Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Practice

Event summary

An interactive and creative workshop using puppetry, storytelling, and systems enquiry to explore inclusive entrepreneurship in practice. Designed for those who want to think differently and engage with complex challenges through dialogue, imagination, and collaboration.

About this event

This session offers a creative and participatory approach to entrepreneurship, using puppetry, storytelling, and systems enquiry to help participants explore personal and systemic challenges from new perspectives.

Facilitated by Mahtab Grimshaw and Natasha Player, the workshop creates space for open, honest, and imaginative conversations around inclusion, power, barriers, and opportunity. Using puppets as an extension of voice, participants will be supported to surface hidden dynamics, question assumptions, and reflect on what is often left unsaid.

Rather than focusing on polished business ideas or traditional enterprise formats, this session invites participants to explore entrepreneurship through creativity, reflection, and collaborative enquiry. Through guided activities and facilitated dialogue, participants will be encouraged to reframe challenges, generate insight, and consider what could be possible.

No previous experience is needed — just curiosity and a willingness to engage.

-Refreshments will be provided during the session.

-Data will be collected, with consent, from participants at the workshop for feedback and may be used for academic outputs ONLY.

-For further information on this event please contact Dr Sukanya Ayatakshi Endow [email protected]

About the series

This workshop is part of the BU Inclusive Entrepreneurship Series: Explore, Create, Connect, an interactive programme supporting early-stage ideas, inclusive pathways into entrepreneurship, and opportunities to build confidence, connect, and take ideas forward.

This workshop is part of the Inclusive Entrepreneurship series and is supported by Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF).

Who is this session for?

This session is open to BU students, PGRs, staff, and interested external participants. It may be especially valuable for those who:

• are interested in inclusive or social entrepreneurship
• want to explore challenges and opportunities through creative methods
• enjoy interactive workshops, discussion, and reflection
• are curious about how lived experience, systems, and storytelling can shape ideas
• may not connect with traditional business-focused approaches to entrepreneurship

No previous entrepreneurial experience is required.

What to expect

Participants can expect:

• a guided introduction to the enquiry process and the challenge being explored
• creative exploration using puppetry to express perspectives, tensions, and hidden dynamics
• facilitated discussion to interpret and analyse emerging themes
• reflective activities and critical questions to deepen insight
• opportunities to reframe challenges into new possibilities and identify areas for action or further development

About the facilitators

Mahtab Grimshaw is a puppeteer, puppet maker, and workshop facilitator with over 27 years of experience across arts, healthcare, and education.

Natasha Player is a Systems Architect and Strategic Advisor working at the intersection of inclusion, culture, and system change, with over 20 years of experience across the cultural, civic, education, and health sectors.

Together, they bring a distinctive combination of creative practice, systems thinking, and inclusive facilitation to this session.

Booking

Places are limited, and early booking is encouraged.

How to get to BU:

Talbot Campus is easily accessed via public transport and has bike storage points. Please see travel info.

Talbot Campus operates a pay and display car park for visitors.

Additional Information:
If you are a Blue Badge holder and intend to park in an accessibility bay between 7am – 4pm, Monday to Friday , whilst attending the event, will need to call a reception point to register your vehicle register number:
Talbot Campus - 01202 965001
Lansdowne Campus – 01202 968003
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