Learning to impact
We are all entrepreneurs, creating our world anew.
Imagine a world where people act as mature human beings, creating anew the world with new choices, innovating new work and enterprises that support a sustainable economy and environment. Entrepreneurs are indeed more involved in community development, than are non-entrepreneurs.
What kind of education is needed to develop a world of entrepreneurs? There is a lot ot learn, but we do not need to go it alone. Entrepreneurs benefit from education in personal organization, interpersonal skills, creative thinking, time management, leadership, self-efficacy (knowing that one can accomplish). To succeed, creating a resource support system of people around oneself is vital. “Learning to learn” while doing something one hasn’t done before is also critical skill for the ongoing resilience of a venture.
However, the kind of 20th century education developed to shape societies full of factory workers and colonialized citizens, will not develop these skills necessary for 21st century agents that change the world. Programs that educate youth to be digital factory workers and dutiful consumers will not support the human development that we urgently need to transform our global society. Institutional patterns shapes people to be passive, rule-bound, transactional, disconnected from the surrounding context. How many adults do you know that measure self-worth with resumes, titles, sizes of houses and amount of salary? Given that institutions teach children to measure the value of self by exam marks and diplomas, it is no wonder that paychecks can be equated with value more often than the food, clean water and dignity sought through work.
Dreamfish supports a relational approach to human development:
- Individuals learns in relationship - Building effective relationships is the first step to successful work and learning. Interpersonal skill development is critical for success
- Learning happens through practice - Each project job is an opportunity to learn.
- People develop agency by making choices - People become creative self-directed agents by performing positive stories of self.
- Peer-to-peer respect - We are all learners in life. Recognizing we all have value to bring, we learn more in relationship.
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-> Supporting your project
In Dreamfish, you can discover coaches and consultants that specialize in professional and organization development. Browse the member directory.
-> Getting involved
You may be interested to learn as a Dreamfish Service contributor. Becoming a contributor is a great way to develop yourself, get feedback, gain new skills and get involved in the community. We learn from one another as we work.
-> Dreamfish Fellows program
Are you a professional change agent? The Dreamfish Fellows program offers service learning to mid-career profesionals and youth entrepreneurs that want to apply their skills to make a difference for entrepreneurs in developing regions and low-income communities. Learn more about becoming a Dreamfish Fellow.
Last updated 442 days ago by Tiffany von Emmel