“Bas for me was more than a teacher, he was a mentor and an inspiration personally and professionally. He was capable of working with a big group and still give full attention to each of us. He is a great emphatic listener and is very open to share his experiences as an entrepreneur. Overall, he became the best teacher I’ve ever had.”
~ Roxana De Sousa – Master Student Health Food Innovation Management – University of Maastricht
I facilitate courses for Universities in the United States, Australia and Europe. The curriculum is designed with experts in the fields of Entrepreneurship & Innovation. I acknowledge many universities already have curriculums in place. I’m very flexible in working with pre-determined learning outcomes and topics that need to be addressed. My teaching style is non-negotiable. I teach based on scientific principles. Key pillars of my style are Root-cause analysis, problem & experience based learning & ease of approachability.
In short, I do not care for students passing a course if the acquired knowledge does not stick. My teaching style is built to enhance the durability of knowledge. Students should understand the eventual use of that which they are learning by means of practical examples. They should understand how the material applies to actual problems they learn to solve for, and they do so by reaching beyond the constraints of the curriculum. Typically, 50% of all course material to be studied is supplied organically by students during the course and peer-assessed for credibility and usability.
Entrepreneurship
Duration: Typically 6-12 weeks (Full time).
Entrepreneurship is no exact science. It can however be approached scientifically. Understanding different types of entrepreneurship and how to apply and develop them over time are a valuable part of any curriculum. No matter your study or aspiration for a specific occupation, there are likely ample opportunities to apply your skills as an entrepreneur. The hardest part is understanding your options and how to start. As a student in this course, you’ll learn to recognize opportunities for entrepreneurship, understand how to apply theory in practice and learn to realize the value of your skills in a business setting.
Excerpts of curriculum upon request.
Serious inquiries only.
Innovation Management
Duration: Typically 6-12 weeks (Full time).
There is always opportunity for innovation. Voicing ideas isn’t hard. Guiding this idea, all the way from ignition to scalable product or service, in a corporate environment, that is extremely difficult. You’ll need an understanding of an organization’s appetite for risk, the economics of project development, managing resources, facilitating corporate buy-in for any initiative, calculation of opportunity cost and rapid collection of valuable feedback. In this course, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the most important theories and skills, needed to develop and manage innovative activities in a corporate setting.
Excerpts of curriculum upon request.
Serious inquiries only.
Intrapreneurship
Duration: Typically 6-12 weeks (Full time).
Nowadays, it’s becoming common to see entrepreneurial activity in bigger businesses (Intrapreneurship). This sounds like a dream, entrepreneurial excitement with the security of a paycheck. Intrapreneurship is very complicated, and understanding how to navigate it to success requires a lot of knowledge on corporate limitations, processes, and guidelines. Theories on understanding risk management, scientific implementation of project management and the economics of new product development are key to proper execution of intrapreneurship. This is what you’ll learn in this course.
Excerpts of curriculum upon request.
Serious inquiries only.
Venture Creation
This is a skill course.
Duration: Typically 6-12 weeks (Full time).
In this skill course, you’ll learn how to create a business without corporate restraints. Entrepreneurship involves a complex combination of skills. You’ll learn about entrepreneurial finance, marketing (Analog, social and digital), qualitative and quantitative research, project management, feasibility assessment, prototyping, pitching, business modeling and more. This intense course starts with nothing but an idea, but at the end of the course, you’ll be ready to try and sign your first customer. You’ll literally kick-start a business, understand the skills needed to set it up, manage it and gain traction with customers and users.
Excerpts of curriculum upon request.
Serious inquiries only.
Business Negotiation
This is a skill course.
Duration: Typically 4-8 Weeks (Part Time).
Life is about compromises, as is conducting business. Whether you are negotiating contracts with external partners or trying to foster a partnership between departments internally, you’ll need to negotiate a basic agreement. Interests are never 100% aligned. In this course, you’ll learn how to gain all the information you need to create an irresistible proposal, whilst keeping all part’s best interest at heart. Understanding how to do this properly is an invaluable skill in today’s business environment, where management practices become more horizontal and everyone tends to give input in new agreements or initiatives. Understanding how to leave room for interpretation when needed, whilst at the same time being crystal clear where essential is what you’ll learn in this skill course.
Excerpts of curriculum upon request.
Serious inquiries only.
Bas van den Bergh 