News

Fuel for entrepreneurship

Professor of Practice Lauri Järvilehto says that radical creativity is an important part of entrepreneurship.
Professor of practice Lauri Järvilehto. Photo: Mikko Raskinen
Professor of Practice Lauri Järvilehto encourages all to take risks and learn from failure. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

Typically, people aim to avoid problems. An entrepreneur or intrapreneur, an employed person with the entrepreneurial mindset, in turn, faces problems head-on and sees them as opportunities.

Radical creativity is the fuel in the engine of entrepreneurship.

Aalto University has unique DNA in terms of both creativity and the entrepreneurial mindset.

Also, our arts school ranks among the top ten global universities in the field of arts and design, and it demonstrates the tremendous capability of the Aalto community to think in new and innovative ways.

Slush is a student-driven, not-for-profit movement originally founded to change attitudes toward entrepreneurship. Photo: Mikko Raskinen
Slush is a student-driven, not-for-profit movement originally founded to change attitudes toward entrepreneurship. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

However, the Aalto community would benefit a great deal from better-structured incentives and support for risk-taking.

Also, it would be great to incentivise people to take risks and to celebrate and learn from failure, to inoculate our community against the more traditional bureaucratic way of thinking aligned around trying to avoid making mistakes.

Lauri Järvilehto
Professor of Practice
Aalto Ventures Program

Unfolded

Aalto University UNFOLDED magazine focuses on contemporary issues dealing with creativity, experimentation, and transdisciplinary co-creation.

Read more
Unfolded_logo

Radical creativity

We build an outstanding creative community for new thinking.

Read more
Radical creativity illustration: Anna Muchenikova
  • Published:
  • Updated:

Read more news

Four people have coffee outside, smile and wave to camera.
Campus, University Published:

Coffee in the guild room and chat on Telegram – Small acts can help create a psychologically safe atmosphere

Prioritizing psychological safety is absolutely critical for building and maintaining a thriving academic environment..
palkalaskija
University Published:

Nokian Tyres donates EUR 200,000 to the School of Business

The donation is targeted to be used as Nokian Tyres and Jukka Moisio scholarships for masters students going on exchange programs abroad
Photo of female researcher on bright green background
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art Published:

"Keep an open mind and step outside of your comfort zone"

Read what double award winner Kukka-Emilia Huhtinen wants to share about her doctoral studies in theoretical physics
Photo of young man next to graphic with red arrows
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art Published:

"My PhD was great from every single point of view"

Read how Viliam Vaňo, Aalto thesis award winner, experienced his doctoral studies