Engineering Entrepreneurial Ecosystems on Campus Monday, October 10, 2011 Columbia University Marina Kim, Director, Ashoka U

ABOUT ASHOKA

Sound Bytes 6 (Bill 1) “Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish, or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.” — Bill Drayton

Sound Bytes 7 (Bill 2) “The artist communicates the problem, the manager manages the problem, the social worker addresses the problem on a community level, but the social entrepreneur solves the problem in a large scale: first by changing the system, then by spreading the solution.” — Bill Drayton

A MATURING FIELD

First Wave 1990’s Second Wave 2000s Third Wave Today The Trajectory Three Historical Waves

The Statistics Growth in Social Entrepreneurship Education Majors, Minors, Centers, Programs: Up to 77 from 35 in 2008 Faculty teaching/researching SE: Up to 500+ from 350 in 2008 Conferences/Gatherings – Dramatically increased, more tailored Competition Platforms – Dramatically increased, more open * Data taken from 2011 Social Entrepreneurship Education Resource Handbook

The Evolution More sophistication & rigor; fewer silos Leadership Buy-in increasing from Presidents, Provosts, Deans Campus-wide Coordination and Programming – cutting across schools and disciplines Learning Ecosystems – Curricular, Extracurricular More Robust Curricular Frameworks – deeper understanding of Learning Outcomes, ways to build frameworks of courses

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ASHOKA U

The Context Ashoka has selected 3000 leading social entrepreneurs globally, and only 135 in the U.S. are recognized as Ashoka Fellows. WE NEED MORE Given the increasing rate of problems in both the US and in the world…. …social entrepreneurs, changemakers, and problem solvers.

The Statistics Growth in Social Entrepreneurship Education Ashoka U envisions … a day when colleges and universities everywhere are hubs of social innovation that inspire and foster generations of social entrepreneurs and changemakers.

Babson “From Day One” and “Social Entrepreneur Action Research” which provides coaching to recent grads Arizona State University is launching the “Change- maker Central,” a hub for faculty and students Duke partnering with Ashoka’s Globalizer to match scaling expertise with Ashoka Fellows solutions that need to be scaled Marquette 3-2-1: 3 students pair up with 2 faculty in each college; influence Jesuit network Tulane $100M Campaign and Sacks Endowed Chair in Civic Engagemen t and Social Entrepre- neurship Changemaker Campus Examples: Aligning SE with Brand

Lessons Learned Leadership Matters – from students to President Aligning with Institutional Culture and Identity Matters Building a more Entrepreneurial Culture and Identity Matters Staffing and Funding Structures/Models Matter

Systems ApproachDiagnostic The Frameworks Institutional Change

Learning Outcomes Curricular Foundations Ways of Being Understand yourself. Have a sense of purpose and give yourself permission. Ways of Interacting Communicate clearly and convincingly. Build coalitions and teams. Ways of Thinking Think in systems. Define problems, design solutions. Think creatively. Think with a focus on results Ways of Knowing Understand the field of social entrepreneurship. Know the community through engagement.

CREATING THE FUTURE TOGETHER

Transform the educational experience into a world changing experience. Help build a culture of innovation in higher education - to help it survive - by making your institution a destination for changemakers.

Continue the conversation: February 10-11, 2012 Ashoka U Exchange Arizona State University Campus Innovators Best Practices to Drive Impact As a field, we face pressing questions: How do we promote the quality growth of social entrepreneurship education? How can we develop a strong community to share best practices and incentivize the creation of new innovations? How are we ensuring long-term sustainability of our programs? What tools and methods can we use to create legitimacy and ensure results?

Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship – Why now? What demand are you seeing/hearing from faculty, students and alumni for Social Entrepreneurial applications of Engineering? Is Social Entrepreneurship relevant to teach/learn at Schools of Engineering – why? Why not? How should Social Entrepreneurship be framed and embedded within an Engineering context? Why is now a good time to launch and develop more Social Entrepreneurship programs at Schools of Engineering?

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