Be Entrepreneurial, Be Future Ready - Session 1 [Breaking through Uncertainty: Entrepreneurial Mindsets for a Dynamic Society]
Introduction
【Session 1 - Breaking through Uncertainty: Entrepreneurial Mindsets for a Dynamic Society】
This workshop aims to familiarise individuals with the concepts and principles of social innovation and entrepreneurship. This workshop explores how entrepreneurs sustain development through adapting to changes and innovation, and the role of entrepreneurship in driving social innovation, as well as the challenges and opportunities that arise in the process. Participants will also be able to acquire new perspective from illustration of cases from the corporate sector and be equipped with tools and good practices to develop their social innovation projects. By the end of the workshop, participants will have acquired a comprehensive insight into social innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as the practical skills necessary to initiate their social innovation project.
Note: This session is part of the “Be Entrepreneurial, Be Future Ready". Enrollment for this individual session is NOT applicable. For details of the full certificate programme, please click HERE.
Content
- What is entrepreneurship?
- Professional Verses Entrepreneurs
- Intrapreneurship Verses Entrepreneurship
- Create a working environment that encourage innovation
- What is a social problem
- Identifying a social need
- Framing the problem properly
- Innovation tools
Initiating your social innovation project
A welcome lunch will be provided on the first day of programme at iBakery located at Wanchai.
Details
| Course Code | : | 24A-C01 |
| Date(s) | : | 3 Jul 2024 (Wed) |
| Time | : | 0930 - 1700 (6 Hours) |
| Venue | : | Workshop: Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, HK |
| Target Participants | : | NGO supervisors and managers (preferably with at least 5 years of managerial experience with people management role and direct report subordinates(s) |
| Class Size | : | 30 |
| Language | : | Cantonese (supplemented with English) |
| Fee | : | HKD 0.00 |
| HKD 0.00 (For HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only) | ||
| Early Bird Fee | : | HKD 0.00 (Payment on or before 05/06/2024 for HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only) |
| Enquiries | : | 2876 2434 or institute@hkcss.org.hk |
| Speaker(s) | : |
Dr. CHAN Dominic 陳志邦博士
Founder and Chief Consultant
Decisive Consulting Limited
Dr. Chan founded Decisive Consulting Limited, a management consulting firm, and co-founded Dark Horse Investment, an angel investment company. A former consultant with McKinsey & Company, the former co-CEO of A-connect (China), and China General Manager of englishtown.com, an EF Group company. A serial entrepreneur in technology startups in Digital Signal Processing application, integrated communication, mobile / e-commerce solutions and e-learning.
Dr. Chan is a frequent speaker at conferences and business seminars, a corporate trainer and executive coach, recipient of the Queen's Gold Medal for mathematics presented by Queen Elizabeth II. Dr. Chan studied engineering at the University of Cambridge, awarded BA, MA and PhD. Author of “My Cambridge Days” and “Dream Journey For Two”. Fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and speaks basic French and Japanese.  |
Remarks
"Small NGO Talent Development Subsidy Programme" does not apply to this course. For other financial support, please click HERE .
