[:en]For six years I have been spending one Saturday per semester at Técnico in an event named Pitch Bootcamp where about 200 specialists in human resources and Técnico alumni help 180 students to summarize in a 2-minute presentation their full potential for an employer. Being responsible for the employability of the students, these Saturdays allow… Continue reading [:en]There’s Life Beyond a GPA[:pt]Há Vida para Além das Notas[:]
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[:en]Work Will Resume Within Moments[:pt]O Trabalho Segue Dentro de Momentos[:]
[:en]In an earlier chronicle, I have already mentioned the study by Sara Sarasvathy, who concluded that people identified as entrepreneurs more often use effective reasoning rather than the most common causal reasoning (“Thinking as an Innovator”, 20- March 2018). This and other studies show that the perception of what we think is an essential competence… Continue reading [:en]Work Will Resume Within Moments[:pt]O Trabalho Segue Dentro de Momentos[:]
[:en]Mission Possible[:pt]Missão Possível?[:]
[:en]Last week we received at Técnico teams of 3 projects in the proof-of-concept stage under the Erasmus+ IF4TM project. This project aims to create a framework for the development of the Third Mission of Universities in Serbia and includes 17 partners: 12 institutions from Serbia and 5 universities from the European Union. The idea that… Continue reading [:en]Mission Possible[:pt]Missão Possível?[:]
[:en]Lego Blocks[:pt]Blocos de Lego[:]
[:en]One of my last week’s tasks was to edit videos with testimonials from students of this semester’s edition of the LLP@Técnico program. Lean LaunchPad is an entrepreneurial teaching method created by Steve Blank, that I have adapted to the needs of Técnico, after taking a course with its author in 2013. In this program, offered… Continue reading [:en]Lego Blocks[:pt]Blocos de Lego[:]
[:en]How to think like an innovator[:pt]Como pensar como um inovador[:]
[:en]Entrepreneurs and innovators prefer effectual reasoning over causal reasoning. Nearly a month has gone by since the start of this semester’s classes and a good part of my entrepreneurship students are now reaching the conclusion that the projects they proposed are not having the reception they imagined by the potential clients and that it might… Continue reading [:en]How to think like an innovator[:pt]Como pensar como um inovador[:]
[:en]Morning at Amsterdam’s Jordaan Discrict[:pt]Manhã no bairro Jordaan de Amesterdão[:]
[:en]Stop-over in Amsterdam on our way to Copenhagen.[:pt]Paragem em Amesterdão a caminho de Copenhaga.[:]
Furnas, Ericeira
[:en]Sunset by the sea.[:pt]Pôr-do-sol junto ao mar.[:]
[:en]5 ideas for memorable presentations[:pt]5 ideias para apresentações memoráveis[:]
[:en]How to make better presentations making use of the two systems of the cognitive processes. A group of former entrepreneurship students told me recently that one of the main impacts of the course was in the way they have done their presentations afterwards. This made me think that it might be useful to share some… Continue reading [:en]5 ideas for memorable presentations[:pt]5 ideias para apresentações memoráveis[:]
[:en]Slush 2017, Helsinki[:pt]Slush 2017, Helsinquia[:]
“Lean Startup”: Uma Nova Dieta para Emagrecer?
Passadas duas semanas sobre a Web Summit, o leitor já deve estar quase recuperado do bombardeamento mediático onde a palavra startup apareceu, pelo menos, uma vez em cada duas frases. Está, por isso, na altura de lhe perguntar, tal como faço aos alunos na primeira aula de Empreendedorismo, o que é para si uma startup… Continue reading “Lean Startup”: Uma Nova Dieta para Emagrecer?