Entrepreneurship and Globalization Lead Instructor Philip Auerswald @auerswald Co-Instructors Erin Krampetz @erinkrampetz David J. Miller @campus_entre Michael Youngblood @youngbloodm Summer 2012 Credits: AshokaU Badges & Certificate of Completion Location: Online, global Online meeting times: Monday, 7:30-8:30pm (EST) Wednesday, 7:30-8:30pm (EST) Office hours (Google+ Hangouts) to...
[read more] Entrepreneurship and Globalization Lead Instructor Philip Auerswald @auerswald Co-Instructors Erin Krampetz @erinkrampetz David J. Miller @campus_entre Michael Youngblood @youngbloodm Summer 2012 Credits: AshokaU Badges & Certificate of Completion Location: Online, global Online meeting times: Monday, 7:30-8:30pm (EST) Wednesday, 7:30-8:30pm (EST) Office hours (Google+ Hangouts) to be announced 1st Day: June 4, 2012 Email (preferred contacts): auerswald@thecomingprosperity.com; dmillerq@gmu.edu; datyoungblood57@gmail.com Before signing up as a student in this course, you must agree to complete all of the readings and assignments, participate via the online platforms, and log-in to view at least 75% of the courses via our online platform (see below). You must register with a Gmail (Google email) account, as services used in the course will require that you have one. If you would like to attend but not participate, please sign up as an auditor. Description of the Course OBJECTIVES This course is about the unprecedented possibilities of now. Its objective to develop better understading among participants of the trends that define our historical moment, and the opportunities that those trends create. For each student, that conversation will be directed toward the development of a personal plan of action for entrepreneurial engagement. BACKGROUND Ours is arguably the most exciting era in human history. The benefits of four centuries of technological and organizational change are at last reaching a previously excluded global majority. This global transformation creates opportunities to connect and contribute that are at least as great in richer places allegedly in “decline” as they are in the (formerly) poorer ones obviously in the ascent. However the progress of human societies is not inevitable. Expanded prosperity tomorrow depends on choices made today. In an era in which the secrets of the genetic code have been unraveled and fundamental processes of life are being newly understood, people everywhere still face a future marred by the stark realities of persistent conflict, infectious disease, water scarcity, climate change, and other global challenges. Existing institutions and incentive structures may or may not be adequate to address these challenges. If the past is any guide, continued progress will require continued innovation
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