skip to Main Content

Big Beacon Radio Ep. 40: Effectual Entrepreneurship: An Interview with Saras D. Sarasvathy

Ep. 40 - Effectual Entrepreneurship: An Interview with Saras D. Sarasvathy What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial? How does an entrepreneur think differently than a manager? In this episode, host Dave Goldberg interviews Saras D. Sarasvathy, professor at University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and author of "Effectuation: Elements of Entrepreneurial Expertise". Join Saras and Dave to learn more about effectuation, how…

Read more

#BigBeacon Twitter Chat – Mar 23 – Bringing Your Life to Your Work

In our culture, work vs. home life have long been seen as opposites. But today's idea of work isn't necessarily divorced from everyday life.  Technology now allows more people to work from their literal homes. Men and women are now less confined to choose either work or career. And the digital age has inspired more people to forge their own way,…

Read more

Big Beacon Radio Ep. 14: Organizations, Culture and Higher Education

Ep. 14 - Organizations, Culture and Higher Education: An Interview with Edgar Schein Bringing change to higher education is often framed as a problem of creating new content, curriculum, and pedagogy, but higher education has a history that goes back to the 11th century and a culture that has evolved over centuries to its current state. And “culture” is a word…

Read more

#BigBeacon Twitter Chat – September 16 – The Student’s Entrepreneurial Mindset

Becoming an engineer is hard work.  But does it have to be all formulas and problem sets?  Or can we as professors engage students’ hearts as well as their minds? There are a group of faculty who believe the key to student success begins with cultivating the entrepreneurial mindset, encompassed by curiosity, connections and creating value for others. The question…

Read more

#BigBeacon Twitter Chat – April 22 – What Role Can Students Play in Attracting & Retaining their STEM Peers?

Preparing college graduates for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is a national education priority in the United States. According to a report published by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, fewer than 40 percent of students who enter college intending to major in a STEM field actually complete a STEM degree. Many organizations have…

Read more

Twitter Chat 4/30: Engineering & Entrepreneurship

Cultural Vistas and the IAESTE program return to host an upcoming Twitter Chat with Big Beacon on the subject of "Entrepreneurship and Engineering". This topic is at the forefront of our minds at our nonprofit as we welcome a delegation of six German entrepreneurs, selected and sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, for a two-week visit focused on strengthening…

Read more

Stanford’s @EpicenterUSA Guest Hosts #BigBeacon Twitter Chat on #Entrepreneurship in #Engineering, 8pm ET, Wed, 8 May 2013

Guest Hosts & Special Guests. Laurie Moore (here), @EpicenterUSA, will guest host the #BigBeacon twitter chat at 8pm ET (5pm Pacific) on Wednesday, 8 May 2013.  She is joined by special guests including, Epicenter's Associate Director & D-School #designthinking lecturer @LeticiaBritosC (here) and @BU_ENGR (Bucknell Engineering) faculty member and Epicenter visitor @JoeTranquillo (here). About Epicenter. The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter)…

Read more
Back To Top