You haven’t really met yourself until you step into a new environment. You don’t realize it, but it starts to challenge and change you.
As you move through it, the city stirs something within you. It pulls you in, wakens your senses, and you have an electric desire to create.
A city that inspires. Where do you find one?
SCET Managing Director Ken Singer speaks with Abel Coentrão from Porto Innovation Hub to discuss the art of entrepreneurship through Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Berkeley’s largest summer abroad program.
Singer argues that entrepreneurship does not have a set curriculum when the very nature of entrepreneurship means creating something new. It redefines what a classroom looks like and challenges the traditional relationship between a teacher and a student. Rather than learning from a single lecturer, entrepreneurs must create their own learning spaces by seeking out diverse teachers and peers, and experimenting in new environments. An entrepreneur is defined by distinct traits: risk-taking, collaborative, curiosity, and a healthy skepticism towards the phrases “don’t do that” and “that can not be done.”
The desire to seek knowledge is crucial. Singer notes that the best questions are ones that are continuously revisited to pursue deeper understanding. “Questions are flashlights that shine light in a particular direction and challenge you to look. If you’re in the dark and someone shines a light, your eyes are going to be drawn to that. So I’m always curious why someone shines a light there. What is interesting about that area that they have a question?”
This act of questioning and interpreting is what makes us human. “A machine may always say the same things, but humans may interpret things differently. What makes us different is that (each of us) experiences the world differently.”
It is crucial for entrepreneurs to place themselves in environments that challenge them to develop their identities. For example, the city of Porto positions itself as a leader in collaboration and innovation amidst uncertainty, constantly exploring how to create an environment in which everyone can thrive. Spending a summer in Portugal immerses students in this model of thinking, encouraging them to question how cities function while actively experimenting with their own ideas.
The city’s unique innovative ecosystem makes Porto an entrepreneurial playground for students eager to test their creative and puzzle solving abilities.
Particularly in a world where technology will eliminate the need for many traditional jobs, Singer notes that, “it’s more imperative that we create more entrepreneurs because the problems are going to be bigger. On top of that, we’re not going to have jobs for everyone so we’re going to need people to create their own.”
If you’re ready to create yours, it’s time for you to study abroad in Portugal.
You haven’t really met yourself until you step into a new environment. You don’t realize it, but it starts to challenge and change you.
As you move through it, the city stirs something within you. It pulls you in, wakens your senses, and you have an electric desire to create.
A city that inspires. Where do you find one?
SCET Managing Director Ken Singer speaks with Abel Coentrão from Porto Innovation Hub to discuss the art of entrepreneurship through Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Berkeley’s largest summer abroad program.
Singer argues that entrepreneurship does not have a set curriculum when the very nature of entrepreneurship means creating something new. It redefines what a classroom looks like and challenges the traditional relationship between a teacher and a student. Rather than learning from a single lecturer, entrepreneurs must create their own learning spaces by seeking out diverse teachers and peers, and experimenting in new environments. An entrepreneur is defined by distinct traits: risk-taking, collaborative, curiosity, and a healthy skepticism towards the phrases “don’t do that” and “that can not be done.”
The desire to seek knowledge is crucial. Singer notes that the best questions are ones that are continuously revisited to pursue deeper understanding. “Questions are flashlights that shine light in a particular direction and challenge you to look. If you’re in the dark and someone shines a light, your eyes are going to be drawn to that. So I’m always curious why someone shines a light there. What is interesting about that area that they have a question?”
This act of questioning and interpreting is what makes us human. “A machine may always say the same things, but humans may interpret things differently. What makes us different is that (each of us) experiences the world differently.”
It is crucial for entrepreneurs to place themselves in environments that challenge them to develop their identities. For example, the city of Porto positions itself as a leader in collaboration and innovation amidst uncertainty, constantly exploring how to create an environment in which everyone can thrive. Spending a summer in Portugal immerses students in this model of thinking, encouraging them to question how cities function while actively experimenting with their own ideas.
The city’s unique innovative ecosystem makes Porto an entrepreneurial playground for students eager to test their creative and puzzle solving abilities.
Particularly in a world where technology will eliminate the need for many traditional jobs, Singer notes that, “it’s more imperative that we create more entrepreneurs because the problems are going to be bigger. On top of that, we’re not going to have jobs for everyone so we’re going to need people to create their own.”
If you’re ready to create yours, it’s time for you to study abroad in Portugal.