Gary Schoeniger’s Commencement Address, Pierpont Community & Technical College, 2019
May 31, 2019
How Underdogs Win How do underdogs win? This is a question I’ve been pursuing for more than 25 years. How do those who have no particular advantage in life—those who may not be particularly brilliant or creative, those who may not come from privileged backgrounds, those who may not have advanced degrees—manage to rise…
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Cultivating Curiosity: The New Learning Imperative
May 30, 2019
Photo by Stephen Hickman on Unsplash Learn How to Think (and Act) Like an Entrepreneur Part 4/8 Among the most distinguishing characteristics I’ve noticed among entrepreneurs, is an unusual desire to learn. It’s not that they are great students in the traditional sense, (in fact, in many cases, it’s quite the opposite) yet they always…
Read moreELI Top of Mind — May 2019
May 23, 2019
Top of Mind is ELI’s favorite entrepreneurial mindset studies, articles, papers, books, and talks. Check out this month’s selection! Read Here
Read moreELI Top of Mind — April 2019
April 23, 2019
Top of Mind is ELI’s favorite entrepreneurial mindset studies, articles, papers, books, and talks. Check out this month’s selection! Read Here
Read moreELI Top of Mind — March 2019
March 28, 2019
Top of Mind is ELI’s favorite entrepreneurial mindset studies, articles, papers, books, and talks. Check out this month’s selection! Read Here
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Risk Versus Reward: The Hidden Strategy of Unlikely Entrepreneurs
March 5, 2019
Photo by Jonathan Francis on Unsplash Learn How to Think (and Act) Like an Entrepreneur Part 3/8 I’ve spent the past two decades exploring the mindset and the methods of every day “unlikely” entrepreneurs—the underdogs and the misfits who somehow manage to transform a simple idea into a sustainable success. My initial thought was that if I could…
Read moreELI Top of Mind — February 2019
February 28, 2019
Top of Mind is ELI’s favorite entrepreneurial mindset studies, articles, papers, books, and talks. Check out this month’s selection! Read Here
Read moreTop 10+1 Ways A Fab Lab or Maker Space Can Benefit Your Community
February 1, 2019
Network Kansas partner and Ice House Facilitator Jim Correll recently published a blog enumerating the ways a maker space or fab lab can impact a community. Spoiler alert! One of them may or may not be the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program. Read Now
Read moreELI Top of Mind — January 2019
January 28, 2019
Top of Mind is ELI’s favorite entrepreneurial mindset studies, articles, papers, books, and talks. Check out this month’s selection! Read Here
Read moreNew Year, New Mindset: How Public Libraries Can Support Economic Development in Their Communities
January 15, 2019
Ice House Facilitator Duncan Smith is the Chief Strategist for EBSCO Information Services, a pioneer in the library services industry. After attending certification training in Durham, NC, Duncan was inspired by the potential an entrepreneurial mindset could bring to communities and saw a unique way to engage stakeholders through their public libraries. Spurred on by his new passion,…
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