What about giving students opportunities to learn to be 'enterprising' (designer, inventor, manufacturer, ...)

on their own?

Well, in 'project' business for 2-3 years.

Say,

--- 2nd year students make proposals to do business venture in any mode of business operations (owner-operator, partner, company, public company, cooperatives, NGO, ...);

business plan, cash flow projection, expenditure, income projection,... must be documented

--- universities provide legal advice, book keeping advice, resources advice,

also computing and communication advice

to ensure legal/ethical operations and revision of documents --which will be "binding" for students

--- students run their proposed business for 2-3 years, on quarterly business cycle basis

business evaluation by peer students and 'university academic' as observer and advisor

(more or less) KM sessions every 3 months and maintaining students' commitment

--- assessment is based on students' learning (not success or failure of proposed business venture)

students produce business report (as to show the business status) with list of issues and future directions

--- private businesses and public should be allowed to participate

community groups, religion organizations, environmental groups, ... should be considered

...

On the bottom line, it is the building of "self-motivated" operators, leaders in community, and examples that matters. The rest are "media" to use to go forward.

;-)