foundations of design and entrepreneurship problem festival
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Foundations of Design and
Entrepreneurship
Problem Festival
The Problem Festival 2
A Pending Challenge
Ashesi’s Mission
Business Administration Department’s Vision 2020
... with almost 200 million people aged between 15 and 24, Africa has the youngest population in the world. And it keeps growing rapidly (2015 African Economic Outlook, 2015)
… if this trend continues, the continent’s labour force will be 1 billion strong by 2040, making it the largest in the world… (McKinsey Global Institute, 2010).
… build a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem to drive the ecosystem in Ghana and Africa
and have 20% of graduates (across majors) start and build businesses in Ghana and across Africa
The Problem Festival 3
Proposed Solution
Immerse freshmen across all majors into the world of design
thinking, creative problem solving, entrepreneurship and
business management
Foundationsof
Design and Entrepreneurship
The Problem Festival 4
Support Services
Other faculty members
Work study students
Staff members
Other Professionals
Alum
Legal
Finance
Marketing
Operations
Supply Chain
Subject matter expertise
Professional services that students will need help with
Who?
Industry advisorsEtc…
Stakeholder management
Negotiations
HR
The Problem Festival 5
The team…1. Faculty members: Sena, Gordon, Rose, Dahlia, DK, and Nepeti2. Faculty Interns: Philip, Sihaam, Jesse, Anna-Lisa, Chris and Anna3. Administrators: Opheley and Janice4. Entrepreneurship Coaches (you will know them on Tuesday)5. Volunteers for events: Theresa & student team
The Problem Festival 6
Two Problem Solving StoriesStory 1
The Play Pump
The Problem Festival 7
Story 1The Play Pump
Story 2The Treadle Pump
Two Problem Solving Stories
The Problem Festival 8
Story 1The Play Pump
Story 2The Treadle Pump
Problem, users & context poorly understood
Two Problem Solving Stories
EPIC
FAIL!
The Problem Festival 9
Story 1The Play Pump
Story 2The Treadle Pump
EPIC
FAIL!
Problem, users & context poorly understood
Two Problem Solving Stories
Problem, users & context well understood
EPIC
SUCCESS
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The Problem Festival
Explanation of the task
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