Our Approach

One of the first institutions in the world to teach entrepreneurship, Babson recognized that entrepreneurial leaders are made—not born.

We continue to equip undergraduates, graduates, and executives with the skills needed to create economic and social value in organizations of all types and sizes—the skills of entrepreneurial leaders.

A Proprietary Methodology for Teaching Entrepreneurship

Babson’s globally acclaimed Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® methodology teaches leaders to balance action, experimentation, and creativity with a deep understanding of business fundamentals and rigorous analysis as the ideal approach to creating economic and social value.

Every organization needs entrepreneurial leaders who experiment, learn, and iterate. Leaders who are problem solvers. Leaders who know how to take action.

Solving the World’s Thorniest Challenges

Entrepreneurial leadership is a skillset and a mindset. And it can, and must, be taught. Entrepreneurial leadership is key to solving the world’s most complex problems—both those we’ve faced for decades and those we haven’t encountered yet.

To date, leadership models have failed to address challenges like poverty and climate change. But unlike traditional leadership models, entrepreneurial leadership enables us to take action, solve problems, and create value while others are still analyzing the situation.

Strategic Vision

Four highly integrated initiatives—entrepreneurial leadership, Everywhere Platform, ecosystems, and One Babson—help Babson deliver on its strategic vision: One Babson Delivering Entrepreneurial Leadership Anywhere, Impacting Ecosystems Everywhere.

Originally started in summer 2019, Babson’s strategic vision was informed by thousands of community ideas and insights—coupled with external data. The vision was tested in real-time during the COVID-19 pandemic, validating areas of strength and accelerating the need to educate and advance entrepreneurial leaders, and create new learning pathways for entrepreneurial leadership.