Design Entrepreneurship

is simply the application of design thinking to entrepreneurial activities.

  • what is it?
  • why is it a thing?
  • why is it so popular now?
    • access to technology
    • easy market entry
    • crowd-sourcing (smaller investments, and new methods of raising capital)
    • entry level jobs are scarce which is motivating self-starters

Why work for someone else when you can work for yourself?


Design Entrepreneurship & the Maker Movement

  • What is the Maker Movement?
  • How is it connected to design entrepreneurship?

Design Entrepreneurship vs Entrepreneurship in Design