University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Fellow:Anna Schaefer

2019-03-07T22:14:19Z

Anna.Schaefer:

Anna is a University Innovation Fellow and studies Marketing and Design at Lancaster University in the UK. Together with 2 fellow students, they are the first University Innovation Fellows on campus and even the whole UK. Anna´s aim is to increase student understanding of what resources are available on campus and to ensure that every student knows where they can get help and support. The six-week training to become a Fellow equipped her with the skills and knowledge needed to make a lasting change on campus and impact students´ lives. In her free time, Anna enjoys expressing her creative side through art and photography. This creativity will be of big help in her mission to be a change agent on campus and engaging students as she believes that innovation, entrepreneurship and design thinking is valuable for everyone. Driven by curiosity and creativity, Anna loves to meet new people and get to know about different lifestyles by exploring the world. She likes working with and coaching other people, like tutoring students and helping to organise the yearly summer camp at her local church. Having played football for many years now, Anna proves that she is very ambitious and understands how important it is to work well together as a team.

Related links:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities]
<div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_shufflebotham http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_shufflebotham]</div><div> </div><div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Smith http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Smith]</div>
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Fellow:Anna Schaefer

2019-03-07T22:00:23Z

Anna.Schaefer:

[[File:IMG_4042ee (5)]]Anna is a University Innovation Fellow and studies Marketing and Design at Lancaster University in the UK. Together with 2 fellow students, they are the first University Innovation Fellows on campus and even the whole UK. Anna´s aim is to increase student understanding of what resources are available on campus and to ensure that every student knows where they can get help and support. The six-week training to become a Fellow equipped her with the skills and knowledge needed to make a lasting change on campus and impact students´ lives. In her free time, Anna enjoys expressing her creative side through art and photography. This creativity will be of big help in her mission to be a change agent on campus and engaging students as she believes that innovation, entrepreneurship and design thinking is valuable for everyone. Driven by curiosity and creativity, Anna loves to meet new people and get to know about different lifestyles by exploring the world. She likes working with and coaching other people, like tutoring students and helping to organise the yearly summer camp at her local church. Having played football for many years now, Anna proves that she is very ambitious and understands how important it is to work well together as a team.

Related links:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities]
<div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_shufflebotham http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_shufflebotham]</div><div> </div><div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Smith http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Smith]</div>
[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Anna Schaefer

2019-03-07T21:59:12Z

Anna.Schaefer:

http://universityinnovation.org/extensions/WYSIWYG/ckeditor/skins/kama/images/noimage.png?t=B49E5BQAnna is a University Innovation Fellow and studies Marketing and Design at Lancaster University in the UK. Together with 2 fellow students, they are the first University Innovation Fellows on campus and even the whole UK. Anna´s aim is to increase student understanding of what resources are available on campus and to ensure that every student knows where they can get help and support. The six-week training to become a Fellow equipped her with the skills and knowledge needed to make a lasting change on campus and impact students´ lives. In her free time, Anna enjoys expressing her creative side through art and photography. This creativity will be of big help in her mission to be a change agent on campus and engaging students as she believes that innovation, entrepreneurship and design thinking is valuable for everyone. Driven by curiosity and creativity, Anna loves to meet new people and get to know about different lifestyles by exploring the world. She likes working with and coaching other people, like tutoring students and helping to organise the yearly summer camp at her local church. Having played football for many years now, Anna proves that she is very ambitious and understands how important it is to work well together as a team.

Related links:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities]
<div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_shufflebotham http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_shufflebotham]</div><div> </div><div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Smith http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Smith]</div>
[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

File:IMG 4042ee (5).jpg

2019-03-07T21:57:16Z

Anna.Schaefer:

Priorities:Lancaster University Student Priorities

2018-10-25T18:23:09Z

Anna.Schaefer:

After interviewing students and researching the I&E ecosystem of our campus, we found that many students are missing out on events they might be interested in, due to a missing connection between different parts of the university. We came up with a few possible solutions on how we could inform students about events, workshops and people outside of their degree, that they might be interested in.

Watch this video for more information about who we are and what our aims are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMzayPI31wc

'''Strategy 1: Guide to ensure that students know where they can get advice and further information about business ideas and innovation'''

