Learning innovation

Learning Innovation

Explore real-world insights, reflect on your practice, and find inspiration for actionable change

Learning Innovation is a collection of 32 articles that were originally published in the online EXPRESS magazine. Learning innovators can use these international insights to reflect on their own practice and also create actions for change that are tailored to their personal and organisational contexts.

EXPRESS is the online magazine published three times a year by the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network. Since the magazine launched in 2018, it has established itself as a dynamic and inclusive global platform, featuring contributions from authors in 62 countries.Entrepreneurial Mindset Network is an international community of practice for the creation of value in society through the use of the entrepreneurial mindset by higher education leaders, intrapreneurs, public policy innovators, business owners, ecosystem builders and learning innovators.Paul Coyle is the Founder and Executive Director of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network and the editor of the Express magazine. He is an expert in the entrepreneurial mindset, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and organisational change.

RI:SE Development Framework

To date 32 articles have been published in EXPRESS on the theme of Learning Innovation.Use the Network's proven RI:SE Framework for your personal and organisational development.Reflect and Initiate: use the real-life lessons from the individual articles and the executive summary to reflect on your personal practice and to initiate new actions for improvement.Scale and Excel: the Network’s masterclasses and consultancy are designed to help an organisation scale entrepreneurial ways of working so it can excel in its innovation and impact.

Executive Summary

An analysis of all the articles reveals the following common challenges and practical solutions suggested by the authors:

Shift to Experiential Learning: Educational methods are transitioning from traditional presentations towards active, experiential "learning by doing" approaches tailored for action-oriented learners.Interdisciplinary Co-Creation: Initiatives like hackathons, ideathons, and design thinking assemble diverse teams of learners to tackle complex, real-world problems collaboratively.Intrapreneurship in Organisations: Cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset is essential for employees (intrapreneurs) to drive internal innovation, take initiative, and adapt within workplace structures.Industry-Academia Collaboration: Deep partnerships between higher education and industry provide authentic client-driven projects, business mentorship, and practical exposure.Ethical AI and Digital Tools: Utilising accessible no-code tools, emerging technology, and ethical human-AI collaboration accelerates rapid prototyping and personalises learning journeys.Reframing Failure and Building Resilience: Overcoming fear of failure through scenario planning and structured reflection helps learners view mistakes as essential opportunities for growth.Structured Self-Reflection and Assessment: Self-assessment frameworks like Mindset Behaviour Analysis and living portfolios empower learners to evaluate mindsets and direct their own development.Social Impact and Inclusive Learning: Innovative learning frameworks are applied to social enterprises and underrepresented groups to solve community challenges and generate shared societal value.Agency and Crisis Adaptability: Experiential problem-solving fosters adaptive agency and contextual leadership, equipping learners to navigate environmental disruptions, industrial changes, and systemic crises.Early Childhood Mindset Cultivation: Developing entrepreneurial thinking and behaviours—such as creativity, risk-taking, and self-confidence—can begin in early childhood through play and active discovery.(Summary generated by Gemini Notebook).

Learning Innovation Articles

Thank you to the authors of these global insights on Learning Innovation for taking the time to share their inspiring stories from Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, China, England, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mauritius, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, South Africa and the USA.Click on any image to read the article on screen or to download a PDF.

Download PDF: The entrepreneurial spirit in Jamaica, resilience and reinvention by Dujean Edwards (HEART/NSTA Trust, Jamaica).

Download PDF: The architecture of agency, systematising the messy classroom by Kim Flintoff (Harrisdale Senior High School, Australia).

Download PDF: Embedding the entrepreneurial mindset in interior design education by Fatema Qaed and Reem Sultan (University of Bahrain, Bahrain).

Download PDF: Ideathons, how young people create solutions to real-world problems by Craig Johnson (GiLE Foundation, Hungary).

Download PDF: Educators, students & companies: co-creating & innovating for the future by Laura-Maija Hero (HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland).

Download PDF: Entrepreneurship, young minds & AI: the next business evolution by Azka Ghafoor (University of Otago, New Zealand).

Download PDF: Entrepreneurial mindsets: lessons from the island of Ireland by Laura Bradley (Ulster University, Northern Ireland) and Isobel Cunningham (Atlantic Technological University, Ireland).

