1. Case of Social Entrepreneurship: Helsinki Think Company and Collaboration With the Municipality of Helsinki Karri Liikkanen Helsinki Think Company

2. #YOUMAKEWE #HKITHINKCO

3. WE ARE COMMUNITY of entrepreneurially minded people CO-WORKING SPACE in three locations (Center, Viikki, Meilahti)

5. PURPOSE AND GOALS To increase entrepreneurial mindset and spirit at the University of Helsinki and enhance entrepreneurship among students and researchers To exploit the innovation potential To create business and entrepreneurship projects To activate dialogue and partnership between students, scientist and business Having a positive impact on the society and the world

6. MINDSET Making an impact should not be the sole drive in university research. But it shouldn’t be excluded either. Finnish Universities Act 558/2009 states: ”The mission of the universities is to promote free research and academic and artistic education, to provide higher education based on research, and to educate students to serve their country and humanity” (http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/2009/en20090558.pdf).http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/2009/en20090558.pdf

7. HOW WE STARTED City of Helsinki & University of Helsinki in 2013 Funding 50/50 Action plan for the company, free hands for the association

8. ROADMAP 2013–2017 OPENING THINK CO. AT VUORIKATU 5 STEP 1: STUDENT & RESEARCHER ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CHANGE OF MINDSET PARTNERS/ LONG TERM FINANCE SECURED LAUNCH OF NEW ACTIVITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS OPENING THINK CO. AT VIIKKI CAMPUS STEP 1: STUDENT & RESEARCHER ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CHANGE OF MINDSET CAMPUS SPECIFIC CONCEPTS AND PARTNERSHIPS OPENING THINK CO. AT MEILAHTI CAMPUS STEP 1: STUDENT & RESEARCHER ENTREPRENEUR- SHIP AND CHANGE OF MINDSET CAMPUS SPECIFIC CONCEPTS AND PARTNERSHIPS OPENING THINK CO. AT KUMPULA CAMPUS STEP 1: STUDENT & RESEARCHER ENTREPRENEURSHI P AND CHANGE OF MINDSET CAMPUS SPECIFIC CONCEPTS AND PARTNERSHIPS 2013 2014 2016 2017

9. KEY ACTIVITIES Co- working Events Learning by doing Open access Hosts & support Network & partners

10. KEY EVENTS Mini Challenges Bootcamps 4UNI

14. EXAMPLES

18. THINK COMPANY WAY

19. THE CURIOUS

20. THE EXPERIMENTERS

21. THE IMPACT SEEKERS

22. THE SHOWCASE

23. THANK YOU! Karri Liikkanen +358 44 0100 574 karri@thinkcompany.fi @karriliikkanen linkedin.com/in/karriliikkanen Helsinki Think Company @Helsinkithinkco thinkcompany.fi