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May 29, 2017

An entrepreneurial mindset has become essential for individual and organizational success in today’s rapidly changing, highly complex world. An entrepreneurial mindset cultivates curiosity and creativity, critical thinking and complex problem solving, and collaboration—skills that drive entrepreneurial and organizational success. Moreover, an entrepreneurial mindset can empower leaders by exposing new opportunities, igniting ambition, and fostering innovation in highly ambiguous, resource-constrained environments. Read more here.

October 25, 2016

Austin, TX [October 23, 2016]: The 2017 SXSWedu Conference and Festival accepted a half-day summit proposal organized by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), in collaboration with The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI). The presentation was selected from more than 1,300 submissions to SXSWedu, which fosters innovation in learning by hosting a diverse and energetic community of stakeholders across a variety of backgrounds in education. The summit will take place during the many…

May 11, 2016

The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative is honored to be selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) as one of fourteen partners in their Re-Imagining the First Year of College Project (RFY), alongside the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA Funds, John Gardner Institute and 44 AASCU member institutions. Read the full AASCU press release here. RFY is a three-year initiative to develop comprehensive, institutional transformation that redesigns the first year of college and…

April 24, 2014

The Ice House Entrepreneurship Program is a revolutionary new online learning program designed to inspire and engage participants in the fundamental concepts of an entrepreneurial mindset and the unlimited opportunities it can provide. High school students participate and provide their experience in this Kauffman Lab video.

November 22, 2013

The latest Kauffman Sketchbook illustrates how the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program develops the critical thinking, communication and problem-solving skills that help any individual think like an entrepreneur. The video features Gary Schoeniger, founder and CEO of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, exposing some of the misconceptions and myths about the entrepreneurial process that have limited the efficacy, scale and scope of programs designed to teach entrepreneurship. Read more here.