Download the PDF: Mindset behaviour analysis in higher education by Marco Lamas (ISLA-GAIA, Portugal) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France).

Download PDF: Engaging students in clinical innovation and enterprise by Nigel Adams (University of Buckingham, England).

Download PDF: Helping the next generation of student entrepreneurs by Jeremy Chetty (Student Edge, Australia).

Download PDF: A model for entrepreneurship education by Marco Lamas (ISLA Business Innovation Lab, Portugal).

Download PDF: Helping SMEs to close the skills gap by Frank Melis (SMRT.bio Global, Netherlands).

Download PDF: Entrepreneurship: a life-long journey of learning, action & value creation written by Paulo Camargo (Entrepreneur and Educator, Brazil).

Download PDF: How entrepreneurial education helps student entrepreneurs by Veronica Maier (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania).

Download PDF: Lessons from Express Volume 6 Number 1 by Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France).

Download PDF: An unconventional guide to personal finance by Jay Fulgencio (Learngenix, USA).

Download PDF: Coping with uncertainty in entrepreneurship by Bob Bastian (University of Pavia, Italy).

Download PDF: How entrepreneurship can change lives by Jay Wasim (Heriot-Watt University, Scotland).

Download PDF: Cultural intelligence in the workplace by Simon Büschges (Peking University, China).

Download PDF: Helping Students to develop the Entrepreneurial Mindset by Georgina Smith (University of Sussex, England).

Download PDF: Learn to be an entrepreneur by Max Mirho (Entrepreneurship Educator, USA).

Download PDF: Entrepreneurship for the creative industries by Michelle Phillips (Royal Northern College of Music, England).

Download PDF: The essence of Acadustry® by Nadiir Bheekhun (AeroNAD Group, Mauritius).

Download PDF: Entrepreneurial mindset fundamentals by Neil Bowie (University of Dundee, Scotland) and Roberto Brambilla (UNICATT, Italy) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) and Zohra Omar (Independent consultant, Pakistan).

Download PDF: Entrepreneurial employees by Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) and Susan Foley (Corporate Entrepreneurs, USA) and Chris Friedl (FH Joanneum, Austria) and Mart Kikas (Estonian Business School, Estonia) .

Download PDF: Instilling a winning mindset in the young by Danie Jacobs (Young Entrepreneurs Virtual Academy, South Africa).

Download PDF: Fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in children by Trudie Murray (Munster Technological University, Ireland).

Download PDF: What makes a webinar successful? by Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France).

Download PDF: Entrepreneurship: the magic formula by Marlin Hoffman (University of the Western Cape, South Africa).

Download PDF: Hackathon: interdisciplinary ideas by Jan Winjen (Better Ideas Company, the Netherlands).

Download PDF: How do we teach entrepreneurship? by Marlin Hoffman (University of the Western Cape, South Africa).

Download PDF: Imagining the future of executive education by Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France).

