Entrepreneurship

External Context - Where are We?

During this course, we will explore the external context and delve into our perception of the world and how it shapes our reality. We will discuss the effects of chronic anxiety, stress, and information overload. And importantly, we will examine the context of narrow and wide entrepreneurship and how an entrepreneurial mindset can equip us to navigate our world better.

Price

50€

Workload

Up to 7 Hours

Type

Self-paced online

Languages

English

Entrepreneurial Mindset and Self-Leadership
Length: 4 courses, 1 ECTS
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Course Structure
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  • Introduction
External context - Where are we?
  • Perception of the World and the Effects of Stress
  • Narrow and Wide Entrepreneurship
Wrapping Up
  • Wrapping up
Instructors
  • Avatar of Lidia Rauramo
    Lidia Rauramo

    Lidia Rauramo is an educator in teamwork, leadership, self-leadership, well-being, and entrepreneurship areas, with a current role as a lecturer at Aalto Ventures Program (AVP).

    Lidia contributed to courses like "Good Life Engine," "Startup Philosophy," “Thinking tools”, and "Self-leadership." She was a member of the AVP Management Team and a Team Lead for highly qualified educators. Extensive teaching, coaching, and mentoring experience in organizations across Finland and Russia, including TAMK, XAMK, SAMPO, SLUSH, and more.

    Her journey includes senior project management, medical nuclear industry work, strategic consulting, and ongoing executive leadership coaching studies, supported by two Master's Degrees in Business.

  • Avatar of Kalle Airo
    Kalle Airo

    Kalle Airo serves as the Head of Entrepreneurial Mindset at Aalto University. He is a co-founder of Aalto Ventures Program and developer of Integrated Entrepreneurship Education.

    He is a builder and creator, most often co-creator. He has started and built teams, startups, university units, communities, organizational cultures, courses, experiences, etc., and even an apartment block. However, he didn’t build these things alone. His core skills are leading and teaching, which he uses to make things happen, things that are bigger and more magical than he could build alone.

  • Avatar of Laura Sivula
    Laura Sivula

    Laura Sivula is a Business Area Director and educator at Aalto University with a passion for lifewide learning and the future of work. She has taught service design, digital business, and entrepreneurship at Aalto University and University of Arts Helsinki. Laura is an advocate for life design and has been collaborating with Stanford d.school in developing the methodology further.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the Self-Exploration course, you will be able to:

  • Explore the external context that impacts your state and feelings
  • Differentiate between external and internal causes of negative feelings
  • Understand the difference between narrow and wide entrepreneurship, and how entrepreneurs start their journeys
  • Recognize the benefits of having a team
  • Master the core steps to cultivate your passion
  • Follow the stages of Designing your life methodology
  • Discern the types of goals, what to do and what not to do while you set your goals, and what is common between goals and games
  • Understand why simple is not always good