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Originally posted in our August 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. As key stakeholders in entrepreneurship ecosystems, educators are often at the forefront of changes to the landscape. But, it is in the classroom and on campus that widening gaps in access are often most apparent, too. The digital divide is a topic we’ve heard much about as technological advances continue to leave humans’ adaptability in the dust, and with the addition of AI, we may be…

Originally posted in our August 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. Those of us in the entrepreneurial ecosystem have likely felt the sensation of being adrift at sea with no sight of land. For some, it feels like there’s not enough support, and for others, there’s so much you don’t know where to turn. It’s feelings like this that lead to unneeded competition and mismanaged communications. But there are dynamics at play that make the term ecosystem…

Originally posted in our June 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. In the vein of entrepreneurial leadership, one core capability Senge et al. discuss is the importance of fostering reflection and generative conversation. In this recent piece from the New Yorker, we read about the “civilizing power of conversation” and how we’ve fallen so far from this as a society. “As the philosopher Michael Oakeshott observed, in conversation, ‘there is no ‘truth’ to be discovered, no proposition…

Originally posted in our June 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. Many have heard ELI talk about the importance of everyone learning to think like entrepreneurs. One such way that the most successful entrepreneurial thinkers “do it” is by applying the tools of systems leadership. Put simply; systems leaders are those who can take action while also considering the situation they (and their team) are in, in order to foster collective leadership. In this article from Peter…

Originally posted in our May 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. The future of higher education, especially as it relates to technology, is quite a hot topic these days. In this review of the now-former Temple University President Jason Wingard’s new book, The College Devaluation Crisis: Market Disruption, Diminishing ROI, and an Alternative Future of Learning, we see a thorough examination of the rise of new tech-based “reforms” and what they may or may not mean for…

Originally posted in our May 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. Chances are high that you have listened to or read about the influence ChatGPT and other AI engines are already having on myriad industries. From generative art to automated virtual assistants, the advancement of the AI space is faster than almost any previous tech boom we’ve seen. With this rapid advancement comes significant uncertainty.  In this HBR article from Dorie Clark and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, we learn…

Originally posted in our April 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. What does it mean to be creative? Why do we need creativity in our lives? Samuel W. Franklin suggests in his new book, The Cult of Creativity, that creativity is a relatively recent idea. Sure, we’ve been creating things since before we were human, but Franklin posits that creativity as a characteristic to be measured and considered has only been around since the 1940s. This was…

Originally posted in our March 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. At some point in your life, there’s a decent chance a teacher or facilitator has given you some simple household items and asked you to build a tower with a group of your peers. A famous experiment pits groups of kindergarteners against CEOs and other high-performing professionals, and the kindergarteners tend to win. Why? Simply put, the children go out and try lots of things quickly…

Originally posted in our February 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. If you’re in the entrepreneurship education space, you will have heard of the lean start-up methodology many times. But, it bears repeating in the context of designing processes that serve everyone involved.  “The lean definition of a start-up: a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.” Rather than excessively planning, entrepreneurs use their most incredible resource—potential customers—to discover the best path…