Category: Education and Teaching

Mixing students from different schools, disciplines, and backgrounds teaches them to work under pressure, iterate quickly, and build with new collaborators toward a shared vision. Every April, the Read more

The Harvard Case Methodology, which emphasizes vigorous debate guided by teachers, can help students gain the thinking skills they need to succeed as business owners. While business history is filled Read more

Pop culture is pedagogically potent in this engaging semester-long honors course, which has received rave reviews from students. Entrepreneurial education often draws from case studies of business Read more

The 15-year-old teaching innovation has inspired similar programs at other schools, and its approach has spread to agencies focused on health, climate change, and defense. We just finished the 15th Read more

The test measures students’ knowledge of both established principles and managerial “soft” skills. Check out the results -- and test your answers against ChatGPT on seven questions. We all want Read more

These free, research-backed teaching modules bring entrepreneurship to life in the classroom. Teachers helped develop them to build real-world business skills. At EIX, we’re thrilled to introduce Read more

Helping Next-Gens Envision Their Family Firm’s Future Success

A comprehensive and convincing vision is crucial in helping family businesses be successful over generations. However, many lectures and course exercises that prepare future leaders merely ask Read more

Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes. Acknowledging this statement is essential, as university-based entrepreneurship often focuses primarily on what I'll call "unicorn entrepreneurship" – Read more

Growing Pains: Helping a Family Office to Evolve

This case study invites students to identify the underlying issues, stakes, and potential pathways forward for a troubled family office. Students also explore problems surrounding the evolution of Read more

Entrepreneurship teachers can't afford to be bystanders in today's technology-driven world. If we are bystanders, our students follow suit. If they are bystanders, we have not fulfilled our Read more