times Parenting, learn practical steps to instill curiosity and life-long learning in your kids. Based on Carol Dweck's work on growth mindset, this brief but impactful piece lays out several points for family members to adopt. Rather than blind praise for accomplishments, the piece suggests asking questions about your child's process in creating or problem-solving. Modeling persistence, while also revealing your own learning process, can also create a safe space for learning. Read more about this important topic from the perspective of parenting.

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Blog

Blog

The Autotelic Life

The concept of Flow, as written about by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, is defined as "a psychologically optimal mental state. Flow is when you are neither too bored by the triviality of the task or overwhelmed by its difficulty. You lose sense of time, you are wholly focused, undistracted. In this state, you achieve growth and you live up to your potential."

This concept is explored and unpacked in this piece from the blog Unearned Wisdom, which reviews and discusses a variety of psychological and philosophical themes. What the author posits from Csikszentmihalyi's work is that we are all capable of achieving autoletic lives, which means we are primarily driven by our goals in all that we do, rather than the prospect of external rewards.

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Videos

Videos

Saving Main: Betting Big on Small

A part of the docuseries Saving Main, this short video shares the entrepreneurial story of two childhood friends from Akron, Ohio who embody many of the skills and tendencies we find in entrepreneurial stories throughout the world. The importance of persistence within a community, not just an individual, is on full display in this story, and help to show what it takes for an entrepreneurial community to thrive.

This episode, and the entire docuseries, help to distill the true wisdom of entrepreneurs for anyone to embrace.

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