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Bad idea to good idea
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| Contributor : Tina Seelig, Stanford University, California, USA. | Exercise | 29 Jan 2008 |
| Topic : Idea Generation |
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| A creative exercise that leads the participants through the idea generation process in a hands-on manner. It will also help you teach the most essential entrepreneurial skill of Opportunity Recognition in a very light and humorous way. |
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Ideas from a Newspaper
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| Contributor : Laura Parkin , NEN, Bangalore, India | Exercise | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Idea generation is required throughout the entrepreneurial process and not just in the beginning of the company building process. In fact it is a critical skill when working within organizations, or in many other contexts. This is a simple exercise that helps you to impart this often overlooked skill in your students. |
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Brainstorming
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| Contributor : NEN | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Brainstorming is a creative thought process which brings participants together to generate ideas. This exercise enables a free flow of thoughts within a short period of time leveraging the group's synergy, as participants build upon each others ideas. |
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Fifty Rupees Venture
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| Contributor : Dr.Gayatri Saberwal, IBAB, Bangalore | Assignment | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Getting started |
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| A highly interactive, experiential exercise which involves students becoming instant entrepreneurs with limited resources. IBAB, Bangalore students were given 'seed capital' of Rs. 50 to start their venture and the outcome of the exercise is shared here. |
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Birth Date Sorting
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| Contributor : Tina Seelig , Stanford University, California, USA | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| This amusing warm- up exercise engages everyone present in a class to loosen up and get into the right frame of mind to actively participate in discussions. It can also serve as an interesting ice- breaker in any program. |
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Creativity with constraints
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| Contributor : Tina Seelig , Stanford University, California, USA | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Innovation loves constraints, especially within entrepreneurial ventures. Recognizing opportunities and leveraging limited resources are qualities of any entrepreneur. This exercise will help orient students to build these skills. |
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Entrepreneurs Around Us
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| Contributor : Ed Rubesch and Tina Seelig | Project | 23 May 2007 |
| Topic : The Entrepreneur Skills |
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| It requires students to interview entrepreneurs to understand the basic aspects of entrepreneurship. It aims to get students thinking about how opportunities are identified and how value is created. It helps them break barriers about communicating with strangers and encourages them to ask questions, which is the best way to learn. |
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E-scrabble
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| Contributor : Tina Seelig , Stanford University, California, USA | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Similar to the board game, E-scrabble is a simple intellectual exercise and acts as a mind teaser for participants in a workshop or classroom. It is an effective warm-up exercise to engage them in organized brainstorming. |
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Failure Resume
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| Contributor : Tina Seelig , Stanford University, California, USA | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| The failure resume is an introspective exercise that helps develop an optimistic attitude towards failure. While successful entrepreneurs manage risks well, all entrepreneurs have the ability to accept failure. This exercise will orient students to an entrepreneurial mindset by highlighting personal failures and what they learned from it. |
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Gift Box
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| Contributor : Tina Seelig , Stanford University, California, USA | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| A creative exercise that will help participants warm up before a brainstorming session and will help teach the most essential skill- idea generation. |
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Look Around You
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| Contributor : Tina Seelig , Stanford University, California, USA | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| This exercise demonstrates how to start looking out for creative ways of solving a problem just as an entrepreneur would. It will be a good beginning to nurture creative ways of problem solving. The exercise demonstrates that solutions to problems can be identified by simply looking around one's own environment. |
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Look what I ate
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| Contributor : Ed Rubesch , Thammasat Business School, Thailand | Exercise | 16 Jul 2007 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| This is a creativity exercise that helps participants get to know each other. The title is a pun on words ending in 'ate' like create, innovate, motivate, and activate; words that imply both ideas and action. |
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Mind Maps
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| Contributor : NEN | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Mind mapping is a simple yet powerful tool for the creativity toolbox. It is a non-linear way of organizing information and a technique that allows you to capture the natural flow of your thoughts or ideas. |
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One-minute Pitch
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| Contributor : Ed Rubesch , Thammasat University, Thailand | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation, Sales & Marketing |
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| This exercise requires the participant to act as a potential entrepreneur and "sell" his/her idea in one minute. This exercise aims to develop precise communication and presentation skills in students of entrepreneurship. |
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True or False
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| Contributor : Ed Rubesch , Thammasat Business School, Thailand | Exercise | 23 May 2007 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| An amusing warm up exercise that helps participants to know each other. It also sets the tone for participant centered learning by engaging each and everyone present in the class. |
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Say Yes
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| Contributor : Tina Seelig , Stanford University, California, USA. | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| An innovative warm-up exercise that captures the spirit of entrepreneurship and brainstorming. It opens up the minds of the participants to various possibilities to motivate thinking. |
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So much in Common
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| Contributor : Tina Seelig , Stanford University, California, USA | Exercise | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation, Build a team |
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| An experiential tool that enables people to think out of the box, as entrepreneurs do, and contribute creatively in any situation. This exercise also helps members in a group to get to know each other and enhances team building. |
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Idea Generation
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| Contributor : Prof . Rajendra K Lagu, IIT Bombay | Slide Presentation | 08 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| This presentation emphasizes change as a source of opportunity by giving examples of entrepreneurs who enhanced, extended and specialized certain products and services to create new businesses. |
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Are entrepreneurs born or made? - Full version
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| Contributor : NEN | Video Clip | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Watch leading entrepreneurs including Kiran Mazumdar - Shaw (Biocon), Capt. Gopinath (Air Deccan), Dr. S Bala Manian (ReaMetrix Inc.), Dr. Romesh Wadhwani (Symphony Technology Group) and Mr. Sridhar Iyengar debate and discuss their points of view. |
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Are entrepreneurs born or made? - preview version
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| Contributor : NEN | Video Clip | 12 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Watch leading entrepreneurs including Kiran Mazumdar - Shaw (Biocon), Capt. Gopinath (Air Deccan), Dr. S Bala Manian (ReaMetrix Inc.), Dr. Romesh Wadhwani (Symphony Technology Group) and Mr. Sridhar Iyengar debate and discuss their points of view. |
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Creativity and fun - the entrepreneur's fuel
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| Contributor : NEN | Video Clip | 12 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Getting started |
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| Naresh Malhotra, Director of Café Coffee Day, emphasizes on two ingredients essential for becoming a successful entrepreneur - creativity and intrinsic enjoyment of work. |
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Entrepreneurial skill: persistence
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| Contributor : NEN | Video Clip | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Bela Katrak, Director of Colorlines, talks about overcoming setbacks and following your dreams. Hear her speak about the power of persistence. |
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Are entrepreneurs born or made? - Full version
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| Contributor : NEN | Video Clip | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Watch leading entrepreneurs including Kiran Mazumdar - Shaw (Biocon), Capt. Gopinath (Air Deccan), Dr. S Bala Manian (ReaMetrix Inc.), Dr. Romesh Wadhwani (Symphony Technology Group) and Mr. Sridhar Iyengar debate and discuss their points of view. |
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It all begins with a dream
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| Contributor : NEN | Video Clip | 12 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Bela Katrak, Director of Colorlines, advices aspiring entrepreneurs to dream big. Find out how she rose beyond her dreams. |
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What is entrepreneurship?
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| Contributor : NEN | Assignment | Video Clip | 12 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation, Opportunity evaluation |
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| Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon, views entrepreneurship in simplistic terms - pursing an opportunity, creating a job for yourself and building a business. |
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Women entrepreneurs - dealing with gender-bias
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| Contributor : NEN | Video Clip | 12 Dec 2006 |
| Topic : Idea generation |
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| Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon, talks about the initial challenges she faced, all of which only fueled her drive to succeed. |
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