Exploratory

An Exploratory Journey into Sustainability Entrepreneurship

Learning Programs

Chieko Azuma Elvio Coletinha Pablo Villoch

Agenda:

Introduction

Methods

Findings and Discussion

Conclusions

Declining Life Sustaining Natural Resources

Increasing Societal Demands for Resources

Introduction

Root Cause:

Disconnected mechanistic world view

Open Heart

Open

MindOpen Mind

III

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VOF

VOJ VOC

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Prevailing World View

Research Questions:

Question 1: What are the sets of assumptions and beliefs that guide the design of the leading edge learning programs of entrepreneurship for sustainability?

Question 2: Based on the findings of question 1, what tool could we develop to facilitate entrepreneurship learning for sustainability?

A new generation of conscious entrepreneurs starting a life long journey towards sustainability

SYSTEM

SUCCESS

STRATEGIC guidelines

TOOLS

ACTION

FSSD

Learning Programs of SE within a society within the ecosphere (within the emergent world view)

Guidelines to design learning program of SE

Sustainability: 4 sps

A society within the ecosphere

Backcasting from principles of success

Creation of self-guiding tool

Our Thesis Topic

Actions towards SD

Supporting tools towards SD

Methods

FSSD

Interactive Research Design Model

Theory U

1. Co-initiatingListen to others and to what life calls you to do

•Literature review and Online resource review

2. Co-sensing Data collection

• Dialogues with participants, coaches, organizers

• Participatory Observation 3. Co-presencing

Retreat and Reflect, allow the inner knowing to emerge

•Analysis of findings

4. Co-creating Prototype a microcosm of the new

•Thesis writing, reviewing, rewriting.

•Tool design : Brainstorming , Focus group, Online survey,

5. Co-evolving

Methods: Our Journey through the U

1. Co-initiatingListen to others and to what life calls you to do

•Literature review

•Online resource review

Methods: Our Journey through the U

1. Co-initiatingListen to others and to what life calls you to do

•Literature review

•Online resource review

2. Co-sensing Data collection

• Dialogues with participants, coaches, organizers

• Participatory Observation

Methods: Our Journey through the U

Participatory observation

1. Co-initiatingListen to others and to what life calls you to do

•Literature review and Online resource review

2. Co-sensing Data collection

• Dialogues with participants, coaches, organizers

• Participatory Observation 3. Co-presencing

Retreat and Reflect, allow the inner knowing to emerge

•Analysis of findings

Methods: Our Journey through the U

1. Co-initiatingListen to others and to what life calls you to do

•Literature review and Online resource review

2. Co-sensing Data collection

• Dialogues with participants, coaches, organizers

• Participatory Observation 3. Co-presencing

Retreat and Reflect, allow the inner knowing to emerge

•Analysis of findings

4. Co-creating Prototype a microcosm of the new

•Thesis writing, reviewing, rewriting.

•Tool design : Brainstorming , Focus group, Online survey,

Methods: Our Journey through the U

Visual Crowdsourcing

MulticulturalFocus Group

Online survey

1. Co-initiatingListen to others and to what life calls you to do

•Literature review and Online resource review

2. Co-sensing Data collection

• Dialogues with participants, coaches, organizers

• Participatory Observation 3. Co-presencing

Retreat and Reflect, allow the inner knowing to emerge

•Analysis of findings

4. Co-creating Prototype a microcosm of the new

•Thesis writing, reviewing, rewriting.

•Tool design : Brainstorming , Focus group, Online survey,

5. Co-evolving

Methods: Our Journey through the U

A new generation of conscious entrepreneurs starting a life long journey towards sustainability

SYSTEM

SUCCESS

STRATEGIC guidelines

TOOLS

ACTION

Learning Programs of Sustainability Entrepreneurship within a society within the ecosystem

Guidelines to design learning program of SE

Creation of self-guiding tool

FSSD

System Thinking Iceberg

SYSTEM

SUCCESS

STRATEGIC guidelines

TOOLS

ACTION

Generic 5LF

Events

Patterns

Assumptions

Beliefs

SYSTEM

SUCCESS

STRATEGIC guidelines

TOOLS

ACTION

Generic 5LF System Thinking Iceberg

SYSTEM

SUCCESS

STRATEGIC guidelines

TOOLS

ACTIONEvents

Patterns

Assumptions

Beliefs

Findings (Current Reality)

Mental Models

System

Success

Strategic guideline

s

Actions

Tools

System: •Individuals within a society within ecosphere in a metaphoric funnel

Success: •Leaders with knowledge of SSD + Organisational learning

Strategic Guidelines: • Safe space, experiential learning, peer learning, self reflection, personal development.

Mental Models

System

Success

Strategic guideline

s

Actions

Tools

MSLS

Kaos Pilots

System: •Their understanding of the system: (i.e. world view). Self-motivated creative independent thinkers within business and social innovation field within a society.

Success: •Creative entrepreneurs that navigate uncertainty for their own benefit and society.

Strategic Guidelines: •Self confidence, authenticity, flexibility, identity, team work, creative thinking, playfulness.

Mental Models

System

Success

Strategic guideline

s

Actions

Tools

Mental Models

System

Success

Strategic guideline

s

Actions

Tools

Mondragon Team Academy

System: •focus on business and team work

Success: •“Passionate Team-preneurs” and “personal mastery/development”

Strategic Guidelines: •Team Academy Model, team learning, real experiences, international experiences and passion and enthusiasm.

System: •Interconnected whole with individual as mirror of the whole.”

Success:•young people entrepreneurs with a holistic aspect of self, society and life.

Strategic Guidelines: •Learning by head/heart/hands, holding safe space, holism, trust, personal development.

Mental Models

System

Success

Strategic guideline

s

Actions

Tools

Youth Initiative Program

MSLS KaosPilot MTA YIP

System

SuccessVision

SSD System view Strategic Guidelines

Main Findings ü

System: To be systemic and comprehensive incorporating the deeper root cause.

Hold a safe and fertile space for self-learning to unfold itself,

Use learner’s ‘self’ as primary instrument,Help clarify their identity and vision,

Help them face and master VOC, VOJ, and VOF through learners’ full range of existence (head, hearts, and hands).

Guidelines:

Main Findings

Reflect the understanding of the system in the design of the program

IT’S TIME TO PLAY THE GAME!Findings for Question 2

YOUR JOURNEY

Vision

Inspiration

Guidelines from Learning Programs

How the guidelines are reflected in the game

•Hold a safe space for self-learning

•Help clarify identity and vision,

•Use learner’s ‘self’ as primary instrument

•Help them face and master• VOC, VOJ, and VOF

•Integrate head, heart, and hands

•Strategic Sustainable Development

•Grounding practice, Challenge by choice

•Cards that invite to reflect on the vision.

•Learner centered game

•Cards with inspirational quotes and powerful questions

• Cards that invites player to think, feel and act.

•Structured template and cards with questions that guide the Backcasting process.

Conclusions

Using learner’s ‘self’?

Helping clarify their identity and vision?

Helping them face and master VOC, VOJ, and VOF?

Using learners’ full range of existence (head, hearts, and hands)?

Conclusion

Holding a safe and fertile space?

•External validation

•Further investigation in related fields

•The SSDSystem, Strategic Guidelines, Tools

Future study:

•Social entrepreneurship training/education

•Testing and refinement of the tool

Our contributions: