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RAISING ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES

EMOTIONAL

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THINKING

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Lego Serious Play®

An experience based method meant for strengthening relations of a team, understanding the organization and their own role in the organization. This method allows to understand the inner structure of the organization by projecting your own insight into game elements thus removing the psychological stereotypes and restrictions.

Design Thinking®

It is a tool, which offers creative, fun and structuralized way to look at creating strategies, products and services. This method is orientated towards forming an optimistic view and allows to understand that every team member can accomplish different tasks and be the change in the creative process.

Method Kit

This method is meant for modeling ideas, organizing effective meetings and workshops by using cards. This helps create new ideas and expand on old ones as well as get basic and detailed review of the situation. Method is based on creativity and teamwork when all the participants discuss, organize and research sections of the projects that need more attention.

Points of you®

This is a coaching game that is a powerful tool used to generate clear, quality communication between people.

Personal Business Model You®

This is a science-based positive psychology platform, with a variety of tool boxes and worksheets for professionals with the right knowledge and tools to apply positive psychology in real-life settings and make a difference in the lives of their clients and students.

Strategyzer

Platform for business development of complementary methods such as “Business model canvas” and “Value proposition canvas”, which allow easily and visually convey current business models and the ones that have already been created. These methods also allow us to understand existing and future value for the end consumer.

Experience design

A way of learning that allows you to gain new experiences based on emotions and reach understanding how and why people feel and behave in certain situations or different contexts.

Positive psychology

This is a science-based positive psychology platform, with a variety of tool boxes and worksheets for professionals with the right knowledge and tools to apply positive psychology in real-life settings and make a difference in the lives of their clients and students.

EQ Thinking model

EQ Thinking model - its authentic expression in a model of MINDED attitude, within all the programs and activities are created. It consists of three steps, which could be described as “Experience” – “Create” – “Initiate”. Each phase is supported with certain methodologies and equipped with tool boxes which allows to create memorable learning experiences
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OUR PROJECTS

BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN CREATIVE BUSINESS AND INNOVATION DESIGN 

Main aim of the program is to prepare professional organizations and business developers, managers and creators of innovations, familiar with the latest methods and models of organization creation and management, capable of creating and implementing value-creating social and business ideas, and initiating changes and innovations in the national and global environment, characterized by entrepreneurial competencies, having a systemic attitude, analytical and creative thinking.

The program is based on the Entrepreneurship Competence Framework “EntreComp” 15 entrepreneurial competence development model approved by the European Commission, the EQ-Thinking model (Experience-Create-Act), and the mentoring model, with students participating in a personal growth program. Studies are organized every semester by implementing a practical project, working in interdisciplinary teams in a strategic social partnership between universities, business and the local community, based on long-term and targeted efforts and attempts to solve various social, economic, scientific or technological problems. The program will be organized together with “Junior Achievement” and over 80 partner and social organizations.

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Duration of studies: 3 years
Language: Lithuanian
Form of studies: full-time
Degree awarded: Bachelor of Business Management
Place of execution: VMU Faculty of Economics and Management, K. Donelaičio St. 52, Kaunas

MINDED EXPERIENCE ACADEMY

What about? “Experience Academy” is like the experienced-based curriculum, it works as the analogue of “Entrepreneurship Academy” for pupils. This programme distinguishes by its innovative and unique learning structure, it incorporates the human factor, that is pupil ‘s community, teachers, practitioners, trainers, mentors, alumni club. The programme is also based on an amplitude of the tools used for creativity stimulation. During the project, pupils are encouraged to generate, experiment on, implement various social ideas and initiatives.

What is the purpose? It is to help a young person living in a school environment to take the first steps into a full-fledged entrepreneurial world, encouraged to make mistakes, to leave the comfort zone, to look for the answers and to see personal mistakes as growing challenges. Transform young people ‘s attitude, show that their opinion matters, that they have the power to make changes and bring the impact on the environment around.

How Long? 1 – 3 months.

Experience academy starts in every autumn and spring semesters. So if you are interested or would like to hear more, please feel free to contact us.