As there are lots of resources on campus but many students are not aware of them, or are confused because of all the different websites, emails and contact points, a small flyer with the most important information could help: an easy and condensed guide for students about where they can get advice about business ideas and start-ups, have an overview of the resources available and where they can get further information and ways to develop their skills.
<div>Feedback from students showed that the guide would have to be easy to understand with only the most important information on them, otherwise they might just land in the bin. It would have to be clear that every student can access those resources, no matter what they study or what skills they have. To make it most useful and least intimidating to students, the flyer should be as small and concise as possible.</div><div> </div><div>Strategy 2: Timetable that shows all events on campus</div>
 Using a window of the “Work in Progress” space, which is located in the centre of campus, would be perfect to put a big timetable with all the events, workshops, competitions etc. that are related to innovation, entrepreneurship, start-ups and design thinking. Students would walk past it everyday, can have a quick overview of the events and if they´re interested in an event they can scan the QR-code next to the event to get further information about it and book their place. To keep the timetable up-to-date, we would create a template which can be filled out by the people responsible for the event and once a week the timetable would be renewed.
<div>To ensure that it gets students´ attention, the timetable would have to be easy to navigate with a clear structure. By doing this, it would make it easy for students to just have a quick look at it while walking past it and having a look at it for longer when they have spotted an event of interest. As interviewed students have expressed their desire for convenience when getting informed this would be an important aspect as well as the QR-codes.</div><div> </div>
'''Strategy 3: To ensure that Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities didn’t go amiss by students who either lacked the confidence to get involved or who studied subjects which aren’t traditionally creative'''

There was a need to develop something that encouraged students who aren’t already involved in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus but have the urge to get involved and don’t know where to start. When prototyping, the strongest idea was an ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship kick-starter.’ 

When testing this idea the main feedback received from first and second-year students were that it needed to be short and straight to the point, they didn’t want the filler that often led to them becoming uninterested in lectures, they wanted something fun and engaging. Other feedback was that it should also be a chance for people to meet one another, and there could be some icebreakers included helping like-minded students build their network and feel part of a community, especially in the first year. 

[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB]

After gathering the feedback some changes were made, the duration these Kickstarter classes should be 30 minutes, the first half being a rapid class on design thinking its value, and the second half is an overview of what is on offer for students and who is there to help them. These sessions will be quick in order to keep students engaged throughout and to maximise their learning in a short space of time. The point of these sessions will be to not only give them some guidance on what is available to them but also the confidence to engage and contribute in these communities, to help them to expand their own skills and experience.

'''Strategy 4: Provide role models and sources of inspiration and advice from the student body'''

Providing access to tools and resources to students wouldn't be enough to build a strong environment of I&E at Lancaster. Students would also need to see others who were actively engaging and promoting competitions and workshops that focused on innovation and creativity. This group of students would be called Changers. They would exist to document student innovation and generate projects for students to apply their studies in a real world scenario.

After consulting members of administration who had experience with students doing work on campus for feedback, they explained that students would need to be paid for work done in this role if it were to be rolled out to the general student population. Also, they emphasized that the creation of teams of students from across different faculties was where Changers could have the biggest impact on the university and its reputation.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing]

Related links:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Anna_Schaefer http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Anna_Schaefer]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_shufflebotham http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_shufflebotham]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Smith http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Smith]

Priorities:Lancaster University Student Priorities

2018-10-18T08:48:03Z

Anna.Schaefer:

After interviewing students and researching the I&E ecosystem of our campus, we found that many students are missing out on events they might be interested in, due to a missing connection between different parts of the university. We came up with a few possible solutions on how we could inform students about events, workshops and people outside of their degree, that they might be interested in.

Watch this video for more information about who we are and what our aims are:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFGF8gxO4U&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFGF8gxO4U&t=2s]

'''Strategy 1: Guide to ensure that students know where they can get advice and further information about business ideas and innovation'''

As there are lots of resources on campus but many students are not aware of them, or are confused because of all the different websites, emails and contact points, a small flyer with the most important information could help: an easy and condensed guide for students about where they can get advice about business ideas and start-ups, have an overview of the resources available and where they can get further information and ways to develop their skills.
<div>Feedback from students showed that the guide would have to be easy to understand with only the most important information on them, otherwise they might just land in the bin. It would have to be clear that every student can access those resources, no matter what they study or what skills they have. To make it most useful and least intimidating to students, the flyer should be as small and concise as possible.</div><div> </div><div>Strategy 2: Timetable that shows all events on campus</div>
 Using a window of the “Work in Progress” space, which is located in the centre of campus, would be perfect to put a big timetable with all the events, workshops, competitions etc. that are related to innovation, entrepreneurship, start-ups and design thinking. Students would walk past it everyday, can have a quick overview of the events and if they´re interested in an event they can scan the QR-code next to the event to get further information about it and book their place. To keep the timetable up-to-date, we would create a template which can be filled out by the people responsible for the event and once a week the timetable would be renewed.
<div>To ensure that it gets students´ attention, the timetable would have to be easy to navigate with a clear structure. By doing this, it would make it easy for students to just have a quick look at it while walking past it and having a look at it for longer when they have spotted an event of interest. As interviewed students have expressed their desire for convenience when getting informed this would be an important aspect as well as the QR-codes.</div><div> </div>
'''Strategy 3: To ensure that Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities didn’t go amiss by students who either lacked the confidence to get involved or who studied subjects which aren’t traditionally creative'''

There was a need to develop something that encouraged students who aren’t already involved in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus but have the urge to get involved and don’t know where to start. When prototyping, the strongest idea was an ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship kick-starter.’ 

When testing this idea the main feedback received from first and second-year students were that it needed to be short and straight to the point, they didn’t want the filler that often led to them becoming uninterested in lectures, they wanted something fun and engaging. Other feedback was that it should also be a chance for people to meet one another, and there could be some icebreakers included helping like-minded students build their network and feel part of a community, especially in the first year. 

[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB]

After gathering the feedback some changes were made, the duration these Kickstarter classes should be 30 minutes, the first half being a rapid class on design thinking its value, and the second half is an overview of what is on offer for students and who is there to help them. These sessions will be quick in order to keep students engaged throughout and to maximise their learning in a short space of time. The point of these sessions will be to not only give them some guidance on what is available to them but also the confidence to engage and contribute in these communities, to help them to expand their own skills and experience.

'''Strategy 4: Provide role models and sources of inspiration and advice from the student body'''

Providing access to tools and resources to students wouldn't be enough to build a strong environment of I&E at Lancaster. Students would also need to see others who were actively engaging and promoting competitions and workshops that focused on innovation and creativity. This group of students would be called Changers. They would exist to document student innovation and generate projects for students to apply their studies in a real world scenario.

After consulting members of administration who had experience with students doing work on campus for feedback, they explained that students would need to be paid for work done in this role if it were to be rolled out to the general student population. Also, they emphasized that the creation of teams of students from across different faculties was where Changers could have the biggest impact on the university and its reputation.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing]

'''Strategy 5: Making Meaninghful Connections in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem'''

Networking is a key component of a healthy lifestyle, it gives people something to wake up and look forward to and days that otherwise may lack excitement. It fulfills the idea of living to work rather than working to live. Meeting with people for a coffee can lead to great possibilities however in the UK I feel that some people are reluctant to do this with people they don’t really know and so in order to give people the confidence that a 30 minute coffee will be beneficial we have created a window display where people can create a short personal profile with details about the kind of people they are looking to meet on campus, this can be as refined as possible such as a computer  programmer with skill using Javascript or as broad as possible such as any student at Lancaster who is exploring setting up their own business

'''Strategy 6: The Hive House'''

Often at University people end up living with housemates that are just convenient to live with or are dumped in living with.

The Hve House is a way to bring students with an entrepreneurial action mindset together and give them the platform to live together. Exciting conversations and possibilities would now no longer be restricted to designated times and spaces but they would be able to spring up and arise over simple and every day tasks that are made more dynamic by living in the Hive House



Related links:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Anna_Schaefer http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Anna_Schaefer]

School:Lancaster University

2018-10-18T08:47:09Z

Anna.Schaefer:

[[Category: |Universities]]

'''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship:'''

Lancaster University offers many opportunities for the 12,000 students on campus to explore their interests in innovation and entrepreneurship. Student innovation at Lancaster University starts with engaged learning and research, the core of this is the Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy. Situated on campus they conduct teaching and research relating to fields of entrepreneurship and strategic management research, education and business support. Following on from this, the teachings of entrepreneurship and innovation do not stop there with courses stretching across all departments. Like the ‘Design, Innovation and 3-D Thinking’ offered to first-year Engineering students, to the ‘Innovation in the Biosciences’ module on offer for third-year Biology students. The goal of these courses is to push students to practice innovative skills outside of their typical academic courses.  

Also available is mentorship and support through the Lancaster University Enterprise Centre, with their focus being ‘to create students who are entrepreneurial leaders’ this centre is having immense success in inspiring students to get involved in entrepreneurship, design and innovation. One of their most visible projects being the creation of their newly established ‘Work in Progress’ space at the heart of campus, yet another opportunity for advice to be accessible for students seeking support regarding innovation and enterprise. It will be a collaborative space for students with entrepreneurial projects to develop their ideas and work to make them a reality while being able to collaborate and interact with other students working towards similar goals. 

Innovation and entrepreneurship are also captured in the competitions and challenges that the University is involved in from Design Thinking Sprints held on campus to competitions held nationally like Micro-Tyco where students have a month to grow their £1 ‘seed capital’ into as much money as possible. Competitions like these push students to open their minds to find new solutions.

Extracurricular societies also have a large presence on the campus and motivate students to change the world through their ideas, like the Enactus Society where ideas and perspectives on global social and environmental problems are shared and acted upon. In addition to the Entrepreneurs Society and TEDx Society, Social Venture and Consulting Society.  These work hand in hand to create an innovative atmosphere, in addition to our student’s studies.

'''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship:'''

Lancaster University places a great deal of emphasis on the real-world impact of its research. As such, university administration encourage faculty members to develop their research further and encourages them to innovate in new areas. However, as of 2018, Lancaster’s main focus for its research impact is the publication of faculty members papers in renowned journals, rather than in creating entrepreneurial ventures of their own following their research. Lancaster currently lacks incentives and reward schemes for faculty members to take a leap with their ideas and create their own enterprises, but the few that are made work closely with the university to maintain they remain at the forefront of their fields, such as Quantum Base Ltd, who are located in the InfoLab21 space on campus.

'''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function:'''

[http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/research/research-enterprise-services/ip-support/ip-support-process/ IP Support services] provide Lancaster's technology transfer function offering NDAs, Patents and Licensing of IP through the University. Lancaster University has created many spin-out companies as a result of IP that has been generated by academics within the institution, which you can see [http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/research/research-enterprise-services/ip-support/spinout-companies/ here]. As of June 2017, there are 27 spin-out companies affiliated with Lancaster University. Lancaster University holds equity in all of its spin-outs through Lancaster University Business Enterprises Ltd. Lancaster University Consulting Services (LUCS) have undergone a recent renovation, providing services for all academics to assist them in providing private consultancy services. LUCS offers liability and indemnity insurance for academics who choose to consult along with additional assistance like the pricing of consulting services and the use of university facilities.
<div></div>
 '''Facilitating university-industry collaboration:'''

Lancaster University has several business and mentoring networks that facilitate university-industry collaboration. The Career Mentoring Programme and the Employer Connect Programme, for example, match students to local professionals to get insights into what they do to help students pursue their career goals. Furthermore, Lancaster University has currently 58 people acting as Entrepreneurs in Residence who can give valuable insights into business.

InfoLab21 is Lancaster University's research, development and business centre in Information and Communication Technologies. It collaborates with the United Kingdom Trade & Investment (UKTI), which helps businesses grow and locate in the UK.InfoLab21 provides opportunities for networking and hot desking to meet academics and other businesses for possible collaborations.

cTAP is a new £4 million development that consists of three stories of advanced labs and offices that are exclusively available for businesses to use. 3 full-time academic roles exist within the cTAP administration who are there to assist businesses and companies to use the highly advanced laboratory equipment. They are also there to help understand the exact assistance that a business may require for example spectroscopy, chromatography and thermal testing.

In Lancaster, there are several business office spaces available to rent, for example at the White Cross Business Park. However, the majority does not collaborate with the university which would be very beneficial for students who want to start their own businesses.

The Storey is a centre for creative industries that offers engaging events like business conferences, seminars and networking events. The building aims to be a place that inspires forward thinking. At the moment, their learning spaces are specific for graduates and PhD students.

In partnership with Santander Universities, the Lancaster University Enterprise Team offers funding and support for passionate and creative students who want to develop their ideas.

'''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts:'''

The Health Innovation Campus (HIC) at Lancaster University is currently in the making and the first phase is due to open in 2019. It will be a place to research and develop innovative solutions while working closely together with the government and policy-makers. The HIC will contribute to the local and national community by supporting job creation and the growth of local businesses, as well as aiming to introduce changes in the health and care systems and the community.



Related links:

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Anna_Schaefer

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[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:Lancaster University Student Priorities

2018-10-18T08:45:41Z

Anna.Schaefer:

After interviewing students and researching the I&E ecosystem of our campus, we found that many students are missing out on events they might be interested in, due to a missing connection between different parts of the university. We came up with a few possible solutions on how we could inform students about events, workshops and people outside of their degree, that they might be interested in.

Watch this video for more information about who we are and what our aims are:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFGF8gxO4U&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFGF8gxO4U&t=2s]

'''Strategy 1: Guide to ensure that students know where they can get advice and further information about business ideas and innovation'''

As there are lots of resources on campus but many students are not aware of them, or are confused because of all the different websites, emails and contact points, a small flyer with the most important information could help: an easy and condensed guide for students about where they can get advice about business ideas and start-ups, have an overview of the resources available and where they can get further information and ways to develop their skills.
<div>Feedback from students showed that the guide would have to be easy to understand with only the most important information on them, otherwise they might just land in the bin. It would have to be clear that every student can access those resources, no matter what they study or what skills they have. To make it most useful and least intimidating to students, the flyer should be as small and concise as possible.</div><div> </div><div>Strategy 2: Timetable that shows all events on campus</div>
 Using a window of the “Work in Progress” space, which is located in the centre of campus, would be perfect to put a big timetable with all the events, workshops, competitions etc. that are related to innovation, entrepreneurship, start-ups and design thinking. Students would walk past it everyday, can have a quick overview of the events and if they´re interested in an event they can scan the QR-code next to the event to get further information about it and book their place. To keep the timetable up-to-date, we would create a template which can be filled out by the people responsible for the event and once a week the timetable would be renewed.
<div>To ensure that it gets students´ attention, the timetable would have to be easy to navigate with a clear structure. By doing this, it would make it easy for students to just have a quick look at it while walking past it and having a look at it for longer when they have spotted an event of interest. As interviewed students have expressed their desire for convenience when getting informed this would be an important aspect as well as the QR-codes.</div><div> </div>
'''Strategy 3: To ensure that Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities didn’t go amiss by students who either lacked the confidence to get involved or who studied subjects which aren’t traditionally creative'''

There was a need to develop something that encouraged students who aren’t already involved in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus but have the urge to get involved and don’t know where to start. When prototyping, the strongest idea was an ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship kick-starter.’ 

