Analogical and Metaphorical Thinking, Storytelling, and Entrepreneurial Identity and Narrative Development: A Visual Art-Based Learning Innovation

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Abstract

This article describes a novel visual art-based exercise (VAE) that was developed and conducted as part of an introductory-level, project-based entrepreneurial leadership course. The VAE engages students in reflective explorations of paintings and analogical and metaphorical thinking and analysis in support of two learning outcomes. The first outcome is for students to gain greater awareness of their emergent entrepreneurial identities. The second outcome is for students to enhance their capacities to effectively integrate analogies and metaphors with entrepreneurial narratives. Participatory inquiry guides the structure and delivery of the VAE with its application being focused on opportunity identification and conceptualization, solution development, and entrepreneurial narrative development and delivery. The three stages of the exercise (i.e., Staging, Transfer, and Integration) are described in detail, and its effectiveness is qualitatively assessed specific to the intended outcomes in order to facilitate and support adoption.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)64-81
Number of pages18
JournalEntrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy
Volume4
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021

Keywords

  • analogies
  • entrepreneurial learning
  • entrepreneurial storytelling
  • metaphors
  • visual art-based learning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business and International Management
  • Education

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