Jonas Wiklander

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Jonas Wiklander

Entrepreneurs, Mentorship

Almi FöretagspartnerBusiness coach,

Creativity

jonas.wiklander@almi.se

Twyla Tharp

World-famouschoreographer

• ”The creative habit”(2005)

• How to makecreativitya part of yourlife

• …through discipline,preparation androutine

BureaucracyAdhocracy

Rigid structuresOrganizationPlanningWritten rules

CREATIVITY”discipline, preparation and routine”

Organic structureRoles not defined”For the purpose”Little formalization

(EAST SWEDEN)

1 of 16 ALMIsubsidiariesin Sweden

Each subsidiaryowned by the

Swedish government (51%)and regional authorities (49%)

Financing and advisory services

for entrepreneurs (SME)and innovators

Business coachingand

mentor programs

BureaucracyAdhocracy

Rigid structuresOrganizationPlanningWritten rules

Organic structureRoles not defined”For the purpose”Little formalization

CREATIVITY”discipline, preparation and routine”

The Creative Bureaucracy?

• Main drivers for starting up a company:• Wants freedom and independence• Good at something• Wants to create a company

• Majority of SME entrepreneurs are self-taught in entrepreneurship

• Grow and develop the company – while maintaining theentrepreneurial energy!

• How can we organize creativity?

Learning from experience

• ”Deliberate experiential learning – Mastering the art of learning from experience”, Kolb/Yeganek 2011

• Developing a learning identity – finding your learning style

• Focusing on the longer term outcome instead of immediate performance

• Reflecting on failure as well as progress – create new models

• Becoming a skilled learner

The good news for creators…

• “Entrepreneurs who have acquired the capacity to perform at expert levels in sports, music, art, or science, can transfer these skills and capacities to their business goals”

• Being a skilled learner in one area can make you a skilled learner in another area

• “How entrepreneurs aquire the capacity to excel” – Baron/Henry, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 2010

• Deliberate practice - Hard work beats talent, luck and experience

UCP Mentorship program(Linköping)

• Collaboration between UCP Linköping (mentors and mentees) and Almi (mentors and program structure)

• Mentor program:• ~ 20 pairs of mentor-mentee• Mentors from both creative and ”non-creative” businesses,

matching according to mentee’s needs• 2 hours per month, during a year

• Meetings:• 2 day workshop, sales for creators:

”The art of selling your heart” (Linda Nordfors)• Networking events

Marie Kling, Kling Kollektion (slow fashion)

• “The mentoring program is a valuable support in my business today”

• “The meetings with the group have been an inspiration at many levels”

• “My mentor brings experience and knowledge to my company”

Carin Peterson Design - knitted wool

• “Great to have someone who listens […] with good advice and ideas”

• “Great to get to know more entrepreneurs in the creative industries”

• “Someone who asks the right questions, and who makes me think broader”

is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm”

- Sir Winston Churchill

“Success…

Jonas Wiklander

Entrepreneurs, Mentorship

Almi FöretagspartnerBusiness coach,

Creativity

jonas.wiklander@almi.se

Jonas Wiklander

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