This Fall 2025, the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute proposes a campus-wide social salon that reframes entrepreneurship as a human-centered, reflective practice — inviting students from FAHSS and beyond to explore how ideas become ventures. The salon pairs ancient insights (e.g., Thales' olive-press strategy, Taoist principles like Wu Wei) with modern startup tools, and integrates directly with the DifferenceMaker Emerging Entrepreneurship Workshop Series.