Welcome to Week4 – Entrepreneur Bootcamp
I’m glad everyone participated in the analyst bootcamp so energetically. Some really good points were made about the ventures, but also the process of analyzing ventures (as this week was obviously practice for your A1!). I trust the exercise was useful in getting you to assume the mindset of an analyst and investor. Being an […]
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Hussain Luaibi 1:39 am on May 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hello David
I am sorry I posted (Monday 1:30 am) a short answer or notion to a posting about re-Phrase before reading the welcoming note to week 4.
Hussain
mariefrancehetu 5:02 pm on May 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Hussain and David,
I too fell in the same trap, I answered week 3 posts before reading the welcoming note for week 4.
Although I understand that it is important to keep within the course deadline in order to maximize communication and learning possibilities, I find it is too bad that we can’t also respond to each other’s posts beyond the weekly deadlines. I personally like to ‘mull over’ what was learned and ideas and replies often come to me after reflection . . .
In all other MET courses I enjoyed the fact that I could go back and rediscuss various points with colleagues. It will certainly be a challenge to ‘keep to the weekly posts’.
Marie-France
David Vogt 6:19 am on May 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
No worries, Hussain. I’m only hoping to cultivate our collective good manners in advance of the EMTs starting.
David
mariefrancehetu 4:41 pm on May 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Entrepreneur Boot Camp – First Take
I feel that I am more of an innovator/inventor than an entrepreneur so this exercise will be extremely challenging. I like to invent things but believe I truly lack the skills and expertise to market my products/services/ideas. I’m also not sure I will be a good CEO or organizational leader of anything.
Perhaps I am more of an intrapreneur – I feel much more comfortable initiating change within my own teaching organization. Taking it outside to start something new is somewhat of a scary thought, but for the purpose of this course I will give it a try. I am confident that from this experience I will at least learn how to evaluate worthwhile learning ventures.
Off I go chasing rainbows of emerging, transformative agents for learning . . .
Leonora Zefi 5:03 pm on May 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Marie France,
Being and intrapreneur is a very valuable asset from my perspective. Personally I find this really challenging and I would really like to learn from your experience – what has worked for you? What tips can you share?
Leonora
mariefrancehetu 6:18 pm on May 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Leonora,
My experience as an intrapreneur is mainly based on my suggesting new projects, strategies or tools within my school. In my previous job my title was ‘change agent’. I was a teacher, but I was also expected to initiate and implement a multitude of just-in-time workshops and inovative projects to promote bilingualism in the workplace.
The way I went about it was to first evaluate the needs of the clientele/students and then take in all the factors such as: available funds, time, resources, and learning objectives and expectations etc. Thus began the process of initiating change within that organization.
I suppose I am also an entrepreneur, I did run my own artist studio and art workshop business for 15 years and I have also started a gardening business on the side. I think the essential ingredient for becoming an entrepreneur is probably passion and creativity. However, becoming an entrepreneur for a learning venture is totally new to me . . . I hope to learn much about this endeavour in this course.
Donna Forward 11:08 pm on May 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hello David,
Thank you for bringing the uncategorized topic to our attention. Of course, many of my posts are there. I went to edit but then how do I choose where to re-direct my posts to to?
Sorry, using a blog is new to me and I’m still trying to get used to it. Thanks for your patience.
Donna
mariefrancehetu 6:39 pm on May 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Donna,
I too posted in the uncategorized forum when I thought I was posting in the weekly one – I even lost a post somewhere in cyberspace and had to re-post it Monday. Like you it is my first experience blogging and I am just now getting the hang of it.
Now that I know how to redirect posts it will be much easier to do than copying and pasting in the proper category.
Marie-France
David Vogt 6:55 am on May 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
That’s OK, Donna – thanks for being patient with this unfamiliar learning environment.
Section 1.8 on the upper menu provides a good overview of how to use the blog, including a useful diagram of how to select categories, tags, etc. When editing you can select a category specific to the subject of the post, and that gives it a home.
Cheers,
David
Donna Forward 10:58 pm on May 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Thank you David,
I’m still discovering this Blog system. I must be getting old because it’s taking longer to get used to than I originally thought. I really appreciate your help.
Have a great week,
Donna