Social Change Through Academic Entrepreneurship with Jason Roncancio

For Jason Roncancio, and many other academic entrepreneurs in emerging economies, the driving force behind the work they do is their desire to bring about social change within their communities and the world at large.

In today’s episode, Jason shares some of the key lessons that he has learned from his experience working in the biotechnology industry and through the many years he has spent as a researcher focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship..

Jason provides an insightful comparison between the academic entrepreneurship in developed and developing countries, an overview of the different channels through which entrepreneurial universities collaborate with industry, and offers his thoughts on how these entrepreneurial universities can mitigate the challenges that they face as agents for social change. 

In This Episode:

[00:50] An overview of Jason Roncancio’s educational and professional background.

[05:05] The inspiration behind the writing of Jason’s book, Entrepreneurial Universities as Agents of Social Change.

[13:06] Jason explains what an entrepreneurial university is, and the catalyst for the creation of these kinds of institutions.

[16:04] How Jason defines social entrepreneurship and social innovation.

[17:14] How entrepreneurial universities in developed countries differ from those in developing countries.

[24:18] The driving forces behind the work being done by academic entrepreneurs in emerging economies.

[30:49] Some of the major challenges being faced by entrepreneurial universities.

[34:02] Jason’s call to action for all universities.

[37:23] Some of the key findings from the research that Jason conducted on university/industry collaborations in Colombia and Bolivia. 

[45:26] Innovation, community service learning, co-creation: an overview of these three channels which facilitate university/industry collaborations.

[50:06] Barriers that prevent universities from becoming better agents for social change. 

[55:48] The benefits that universities are likely to receive when they make an effort to bring about social change. 

[58:20] Jason’s thoughts on what universities can do to become more effective social change agents.  

[1:10:41] How Jason plans to broach the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion in his future research. 

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