Entrepreneurship
Training Engineers to Spot Opportunity and Impact
The KEEN National Conference brings together a diverse group of higher education engineering faculty and leadership to explore how entrepreneurial mindsets can better prepare engineering students for the future of work. Learn more here.
CEO’s at Recess: Teaching Entrepreneurship in Elementary School
How can we sustain and build on these innate drives once young children enter school? According to Alesha Bishop, one answer is teaching entrepreneurship education.
A Moonshot to Address Wage Stagnation
Maria Flynn, president and CEO of JFF, recently caught up with Tom Kalil, chief innovation officer of Schmidt Futures and former deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, to talk about the $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge, a moonshot to address wage stagnation.
Teaching Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Fuel 21st Century Success
By: Andrea Keith. Learn why it is crucial that we define entrepreneurship in the 21st-century based on the skills required, not the money we make.
Venture University: A Trade School for the Innovation Economy
A look at Venture University, a new MBA alternative, that lets students learn venture investing on the job and even earn back their tuition.
Investing in a More Inclusive Tech Sector
The tech industry is deluding itself if it thinks it can make the world a better place without representing women equally. Here’s how three women are changing tech venture capital funding to be more inclusive and bring more women to the table.
How Shared Values at DSST Shape Youth Development
Shared values are central to life and learning at DSST. “We’re a values first organization,” said CEO Bill Kurtz. The shared values are alive in the DSST culture, practiced in the advisory system, and applied in real life learning opportunities.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset
By: Amy McGrath. More and more young people are starting to build their own businesses. Mark Greenberg is the founder and CEO of BuildEd. He uses his experience as an entrepreneur in industries ranging from consulting to real estate investment to develop entrepreneurship courses for partners like ASU Prep Digital and several K-12 programs.
Total Impact Leadership in Business and Education
The head of the world’s biggest investment management firm recently told CEOs to stop fixating on quarterly profits and focus on total impact. Here's what that means for education.
Education Technology is a Global Opportunity
By: Emmanuel Nataf. It isn’t exactly going to be smooth sailing from here, but with continued capital inflows and a population that increasingly embraces EdTech, it’s hard not to see the trend ticking up for EdTech both globally and in Asia.