CHEM-E0105 - Academic Learning Community, Lecture, 1.9.2022-28.4.2023
This course space end date is set to 28.04.2023 Search Courses: CHEM-E0105
Course materials for your reference
Please find below a selection of reading materials that support and give background to the classroom discussions. Reading these before the class will prepare your mind for the context of the industry guest discussions, whereas reflecting on them after the sessions will also widen the perspective and provide structure to the topics raised.
The requirement for the Final Essay is to reference and discuss at least three of the sources listed below to support your personal reflections on the module.
Perspectives on Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship and Startups to frame our discussions from academia and practice.
How does intrapreneurship compare with entrepreneurship – “ Entrepreneurship versus intrapreneurship”
What is a startup? Why most new companies are not startups? Please read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup_company and https://www.startupcommons.org/what-is-a-startup.html to capture essentials of the common definitions
Short and interesting book chapter on Defining the Entrepreneurial Mindset (link)
A short article about "What having a growth mindset actually means" (link)
Exremely useful article and framework introduced in class on how to detect business growth opportunities, whether one works for a corporation or as an entrepreneur (link to article here)
A more academic but very insightful article about how people actually become entrepreneurs. "Role of imprinting in entrepreneurial action" (link)
As we also discussed an Investor perspective in the lectures, here is Ainomaija's blogpost on how advisors and the board will add value to the entrepreneur.
If you wish to understand deeper how to establish a business in Finland, the "Uusyrityskeskus" - an Official Finnish Enterprise Agency offers free and confidential business counselling to all interested in entrepreneurship. Here is a booklet from them on how to start an enterprise in Finland.
Furher optional material on Design thinking (feel free to also reference these in your final essay)
Design thinking (or user-centric design approach or product design or UX design – multiple definitions of the same mindset to create product or solutions) is an integral part of entrepreneurship. “Thinking like a designer can transform the way organizations develop products, services, processes, and strategy. This approach, which is known as design thinking, brings together what is desirable from a human point of view with what is technologically feasible and economically viable”. Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO. Using the methods of design thinking one can come up with disruptive ideas and solutions for them and not waste resources on producing something that will not bring any value to the potential users / company. Design thinking work is done in cycles in an iterative manner, where testing ideas, and assumptions quickly and as early as possible helps to eliminate costly mistakes in the later phases (Brown 2008) which is crucial for entrepreneurship activity that can’t continue without a lean approach towards scare resources.
Start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_thinking
Stages in the design thinking process - https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process#:~:text=d.school%20is%20the%20leading,Ideate%2C%20Prototype%2C%20and%20Test.
What is human-centred design -
See you in the class – looking forward to hearing your thoughts!