Getting Started: Entrepreneurial Mindset

• Bucknell University has done a lot of work in preparing faculty to leverage these spaces in their curriculum.
• Try their BFAB for Faculty card for your faculty-facing content. 


• Click the Cards link on Michael Caston's profile (University of Denver) to see his contributions to EM in innovation and product design.


• Jim Brenner's CardDeck: EM Resources for Makers has collected entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) in making courses as well as incorporating making into non-maker-focused classes. 


• Join the Makers and Makerspaces group to connect with others doing work around EM & making, and discover related content specific to makerspaces.

• View the presentations about extra and co-curricular programs from the KEEN National Conference panel discussion with Montana State, Georgia Tech, and the University of New Haven. Scroll to the bottom of the card and check out the Startup Weekend event Maria-Isabel shared. 


• ASU held a series of mini TED talks around igniting curiosity from AI Start-ups.

• Olin and Wake Forest collaborated on Designing Learning Experiences that Cultivate Intrinsic Motivation and Curiosity.


• Use the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to spark curiosity! Try Electric Circuits spark an entrepreneurial mindset from Ohio Northern. 

• Adapt this agile-inspired process for your campus.


• Here's how James Madison University used Strategic Doing and Engaged Learning to develop their EM ecosystem.

• Connect with Christopher Kitts at Santa Clara University! SCU has driven the entrepreneurial mindset across disciplines.


• Here's a panel discussion about incorporating EM throughout the entire curriculum.

Explore this CardDeck collection on Self-Improvement, which may inspire some thoughts on addressing the individual.

Topics: 

• Character and Ethics
• On Being Wrong
• Persistence
• Learning from Failure
• Empathy & Contrarian View
• Reflection Portfolios and Storytelling
• E-Learning
• Leadership
• Time Management
• Project Management
• Engineering Management
• Engineering Judgment 
• Critical Moments 
• Career Networking
• Career Planning

• The University of St. Thomas shares their approach to faculty retreats. 


• Arizona State University offers a different approach with an onboarding workshop. 


• Margot Vigeant writes about faculty perspectives and responses.

• This card from the Milwaukee School of Engineering focuses on multidisciplinary teamwork around construction materials. 


• Aunt Ada’s Treehouse is a favorite exemplar card for expanding a traditional assignment into an engaging project that transformed students’ reactions to the course.
• In this video, Dr. Ed Webb talks about how the project came to be and its impact on him.