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In 2019 and 2020, a community of ecosystem builders convened as a community of practice in support of the ESHIP Goals and entrepreneurial ecosystem building. This website is an archive of these efforts and engagements. This is the collective work of individuals who contributed their time and energy for this emerging field.
Deep gratitude and appreciation for all the collaborators.
Theory of Change
Theory of Change
What are the ESHIP Goals?
What are the ESHIP Goals?
Based on the input of more than 1,000 ecosystem builders, we’ve formulated The ESHIP Goals: a proposed set of collective objectives to further fortify the entrepreneurial ecosystem building field. The solutions to the ESHIP Goals will serve as tenets to the field, and the goals themselves are a checklist to help us prioritize, organize, and collaborate as we work together to improve the effectiveness of our emerging field as a whole, and as a result, the effectiveness of individual ecosystem builders everywhere.
For more background on the intentions and inspirations for the ESHIP Goals, check out the goals tab of the current draft of the Kauffman Ecosystem Building Playbook.
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
Break rules and dream
Open doors and listen
Experiment and ideate together
Design for the whole system and all points of view
Take our work seriously but not personally
Know that done is better than perfect
Define and own our next steps
Have more fun together
Pay it forward
You may be an Ecosystem Builder if you believe...
You may be an Ecosystem Builder if you believe...
there is a need for a new model for inclusive economic development, one that takes into account the whole system.
to build these complex yet accessible systems, we must act in interdependent, inclusive, and equitable ways.
these living systems evolve in complex ways, and that without collectively-held intent, they cannot grow to their full natural potential.
in connecting and collaborating to help others succeed
in a sharing mindset.
in abundance and possibility instead of scarcity and roadblocks
engage the entire entrepreneurial stack through their active initiatives
in working to truly engage and include everyone
driven by results and dedicated to making real/deep impact
in being fully invested in helping other ecosystems grow as much as their own
in not being driven by self-interest.
in not being focused on gaining cash, credit or control.
not simply being idealistic, but in getting things done!
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