Question 1

What is the Future Fellows Experience?

Accepted Answer

The Future Fellows Experience is a fun, informative and engaging learning experience, designed to help you explore the knowledge and skills required to become an environmentally conscious entrepreneur, or ‘Ecopreneur’.

The experience combines a selection of useful ‘Primers’ on key subjects related to ecopreneurship, a challenge-based learning experience to help you explore your eco-friendly venture ideas, and a number of chances to interact with an expert panel of entrepreneurs with experience in developing positive impact businesses.

Want the big picture? Here's a quick explainer of the Future Fellows Experience:

Question 2

What can I learn and what skills might I develop by taking part?

Accepted Answer

Through the Future Fellows Experience you can learn some of the foundational knowledge necessary to understand ecopreneurship as a path to creating a positive impact on the planet.

Through the Pitch Friendly Challenge you will also get to apply and practise a number of skills essential for ecopreneurship, such as futurecasting, concept research, using canvas tools and systems thinking.

Question 3

What are the Villars Institute & ITZA?

Accepted Answer

ITZA is a digital learning company based in Scotland, UK, that helps young learners around the World build the passion, curiosity and competencies necessary for a life rich with independent learning.

The Villars Institute,(https://villarsinstitute.org/) based in Switzerland is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to, amongst other things, developing educational activities that promote biodiversity, planetary health, and sustainable development.

Each year they bring a dynamic group of young learners together at The Villars Symposium,(https://villarsinstitute.org/events/villars-symposium-2024) along with leading experts across multiple fields, to explore solutions to today’s most pressing environmental challenges.

Question 4

What exactly is an ‘Ecopreneur?

Accepted Answer

In short an ‘Ecopreneur’ is an entrepreneur (or venture builder, startup founder) who prioritises planetary health and sustainability as they work to build a profitable business that creates positive impact. To learn more, head over to our Ecopreneur 101!(https://futurefellows.itza.io/ecopreneurship101-page1)