Using Games for Fostering Green Entrepreneurship Among Youth
Climate change, changing labour markets and the push towards a sustainable economy mean we need to find new ways to learn and innovate. Initiatives like the European Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the European Youth Strategy see young people not just as recipients, but as leaders of change too. But traditional teaching methods often don’t give young people the creativity, risk-taking attitude and systems thinking they need to start their own green businesses. So, educators, policymakers and youth organisations are adopting game-based learning, using digital and analogue games, simulations and gamified challenges to encourage green entrepreneurship.
Regenerative system thinking as the Blueprint for Green Entrepreneurship
Let’s face it, we’ve got big dreams for the planet but there’s a massive gap between knowing and doing. To bridge that gap, Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov, founder of a non-profit research agency, articulated a framework: Regenerative System Thinking (RST).
Green Entrepreneurship in a Rapidly Changing World
In a world marked by accelerating climate change, biodiversity loss, and growing social inequality, the call for rethinking how we live, work, and do business has never been more urgent. From global policy agendas like the EU Green Deal to grassroots regenerative movements, one idea is gaining momentum across scales and sectors: green entrepreneurship. But what is it really — and why is it so relevant now?