Engineering Entrepreneurial

Ecosystems on Campus

Monday, October 10, 2011Columbia UniversityMarina Kim, Director,

Ashoka U

ABOUT ASHOKA

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“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

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“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

The Trajectory Three Historical Waves

The Statistics Growth in Social Entrepreneurship Education

Majors, Minors, Centers, Programs: Up to 77 from 35 in 2008Faculty teaching/researching SE: Up to 500+ from 350 in 2008Conferences/Gatherings – Dramatically increased, more tailoredCompetition Platforms – Dramatically increased, more open

* Data taken from 2011 Social EntrepreneurshipEducation Resource Handbook

The Evolution More sophistication & rigor; fewer silosLeadership Buy-in increasing from Presidents, Provosts, Deans Campus-wide Coordination and Programming – cutting across schools and disciplinesLearning Ecosystems – Curricular, ExtracurricularMore 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 Engagement and Social

Entrepre-neurship

Changemaker Campus Examples: Aligning SE with Brand

Lessons Learned

Leadership Matters – from students to PresidentAligning with Institutional Culture and Identity MattersBuilding a more Entrepreneurial Culture and Identity MattersStaffing and Funding Structures/Models Matter

Systems Approach

DiagnosticThe 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 FUTURETOGETHER

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?

Thank you! Marina Kim

Contact: mkim@ashoka.org