Admission requirements
This course is available for students of Leiden University, in addition a limited number of places will be made available for students at the TU Delft.
Description
This course provides an introduction to team-based design and co-creation methodologies and how societal challenges can be tackled with entrepreneurial thinking. The leading question is: How can we turn ideas into concrete projects using the essential entrepreneurial skills developed in Basecamp and Camp I. Students study a complex issue over a period of six weeks, think of interdisciplinary matters in life-sciences, social integration and technology. Over time, students are provided with theory and practice (innovation process, agile methods). Students take an active role in the learning process: they discuss their views, present their ideas and apply their knowledge on paper.
Course objectives
This course has the following learning objectives, after this course we want you to be able to:
Turn ideas into a concrete crowdfunding project using entrepreneurial skills
Distinguish important conditions for successful change
Experience how to be part of an interdisciplinary team
Apply multi- and transdisciplinary research methods to collect feedback on your ideas
Analyse complex issues and identify skills required to initiate change
Timetable
In the week of Sept 8 (3 hour lecture, 5 hour working group)
In the week of Sept 15 (3 hour lecture)
In the week of Sept 22 (3 hour lecture, 5 hour working group)
In the week of Sept 29 (3 hour lecture)
In the week of Oct 6 (3 hour lecture, 5 hour working group)
In the week of Oct 13 (3 hour lecture)
Mode of instruction
The course is structured around two building blocks: 6 lectures (3 hours each) and 3 working group sessions. Several guest speakers will be part of the lectures.
Assessment method
Obligatory attendance of the lectures and work groups (Pass or Fail);
Group assignment (60%);
Final business model (40%).
Reading list
Scofield, R. (2011). The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook: How to Start, Build, and Run a Business That Improves the World. McGraw Hill Professional.
Thompson, J. L. (2002). The world of the social entrepreneur. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 15(5), 412-431.
Christensen, C. M., Baumann, H., Ruggles, R., & Sadtler, T. M. (2006). Disruptive innovation for social change. Harvard business review, 84(12), 94.
Pot, F., & Vaas, F. (2008). Social innovation, the new challenge for Europe. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 57(6), 468-473.
Emerson, J., & Twersky, F. (1996). New social entrepreneurs: The success, challenge and lessons of non-profit enterprise creation. San Francisco.
Rubin, K. S. (2012). Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process. Addison-Wesley Professional.
Sims, C., & Johnson, H. L. (2012). Scrum: A breathtakingly brief and agile introduction. Dymax.
Osterwalder, A., & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. John Wiley & Sons.
Registration
You have to register for the minor and the courses in Usis.
Teachers
- Dr. Roland Ort (TUD) – Mark Reijnders (LU BSK) – Drs. C. Stettina (LU C4i)
Contact
Sjoerd Louwaars: s.p.louwaars@cdh.leidenuniv.nl
Remarks
This course is part of the minor Entrepreneurship for Society and can only be taken as part of this minor.