Personal Assignment #2 Building Entrepreneurial Drive and Creating Oppor
Personal Assignment #2 Building Entrepreneurial Drive and Creating Opportunities Upload this assignment under your cuLearn assignment tab before class on Week 4 2.1 The surprising truth about what motivates us: Watch this 10 minute RSA Animate clip and TED Talk from Dan Pink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y Question: Reflect on the insight from Dan Pink and answer (400 words): What are the 3 factors that motivate people towards higher performance and personal satisfaction? Then expand on how strongly do they motivate you as an entrepreneur or an intraprenuer? Include specific examples of your own startup or new product recently brought to market. 2.2 Find your passion: Read and consider this posting from Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/3028946/find-your-passion-with-these-8-thought- provoking-questions Question: After reading the article, pick one of the eight questions raised that you find the most thought provoking, and answer it (400 words). Include consideration for yourself as an entrepreneur or intrapreneur, describe how you would turn your answer into a specific opportunity (business or social). Support your answer by defining, what it is? and why it might be valuable to someone other than yourself. 2.3 Ideation: Where do good ideas come from? Watch this 18 minute TED lecture from Steven Johnson, it will help prepare you for next week’s class. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0af00UcTO-c&feature=related Also, the animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU BUSI2800 Entrepreneurship (c) Tom Duxbury and Rowland Few Question: Consider where do good ideas come from? (400 words) Describer the key takeaway messages and apply to the ideation process for your New Venture Project. Include specific examples from your 50 idea creation activities and process. 2.4 Marking guide: Good understanding of the question and applied personal insight to answer. Where appropriate include a specific start-up example or new product from a large company. This assignment will help you understand yours and your team member’s drive for the team assignment. Your written report should be maximum 3 pages. Use single-spaced 12-point font text. BUSI2800 Entrepreneurship (c) Tom Duxbury and Rowland Few
