Presentation by Diana Wieden-Bischof (Salzburg Research): Entrepreneurial skills for young social innovators - the DOIT project

1. This project has received funding from
the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 77006
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Entrepreneurialskillsforyoungsocialinnovators
-TheDOITproject
CrowddialogEurope–Vienna2018
18.October2018
DianaWieden-Bischof

2. DOITinanutshell
DOITdevelops,pilots,scientificallyevaluatesanddisseminates
§ anewlearningapproach(DOITprogramme),
§ materials(DOITtoolboxesforlearnersandfacilitators)
§ andexperiences(DOITactions/week)
foranearlyentrepreneurshipeducationforchildrenfrom6to16yearswhichbuildsupon
socialinnovationswithinmakerspacesettings.
Webpage:http://DOIT-Europe.net
Duration:10/2017–09/2020
Grant:EU-H2020Research&InnovationAction:770063(2,4Mio.€)
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3. DOIT‘scoreteam
13Europeanpartners
ExperiencedactorsacrossthesocialinnovationvaluechainwithlinkstorelatedEuropean
initiativesfosteringyoungentrepreneurshipeducation(AT,BE,DE,DK,ES,FI,HR,NL,RS
andSI).
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4. CCBY4.0DOIT,http://DOIT-Europe.Net,H2020-770063
DIGITAL
DigitalMaking
Newtoolsfordigitaldesignand
fabrication,makerspacesand
onlineplatforms
SOCIAL
SocialInnovation
Youngpeopleasengagedcitizen,
tacklesocialissues,develop
innovatesolutions
Futurebusinessperspective
Entrepreneurialmind-sets&
skills,socialbusinesses
ENTREPRENEURIAL
COLLABORATIVE
Co-creation&Sharing
Do-It-Together,makermovement,open
innovation,openeducationalresources
Practice-basedlearning
Learningofchildrenin
makerspaces,teacherstrained
asfacilitators
EDUCATIONAL
DimensionsofDOIT‘slearningapproach

5. DOIT‘slearningapproach-Buildinguponsocial
innovationinmakerspacesettings:
§ focusonacombinationofsocialinnovationeducationinmakerspacesforyoung
entrepreneursand
§ developmentof entrepreneurshipeducationknowhowforfacilitators,teachersand
othereducatorsbuildinguponco-designapproach
§ socialinnovationasthefocusofallactivities(todevelopvalues)
§ makermovementandeducationaltechnologiesasafittinghands-onapproachas
learningsettingandspaceforthedevelopmentofsolutionsforsocialchallenges
§ developmentofspecificapproachesandactivitieswithco-designofpartnersand
stakeholders,includingchildren.
§ reachschoolsandstakeholdersatabroadreach
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6. DOITsupportstheentrepreneurialandsocial
innovationjourneyofchildren
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DOITfosterchildrentocreate
ideasforabetterworld,
todevelop
prototypes,
andconcrete
solutions;
toexpandthe
activities;
toshareideas
andexperiences
andsuccess
stories!
§ Supportingearlyentrepreneurshipfromideastosharingexperiences
§ Nurturingandstrengthenyoungpupils’entrepreneurialmind-sets,abilities,knowhowandskills.
§ Applyopeninnovationmethods,digitalmanufacturingtoolsandcooperationskillstoaddresssocietal
problems.
§ Enablefuturecivilianstoshapesociety,societalprocessesanddevelopments(Schönetal.2017)

7. MakingandMakerspaceaselementofeducational
approach
§ Problem-basedandproject-basedlearning
§ Learningbyconstruction (Papert&Harel,1991)
§ Typicallyfocusondigitalfabrication
§ DigitaldevicesandtheInternetasoptionaltools
§ Openeducationalapproach
§ Collaboration/intergenerationalco-development
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8. DOITprogramme
-7stepsforyoungsocialinnovators
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1. -DO it
because
you can
2. - Do
what
matters
3. - Do it
together
(co-design)
4. - Do it now
(construction)
5. - Do it
better
(reflection)
6. - Do
more
of it
7. – Do
inspire
others
Studentsgetmotivatedbyearly
successesorbyenvisioningthe
scopeoftheirpossibilitiese.g.
presenting/tellingsuccessstories
Studentsareaskedto
collectandselectpotential
ideasforinnovationse.g.
talkingwithrelevant
stakeholders
Studentswill
realisethe
projecttogether.
Studentsworkon
concreteprototypes
andtheircontinuous
improvement.
Studentsworkon
concreteprototypes
andtheircontinuous
improvement.
Resultsarebrought
toabiggergroupof
users,e.g.testing
thesolution
Sharetheirideasand
projectstoawider
publice.g.exhibition

9. SelectedresultsofDOITconcerning
learningcontentandoffers
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DOITactions
(for6-10y.olds,
11-16yearsolds)
DOITtoolboxes
(for6-10y.olds,
11-16yearsolds)
Onlineplatform
forchildren
andfacilitators
DOITtoolbox
forfacilitators
Validatedexperiences&
recommendations
Memorandum
ofUnderstanding
Facilitator
trainings
(alsoaMOOC)
100+success
stories

10. Fourrecommendations
fromDOIT‘sfirstECpolicybrief
1. Raiseawarenessofmakerspacesasenvironmentsfor
practice-baseddevelopmentofdigital,socialand
entrepreneurialskillsofyoungpeople
2. Expandthenumberofpilotmakerspacesinschools,andof
educationalprogrammesinmakerspaces
3. Promotemakereducationwithafocusonsocialand
entrepreneurialmind-setsandskills
4. Supportcollaborationonteachertrainingandlocal
communityprojects
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11. GetintouchwithDOIT
e-mail:info@DOIT-Europe.net
Web:http://DOIT-Europe.net
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DOIT.Europe.Net@DOIT_Europe_Net
Mag.DianaWieden-Bischof
SalzburgResearchForschungsgesellschaft
diana.wieden@salzburgresearch.at
Contact(co-ordinator):
Dr.SandraSchön
SalzburgResearchForschungsgesellschaftm.b.H.
e-mail:info@DOIT-Europe.net