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Professor Anne Tryba, a researcher at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is investigating how to teach an entrepreneurial mindset. She argues that this mindset is about more than just starting a business, and that it can be used to solve problems in any field.

Tryba believes that many people associate entrepreneurship with starting a business, which can discourage them from exploring the wider applications of this skillset. She emphasizes that entrepreneurship is about "wanting to create something new and using your own potential to actively solve problems."

Tryba's research focuses on the skills and conditions necessary for successful entrepreneurial endeavors. She has also established a course called "ChangeMakers" that brings together students from various disciplines to work on solutions to societal problems. This course combines elements of entrepreneurship and design thinking.

Tryba's goal is to help students identify their passions and the problems they want to address. She believes that an entrepreneurial mindset can empower young people to face the challenges of the future, such as climate change. She finds her work rewarding when students tell her that her courses have changed their lives and opened their minds to new possibilities.