When testing this idea the main feedback received from first and second-year students were that it needed to be short and straight to the point, they didn’t want the filler that often led to them becoming uninterested in lectures, they wanted something fun and engaging. Other feedback was that it should also be a chance for people to meet one another, and there could be some icebreakers included helping like-minded students build their network and feel part of a community, especially in the first year. 

[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB]

After gathering the feedback some changes were made, the duration these Kickstarter classes should be 30 minutes, the first half being a rapid class on design thinking its value, and the second half is an overview of what is on offer for students and who is there to help them. These sessions will be quick in order to keep students engaged throughout and to maximise their learning in a short space of time. The point of these sessions will be to not only give them some guidance on what is available to them but also the confidence to engage and contribute in these communities, to help them to expand their own skills and experience.

'''Strategy 4: Provide role models and sources of inspiration and advice from the student body'''

Providing access to tools and resources to students wouldn't be enough to build a strong environment of I&E at Lancaster. Students would also need to see others who were actively engaging and promoting competitions and workshops that focused on innovation and creativity. This group of students would be called Changers. They would exist to document student innovation and generate projects for students to apply their studies in a real world scenario.

After consulting members of administration who had experience with students doing work on campus for feedback, they explained that students would need to be paid for work done in this role if it were to be rolled out to the general student population. Also, they emphasized that the creation of teams of students from across different faculties was where Changers could have the biggest impact on the university and its reputation.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing]

'''Strategy 5: Making Meaninghful Connections in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem'''

Networking is a key component of a healthy lifestyle, it gives people something to wake up and look forward to and days that otherwise may lack excitement. It fulfills the idea of living to work rather than working to live. Meeting with people for a coffee can lead to great possibilities however in the UK I feel that some people are reluctant to do this with people they don’t really know and so in order to give people the confidence that a 30 minute coffee will be beneficial we have created a window display where people can create a short personal profile with details about the kind of people they are looking to meet on campus, this can be as refined as possible such as a computer  programmer with skill using Javascript or as broad as possible such as any student at Lancaster who is exploring setting up their own business

'''Strategy 6: The Hive House'''

Often at University people end up living with housemates that are just convenient to live with or are dumped in living with.

The Hve House is a way to bring students with an entrepreneurial action mindset together and give them the platform to live together. Exciting conversations and possibilities would now no longer be restricted to designated times and spaces but they would be able to spring up and arise over simple and every day tasks that are made more dynamic by living in the Hive House



Related links:

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Anna_Schaefer

Fellow:Anna Schaefer

2018-10-18T08:43:45Z

Anna.Schaefer:

Anna is a University Innovation Fellow and studies Marketing and Design at Lancaster University in the UK. Together with 3 fellow students, they are the first University Innovation Fellows on campus and even the whole UK. Anna´s aim is to increase student understanding of what resources are available on campus and to ensure that every student knows where they can get help and support. The six-week training to become a Fellow equipped her with the skills and knowledge needed to make a lasting change on campus and impact students´ lives. In her free time, Anna enjoys expressing her creative side through art and photography. This creativity will be of big help in her mission to be a change agent on campus and engaging students as she believes that innovation, entrepreneurship and design thinking is valuable for everyone. Driven by curiosity and creativity, Anna loves to meet new people and get to know about different lifestyles by exploring the world. She likes working with and coaching other people, like tutoring students and helping to organise the yearly summer camp at her local church. Having played football for many years now, Anna proves that she is very ambitious and understands how important it is to work well together as a team.

Related links:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities]

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Anna Schaefer

2018-10-18T08:37:30Z

Anna.Schaefer:

Anna is a University Innovation Fellow and studies Marketing and Design at Lancaster University in the UK. Together with 3 fellow students, they are the first University Innovation Fellows on campus and even the whole UK. Anna´s aim is to increase student understanding of what resources are available on campus and to ensure that every student knows where they can get help and support. The six-week training to become a Fellow equipped her with the skills and knowledge needed to make a lasting change on campus and impact students´ lives. In her free time, Anna enjoys expressing her creative side through art and photography. This creativity will be of big help in her mission to be a change agent on campus and engaging students as she believes that innovation, entrepreneurship and design thinking is valuable for everyone. Driven by curiosity and creativity, Anna loves to meet new people and get to know about different lifestyles by exploring the world. She likes working with and coaching other people, like tutoring students and helping to organise the yearly summer camp at her local church. Having played football for many years now, Anna proves that she is very ambitious and understands how important it is to work well together as a team.

Related links:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities]

[[Category:Student Contributors]]

Fellow:Anna Schaefer

2018-10-18T08:34:37Z

Anna.Schaefer: Created page with "Anna is a University Innovation Fellow and studies Marketing and Design at Lancaster University in the UK. Together with 3 fellow students, they are the first University Innov..."

Anna is a University Innovation Fellow and studies Marketing and Design at Lancaster University in the UK. Together with 3 fellow students, they are the first University Innovation Fellows on campus and even the whole UK. Anna´s aim is to increase student understanding of what resources are available on campus and to ensure that every student knows where they can get help and support. The six-week training to become a Fellow equipped her with the skills and knowledge needed to make a lasting change on campus and impact students´ lives. In her free time, Anna enjoys expressing her creative side through art and photography. This creativity will be of big help in her mission to be a change agent on campus and engaging students as she believes that innovation, entrepreneurship and design thinking is valuable for everyone. Driven by curiosity and creativity, Anna loves to meet new people and get to know about different lifestyles by exploring the world. She likes working with and coaching other people, like tutoring students and helping to organise the yearly summer camp at her local church. Having played football for many years now, Anna proves that she is very ambitious and understands how important it is to work well together as a team.

Related links:

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lancaster_University_Student_Priorities

Priorities:Lancaster University Student Priorities

2018-10-17T23:21:08Z

Anna.Schaefer:

After interviewing students and researching the I&E ecosystem of our campus, we found that many students are missing out on events they might be interested in, due to a missing connection between different parts of the university. We came up with a few possible solutions on how we could inform students about events, workshops and people outside of their degree, that they might be interested in.

Watch this video for more information about who we are and what our aims are:



[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFGF8gxO4U&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFGF8gxO4U&t=2s]



'''Strategy 1: Guide to ensure that students know where they can get advice and further information about business ideas and innovation'''

As there are lots of resources on campus but many students are not aware of them, or are confused because of all the different websites, emails and contact points, a small flyer with the most important information could help: an easy and condensed guide for students about where they can get advice about business ideas and start-ups, have an overview of the resources available and where they can get further information and ways to develop their skills.
<div>Feedback from students showed that the guide would have to be easy to understand with only the most important information on them, otherwise they might just land in the bin. It would have to be clear that every student can access those resources, no matter what they study or what skills they have. To make it most useful and least intimidating to students, the flyer should be as small and concise as possible.</div><div> </div><div>Strategy 2: Timetable that shows all events on campus</div>
 Using a window of the “Work in Progress” space, which is located in the centre of campus, would be perfect to put a big timetable with all the events, workshops, competitions etc. that are related to innovation, entrepreneurship, start-ups and design thinking. Students would walk past it everyday, can have a quick overview of the events and if they´re interested in an event they can scan the QR-code next to the event to get further information about it and book their place. To keep the timetable up-to-date, we would create a template which can be filled out by the people responsible for the event and once a week the timetable would be renewed.
<div>To ensure that it gets students´ attention, the timetable would have to be easy to navigate with a clear structure. By doing this, it would make it easy for students to just have a quick look at it while walking past it and having a look at it for longer when they have spotted an event of interest. As interviewed students have expressed their desire for convenience when getting informed this would be an important aspect as well as the QR-codes.</div><div> </div>
'''Strategy 3: To ensure that Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities didn’t go amiss by students who either lacked the confidence to get involved or who studied subjects which aren’t traditionally creative'''

There was a need to develop something that encouraged students who aren’t already involved in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus but have the urge to get involved and don’t know where to start. When prototyping, the strongest idea was an ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship kick-starter.’ 

When testing this idea the main feedback received from first and second-year students were that it needed to be short and straight to the point, they didn’t want the filler that often led to them becoming uninterested in lectures, they wanted something fun and engaging. Other feedback was that it should also be a chance for people to meet one another, and there could be some icebreakers included helping like-minded students build their network and feel part of a community, especially in the first year. 

[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB]

After gathering the feedback some changes were made, the duration these Kickstarter classes should be 30 minutes, the first half being a rapid class on design thinking its value, and the second half is an overview of what is on offer for students and who is there to help them. These sessions will be quick in order to keep students engaged throughout and to maximise their learning in a short space of time. The point of these sessions will be to not only give them some guidance on what is available to them but also the confidence to engage and contribute in these communities, to help them to expand their own skills and experience.

'''Strategy 4: Provide role models and sources of inspiration and advice from the student body'''

Providing access to tools and resources to students wouldn't be enough to build a strong environment of I&E at Lancaster. Students would also need to see others who were actively engaging and promoting competitions and workshops that focused on innovation and creativity. This group of students would be called Changers. They would exist to document student innovation and generate projects for students to apply their studies in a real world scenario.

