Title:	ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CHANGING MINDSETS: A SUCCESS STORY
Author(s):	Teresa Dieguez, Manuel Au-Yong-Oliveira, Thiago Sobral and Marc Jacquinet
ISBN:	978-989-8704-36-8
Editors:	Piet Kommers, Tomayess Issa, Adriana Backx Noronha Viana, Theodora Issa and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2021
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Co-Creation, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Mindset
Type:	Full
First Page:	111
Last Page:	116
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	The world is changing fast as never before, and work dynamics require innovative solutions. Higher Education Institutions (HEI) are key players within the dynamics of the knowledge economy. They provide society with qualified human capital and dedicate significant efforts to research and to the subsequent transfer of economically valuable knowledge. New challenges emerge, new solutions are needed and innovative approaches for problems and challenges are required. The future is uncertain, and entrepreneurship is a way of transitioning from surviving to thriving. More than ever, it is crucial to create methodologies to motivate students and teachers in order to bring Higher education closer to the labour market and raise the awareness of tomorrow's leaders to the need of building a sustainable future. This paper presents the co-creation model (students, facilitator, and company) carried out by the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), in Portugal, with its teachers and students, from all study cycles (CTeSP, Bachelor and Master) under the LinkMeUp initiative. The results show, above all, a high generation of ideas and an application of critical thinking to complex projects, using design thinking models and tools to solve learning challenges. Additionally, teamwork skills and multidisciplinary environments were worked on by IPCA's facilitators and students. This process has also fostered the creation of entrepreneurial proposals for 45% of the cases. It is, therefore, a methodology applicable to any scientific field and context, adding value to the HEI itself, since it allows the construction of a transforming mindset, reducing the stigma of failure and promoting measured and informed risk taking.
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