Is student venture-creation a means to combat the sense of polycrisis? Is it helpful to position entrepreneurship as a means to respond to the overwhelming sense of a bleak future? Dave shares his experiences of experimenting with the framing of his venture-creation units, using both crisis and effectuation as context and toolkit for entrepreneurial learning.

Who will benefit from this session?

Useful for all entrepreneurship educators thinking and working with young changemakers, trying to design better futures.

About the speaker:

Dave is an Associate Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bristol’s multi-award-winning Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (www.bristol.ac.uk/innovation). Dave has previously been Head of Employability and Enterprise at Bath Spa University and Head of Student Enterprise at the University of Bristol. He’s moonlighted as an innovation coach, consultant, charity trustee, independent town councillor, and served as Chair of Enterprise Educators UK.

Dave’s interests lie in early-stage entrepreneurship, creative habits, and ‘threshold concepts’ in entrepreneurial thinking. Dave co-developed the Threshold Concepts in Entrepreneurship Education Toolkit with Dr Lucy Hatt.