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11 Paradoxes of Entrepreneurial Thinking: why entrepreneurship can hardly be taught

Open Innovation EU

As opposed to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial thinking is not necessarily bound to entrepreneurs (to be); it is an essential skill for ‘strengthening human capital, employability and competitiveness’ (Bacigalupo et al., Entrepreneurship. 2006) and are more likely to be created by making new and unique combinations (S.

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How Can Crowdsourcing Help the Caribbean to Transform by 2040?

IdeaScale

The devastating hurricanes in 2017, the massive earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 and other natural disasters have affected the Caribbean economy, which is heavily dependent on tourism. Throughout the month there will be several events planned to celebrate the occasion. You can find a list of events on their website. .

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71 Innovation Methodologies

Open Innovation EU

Focus stage: Early-stage Published: 2010 more…. Focus stage: Maturity Published: 2010 more…. Focus stage: Maturity Published: 2010 more…. Focus stage: Seed Published: 2010 more…. Focus stage: Early-stage Published: 2010 more…. Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Bessant). The list is almost random.

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Elon Musk – Serial Entrepreneur and founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX

Destination Innovation

In 2010 Tesla Motors raised $226m in its initial public offering. In his own way he wants to use science and entrepreneurship to make the world a better place. In 2004 Musk had helped fund the start-up Tesla Motors in order to produce mass market electric cars. In 2008 he became CEO and product architect.

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Typology for Innovative Organizations

Open Innovation EU

Innovation Management focuses on creating and managing sustainable business (Crossan & Apaydin, 2010; Keeley, Walters, Pikkel, & Quinn, 2013). Why this typology: innovation management in organizations. Academic Relevance. 2015, Christensen, 2011, Birkinshaw & Gibson, 2004, Kelley, 2005). Socio-economic Relevance. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00880.x.

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Just How Risky Is Entrepreneurship, Really?

Harvard Business Review

There are two views on entrepreneurship in America: the first (largely feigned), that it is a pure virtue like freedom of speech or religion, and the second (real) attitude that it is largely a game for the naïve. Entrepreneurship is a deviation, an occupation for heroes, heroic for the reasons it can't be recommended: it's just too unsafe.

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The Ambidextrous Organization

Open Innovation EU

Their answers were almost the same: Osterwalder mentioned that every board should consist of both a Chief Executive Office and a Chief Entrepreneurship Officer. In order to elaborate on the magic that happens when design meets business we should therefore look at theory on entrepreneurship that deals with this magic. Georges Romme, A.