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 “
Discovery
consists of 
seeing
what everybody has seenand
thinking
what nobodyhas
thought
.
”
KAUFFMAN Thoughtbook
 
2009
E x c E r p t f r o m
Fourth in an ongoing series, the
Kauffman Thoughtbook 2009 
captures what we arethinking, learning, and discovering about education, entrepreneurship, and advancinginnovation. This collection of more than forty essays is written by the talented KauffmanFoundation associates, partners, and experts who are pursuing the principles and visionset by our founder, Ewing Kauffman.REQUEST YOUR COMPLIMENTARY COPY AT
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©2008 by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
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Sprkig aeric Eterprise iGlobl Etrepreers
WenDY e.F. ToRRanCe, P.D.
Dirctr, Glbl Sclrs Prgr, ewig mri Kuff Fudti
Whe the K odtio lched the Globl Scholrs Progri 2006, we evisioed  iqe d world-ledig opportity tht woldtech d excite spirig techology etrepreers.We pled to iersethe i etrepreeril cltre i the uited Sttes with  view to ispirig,bildig skills d kowledge, d trig their expertise i the directio o etrepreership d the cretio o iovtive bsiesses.Gided by Beji rkli’s lessos ro cetries go bot the iportceo the trstiol exchge o ides d the osterig o iovtio, we hve,drig the lst two yers, bilt  progr tht we believe oers  prllelededctio i etrepreership. We hve idetied  core clty, orgedcollbortios with ceters or techology d etrepreership t Hrvrd dStord, worked with exeplry etrepreeril copies, d creted crricl tht chlleges the Scholrs to ree d develop their vetres, dswer qestios tht re crcil to their progress. We hve hosted twety-sevestdets ro iversities i Egld, Derk, d norther Ireld, d rebsy preprig or the rrivl o or third clss o Scholrs i Jry 2009.The odtio eels ortte to hve worked with these rerkble Scholrs,ll otstdig bssdors or their hoe cotries d ethsistic observers
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Kauffman Thoughtbook 2009
. ©2008 by the Ewig mrio K odtio. all rights reserved.
 
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o, prticipts i, d cotribtors to, aeric etrepreeril cltre. Theprogr hs, ccordig to chrter clss ebers, ispired  sigict positiveipct o the pth o their creers. They hve clled the experiece “liechgig,” otig tht their work with the K odtio hs eqippedthe with the tools, skills, d etwork to lch sccessl vetres. Stdets ior 2008 clss hve dopted the otto, “Everythig hs chged,” d they ote
- Sprkig aeric Eterprise i Globl Etrepreers -
T scd clss f t Glbl Sclrs Prgr, stdig, lft t rigt:Grg huds, Sturt Vrrll, mitu Kdkr, Su Js, atySl, Rsus eriks, micll estvs, ow Gllgr, agl Grubisic.Std, lft t rigt: Js Rd, mrcus hggrs, hl mu.
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