Critical thinking, independence, entrepreneurship and a leadership mindset are important skills that students should develop more in their learning process. Also creativity is a big key for this and it is something that we all in some way have in ourselves, but if we never practise these factors with ourselves, it will be more challenging to create and find successful leaders and entrepreneurs. With this course we tried to give our participants some tips and advices on how to improve motivation in students, how to teach them to face failure and be creative and determined. The course “Teaching Entrepreneurship and Leadership” took place in Palermo from 25/02/2024 to 2/03/2024, with participants from various countries in Europe: Anna, Hjalti and Bryndís from Directorate of Equality in Iceland, Martin from SPS, OA a JS Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic and Maria from Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo in Spain. Entrepreneurship can be analysed and defined from different perspectives. Said that we started to know each participant's background, listening to what they think entrepreneurship is. Keeping this in mind, we started analysing different types and characteristics that make a perfect and not-so-perfect entrepreneur through the various methods and mindsets they use to lead a team or to realize their goals. An important point in entrepreneurship is revealing that failure is something totally natural, indeed everyone fails and people learn from mistakes. If we normalize the importance of failure during the learning process, students will have more confidence in sharing their opinions. After presenting themselves as entrepreneurs and persuading potential students to apply to their schools, the participants had the opportunity to assess their entrepreneurial potential via an online questionnaire at the end of the first day. We can claim that every one of them makes compelling arguments! On the second day, we introduced the SMART model, which attempts to fully understand whether the aim is feasible, and to better understand each entrepreneur's ideas as prerequisites for moving forward. The CANVA model was also launched; it focuses more on structuring strategies for the development of this process. Every course we teach uses an interactive approach that allows each student to share their knowledge through a variety of activities. The most appealing exercise was the one using the CANVA model, where participants had to use this model to depict the business process while selecting between two different organisations. We discuss assertiveness throughout the course as a critical attribute for an entrepreneur. We intended to show that, in contrast to someone who is merely passive, passive-aggressive, or aggressive—especially from the last one, which is quite distinct and shouldn't be confused—someone with this ability is more balanced. Bosses are everywhere in the world, yet not all bosses are leaders. By stating this, we examined what makes them unique as well as what makes a good one and the advantages that a team might receive. A leader is someone who does more than just issue orders; they are someone who motivates, instructs, guides and assists in determining the path to the group's success. The participants gave presentations about notable leaders they admire, along with an explanation of their selections. On the final day, we discussed creativity—a factor that an entrepreneur should never undervalue. When someone is forced to use this feature, it becomes richer; therefore, we conducted several exercises with each participant to put this idea into practice. Without a sure, every participant completed this work to the highest standard! The participants' sharing of their different ideas and perspectives enriched the course, creating a beautiful experience filled with fun, empathy and creativity. We are sure that all this knowledge will be very well implemented in their countries! Discover more about this course here.
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