Deadline: 29-May-23
Young professionals from across ASEAN and Timor-Leste who are between the ages of 25-40 are encouraged to apply for the 2023 Unconference on Impact Entrepreneurship.
The process of creating and scaling new business models that aim to generate positive social and environmental impact, in addition to financial returns.
It is a form of entrepreneurship that prioritizes creating positive change in society and the environment as a core part of the business strategy, rather than simply generating profits as the primary objective. Impact entrepreneurs often focus on addressing pressing societal issues such as poverty, inequality, and climate change through innovative and sustainable business models.
Fellows
- The 2023 Entrepreneurship Seminar will be open to candidates who are young professionals who are young, socially engaged, entrepreneurial professionals between the ages of 25-40, highly qualified and motivated, from all 10 ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste.
- Participants are required to commit at least 8 online hours for pre-seminar tasks (group assignments) from June 26 – July 8, 2023, and at least 40 hours of in-person unconference activities in Vietnam from July 10-14, 2023.
- Therefore, participants are highly recommended to arrange their work to be fully committed during the period to participate productively in and achieve the most from the seminar.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be between the ages of 25 to 35 years old (no YSEALI alumni status required); between the ages of 36 to 40 years old (YSEALI alumni status is required)
- Be citizen of and currently residing in one of the following countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, or Vietnam
- Be fluent in written and spoken English
- Be able to participate in all engagement sessions in June 26 – July 8 2023 (online) and attend the seminar in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from July 10 – 14, 2023 (in-person).
- Possess a passport that is valid for at least six months after your intended return date from Vietnam in July 2023 when the Entrepreneurship seminar ends.
Curriculum
- To understand and practice the five leadership challenges in social enterprises, the unconference format consists of three integrated parts reinforcing the learning:
- Online engagement: The five online engagement sessions (90-120 minutes each) are to get the class familiar with effectuation and ideation. At the same time, the teams are formed, and the fellows get the opportunity to know more about the social business they will be working with.
- Action learning week: The Action Learning Week lasts for five days in Ho Chi Minh City. Each day consists of three sections: a knowledge discovery session (morning), an immersion session (afternoon), and a reflection session (evening). The knowledge discovery sessions, with each session of 120- minutes, will introduce new concepts and frameworks to social enterprise leadership challengers.
- Knowledge Discovery Sessions: The Knowledge Discovery sessions feature novel concepts and frameworks related to the five leadership challenges for social enterprises: impact measurement, business modeling, ideation and experimentation, funding and investing, and stakeholder negotiation.
- Immersion Sessions: The Immersion sessions in the afternoon will be focused on learning through action which follows the Design Thinking methodology. Each of the nine teams of fellows works with one of the social enterprises. Eight of the nine seats for learning partners have been filled, when broken down according to Yunus (2018)’s World of three Zeros : three on Zero-Net-Carbon emissions, two on Zero poverty, and three on Zero Inequality
Details
- Date and Time: May 19, 2023 (Hanoi/Bangkok Time)
For more information, visit Unconference on Impact Entrepreneurship.