DREAM. LEARN. DEVELOP.
The Diamond Challenge offers a wealth of resources to support you during your journey. You will be guided through the entrepreneurial process from problem discovery to pitching your venture. Take advantage of the full series or dive into a specific topic.
Curriculum Roadmap
This resource provides a guided process utilizing curriculum videos and experiential activities that can support small group learning or a whole classroom.
Module 1
Mindset and Means
Focus on building a strong foundation of entrepreneurial thinking and a bias towards taking action. Click a link to jump to a subject within the module:
Introducing Entrepreneurship (1:59) | Defining Entrepreneurship (3:58) |ย Entrepreneurial Mindset and what it means to be an Entrepreneur (4:15) |ย Distinct Flavors of Entrepreneurship (4:06) |ย Effectual Thinking & the Growth Mindset (3:41) |ย Problem Finding & Opportunity Recognition (4:34)ย | Design Thinking (3:08) |ย Creativity & Ideation (3:59)
Module 2
Evidence-Based Process
Discover evidence-based entrepreneurship, a method of creating value through initial vision testing. It covers topics like value capture, delivery, and deciding when to launch a new venture. Click on a link for further information:
Testing Your Ideas & Putting Them Into Action (2:04) | Searching for a Viable Model (3:34)ย | Build, Measure, Learn (3:22) | Evidence-Based Approach (3:45)ย | Using a Business Model Canvas(4:32) |ย Using a Business Model Canvas, Part II (5:34) | A Special Note on Customers and Their Problems (4:48) | Customer Discovery Interviewing 101 (4:30) | Developing a Customer Discovery Interview Script (3:54) | Tips for Customer Discover Interviewing (3:31) | Solutions and Unique Value Proposition (5:20) | Solution Interviews (3:01) | MVPs & Experiments (5:42) | Back of the Envelope Math for Startups, Part I | Back of the Envelope Math for Startups, Part II (4:26) | Telling Your Story (5:24)
Module 3
A Social Innovation Curriculum
This session addresses two general questions: what is social entrepreneurship and what does it mean to be an entrepreneur? Click a link to jump to a subject within the module: What is Social Entrepreneurship? (3:59) |ย Entrepreneurship Process & Challenges (4:32) |ย Wicked Problems & Grand Challenges (6:19) | Social Impact Models (7:51) |ย Target Group Members & Payers (6:46) | Solution Generation & Screening (5:41)
Earn College Credit
Horn Entrepreneurship offers high schools the chance to transform the Diamond Challenge experience into a university-level course, utilizing Horn’s experiential curricula, educator training, and college credit for students.
Interested in bringing these college-credit courses to your school?