After consulting members of administration who had experience with students doing work on campus for feedback, they explained that students would need to be paid for work done in this role if it were to be rolled out to the general student population. Also, they emphasized that the creation of teams of students from across different faculties was where Changers could have the biggest impact on the university and its reputation.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing]

'''Strategy 5: Making Meaninghful Connections in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem'''

Networking is a key component of a healthy lifestyle, it gives people something to wake up and look forward to and days that otherwise may lack excitement. It fulfills the idea of living to work rather than working to live. Meeting with people for a coffee can lead to great possibilities however in the UK I feel that some people are reluctant to do this with people they don’t really know and so in order to give people the confidence that a 30 minute coffee will be beneficial we have created a window display where people can create a short personal profile with details about the kind of people they are looking to meet on campus, this can be as refined as possible such as a computer  programmer with skill using Javascript or as broad as possible such as any student at Lancaster who is exploring setting up their own business

'''Strategy 6: The Hive House'''

Often at University people end up living with housemates that are just convenient to live with or are dumped in living with.

The Hve House is a way to bring students with an entrepreneurial action mindset together and give them the platform to live together. Exciting conversations and possibilities would now no longer be restricted to designated times and spaces but they would be able to spring up and arise over simple and every day tasks that are made more dynamic by living in the Hive House

Priorities:Lancaster University Student Priorities

2018-10-17T23:20:05Z

Anna.Schaefer:

After interviewing students and researching the I&E ecosystem of our campus, we found that many students are missing out on events they might be interested in, due to a missing connection between different parts of the university. We came up with a few possible solutions on how we could inform students about events, workshops and people outside of their degree, that they might be interested in.

'''Strategy 1: Guide to ensure that students know where they can get advice and further information about business ideas and innovation'''

As there are lots of resources on campus but many students are not aware of them, or are confused because of all the different websites, emails and contact points, a small flyer with the most important information could help: an easy and condensed guide for students about where they can get advice about business ideas and start-ups, have an overview of the resources available and where they can get further information and ways to develop their skills.
<div>Feedback from students showed that the guide would have to be easy to understand with only the most important information on them, otherwise they might just land in the bin. It would have to be clear that every student can access those resources, no matter what they study or what skills they have. To make it most useful and least intimidating to students, the flyer should be as small and concise as possible.</div><div> </div><div>Strategy 2: Timetable that shows all events on campus</div>
 Using a window of the “Work in Progress” space, which is located in the centre of campus, would be perfect to put a big timetable with all the events, workshops, competitions etc. that are related to innovation, entrepreneurship, start-ups and design thinking. Students would walk past it everyday, can have a quick overview of the events and if they´re interested in an event they can scan the QR-code next to the event to get further information about it and book their place. To keep the timetable up-to-date, we would create a template which can be filled out by the people responsible for the event and once a week the timetable would be renewed.
<div>To ensure that it gets students´ attention, the timetable would have to be easy to navigate with a clear structure. By doing this, it would make it easy for students to just have a quick look at it while walking past it and having a look at it for longer when they have spotted an event of interest. As interviewed students have expressed their desire for convenience when getting informed this would be an important aspect as well as the QR-codes.</div><div> </div>
'''Strategy 3: To ensure that Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities didn’t go amiss by students who either lacked the confidence to get involved or who studied subjects which aren’t traditionally creative'''

There was a need to develop something that encouraged students who aren’t already involved in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus but have the urge to get involved and don’t know where to start. When prototyping, the strongest idea was an ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship kick-starter.’ 

When testing this idea the main feedback received from first and second-year students were that it needed to be short and straight to the point, they didn’t want the filler that often led to them becoming uninterested in lectures, they wanted something fun and engaging. Other feedback was that it should also be a chance for people to meet one another, and there could be some icebreakers included helping like-minded students build their network and feel part of a community, especially in the first year. 

[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB]

After gathering the feedback some changes were made, the duration these Kickstarter classes should be 30 minutes, the first half being a rapid class on design thinking its value, and the second half is an overview of what is on offer for students and who is there to help them. These sessions will be quick in order to keep students engaged throughout and to maximise their learning in a short space of time. The point of these sessions will be to not only give them some guidance on what is available to them but also the confidence to engage and contribute in these communities, to help them to expand their own skills and experience.

'''Strategy 4: Provide role models and sources of inspiration and advice from the student body'''

Providing access to tools and resources to students wouldn't be enough to build a strong environment of I&E at Lancaster. Students would also need to see others who were actively engaging and promoting competitions and workshops that focused on innovation and creativity. This group of students would be called Changers. They would exist to document student innovation and generate projects for students to apply their studies in a real world scenario.

