Experiential learning
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Experiential learning
- 2. Where I came from Where I am now Where I am going
- 4. University of Toronto What I did ▸Worked at Innovations Foundation ▸Taught Technology Commercialization at Rotman ▸Started the Exceler@tor – Technology incubator What I observed ▸We didn’t know how to teach entrepreneurship ▸Technology commercialization process flawed ▸Universities didn’t know how to manage either 4
- 5. Place your screenshot here 5 LESSONS FROM THE EXCELER@T OR Customers fund ventures Most ventures fail No straight line from idea to market
- 6. Experiential Learning 6 Concrete Experience Reflective Observation Abstract Conceptualization Active Experimentation Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning, Prentice-Hall
- 7. Abstract Conceptualization Research and Teaching
- 8. University of Waterloo What I did ▸PhD in Management of Technology ▸Joined Canadian Innovation Centre ▸Taught Engineers - Technology Entrepreneurship What I observed ▸Didn’t study the entrepreneurial process ▸Ignored the personal side of entrepreneurship ▸Poor understanding of investment decisions 8
- 9. Place your screenshot here 9 LESSONS FROM THE DEN – Dragons Use a Sequential Elimination Process Make non- compensatory decisions Audit trust behaviours
- 11. Entrepreneurial Engineering What I am doing ▸TeachingCreativeProblemSolving/DesignThinking ▸Leading International Entrepreneurial Experience ▸Supporting co-curricular activities How I am doing it ▸Transforming students’ learning in class ▸Guiding experiential learning journeys ▸Fosteringco-curricularlearningactivities 11
- 13. In class20 sticksofspaghetti one yardtape one yardstring one marshmallow+ + + The Marshmallow Challenge: In teams, build the tallest free standing structure in 18 minutes.
- 19. Today’s Experiential Learning 19 1. Connect all dots with four contiguous lines
- 20. Experiential Participation 20 1. Connect all dots with four contiguous lines
- 21. Experiential Participation 21 2. Connect all dots with three contiguous lines
- 22. Experiential Participation 22 2. Connect all dots with three contiguous lines
- 23. Experiential Participation 23 3. Connect all dots with one straight line
- 24. Experiential Participation 24 3. Connect all dots with one straight line
- 25. Experiential Participation 25 4. Turn as many of the circles into recognizable objects as possible in 2 minutes
- 26. Experiential Participation 26 4. Turn as many of the circles into recognizable objects as possible in 2 minutes
- 28. Lessons Learned ▸Restrictive assumptions limit creativity ▸Poor problem framing reduces innovation ▸We tend to approach problems in the same way ▸Experience brings conscious/unconscious biases ▸Creative problem solving involves removing constraints and identifying new approaches 28
- 29. Reflections on Renaissance One 29
- 30. Active Experimentation Learning about yourself
- 31. International Experience What is it ▸ImmersivethreeweekexperienceinIsrael ▸Students learn about Israel/Entrepreneurship ▸Students learn about themselves How do they learn about themselves ▸Lego Serious Play helps explore abstract ideas ▸Creative Problem Solving Process helps them work in teams and understand their styles ▸Journalinghelpsreflectonexperience 31
- 32. Lego Serious Play 32 What is it ▸Simpleblocksactasametaphorfora problem ▸Studentsbuildsomething to representachallenge ▸They talk about the challenge and think with their hands You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation - Plato
- 33. Creative Problem Solving Process 33 Optimizing Implementing Generating Conceptualizing
- 34. Principles of the Process ▸ Follow the sequential process ▸ Engage all team members ▸ Diverge and converge at each stage ▸ Clarify and improve ideas ▸ Develop testable hypotheses ▸ Suspend judgment ▸ Build on each others ideas 34 Creative Problem Solving Process
- 35. Lessons Learned ▸Integrates creative problem solving process with understanding of personal styles ▸Aligned with Engineering Design Process ▸Improves individual effectiveness ▸Enhances team performance 35
- 36. During the three weeks in Israel students kept personal journals Each day they recorded: ▸ Reflections on Israel ▸ Reflections on entrepreneurship ▸ Reflections on themselves Each evening they were invited to share their reflections 36 Keeping Learning Journals Concrete Experience Reflective Observation Abstract Conceptualization Active Experimentation
- 37. Reflections on International Experience 37
- 38. Active Experimentation Learning and sharing
- 39. Co-curricular Activities What is it ▸EncouragedinRenaissance1and2 ▸Lassonde Engineering Competition/Hackathon….. ▸Start-up weekend/Innovation and Creativity How do they learn about themselves ▸Get out of their comfort zone ▸Learn about working with others ▸Reflectontheexperience 39
- 40. Reflections on YEC and HackLassonde 40
- 41. Future Plans What will they look like ▸Campuswideinnovationandcreativitycourse ▸Appliedtechnologycommercialization(VentureWell) ▸Experiential opportunities (Berkeley/Waterloo) ▸Executive education courses in innovation How will we encourage reflective learning ▸Share tools, resources and process insights ▸Encourage journaling and reflection ▸Createopportunitiestoshareinsights 41
- 42. THANKS Join our experiential learning group in January Nick who taught me that every story needs a video Helen who taught me it is not just the technology