List of references and authors

Copyright notice. You may quote, paraphrase or refer to information in these articles on condition that you credit the author and publisher by using the following references.Adams, N. (2024). Engaging students in clinical innovation and enterprise. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 7(2). https://express-volume-7.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Nigel Adams (University of Buckingham, England) PDF linkBastian, B. (2022). Coping with uncertainty in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 5(2). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Bob Bastian (University of Pavia, Italy) PDF linkBheekhun, N. (2021). The essence of Acadustry®. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(2). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Nadiir Bheekhun (AeroNAD Group, Mauritius) PDF linkBowie, N., Brambilla, R., Coyle, P. and Omar, Z. (2021). Entrepreneurial mindset fundamentals. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(2). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Neil Bowie (University of Dundee, Scotland) and Roberto Brambilla (UNICATT, Italy) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) and Zohra Omar (Independent consultant, Pakistan) PDF linkBradley, L. and Cunningham, I. (2025). Entrepreneurial mindsets: lessons from the island of Ireland. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 8(1). https://express-volume-8.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Laura Bradley (Ulster University, Northern Ireland) and Isobel Cunningham (Atlantic Technological University, Ireland) PDF linkBüschges, S. (2022). Cultural intelligence in the workplace. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 5(1). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Simon Büschges (Peking University, China) PDF linkCamargo, P. (2023). Entrepreneurship: a life-long journey of learning, action and value creation. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 6(1). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paulo Camargo (Entrepreneur and Educator, Brazil) PDF linkChetty, J. (2024). Helping the next generation of student entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 7(1). https://express-volume-7.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Jeremy Chetty (Student Edge, Australia) PDF linkCoyle, P. (2019). Imagining the future of executive education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 2(1). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkCoyle, P. (2020). What makes a webinar successful? Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 3(2). https://express-volume-3.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkCoyle, P., Foley, S., Friedl, C.,and Kikas, M. (2021). Entrepreneurial employees. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(2). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) and Susan Foley (Corporate Entrepreneurs, USA) and Chris Friedl (FH Joanneum, Austria) and Mart Kikas (Estonian Business School, Estonia) PDF linkCoyle, P. (2023). Lessons from EXPRESS Volume 6 Number 1. Entrepreneurial Mindset
Network: Express 6(1). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkCoyle, P., and Lamas, M. (2024). Mindset Behaviour Analysis (MBA) in higher education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 7(2). https://express-volume-7.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Marco Lamas (ISLA Gaia, Portugal) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkEdwards, D. (2026). The entrepreneurial spirit in Jamaica: resilience and reinvention. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 9(2). https://express-volume-9.entrepreneurial-mindset.network/
Dujean Edwards (HEART/NSTA Trust, Jamaica) PDF linkFlintoff, K. (2026). The Architecture of Agency: Systematising the ‘Messy’ Classroom through Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 9(1). https://express-volume-9.entrepreneurial-mindset.network/
Kim Flintoff (Harrisdale Senior High School, Australia) PDF linkFulgencio, J. (2022). An unconventional guide to personal finance. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 5(3). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Jay Fulgencio (Learngenix, USA) PDF linkGhafoor, A. (2025). Entrepreneurship, Young Minds, and AI Utilisation: The Next Business Evolution. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 8(1). https://express-volume-8.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Azka Ghafoor (University of Otago, New Zealand) PDF linkHero, L-M. (2025). Educators, students & companies: co-creating and innovating for the future. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 8(2). https://express-volume-8.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Laura-Maija Hero (HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland) PDF linkHoffman, M. (2019). Entrepreneurship - the magic formula. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 2(3). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Marlin Hoffman (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) PDF linkHoffman, M. (2019). How do we teach entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 2(2). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Marlin Hoffman (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) PDF linkJacobs, D. (2021). Instilling a winning mindset in the young. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(1). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Danie Jacobs (Young Entrepreneurs Virtual Academy, South Africa) PDF linkJohnson, C. (2025). Ideathons: How young people create solutions to real-world problems. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 8(3). https://express-volume-8.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Craig Johnson (GiLE Foundation, Hungary) PDF linkLamas, M. (2023). A model for entrepreneurship education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 6(3). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Marco Lamas (ISLA Business Innovation Lab, Portugal) PDF linkMaier, V. (2023). How entrepreneurial education and networking helps student entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 6(1). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Veronica Maier (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania) PDF linkMelis, F. (2023). Helping SMEs to close the skills gap. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 6(2). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Frank Melis (SMRT.bio Global, the Netherlands) PDF linkMirho, M. (2021). Learn to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Max Mirho (Entrepreneurship Educator, USA) PDF linkMurray, T. (2020). Fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in children. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 3(3). https://express-volume-3.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Trudie Murray (Munster Technological University, Ireland) PDF linkPhillips, M. (2021). Entrepreneurship for the creative industries. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Michelle Phillips (Royal Northern College of Music, England) PDF linkQaed, F. and Sultan, R. (2025). Embedding the entrepreneurial mindset in interior design education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 8(3). https://express-volume-8.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Fatema Qaed and Reem Sultan (University of Bahrain, Bahrain) PDF linkSmith, G. (2022). Helping students to develop the entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 5(1). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Georgina Smith (University of Sussex, England) PDF linkWasim, J. (2022). How entrepreneurship can change lives. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 5(2). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Jay Wasim (Heriot-Watt University, Scotland) PDF linkWinjen, J. (2019). Hackathon: interdisciplinary ideas. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 2(3). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Jan Winjen (Better Ideas Company, the Netherlands) PDF link

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