The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative
Issue 7 | July 2019
White Paper

White Paper

Entrepreneurship 360° Background Paper

In this paper from 2015, published in conjunction with OECD and the European Commission, we see a comprehensive dive into both the need and current methods of entrepreneurship education. While effectively and technically defining entrepreneurship in terms that expand simple business creation, the ELI team has used this paper as a clarion call for emphasizing the entrepreneurial mindset at all levels of society, none more important than in our education system.

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Articles

Articles

What Happens After America Graduates From High School?

As the future of work becomes more and more uncertain, and as the prospect of finding work becomes more and more closely tethered to higher education, the modern high school graduate is faced with an uncertain path forward. This article offers a variety of potential solutions to the problem, while advocating for creative paths forward. Creating space and financial stability for young citizens of the world to learn and re-learn—a process often called lifelong learning—is key, but how else can we retool ourselves and those soon to graduate from high school for the ambiguous times ahead? 

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One Thing to Change: Embrace Mindfulness

As part of a series where Harvard Professors answer the same question, "What is one thing wrong with the world that you would change, and why?" Ellen Langer makes a compelling case for embracing uncertainty and change through mindfulness. Langer's response to the question, in short, is that we are taught all too often to see the world in certain terms. She posits that this emphasis on certainty is mindless, and ultimately harmful to us as a society.

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Talk

Talk

Chobani Billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya: To Be Truly Successful, Break These 3 Stupid Business Rules

Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya has a compelling argument for reframing how business is done everywhere. Emphasizing employee well-being and compensation while employing people from across the world, community engagement and empowerment, and being held accountable by the public, Ulukaya provides us with the start of an "Anti-CEO Playbook" to show us a new path towards ethical and successful business. Read an overview of his talk, and then watch the TED Talk.

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Resource

Resource

Library of Ambiguity

From the Stanford d.school, check out this fascinating compilation of resources, all about navigating ambiguity. 

"We believe that navigating ambiguity is an essential ability in creative work. Our students face a world that is complex and in flux. Equipping students to navigate ambiguity is the most essential thing we do."

"Design is all about Navigating Ambiguity. When we give our students complex, open-ended, real-world challenges, they must both uncover and identify meaningful “problems” to solve, as well as figure out how to solve them in innovative ways."

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