1. Grab a drink
2. Emerge Intro
3. Reflection activity
4. Setting a vision - Business Strategy Pyramid
5. Techniques to explore

Emerge Startup Studio (Opened in September 2024)

• Our Start-up Studio is based on the ground floor of the Ella Armitage Building.
• We have a collaborative space for entrepreneurs to network and develop new business ideas.
• A dedicated base for our 1:1 business support meetings
• We are open for drop-ins between Tuesday - Thursday 10am - 4pm.

Key Activities

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Workshops and masterclasses every week.

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Skill-based learning.

1-1 sessions

and

mentorship.

Emerge community

home.

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Open space

for

collaboration

and

developing ideas.

Guest speakers.

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External visits.

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Sheffield business

Network.

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Enterprise updates.

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Promotion of external programmes/ accelerators.

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Future Founders Fund.

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Financial support.

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Internal competitions.

Events open

to all.

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Support for student businesses.

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Start-up studio.

Industry collaboration

& inspiration.

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Monthly newsletters.

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Awards Showcase.

Be Inspired

Be Informed

Be Connected

Emerge - What skills and value do you get out of it?

So to recap, Enterprise is more than just starting a company. It's about:

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• Innovation: Finding new and better ways of doing things.

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• Problem-Solving: Tackling challenges creatively and effectively.

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• Proactiveness: Taking initiative and seeking out opportunities.

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• Opportunity Recognition: Spotting potential where others might not.

Discussion:

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Fill in the short printed survey on your desks. Chat through the answers with your neighbour.

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We’ll collect these at the end of the session.

What is Goal Setting?

Goal setting is the process of defining specific objectives that can be worked towards, in such a way that you know when you have achieved them

Reflection

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• Reflection is a useful tool to stimulate ways of looking forward

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• When starting something new, you could try scheduling regular reflection sessions (weekly or bi-weekly) to track progress, identify challenges, and adjust your approach

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• Journaling your progress will help with future questions or challenges you might have faced in past situations

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Reflection Task

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• To help stimulate your thoughts on what could be achieved over the next 12 months, we are going to present you with 3 options to ponder in small groups

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• Consider your thoughts and feelings about the specific timeframe, situation or activity that you have done during 2024.

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• Focus on what you actually did

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Consider your thoughts and feelings about this time and on what you did….

Group Reflection Task

A framework for looking ahead

Business strategy pyramid

Looking forward

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• Vision is the overarching direction and aspiration you want to be or achieve

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• Planning is the strategic approach needed to realise your Vision.

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• Actions are the tangible objectives that you will work on within the specified timeframe

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• Measuring Outcomes is an important step to recognise once the actions are complete and the Vision has been realised

Techniques to support the ‘vision’ stage

Personal projects

Learn a new skill

Start a business venture

Finding a new hobby

Work on my career

Organise my personal schedule better

Start my side-hustle

Find a new job

Consider your values

Some examples of what a vision could be based around

Techniques to support the ‘planning’ stage

Make it work for you

So what next?

“Start now. Start where you are.

Start with fear, start with doubt.

Start with hands shaking.

Start with voice trembling but start.

Start and don’t stop.

Start where you are,

With what you have.

Just… Start.”

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― Ijeoma Umebinyuow

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

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― Martin Luther King Jr.

Focus on what you can do, not what you cannot

Discussion:

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What do you see as some of Sheffield’s most pressing challenges? Chat to the people on your table

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Think of issues that maybe affect you as a student, but also problems that could be improved for the wider sheffield community

Techniques to support the ‘action’ stage

Create range goals rather than fixed deadlines

90 day focus before changing direction

Ensure intensity AND consistency

Be accountable to somebody

Focus & Prioritise

Harness the power of sketching

You might not do all of these, but they could be helpful in different situations or towards different types of projects

Some benefits to using these techniques

• It could help reduce stress when setting more manageable objectives
• Increases motivation and confidence in what you are doing
• Achieving more regular milestone help you stay more informed on your progress
• Completing a project or launching a business based on well-defined goals can provide a strong sense of accomplishment and satisfaction

You have huge capacity when activities are ordered well…

…prioritise the important tasks and goals in life, then fit other activities around these

Technique of using OKRs in the ‘action’ stage

Objectives & Key Results

• Objective is the main aim that you want to achieve

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• Key results are all the work elements that need to be completed in order to achieve the objective

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• Each key result should be SMART

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• This can be a powerful tool to use as an individual and/or in teams where you may have multiple objectives and many key results for each one

Objective:

Submitting an application for the Emerge Awards Showcase 2025

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Key Results:

1. Attend application launch on [date]
2. Understand criteria & all requirements by [date]
3. Gather information & write application
4. Review & submit application by [date]

Each key result should be:

specific, measurable and realistic within an identified timeframe

Note: in a wider team, each objective could be managed by an individual with different key results assigned to multiple team members

OKR Example

OKR activity

Objective:

Go on a group holiday with friends

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Key Results:

Have a go at writing down what must be done to gather, organise and go on a holiday with friends.

Techniques to support the ‘measuring outcomes’ stage

Techniques to support the ‘measuring outcomes’ stage

range goals

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90 day focus

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Ensure intensity AND consistency

Be accountable to somebody

Focus & Prioritise

Harness the power of sketching

Gather work and collate it into 1 place

Create a coloured performance tracker

Tick off each key result once complete

Keep a diary

Note down when you had conversations

Develop and update a prioritisation matrix

Summary

• Put this all into practice
• start by reflecting
• create your vision for the coming months/year
• set out a plan and state what actions are needed to move forward
• don’t forget to measure your progress

What’s next for you and Emerge?

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• Awards Showcase Launch - 17th February