An entrepreneurial team
What if the team were entrepreneurial? What things would change and what would receive more attention? A simulation based on the book by Risto Siilasmaa will introduce the topic.
Working or trying?
What is the need? This simulation will develop your team's entrepreneurial mindset and practices. It will help you to identify what entrepreneurship means in practice and bring new perspectives and courage to your team. The simulation is suitable for a team that wants to become more entrepreneurial and reflect together on what this means in practice in the day-to-day life of the team.
Why does it work? The simulation highlights the key elements of entrepreneurship, such as recognition of facts, the thirst for learning, taking responsibility and strategic thinking. Based on the book by Risto Siilasmaa, the simulation deepens understanding and provides an activating experience of entrepreneurship, regardless of the team's prior knowledge.
What about in practice? In the simulation's backstory, a team is faced with making strategic choices for a successful international company in difficult times. They face business challenges where their entrepreneurial side comes to the fore, and you learn to keep focus and ask questions such as "why" in the right situations.
Research background
The simulation is based on Risto Siilasmaa's book The Paranoid Optimist, and in particular on the idea of entrepreneurial leadership presented in the book.
Objectives
- To learn operationally about the entrepreneurial mindset and discuss its application in your team and organisation
- Develop team working methods
- Highlight individual approaches and preferences, get to know colleagues and understand their backgrounds
- Make practices and role-sharing visible
For whom
- For company management and teams with a high level of autonomy or self-direction in their work.
- The simulation takes about 2 hours.
