Entrepreneurs On Stage -‐ With Power,Passion & Personality Project Objec<ve This project looks at the global entrepreneurship educator . The role of coaching, mentoring and sparring with entrepreneurship students whose energies, crea<vity and passion need to be mobilized to create changes needed in a highly compe<<ve, complex and some<mes confusing world. Entrepreneurship educators need to facilitate entrepreurship processes. They need to communicate with power, passion and personality vis a vis external stakeholders, colleagues and students. They need to run mee<ngs effec<vely, and they need build effec<ve bridges across personal, professional and na<onal differences. The stage of the future is a stage where actors share, choose freely and contribute. It is a stage en where all ideas compete on an equal foo<ng in an environment characterized by flexible roles, transparency and selfdetermina<on. The project look at the staging challenges of this future Finally, the project will look at the leadership role of entreprenership educators. How do they lead others ? How do they mo<vate, engage and inspire? How do they combine individualism and the need for more community and ci<zenship?How do they handle radical opennness, mobilize crea<vity and appeal to both the ra<onal and emo<onal needs of students?
Key ques<ons • What entrepreneurship educator stage performance is needed to mo<vate, energize and move students of our <me. • What are the key leadership challenges facing an entrepreneurship educator? • What are effec<ve personal communica<on strategies of the entrepreneruship educator of 21st century ? • What can lecturers learn from the world of drama, ac<ng and entertainment ?
Project elements • Interviews with lecturers • interviews with students • programme development • planning, implemen<ng and evalua<ng programme contents • workshops • conference
Possible Project Partners • Interact • Hamletscenen • Kirs< Kærn • Academy Internship Companies with an entrepreneurial profile • Human Entertainment
Project Group Povl Henningsen Academy entrepreneurship educators Select entrepreneurs
Who would benefit ? • • • • •
Business Academy Lecturers at Danish business academies Business Academy entrepreneurship students The Business Academy Management The Danish entrepreneurship environment in general The European entrepreneurship environment
Sondrup Bakker January 2012 Povl Henningsen