Workshops

FTE Workshops offer participants the opportunity to gain new materials and insight into economics topics.  The shorter, more condensed format of the workshop presentations allow more flexibility to easily gain new tools and ideas in a shorter timeframe.  Workshops last approximately an hour and a half, and are held via Zoom. These programs are presented as part of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation’s 2025 Speaker Series on Free Enterprise and are open to all participants.

Entrepreneurship & Creative Destruction

4-5:30pm PT / 7-8:30pm ET

September 10, 2025

Joseph Schumpeter coined the term “creative destruction” to describe the process by which old products and processes give way to new ones. It is through this evolutionary process that economies progress and grow. In this session, participants will take part in an activity in which they will experience creative destruction as they create inventions and then change, modify, and improve others’ inventions.

The session will utilize videos and readings on Joseph Schumpeter from the Fraser Institute’s Essential Scholars series.

At the completion of the session, participants will be able to explain the process of creative destruction, identify the costs and benefits of creative destruction, and understand how entrepreneurship is integral to creative destruction processes and leads to economic growth.

This program is presented as part of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation’s 2025 Speaker Series on Free Enterprise.

 

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Entrepreneurship: Destination Start Up

4-5:30pm PT / 7-8:30pm ET

October 8, 2025

This session will focus on institutions of economic freedom that are necessary for entrepreneurship, particularly property rights, voluntary trade and the rule of law.

Attendees will participate in an activity in which they take on the role of entrepreneurs looking for a place to start their business.  They work with a team to research 4 countries and choose the one that is most desirable for their start-up.  After learning about the institutions of economic freedom, participants compare their rankings with the Economic Freedom of the World Index and discover that the countries most conducive to entrepreneurship are those with high levels of economic freedom.

The session will utilize videos and readings from the Fraser Institute’s Essential Scholars series, specifically those on F.A. Hayek, David Hume and John Locke. It will also feature online resources such as the Economic Freedom of the World Map/Index and the CIA World Factbook.

This program is presented as part of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation’s 2025 Speaker Series on Free Enterprise.

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Requirements

Active participation is required during all Workshops; participants are expected to keep cameras on during presentations.  Those who do not turn cameras on during sessions may be removed from the Workshop and will be ineligible for stipends.  Zoom breakout rooms are often used and attendees are expected to interact with each other to collaborate on virtual activities.  A second device (mobile, tablet, 2nd monitor) is usually helpful when accessing Workshop materials, but is not required.