Schumpeter Entrepreneurship Program at Incheon Mirae Saenghwal High School

We ran the Schumpeter Entrepreneurship Program for 10 first-year classes at Incheon Mirae Saenghwal High School.

Built on a program developed in-house by MAINCONTENTS Co., Ltd., the sessions used startup and entrepreneurship education to develop creative, interdisciplinary talent.

The program took place on 09.14. from 9:00 to 12:50 in each class's own classroom.

Curriculum

• Period 1: Understanding Schumpeterian entrepreneurship – creative destruction, the entrepreneurial mindset, and discovering startup ideas (using the Schumpeter board game)
• Period 2: Company analysis and ideation – team building, pinpointing problems with existing services, "arithmetic" ideation (add, subtract, multiply, divide), and selecting a final idea (using startup cards)
• Period 3: Developing the startup idea – refining the service, sketching a name and logo, and designing core features and structure
• Period 4: Startup simulation (using generative AI) – problem definition, solution and target customers, prototype sketching, and business plan pitches

Each class completed a Schumpeter business plan and pitched their ideas, and students with outstanding ideas were selected in every class.

Survey Results

Average program satisfaction was 4.4 out of 5.

Responses were largely positive across all items: help with career choices, satisfaction with the program, willingness to recommend, and satisfaction with the instructors.

Students shared a range of reflections, from a new interest in startups to thoughts on their future careers and what they learned about entrepreneurship.