MINDED STARTUP ACADEMY

“Startup Academy” is a uniquely developed program for a young person who wants to test himself in starting a start-up business that would improve the world around us or solve a problem relevant to a certain audience. This academy allows participants start from searching for an idea and end by refining and implementing it! The assembled start-up team is accompanied by an experienced mentor throughout the all process. Moreover, field experts help startup teams to develop their product or service faster. For sure, a path of obstacles and challenges is inevitable, but the efforts made are appreciated.
This program is implemented in cooperation with the “Junior Achievement Start Up program”, so at the end of the academy the best performing teams present their new born businesses conceptions in the national competition. 

Our success story is the Dogs Go Out team, which won the first place in Lithuania and represented the country in the 2020 European competition.

As well as other success stories of people who have taken part in Minded activities and created their own brands: KONDIGNO  is a board game with a mobile app that is adapted to allow a blind person to join in; DŪŠIOS is about various products and services that help strengthen couples’ relationships; NEW YORK CAFE is business that serves you a good cup of coffee every day in Kaunas city and many other success stories.

IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS

Creative Lab is a unique project aimed at developing student entrepreneurship and creativity competences in higher education institutions in North Central and Southern Lithuania. Partners of this project were Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Marijampole College, Šiauliai State College, VMU Centre for Enterprise Practises.

Creativity Lab – a project for development entrepreneurship competences of the youth, which uses international methodologies and analyzes real city, business and personal challenges. From 2017 the project is being implemented in Tauragė city. Pupils of this city are invited to contribute to the development of the city’s image by developing a sustainable entrepreneurship education model. 

Partners 4 Value is a project of smart practitioners. Its goal is to improve quality of higher education, to ensure high-quality and efficient preparation of students for successful integration into the labor market, to improve their professional and personal capabilities, and to expand the social network.

DOERS Experience Academy is a project for 9-12 grade Kaunas city and district pupils. Its aim is to help young people get to know themselves, plan their lives and careers, and develop their social and entrepreneurial skills.

Entrepreneurship Academy – the volume of credit, 33 ECTS (which can be attended by any graduate students) is a training program that is based on active advisory methods, and helps to develop entrepreneurial qualities and competences that enable the student to develop their own businesses or succeed at their career.

ECOC-SME INTERREG EUROPE: ACTIONS FOR INDUCING SME GROWTH AND INNOVATION VIA THE ECOC EVENT AND LEGACY

The ECoC-SME project recognizes the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) Programme as a yet under-utilised opportunity for cities and regions to develop existing and prospective local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) via their early engagement in the event. The project focusses on the mega-event’s potentials to trigger, strengthen and diversify local entrepreneurship by encouraging their creative, ‘unconventionally’ cross-sectoral cooperations, clustering and networking, as well as their internationalisation.

Project abstract: The ECoC-SME will improve five Policy Instruments in the regions of the Partnership to promote a lasting positive impact of the European Capital of Culture on socioeconomic development. This is to be achieved by strengthening entrepreneurship and creative industries, creating jobs, supporting smart and sustainable growth. Through intensive and broad engagement of regional Stakeholder Groups, various types of local actors (municipalities, regional development agencies, chambers of commerce, universities, small businesses, ECoC management centers, etc.) will enhance their professional capacities by participating in the project’s Local Learning Labs, as well as create long-term co-operation networks.

Project website: https://www.interregeurope.eu/ecoc-sme/

Lead partner: University of Eastern Finland

Duration: Start: 01/08/2019, End: 31/08/2022

Main funder: Interreg Europe

Co-organisers: Vytautas Magnus University Centre for Entreprise Practices – Municipality of Timisoara – Materahub Creative and Cultural Industries – Municipality of Rijeka – Municipality of Leeuwarden – Inqubator Foundatio

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WORKSHOPS FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION

DESIGN THINKING AND

EXPERIENCE DESIGN

DESIGN THINKINR AND EXPERIENCE DESIGN

During the workshop your team will be mastering innovative tools that will allow you to look at emerging challenges creatively. It will help your organization to be able to operate successfully even in a rapidly changing environment.

