MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Abilities

Vision & Goal Setting

Reflect on what drives your venture vision—how does it connect to your values, customers, or desired impact?

Journal about a time you set a clear venture goal and achieved it—what made it work effectively?

Explore how you usually define goals—do they stretch your venture or just keep you in the comfort zone?

List three venture goals from last year—what progressed and what lost momentum? Why did that happen?

Write about how your vision has shifted since you began—what experiences most influenced that change?

Think about a founder you respect—how do they express vision, and how could you model that approach?

Strategic Thinking

Reflect on a past business assumption—what proved false, and how would you test it differently now?

Journal about your current start-up idea—how does it connect to the larger industry strategy?

Think of a time you linked two unrelated ideas—how did that spark shape your business concept?

List the main forces affecting your start-up—market, tech, or social—and how they shape your decisions.

Reflect on how often you react versus plan ahead—what patterns could you shift to grow faster?

Identify your default focus—product, people, or growth—how does it affect your ability to think strategically?

Innovation Management

Reflect on a time you sparked an innovative idea—what founder behaviors encouraged creativity then?

Journal about when you resisted a customer insight—what drove your resistance, and what was the lost chance?

Write down your last three product ideas—what patterns or habits helped you generate them?

Think about a founder who encourages innovation—what actions make others feel safe to share bold ideas?

Reflect on how you handle uncertainty—do you treat it as a threat or a chance for discovery?

Explore where your current setting supports or blocks experimentation—what small changes could ease friction?

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