Get unstuck
and innovate like an entrepreneur
Engage one course at a time or join us for a three-part certificate in Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Courses offered online synchronously for 2-3 Friday afternoons.
These courses provide a platform for answering some of the most pressing and emergent opportunities.
*If you are a student please refer to ENTR 398 on class finder
What You’ll Learn
Entrepreneurial Leadership Certificate
Join for one course or sign up for all three at once. Courses do not need to be taken sequentially.
Unleashing Creativity Course Materials
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UNLEASHING CREATIVITY
DESIGNING FOR INNOVATION AND MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATIONCOURSE ONE: FALL How might you lead your teams meaningfully in a way that increases creativity, engagement, productivity, well-being and job...
BUSINESS MODELLING
ENTREPRENEURIAL DESIGNERS AND FACILITATORSCOURSE TWO: WINTER How might you engage your teams for incremental and large scale development of your business or business unit? Advance your critical...
CHANGE LEADERSHIP
INNOVATION AND MODELLING COLLABORATIVE CHANGECOURSE THREE: SPRING How might you effectively lead change with the mindset and skills of an entrepreneur and innovator? From existing businesses to...
Additional Courses
FACILITATIVE LEADERSHIP
Facilitative LeadershipHow might you drive full and meaningful participation on your team? Amplifying and developing the best in your people to make meetings stink less, grow outcomes and increase...
COACHING FOR INNOVATION
Coaching for Innovation We’ve heard the term “Leader as Coach” in principle, and it sounds great. How do we get from where we are today to leading as a coach? This class will equip you with...
SELLING LIKE A PRO
Selling like a Pro If you’re like most of us, the challenge of the sale feels like a big and necessary hurdle. This sales class will walk you through the entire sales process from building...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Intellectual Property Acquire Practical Knowledge of IP Gain the tools to understand and utilize IP • Learn about IP licensing and agreements Explore real-world examples of IP Instructor: Dr. Rhys...
How the Courses Work
Entrepreneurial Leadership Certificate
*Offered as a non-credit program in conjunction with Western’s Professional and Continuing Education. More information about these programs is available at https://oce.wwu.edu/
UNLEASHING CREATIVITY: DESIGNING FOR INNOVATION AND MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION
DATES: September 25th, October 2nd and October 9th 2020
BUSINESS MODELING: ENTREPRENEURIAL DESIGNERS AND FACILITATORS
DATES: January 29th, February 5th and February 12th 2021
CHANGE LEADERSHIP: INNOVATION AND MODELING COLLABORATIVE CHANGE
DATES: April 9th, April 16th and April 23rd 2021
Additional Courses
FACILITATIVE LEADERSHIP
FALL DATES: October 16th, October 23rd, and October 30th, 2020
WINTER DATES: February 19th and 26th 2021
SPRING DATES: April 30th, May 7th and 14th 2021
COACHING FOR INNOVATION
DATES: November 6th, 13th and 20th 2020
DATES: Spring TBD
SELLING LIKE A PRO
DATES: March 5th, 12th, and 19th
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
DATES: Spring TBD
Meet Your Professors
Meg Weber
Lead Instructor
Meg Weber joined the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Team in 2016. Meg is passionate about economic development, students and entrepreneurship.
Meg’s career past is in running a telecommunications business, providing business coaching and serving as the Executive Director of the Technology Alliance Group. Meg serves our community on the Boards of the Pickford Film Center and the Technology Alliance Group. She holds a BA in Political Science and German, University of Rochester, MA Cinema , University of Iowa and MBA, University of Rochester.
Dr. Art Sherwood
Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Art Sherwood is the David Cole Professor of Entrepreneurship in the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University. Dr. Sherwood is the director of Western’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, an Affiliated Faculty of the Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop on Political Theory and Political Theory and Policy Analysis and co-founder of the Cooperative Business Research Institute.
Having completed his graduate work at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business with a research focus on cooperative alliances, he now seeks to better understand co-operative entrepreneurship, governance and leadership. His current research also focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems and programs that increase access for non-traditional participants. In addition to his academic work, his is an experienced entrepreneur and a member-owner of CDS Consulting Co-op through which he advises and teaches co-operative leaders throughout the United States.