TEAM

BUILDING

TEAM BUILDING

A strong team is one of the most important success factors that determine the smooth running of an organization. The quality of the work performed by the entire organization depends on the employee relationships and the pursuit of a common goal. Honest communication and the resolutions born during the workshop is the way to meaningful growth of your team as a strong one.

LEGO

SERIOUS PLAY

LEGO SERIOUS PLAY

The unique LEGO methodology is based on free communication, mutual respect and active listening. It enables all team members to share their insights and ideas equally, thus creating an interactive 3D image that is clear and great for everyone. Creating strategies through this play session enables your team to discover new business improvement opportunities.

MINDED TEAM

Vadovas | Head of Minded

Dr. Osvaldas Stripeikis
Mokymų vadovas | Training Manager

Liudas Švipas
Projektų vadovė | Project Manager

Giedrė Makarevičienė (Vaiko priežiūros atostogose / On childcare leave)
Moksleivių projektų vadovas | Student Project Manager

Laurynas Nikelis
Emocinis intelektas, koučingas | Emotional intelligence, coaching

Dr. Evelina Savickaitė-Kazlauskė
VERSLO PARTNERYSČIŲ VADOVAS | BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER

Mindaugas Šerpytis
Projektų vadovė | Project Manager

Rūta Rudaitienė
Mentorystės programos ir verslo projektų vadovas | Mentoring Programme and Business Project Manager

Edvinas Grauželis
Projektų vadovė | Project Manager

Audronė Zdanevičienė (Vaiko priežiūros atostogose / On childcare leave)
Bendruomenės projektų vadovas | Community Project Manager

Nikis
Komunikacijos ir rinkodaros vadovė | Communications and Marketing Manager

Simona Šapokė

Greta Kančelskienė

Vadovas | Head of Minded

Dr. Osvaldas Stripeikis

MINDED VDU įkūrėjas ir vizionierius. Ne tik “Kūrybiško verslo ir inovacijų dizaino” programos vadovas, tačiau ir dėstytojas – praktikas. Ugdydamas verslius žmonės O. Stripeikis teigia, kad „Svarbiausia – mokytis iš patirties”. MINDED dėsto „Dizaino mąstyseną“, “Patirties dizainą”, “Verslo dizainą”. Kartu prisideda prie Vytauto Didžiojo Universiteto verslumo ekosistemos kūrimo.

Founder and visionary of MINDED VMU. Not only the head of the Creative Business and Innovation Design programme, but also a practising lecturer. When it comes to developing entrepreneurial people, O. Stripeikis says that “the most important thing is to learn from experience”. At MINDED, he teaches “Design Thinking”, “Experience Design” and “Business Design”. At the same time, he contributes to the creation of the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Vytautas Magnus University.

Mokymų vadovas | Training Manager

Liudas Švipas

Liudas Švipas yra psichologas, turintis daugiau nei 16 metų patirtį mokymų vedimo ir konsultavimo srityje. Psichologinių paslaugų centro “Psichologinių idėjų namai” direktorius. Mokymų programų vadovas ir mentorius Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto MINDED komandoje. Dėsto “Emocinio intelekto” ir “Komandinio darbo” kursus.

Liudas Švipas is a psychologist with more than 16 years of experience in training and consulting. He is the director of the Psychological Services Centre “Psichologinių idėjųnamai”. He is a training programme manager and mentor in the MINDED team of Vytautas Magnus University. Teaches courses on “Emotional Intelligence” and “Teamwork”.

Projektų vadovė | Project Manager

Giedrė Makarevičienė (Vaiko priežiūros atostogose / On childcare leave)

Giedrė Makarevičienė – Minded VDU organizacijoje dirba nuo jos įkūrimo. Giedrė yra baigusi taikomosios anglų kalbotyros magistro studijas VDU. Turi daugiau nei 8 metų patirtį projektų valdymo srityje. Stiprioji pusė – organizuotumas ir planavimas. Pasitelkiant šias savybes organizacijoje vykdo projektų koordinavimo veiklas. Mano, kad gyvenime svarbiausia atrasti balansą, kuris padėtų augti tiek profesiniame, tiek asmeniniame gyvenime, tad po darbų atsipalaiduoti padeda tapyba ir bėgiojimas.

