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The Role of Entrepreneurship in Research Bert Vandenberg

The Role of Entrepreneurship in Research Bert Vandenberg. Saskatoon, SK – November 17 2011. Alternative Title. The Psychobiology of Pulse Research. Jane Jacobs. Systems of Survival : A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics

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The Role of Entrepreneurship in Research Bert Vandenberg

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  1. The Role of Entrepreneurship in ResearchBert Vandenberg Saskatoon, SK – November 17 2011

  2. Alternative Title The Psychobiology of Pulse Research

  3. Jane Jacobs Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics • Platonic dialogue of the underlying morality of work • Two patterns of moral behaviourare mutually exclusive

  4. Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Moral Syndrome A: Commercial - business people, scientists, traders Moral Syndrome B: Guardian - government, religious institutions, regulators Almost always mutually exclusive….

  5. Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Moral Syndrome A: Commercial - Based on trust Moral Syndrome B: Guardian • Based on loyalty Beware of the Moral Hybrids!!

  6. Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Beware the Moral Hybrids!! • Government by Business

  7. Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Beware the Moral Hybrids!! • Business by Government

  8. Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Beware the Moral Hybrids!! • Medicine?

  9. Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Beware the Moral Hybrids!! • Agriculture

  10. Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Moral Syndrome A: Commercial - business people, scientists, traders What about entrepreneurs?

  11. Entrepreneur Entrepreneur inEnglish is a term applied to a person who is willing to help launch a new venture or enterprise and accept full responsibility for the outcome….

  12. Three ways to make a living…. • Piece work • Hourly wage • Commission • Equity investment

  13. Lifestyle entrepreneur A social entrepreneur is motivated by a desire to help, improve and transform social, environmental, educational and economic. Characteristics of highly effective social entrepreneurs include ambition and lack of acceptance of the status quo

  14. Serial entrepreneur A serial entrepreneur is one who continuously comes up with new ideas and starts new businesses, possesses a high propensity for risk, innovation and achievement. Likely to experience repeated entrepreneurial success. And more likely to take risks and recover from business failure.

  15. Lifestyle entrepreneur • A lifestyle entrepreneur places passion before profit when launching a business in order to combine personal interests and talent with the ability to earn a living

  16. A glimpse into personal experiences of childhood entrepreneurship…. • Bakery business …. • Horticulture …. • Goldfish…

  17. Crassula(from the word Crassus) The Sad Tale of Crassula

  18. My first forays into business….. • Bakery business • Horticulture • Goldfish • Retail and wholesale market gardening • Farmer’s market – wholesale and retail • Farm vacation accommodation • Canadian Select Grains • Spectrum Specialty Seeds (1985) • Pulse exports – Prairie Pulse Inc. (1994) • Hemp Genetics International (2003) • Tecomango (2008) Conclusion: I am mostly a serial entrepreneur…

  19. Systems of Survival • Skin in the game vs. Conflict of interest • Classic Commercial vs Guardian issue?

  20. Systems of Survival Entrepreneurs vsGrantrepreneurs Commercial vs Guardian Syndrome?

  21. Psychosocial analysis of pulses

  22. Psychobiological analysis of pulses Why are we such losers? • Are we protein? • Are we fibre? • Are we carbohydrate? • Are we fractions? (fractious?) • Are we subsidized?

  23. Why do people not like us anymore? • Are we whole food? • Are we vegetables? • Are we in a guardian spiral? • Do we lack entrepreneurship?

  24. RSA, 1994

  25. Pulse Party… Party of Unmanageable Legume Seed Enterprises

  26. An avian science cluster

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