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 67 countries.Entrepreneurial Mindset Network is an inclusive, international community of practice where anyone can learn to use entrepreneurial behaviours and make their unique contribution to the world.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 Mindset Development Framework
To date 32 articles have been published in EXPRESS on the theme of Learning Innovation.Use the Network's RI:SE Mindset Development Framework to support your personal and organisational development. RI:SE stands for Reflect & Initiate : Scale & Excel.Reflect & Initiate: use the real-life lessons from the Express magazine articles and executive summary to Reflect on your personal goals and to Initiate actions to strengthen your entrepreneurial behaviours.Scale and Excel: the Network's premium development services enable leaders to Scale entrepreneurial ways of working, building from individuals to teams, and creating a culture in which everyone can Excel.
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.
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.
Copyright and Licensing Notice
These open-access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, on condition that the original author and publisher are properly credited.The recommended citations are:Adams, N. (2024). Engaging students in clinical innovation and enterprise. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 7(2). https://express-volume-7.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Nigel Adams (University of Buckingham, England)Bastian, B. (2022). Coping with uncertainty in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 5(2). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Bob Bastian (University of Pavia, Italy)Bheekhun, N. (2021). The essence of Acadustry®. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 4(2). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Nadiir Bheekhun (AeroNAD Group, Mauritius)Bowie, N., Brambilla, R., Coyle, P. and Omar, Z. (2021). Entrepreneurial mindset fundamentals. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 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)Bradley, L. and Cunningham, I. (2025). Entrepreneurial mindsets: lessons from the island of Ireland. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23948601
Laura Bradley (Ulster University, Northern Ireland) and Isobel Cunningham (Atlantic Technological University, Ireland)Büschges, S. (2022). Cultural intelligence in the workplace. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 5(1). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Simon Büschges (Peking University, China)Camargo, P. (2023). Entrepreneurship: a life-long journey of learning, action and value creation. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 6(1). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paulo Camargo (Entrepreneur and Educator, Brazil)Chetty, J. (2024). Helping the next generation of student entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 7(1). https://express-volume-7.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Jeremy Chetty (Student Edge, Australia)Coyle, P. (2019). Imagining the future of executive education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 2(1). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France)Coyle, P. (2020). What makes a webinar successful? Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 3(2). https://express-volume-3.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France)Coyle, P., Foley, S., Friedl, C.,and Kikas, M. (2021). Entrepreneurial employees. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 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)Coyle, P. (2023). Lessons from EXPRESS Volume 6 Number 1. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 6(1). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France)Coyle, P., and Lamas, M. (2024). Mindset Behaviour Analysis (MBA) in higher education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 7(2). https://express-volume-7.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Marco Lamas (ISLA Gaia, Portugal) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France)Edwards, D. (2026). The entrepreneurial spirit in Jamaica: resilience and reinvention. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 9(2). https://express-volume-9.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Dujean Edwards (HEART/NSTA Trust, Jamaica)Flintoff, K. (2026). The Architecture of Agency: Systematising the ‘Messy’ Classroom through Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23833201
Kim Flintoff (Harrisdale Senior High School, Australia)Fulgencio, J. (2022). An unconventional guide to personal finance. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 5(3). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Jay Fulgencio (Learngenix, USA)Ghafoor, A. (2025). Entrepreneurship, Young Minds, and AI Utilisation: The Next Business Evolution. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 8(1). https://express-volume-8.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Azka Ghafoor (University of Otago, New Zealand) [PDF link*Hero, L-M. (2025). Educators, students & companies: co-creating and innovating for the future. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23975875
Laura-Maija Hero (HAMK Håme University of Applied Sciences, Finland)Hoffman, M. (2019). Entrepreneurship - the magic formula. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 2(3). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Marlin Hoffman (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)Hoffman, M. (2019). How do we teach entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 2(2). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Marlin Hoffman (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)Jacobs, D. (2021). Instilling a winning mindset in the young. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 4(1). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Danie Jacobs (Young Entrepreneurs Virtual Academy, South Africa)Johnson, C. (2025). Ideathons: How young people create solutions to real-world problems. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24003376
Craig Johnson (GiLE Foundation, Hungary)Lamas, M. (2023). A model for entrepreneurship education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 6(3). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Marco Lamas (ISLA Business Innovation Lab, Portugal)Maier, V. (2023). How entrepreneurial education and networking helps student entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 6(1). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Veronica Maier (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)Melis, F. (2023). Helping SMEs to close the skills gap. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 6(2). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Frank Melis (SMRT.bio Global, the Netherlands)Mirho, M. (2021). Learn to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Max Mirho (Entrepreneurship Educator, USA)Murray, T. (2020). Fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in children. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 3(3). https://express-volume-3.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Trudie Murray (Munster Technological University, Ireland)Phillips, M. (2021). Entrepreneurship for the creative industries. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Michelle Phillips (Royal Northern College of Music, England)Qaed, F. and Sultan, R. (2025). Embedding the entrepreneurial mindset in interior design education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24004812
Fatema Qaed and Reem Sultan (University of Bahrain, Bahrain)Singh, S. (2026). The entrepreneurial mindset - finding better ways to add value in academia and healthcare. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23889618
Shalini Singh (Birla Institute of Management Technology, India)Smith, G. (2022). Helping students to develop the entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 5(1). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Georgina Smith (University of Sussex, England)Wasim, J. (2022). How entrepreneurship can change lives. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 5(2). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Jay Wasim (Heriot-Watt University, Scotland)Winjen, J. (2019). Hackathon: interdisciplinary ideas. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express Magazine, 2(3). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Jan Winjen (Better Ideas Company, the Netherlands)
Editorial Note: To provide a unified overview of these global perspectives, the executive summary was synthesised and structured using Google Gemini under human editorial oversight. Readers are encouraged to download the original author PDFs for full context.
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