Giedrė Makarevičienė has been working for Minded VMU since its foundation. Giedrė has a Master’s degree in Applied English Linguistics from VMU. She has more than 8 years of experience in project management. Her strengths are organisation and planning. She uses these qualities to coordinate projects in the organisation. She believes that the most important thing in life is to find a balance that helps you grow both professionally and personally, so painting and jogging help you relax after work.

Moksleivių projektų vadovas | Student Project Manager

Laurynas Nikelis

Laurynas Nikelis – Moksleivių projektų vadovas ir mentorius, kūrybininkas ir idėjų generatorius, kuriam itin svarbus geras komandos mikroklimatas. Jo stiprioji pusė viešas kalbėjimas ir improvizacija, todėl turi ką patarti bet kuriai komandai ruošiant idėjos PITCH’ą. Komandos darbe vertina nuomonių įvairovę, kompromisų atradimą, atsakomybę ir žaismingumą siekiant bendro tikslo.

Laurynas Nikelis is a project manager and mentor, a creative thinker and an idea generator, and a good team microclimate is very important for him. His strengths are public speaking and improvisation, so he has a lot to advise any team when preparing an idea PITCH. He values diversity of opinion, compromise, responsibility and playfulness in teamwork to achieve a common goal.

Emocinis intelektas, koučingas | Emotional intelligence, coaching

Dr. Evelina Savickaitė-Kazlauskė

Daugelį metų dirbusi su įvairiausiomis vietinėmis bei tarptautinėmis grupėmis ir komandomis Jungtinėje Karalystėje ir Lietuvoje, Evelina padeda mentoriams nerti į komandinio darbo subtilumus. Koučingo psichologijos specialistė, besidominti stipriausiais vidiniais žmonių ištekliais, asmeniniu augimu bei emociniu intelektu, kviečia giliau pažinti save, atpažinti savo stiprybes ir vidinį potencialią. Pati pusantrų metų skyrusi patyriminei kelionei aplink pasaulį, drąsiai žadina kitus pasitikti iššūkius keliančias patirtis ir iš sunkumų ar kliūčių iškilti stipresniais.

Having worked for many years with a wide range of local and international groups and teams in the UK and Lithuania, Evelina helps mentors dive into the subtleties of teamwork. A specialist in coaching psychology with an interest in people’s strongest inner resources, personal growth and emotional intelligence, Evelina invites you to get to know yourself more deeply, to recognise your strengths and inner potential. Having spent a year and a half on an experiential journey around the world, she encourages others to face challenging experiences and emerge stronger from difficulties or obstacles.

VERSLO PARTNERYSČIŲ VADOVAS | BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER

Mindaugas Šerpytis

Mindaugas Šerpytis – marketingo, verslo vystymo, sporto ir automobilių entuziastas. Design Think‘eris. Tikras ramybės įsikūnijimas. Baigė Ekonomikos ir finansų bakalauro bei Marketingo ir tarptautinės komercijos magistro studijas VDU. Mindaugas jau ne vienerius metus augina savo patirtį dirbant marketingo srityje, verslo projektuose, vedant mokymus bei kuriant mokslo ir verslo sinergiją. Minded organizacijoje rūpinasi verslo sektoriaus įtraukimu į studijas bei mokslą, verslo projektais, o taip pat nepamiršta pasidalinti savo patirtimi kaip lektorius.

Mindaugas Šerpytis is a marketing, business development, sports and car enthusiast. Design Think’er. A true embodiment of peace. Graduated from the Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance and the Master’s degree in Marketing and International Commerce at VMU. Mindaugas has been growing his experience in marketing, business projects, training and creating synergies between science and business for several years. At Minded he is involved in the involvement of the business sector in studies and science, business projects, and also does not forget to share his experience as a lecturer.