After consulting members of administration who had experience with students doing work on campus for feedback, they explained that students would need to be paid for work done in this role if it were to be rolled out to the general student population. Also, they emphasized that the creation of teams of students from across different faculties was where Changers could have the biggest impact on the university and its reputation.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5RqlzTa1IBZY004alhsTzBqczQzWDhZMzVVM0RkN0JhaTRJ/view?usp=sharing]

'''Strategy 5: Making Meaninghful Connections in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem'''

Networking is a key component of a healthy lifestyle, it gives people something to wake up and look forward to and days that otherwise may lack excitement. It fulfills the idea of living to work rather than working to live. Meeting with people for a coffee can lead to great possibilities however in the UK I feel that some people are reluctant to do this with people they don’t really know and so in order to give people the confidence that a 30 minute coffee will be beneficial we have created a window display where people can create a short personal profile with details about the kind of people they are looking to meet on campus, this can be as refined as possible such as a computer  programmer with skill using Javascript or as broad as possible such as any student at Lancaster who is exploring setting up their own business

'''Strategy 6: The Hive House'''

Often at University people end up living with housemates that are just convenient to live with or are dumped in living with.

The Hve House is a way to bring students with an entrepreneurial action mindset together and give them the platform to live together. Exciting conversations and possibilities would now no longer be restricted to designated times and spaces but they would be able to spring up and arise over simple and every day tasks that are made more dynamic by living in the Hive House



Watch this video for more information about who we are and what our aims are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFGF8gxO4U&t=2s

Priorities:Lancaster University Student Priorities

2018-10-04T20:45:01Z

Anna.Schaefer:

Priorities:Lancaster University Student Priorities

2018-10-04T20:44:05Z

Anna.Schaefer:

Priorities:Lancaster University Student Priorities

2018-10-04T20:42:47Z

Anna.Schaefer:

After interviewing students and researching the I&E ecosystem of our campus, we found that many students are missing out on events they might be interested in, due to a missing connection between different parts of the university.

We came up with a few possible solutions on how we could inform students about events, workshops and people outside of their degree, that they might be interested in.



'''Strategy 1: Guide to ensure that students know where they can get advice and further information about business ideas and innovation'''

As there are lots of resources on campus but many students are not aware of them, or are confused because of all the different websites, emails and contact points, a small flyer with the most important information could help.

This prototype shows an easy and condensed guide for students about where they can get advice about business ideas and start-ups, have an overview of the resources available and where they can get further information and ways to develop their skills.
<div> </div><div>Feedback from students showed that the guide would have to be easy to understand with only the most important information on them, otherwise they might just land in the bin. It would have to be clear that every student can access those resources, no matter what they study or what skills they have. To make it most useful and least intimidating to students, the flyer should be as small and concise as possible.</div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </div><div> </div><div>Strategy 2: Timetable that shows all events on campus</div>
Using a window of the “Work in Progress” space, which is located in the centre of campus, would be perfect to put a big timetable with all the events, workshops, competitions etc. that are related to innovation, entrepreneurship, start-ups and design thinking. Students would walk past it everyday, can have a quick overview of the events and if they´re interested in an event they can scan the QR-code next to the event to get further information about it and book their place. To keep the timetable up-to-date, we would create a template which can be filled out by the people responsible for the event and once a week the timetable would be renewed.
<div> </div><div>To ensure that it gets students´ attention, the timetable would have to be easy to navigate with a clear structure. By doing this, it would make it easy for students to just have a quick look at it while walking past it and having a look at it for longer when they have spotted an event of interest. As interviewed students have expressed their desire for convenience when getting informed this would be an important aspect as well as the QR-codes.</div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </div>
'''Strategy 3: To ensure that Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities didn’t go amiss by students who either lacked the confidence to get involved or who studied subjects which aren’t traditionally creative'''

There was a need to develop something that encouraged students who aren’t already involved in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus but have the urge to get involved and don’t know where to start. When prototyping, the strongest idea was an ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship kick-starter.’ 

When testing this idea the main feedback received from first and second-year students were that it needed to be short and straight to the point, they didn’t want the filler that often led to them becoming uninterested in lectures, they wanted something fun and engaging. Other feedback was that it should also be a chance for people to meet one another, and there could be some icebreakers included helping like-minded students build their network and feel part of a community, especially in the first year. 

[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VT0VmZ0y-n3MD8s_aoRPnGdN0yCQNnF4aZKDTXAUpUHfCvH-1fXnucnt5uQX14y2VkE-SRwHbKOxN0MNSxYORGHqQkAxCkvT03SlIBBEYGLKtSyIoGP6FPKVjex1sd_sQ7d4e0PB]

After gathering the feedback some changes were made, the duration these Kickstarter classes should be 30 minutes, the first half being a rapid class on design thinking its value, and the second half is an overview of what is on offer for students and who is there to help them. These sessions will be quick in order to keep students engaged throughout and to maximise their learning in a short space of time. The point of these sessions will be to not only give them some guidance on what is available to them but also the confidence to engage and contribute in these communities, to help them to expand their own skills and experience.