{"id":852,"date":"2026-05-19T11:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/?page_id=852"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:26:26","slug":"sets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/sets\/","title":{"rendered":"SETS Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"SETS - Stimulating Entrepreneurial Thinking amongst Scientists\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/smBsHPzvQGU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Background<\/strong><br><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Applying the Power of Co-design to Stimulate Entrepreneurial Thinking in Scientists (SETS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capacity-building has been central to RECIRCULATE with over 460 African academics\/professionals trained from 14 African countries through physical face-to-face workshops, physical residencies at Lancaster University and physical regional annual symposia. This equates to 2,876 person training days in the last 2.5 years. Against a backdrop of sustained engagement with African stakeholders, the aim of this work funded through the British Council-funded Digital University Africa programme was to conduct action research around the development of an exemplar digital training programme that will \u2018stimulate entrepreneurial thinking in scientists\u2019 (SETS) in Africa.We worked with 5 African partners (University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Nigeria, Igbinedion University in Nigeria (IUO), Lancaster University Ghana, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Ghana and Kenyatta University (KU) in Kenya) to undertake the scoping, co-design and piloting activities and are grateful for their enthusiastic support, contributions and insights.The development of the SETS Digital Place-Based Delivery Framework (see figure below) and accompanying Toolkit will empower institutions across Africa to develop their own entrepreneurial capacity as well as design their own programmes that create impactful collaborative solutions to place-based challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/framework-1024x627-1.png\" alt=\"Flow diagram showing the structure of the programme\" class=\"wp-image-862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/framework-1024x627-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/framework-1024x627-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/framework-1024x627-1-768x470.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Partners<\/strong><br><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/LU-logo-trans-300x100-1.png\" alt=\"Lancaster University logo\" class=\"wp-image-863\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniben.edu\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"165\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/UniBen-logo-trans-200x165-1.png\" alt=\"University of Benin logo\" class=\"wp-image-864\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csir.org.gh\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/CSIR-logo-trans-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"CSIR Ghana logo\" class=\"wp-image-865\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ku.ac.ke\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"191\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/kenyatta-university-logo-trans-200x191-1.png\" alt=\"Kenyatta University logo\" class=\"wp-image-866\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iuokada.edu.ng\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/IUO_logo-trans-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"Igbinedion University logo\" class=\"wp-image-867\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lancaster.edu.gh\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/lu-ghana-e1651241430621-300x116-1.png\" alt=\"LU Ghana logo\" class=\"wp-image-868\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-nv-c-2-color is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">Download the Toolkit<\/mark><\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This toolkit provides the essential ingredients to engage scientists, researchers and academics in thinking more entrepreneurially, and being more creative in how they generate greater impact from their research activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/SETS-Toolkit-FINAL.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"872\">SETS Toolkit<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/05\/SETS-Toolkit-Diagrams.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"871\">diagrams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Application<\/strong><br><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examples of toolkit delivery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recirculate.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Igbinedion-University-Stakeholders-For-IUO.pdf\">Leveraging on Entrepreneurial Education, Ecosystems and Policies for Sustainable Development in Africa<\/a><br><em>Stakeholders\u2019 Workshop for Igbinedion University, Okada, Nigeria<\/em><br><em>Wednesday 17th August 2022.<\/em><strong>Applying the Power of Co-design to Stimulate Entrepreneurial Thinking in Scientists (SETS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recirculate.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Ghana-Bootcamp-Program-Outline-DIFFERENTIATE.pdf\">Place-based Entrepreneurial Capacity Building<\/a><br><em>Students\u2019 Entrepreneurship Capacity Building Bootcamp, Lancaster University Ghana, Ghana<\/em><br><em>Tuesday 14th \u2013 Thursday 16th June and Friday 24th June 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recirculate.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UNIBEN-SETS-Stakeholders-Workshop.pdf\">Stimulating Entrepreneurial Thinking Among African Students and Scientists<\/a><br><em>Stakeholders\u2019 Workshop for University of Benin, Nigeria<\/em><br><em>Thursday 16th June 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recirculate.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/KU-DIFFERENTIATE-STAKEHOLDERS-FORUM-PROGRAM.pdf\">Stimulating Entrepreneurial Thinking for Scientists and Students<\/a><br><em>Stakeholders\u2019 Workshop for Kenyatta University, Kenya<\/em><br><em>Monday 11th July 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Videos<\/strong><br><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Students\u2019 Entrepreneurship Capacity Building Bootcamp in Ghana (14-16 June 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Ghana Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 14th June\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MGjjAexI54I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Ghana Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 15th June\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ol6qFt6Ae6A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Ghana Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 16th June\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8E5n_YLLQks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Showcasing SSETS \u2013 ATPS Policy Stakeholder Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Showcasing SSETS - ATPS Policy Stakeholder Meeting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G5-qQmuj3GY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" 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