away day 2 september 2013
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Futures Entrepreneurship Centre
Away Day6 September 2013
Aims for the day
• To meet and talk as a group – Ubuntu!• To discuss the conceptual picture/model for Futures
IntroductionsWhat did you not
know about your
colleague? My colleague loves
the following….
My colle
ague
loves
communica
ting
as follo
ws…
Southern Cross
Overview of PU strategy
Hilary
The entrepreneurial university concept?!
The Entrepreneurial University defined
• Those universities providing opportunities, practices, cultures and environments conducive
• To actively encouraging and embracing student and graduate entrepreneurship
• Where entrepreneurship is part of the fabric of the institution
Allan Gibb, 2010
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1. INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
2. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
3. INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STAFF
4. ENTREPRENEURIAL IMPACT
Entrepreneurial University of the Year AwardsAssessment Criteria
What we need is an entrepreneurial
society in which innovation andentrepreneurship are normal,
steadyand continual.
Peter F. Drucker
Entrepreneurial mindset
5% past 45% current 50% future
Target markets
Start-up
Growth
Low potential
High potential UGPG
Individualism, Group work, Scalability
Business Growth
Personal Growth
(Employability and Entrepreneurial)
Knowledge
transfe
r
Business
incubation
Pre-Business
Incubation
Sustainability
and growth
Curriculum support
Extra-curricular su
pport
Research
Entrepreneursh
ip support
Networking
Socio-
economic
growthVarious entry and exit p
oints
Purpose of Futures• The vision of Plymouth University is “to be the enterprise university”. • The vision of PBS is “to graduating the most engaged, employable and
entrepreneurial students in the world and to achieve this we are keen to work with organisations who want to give our students opportunities to learn new skills, get involved and make a difference”.
• The purpose of Futures is to provide a creative and social space in which entrepreneurship and social enterprise can flourish and become a force for global organisational, societal, economic and environmental change.
Through the above purpose, Futures will contribute to the enhanced reputation of PBS and Plymouth University thereby attracting more potential applications, research funding, and organisational sponsorship.
Target markets
Community: Local, national and international
Other PU entities
PBS students, staff and alumni
Critical performance areas of Futures
Curriculum
Extra-curricula
ResearchEntrepreneur-ship Support
Networking
Futures
Innovation Entrepreneurialism Ethics Sustainability Global
thinking
Futures 5 pillars
Futures values• Futures deliver quality and innovative services to the
entrepreneurial environment• Futures continuously improve their own services through innovation• Futures members communicate in a transparent manner and always
try to keep all interest groups well informed• Futures acts as a team and act for the greater good within the team• Futures is clear about the specific value they provide to clients and
will only be involved if value can be added to the client's situation• Futures collaborate with other specialists to exploit opportunities
and solve problems on a mutually beneficial and one-stop basis
Challenge for each person
• It is not business as usual • Need to re-visit each job and to determine
how it should be tweaked to fall within the Futures strategic guidelines
• To be finalised by end of September 2013
Complex? Yes!
• Drucker: I prefer simplicity (appropriate treatment of complex challenges) on the other side of complexity
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