Turn On, Tune In, Drop In: Psychedelics, Creativity and Entrepreneurship

Introduction

Silver begins by situating psychedelics in a historical and cultural context, opening with Albert Hofmann's discovery of LSD and the well-known anecdotes about early psychedelic experiences. The introduction sketches how psychedelics were the subject of considerable research and public enthusiasm until the 1960s counterculture, after which legal restrictions curtailed investigation. Silver notes a contemporary resurgence of interest, particularly in the practice of microdosing among entrepreneurs and technology workers, and frames the paper as a review that traces history, summarises self-reports and academic research on microdosing, and discusses pedagogical and ethical issues for entrepreneurship education. The paper is presented as a narrative review rather than an empirical study. Silver states the organisation up front: a historical overview, a survey of popular and academic accounts of microdosing and creativity, a discussion of classroom implications for entrepreneurship instructors, and concluding suggestions for pedagogy and future attention to the topic.