The toolkit
Overview
How do young people experience that they can make a positive impact on their environment through entrepreneurial actions? We, the educators in the IDEEC team, see this as an experiential, practical, local and active process. Developing competencies for impact-driven entrepreneurship requires agency and activity from your learners.
The framework is divided into three key phases, each featuring three core competencies. Each competency includes a range of engaging activities. At the end of each phase, we ask teacher and students to measure impact: did we make a difference?
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Phase 1
Challenge framing
Students identify real world problems by exploring root causes, stakeholders, and the broader context. This stage builds critical thinking, empathy and problem definition skills.
Did we make a difference? Challenge Framing; Understanding Problems
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Knowing Myself |
Caring for People and the Planet |
Imagining the Future |
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– I know what I’m good at and what I need to work on. |
– I think about how my choices affect people and nature. |
– I can imagine different ways the future might look. |
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– I believe I can help others and the planet. |
– I believe fairness and kindness are important. |
– I make plans to turn ideas into action. |
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– I see problems as chances to grow. |
– I try to make sure my actions create a better future. |
– I want my goals to help people and the planet. |
Phase 2
Solutions Experimenting
In this phase, students brainstorm, prototype and test ideas refining solutions through feedback and iteration. Creativity, teamwork and learning through failure are important competencies to achieve solutions experimenting.
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Being Creative |
Working With Others |
Thinking Carefully |
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– I like finding new and different ideas. |
– I work well with all kinds of people. |
– I check facts before I make decisions. |
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– I learn from mistakes and keep trying. |
– I respect other people’s ideas, even if they’re different from mine. |
– I think about how my ideas could affect people and the planet. |
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– I can change my ideas when needed |
– I help my team stay positive and solve problems. |
– I try to choose what’s fair, true, and logical. |
Phase 3
Impact Making
In this phase, students focus on sharing, implementing and scaling their solutions to create impact and meaningful change. This is where students mobilise others, leverage their organisational skills and learn how to cope with uncertainty, ambiguity and risk.
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Inspiring and Involving Others |
Planning and Organizing |
Dealing With Uncertainty |
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– I help others feel excited about making change. |
– I set goals and make plans. |
– I can make decisions even when I don’t know all the answers. |
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– I share ideas clearly and listen to others. |
– I manage my time and adjust when things change. |
– I test ideas and learn from feedback. |
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– I make sure we use resources fairly and kindly |
– I finish what I start and keep my promises. |
– I can change plans quickly if needed. |
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