How Might I change the world? Enriching Social Impact and Career Aspirations With a Global Experiential Instructional Innovation

• Published in: Journal of management education Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 271 - 301
• Main Authors: Mooney, Christine H., Cockburn, Bethany S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-04-2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Career preparation; Educational innovations; Empathy; Occupations; Social entrepreneurship; Social impact; Teaching methods; social entrepreneurship; empathy; micro-entrepreneur; global engagement trip; career aspirations
• ISSN: 1052-5629; 1552-6658
• DOI: 10.1177/10525629231209682

This article outlines a novel approach for career readiness which embeds a global engagement trip within a social entrepreneurship course. Utilizing an empathy driven approach, the instructional innovation exposes students to social impact and innovation in an entrepreneurial setting, provides an opportunity for rich engagements with social and micro-entrepreneurs, and facilitates connection with self and others. Reflexive assignments and dialogues are integrated throughout the instructional innovation allowing students to identify and reflect on their aspirations and intentions for creating societal impact in their career journeys. Participation in this experience has resulted in outcomes related to career goals, including new plans for building social impact into work and renewed social entrepreneurial intentions. Instructions, exercises, and evidence of their effectiveness are provided.