Projektų vadovė | Project Manager

Rūta Rudaitienė

ICF sertifikuota koučingo specialistė (ACC), pagal Tarptautinės koučingo federacijos (ICF) patvirtintą mokymų programą. Rūta yra baigusi visuomenės sveikatos bakalauro studijas (LSMU), specializuojantis į visuomenės psichikos sveikatos stiprinimą bei strateginio organizacijų valdymo magistrantūros studijas (VDU), specializacuojantis į darbuotojų psichologinę gerovę. Stiprioji pusė – organizuotumas ir nuoširdumas. Vadovaujasi principu: „Magija yra viską matyti su meile“.

ICF Certified Coaching Specialist (ACC), according to the International Coaching Federation (ICF) approved training programme. Rūta holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health (LSMU), specialising in the promotion of public mental health, and a Master’s degree in Strategic Organisational Management (VMU), specialising in the psychological well-being of employees. Strengths: organisational skills and sincerity. Guided by the principle: “The magic is to see everything with love”.

Mentorystės programos ir verslo projektų vadovas | Mentoring Programme and Business Project Manager

Edvinas Grauželis

Projektų vadovė | Project Manager

Audronė Zdanevičienė (Vaiko priežiūros atostogose / On childcare leave)

Audronė Zdanevičienė – VDU Kūrybinių industrijų bakalauro bei profesinės pedagogikos absolventė, organizacijoje dirba jau penkis metus. Ji yra moksleivių projektų koordinatorė, studijų Kūrybiško verslo ir inovacijų dizainas dėstytoja. Tai žmogus, kurį kiekvienas studentas brangina už atidumą ir rūpestingumą. Audronė tiki, kad reikia būti pavyzdžiu, tad drąsiai neria pati į naujas patirtis bei mėgaujasi kurdama patirtis kitiems – ją taip pat galima sutikti Stakliškių gimnazijoje, kur šiuo metu dirba mokytoja.

Audronė Zdanevičienė is a graduate of VMU Creative Industries Bachelor’s Degree and Professional Pedagogy and has been working for the organisation for five years. She is a coordinator of student projects and a lecturer in Creative Business and Innovation Design. She is a person that every student appreciates for her attentiveness and caring. Audronė believes in leading by example, so she bravely dives into new experiences and enjoys creating experiences for others – she can also be found at Stakliškės Gymnasium, where she currently works as a teacher.

Bendruomenės projektų vadovas | Community Project Manager

Nikis

Komunikacijos ir rinkodaros vadovė | Communications and Marketing Manager

Simona Šapokė

Baigusi marketingo vadybos studijas Vytauto Didžiojo universitete, ji pritaiko teorines žinias praktikoje, valdydama organizacijos įvaizdį visose komunikacijos platformose. Simonos požiūris į marketingą – ne tik kaip į priemonę parduoti, bet kaip į būdą kurti ryšį, pasitikėjimą ir vertę. Kiekvienas žodis, vizualas ar kampanija turi pasakoti istoriją – autentišką, įtraukiančią ir atspindinčią tai, kuo gyvena Minded. Šiuolaikiniame pasaulyje, kuriame informacijos srautas nesustabdomas, svarbu išlikti matomiems ir aktualiems. Būtent todėl Simona nuolat ieško kūrybiškų sprendimų, drąsiai eksperimentuoja ir seka naujausias rinkodaros tendencijas, nes jos tikslas – kad Minded būtų ne tik matomas, bet ir įsimintinas.

A graduate of marketing management studies at Vytautas Magnus University, she applies theoretical knowledge in practice, managing the image of the organisation across all communication platforms. Simona’s approach to marketing is not only as a tool to sell, but as a way to build connection, trust and value. Every word, visual or campaign needs to tell a story – one that is authentic, engaging and reflective of what Minded lives for. In today’s world, where the flow of information is unstoppable, it’s important to stay visible and relevant. That’s why Simona is constantly looking for creative solutions, boldly experimenting and keeping up with the latest marketing trends, because her goal is to make Minded not only visible, but memorable.

Greta Kančelskienė

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