Fixed and

01
Growth
Mindset
(growth mentality vs fixed mentality)
What is Mindset?
- established set of attitude or beliefs held by
someone.

According to Dweck (2005), there are 2 kinds of people (fixed mentality

& growth mentality) that distinguish them according to their attitudes
towards failure.
Therefore…
Fixed Mindset Growth mindset
The belief on abilities, The belief that any given
intelligence, and talents ability can be learned
as fixed traits. through hard work and
study.
 Neuroscience

02 Evidence of
Growth
Mindset
Scientific research results:
■ Pietchnig Pink et.al., (2015) found out that there is a positive

correlates between intelligence and overall brain volume.

■ Narr, Woods, et.al. (2007) found out that there is a positive correlates

between intelligence and brain gray matter volume.

■ Haier,Siegel et.al., (1988) found out that there is a positive correlates

between intelligence and cortical thickness and neural efficiency.

Scientific research results:
■ Dweck (2010) confirmed that growth mindset have a positive impact

on student performance.

■ Blackwell, Trzesniewski & Dweck (2007) found out that growth

mindset scored better in math subject over time.

■ Kemper & Ela (2019) found out that teacher’s previous beliefs about

learning and learners have influenced how they engage in mindsets

Scientific research results:
■ Nussbaum & Dweck (2008) study effort is directly correlated or

equated to academic success.

 Growth

03 mindset &
Intuition
Intuition…

Intuition is an important business tool specifically in

decision-making process.

Intuition is feeling before thinking and is a product of

the evolutionary history of decision-making.

“Intuition comes first and strategic reasoning second”

(Haidt, 2012)
 Growth

04
mindset, risk
taking,
creativity, and
innovation
Risk taking
● Significant result of growth mindset is
the attitude towards risk.
● It is a factual probability where business
risks are estimabale and reducible.
Creativity
● Growth mindset is important in developing
creativity since creative work requires a higher
level of perseverance.
● Dweck (2007) found out that one influencing
factor in creative achievement is the
perseverance and resilience produced by a
growth mindset.
 It is not that I’m smart, it’s
merely that I stay with problems
longer.
― Albert Einstein
Innovation
● Another important ability as an outcome of
a growth mindset.
● Schumpeter (1947) defined it as a process of
developing and introducing new ways of
doing things and abandoned the old ones.
05 Entrepreneurial
Mindset
Characteristics of an Entrepreneurial
Mindset: (Orbis, 2011)
● Lifelong learning and openness to change
● Engagement in a complex and uncertain world
● Creative and innovative approaches to solve problems
● Belief and confidence in one’s own capacity and competency
to be entrepreneurial.
● Desire, motivation and intention to practice
entrepreneurship and behave entrepreneurially
Characteristics of an Entrepreneurial
Mindset: (Orbis,2011)
● Taking initiative and personal responsibility for
actions
● Pursuit of goal-attainment through personal
mastery and value-creation
● Recognizing opportunities
● Grit and perseverance in the face of challenges
Characteristics of an Entrepreneurial
Mindset: (Orbis,2011)
● Taking risks that lead to learning, growth, and
value
● A belief in one’s ability to influence.
Watch your thoughts they become words.
Watch your words they become actions.
Watch your actions they become habits.
Watch your habits they become character.
Watch your character it becomes your
destiny.
-Lao tzu