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Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen

and thinking what nobodyhas thought .

KAUFFMAN Thoughtbook 2009

E x c E r p t f r o m

Fourth in an ongoing series, theKauffman Thoughtbook 2009 captures what we arethinking, learning, and discovering about education, entrepreneurship, and advancing

innovation. This collection of more than forty essays is written by the talented KauffmanFoundation associates, partners, and experts who are pursuing the principles and visionset by our founder, Ewing Kauffman.

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kau an. g2008 by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. All rights reserved.


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u le sh Ide s, u lock P ssioY a n J U n q IVic Ch irwom , Th St di g Committ of th 11th n tio l P opl s Co gr ss;

Ch irwom , e tr pr urship Fou d tio for Gr du t s

at the n tio l Scie ce d Tech ology Co ere ce i e rly 2006, Chi ese

Preside t H Ji t o de sole st te e t to the world: Chi will be b ilt

i to i ov tive tio i bo t f tee ye rs.This gr d visio , which gre tly

i spired the co trys i tellect ls d yo g people, lso propelled the a g st

2006 est blish e t o the E trepre e rship o d tio or Gr d tes (E G).

E Gs issio : e co r gi g i ov tio d e trepre e rship to i prove the

e trepre e ri l e viro e t; pro oti g co erci liz tio o scie tifc d

tech ologic l bre kthro ghs to help cceler te ed c tio re or ; d i spiri g

i ov tive i ds to c ltiv te cre tive d e trepre e ri l t le ts.

E G is idi g gr d tes e trepre e ri l pr ctices d worki g or ch ge th t will

cre te vor ble e trepre e ri l e viro e t i Chi . a d the e ort see s to

be worki g. I j st the two ye rs si ce E Gs o di g, iversities h ve t ke the

le d, college st de ts h ve e th si stic lly pl yed ctive role, c lties h ve

give ll s pport, d the i iti tive h s g i ed widespre d p blic vor.

u der Chi s existi g syste , pro oti g gr d te e trepre e rship thro ghi ov tio prese ts e or o s ch lle ge. Yet, the E G h s cc l ted

ge e t d service experie ce by dilige tly explori g ew ppro ches d

Excerpt ro Kauffman Thoughtbook 2009 . 2008 by the Ewi g m rio K o d tio . all rights reserved.


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pr ctices, d its le ders h ve bee deeply oved d co pelled orw rd by the

co r ge, wisdo , d vigor o the yo g.

Steps Tow rd a C lt re Shi t

alo g the w y, those o s i volved with E G h ve re lized th t i ov tio

c ore q ickly g i oothold i e trepre e rship- rie dly d il re-toler ti g c lt re. We re worki g to b ild e viro e t i which the whole o

society derst ds, e co r ges, g ides,

d s pports e trepre e rship.

a jor step tow rd this go l w s

the E G-spo sored Sh gh i

E trepre e rship WeekI ov tive

Sh gh i, E trepre e ri l C p s,

held nove ber 611, 2007, d

i spired by s ccess l e trepre e rship week eve ts i the u ited St tes d the

u ited Ki gdo . D ri g the week, Sh gh i iversity st de ts p rticip ted i

eve ts th t i cl ded ope i g cere o y, E trepre e rship d the t re

s it, e trepre e rship-the ed or s co-spo sored by te iversities, d e trepre e ri l ide co test, i which st de ts ro f ty-six higher ed c tio

i stit tio s p rticip ted.

This i g r l eve t cted s sti l t th t le shed e trepre e ri l

e th si s . ne rly 10,000 st de ts took p rt i the o -site e trepre e rship

or s d bo t 20,000 joi ed the e trepre e ri l ide co test thro gh

the I ter et. I ll, ore th 100,000 st de ts le r ed bo t d s pportedE trepre e rship Week thro gh the I ter et, televisio , d ewsp pers.

- u l e s h I d e s , u l o c k P s s i o -

E trepre e ri l le dersre e co r gi g Chi ese

society to be oretoler t, givi g st de ts

opport ity to locktheir p ssio d t pi to their ll pote ti l.


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ulti tely, E trepre e rship Week bec e pl t or or pro oti g societ l

c lt re o i ov tio d e trepre e rship. It precipit ted the E G d the

Glob l E trepre e rship Week pl i g te sig i g the gree e t or

E G to host Glob l E trepre e rship Week/Chi , i iti tive th t is bo d

to e br ce cre tive ide s d rt re e trepre e rship o g the yo g.

accordi gly, the E G f ds its role i this glob l e ort.

T g mi , Dep ty Secret ry-ge er l o the Chi Re or d Develop e t

o d tio , h s st ted th t iversity st de ts eed e trepre e ri l ed c tio ,

c lt re, d e viro e t th t will pl t e trepre e rship i their i ds

d oster it with good soil. as or er iversity pro essor with frst-

h d experie ce o st de ts high e trepre e ri l spir tio s d lo gi g or

i ov tio , I q ite gree with hi . E trepre e ri l le ders re e co r gi g

Chi ese society to be ore toler t, givi g st de ts opport ity to lock

their p ssio d t p i to their ll pote ti l. E G is t the ore ro t, bridgi g

the g p or those who re dedic ted to e trepre e ri l e de vors d helpi g

gr d tes ke their ow co trib tio s to b ildi g i ov tive co try.

- u l e s h I d e s , u l o c k P s s i o -

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