Critical event analyses
| Sam | Ginger | Sarah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | An order from a customer/friend | Meeting with a team | Meeting with a team |
| Contingency | The event was unexpected, since it could just as easily have not occurred | The event was unexpected, since it could just as easily have not occurred | The event was unexpected, since it could just as easily have not occurred |
| Causal properties | Aspects of permissive/enabling role: expertise, experimentation culture | Aspects of permissive/enabling role: expertise | Aspects of permissive/enabling role: expertise |
| Aspects of productive/generative role: introduction of a new element, social media post, resources | Aspects of productive/generative role: resources | Aspects of productive/generative role: resources, support, getting a visa | |
| Necessity relationship | It is unlikely that the specific outcome (starting a new business) would have occurred in the absence of the event, because Sam was not aware of the customer need and was unfamiliar with the phenomenon it related to | It is unlikely that the specific outcome (starting a new business) would have occurred in the absence of the event, because Ginger was focused on her original business idea, and she had reasons why she would not have considered the idea herself | It is unlikely that the specific outcome (starting a new business) would have occurred in the absence of the event, because Sarah had different plans and did not see herself as an entrepreneur |
| Sufficiency relationship | The event includes several contextual elements (e.g. the chain of events), changes in which would have lessened the probability of the occurrence of the outcome | Some changes in the context (e.g. availability of resources), would have made the outcome more unlikely | Changes in the context (e.g. risk evaluation, social and administrative support, not being a student) could have weakened the probability of the occurrence of the outcome |
| Causal importance | High necessity/high sufficiency | High necessity/moderate sufficiency | High necessity/moderate sufficiency |
| Sam | Ginger | Sarah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | An order from a customer/friend | Meeting with a team | Meeting with a team |
| Contingency | The event was unexpected, since it could just as easily have not occurred | The event was unexpected, since it could just as easily have not occurred | The event was unexpected, since it could just as easily have not occurred |
| Causal properties | Aspects of permissive/enabling role: expertise, experimentation culture | Aspects of permissive/enabling role: expertise | Aspects of permissive/enabling role: expertise |
| Aspects of productive/generative role: introduction of a new element, social media post, resources | Aspects of productive/generative role: resources | Aspects of productive/generative role: resources, support, getting a visa | |
| Necessity relationship | It is unlikely that the specific outcome (starting a new business) would have occurred in the absence of the event, because Sam was not aware of the customer need and was unfamiliar with the phenomenon it related to | It is unlikely that the specific outcome (starting a new business) would have occurred in the absence of the event, because Ginger was focused on her original business idea, and she had reasons why she would not have considered the idea herself | It is unlikely that the specific outcome (starting a new business) would have occurred in the absence of the event, because Sarah had different plans and did not see herself as an entrepreneur |
| Sufficiency relationship | The event includes several contextual elements (e.g. the chain of events), changes in which would have lessened the probability of the occurrence of the outcome | Some changes in the context (e.g. availability of resources), would have made the outcome more unlikely | Changes in the context (e.g. risk evaluation, social and administrative support, not being a student) could have weakened the probability of the occurrence of the outcome |
| Causal importance | High necessity/high sufficiency | High necessity/moderate sufficiency | High necessity/moderate sufficiency |