University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

School:Leuphana University of Lüneburg

2017-09-27T14:28:40Z

JLong:

[[File:Leuphana.jpg|thumb|left|400px]]

The Leuphana University of Lüneburg is a public university located in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany with appx. 9,000 students.

Leuphana is a young university, and therefore largely based on innovation instead of tradition. The university strives to create a place that is driven by a collective search for knowledge and viable social solutions.

This drive for innovation and social solutions is apparent in Leuphana’s study programs. Leuphana established the first public college in Germany, created academic programs for Master and PhD, and has its own professional school for furthering education.

Courses at Leuphana are based on holism, with socially relevant questions are at the forefront. This means embracing the various approaches and disciplines of science. In order to research subjects instead of just disciplines, Leuphana's science initiatives make it possible to contribute specialist knowledge to an overall university discourse. Integrating extra-curricular activities is an important part of the academic culture.

For further information:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg]

= Promotion of Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
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Leuphana University organizes various activities and offers a wide range of classes to support Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In some offerings, like Startup-counseling, student teams are matched with local startups to assist them in one specific issue. The students get to understand how a startup functions while the startups get help in one specific research issue. In a course called Startup Management, students use the Business Model Canvas to sketch out their own idea. At the end of the course, all teams pitch their idea in front of Venture Capitalists to get funding.

 Next to the courses, there are lots of extracurricular activities focused on startups (& counseling). The Leuphana Entrepreneurship Hub offers many workshop formats aimed at students (a) already having their own business or (b) wanting to start a venture.

 Also, there are lots of activities to promote the startup spirit within Leuphana: Workshops covering Design Thinking as a creative method to develop new services or products, the workshop ‘Next Top Gründer’ aims at bringing the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship into local companies and student teams. Within this format, groups have to develop a market idea within a three hour workshop.
 '''The Leuphana Conference of Entrepreneurship''' is a huge event taking place once every year. National and international startups, investors, and interested people come together for a couple of days to talk about the latest findings in the research on startups and venture creation as well as new business ideas. </div><div> </div>
= Encouragement of Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
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The “startup-spirit” is not only promoted to students. Faculties are also encouraged to act in a startup-like fashion. Being a small university allows faculty to circumvent some of the obstacles of larger institutions.

 Multiple faculties focus their research around innovation and startups. The faculty of innovation management, for example, focuses its research on what makes innovations succeed. Right now, they are primarily concentrating on social innovations within cities. One of their class offerings is aimed at students developing an idea for a social innovation (using the principles of design thinking and the Business Model Canvas) and - by the end of the course - pitching it to social entrepreneurs and investors.  

 Next to different faculties focusing on venture creation / startups, the Entrepreneurship Hub and its '''Startup Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html]), not only supports students, but also graduates and staff on how to successfully prepare and organize a startup business.
 So, the startup spirit is promoted throughout the whole university, which is the reason why Leuphana, with all its events, workshops, and multiple formats, has been ranked as the most entrepreneur-friendly medium-sized university in Germany. </div>
= The University Technology Transfer Function =
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Leuphana University is in constant dialogue with leaders in business and society. In line with its unique action-oriented competence profile, Leuphana sees itself as an efficient cooperation partner for the region. In doing so, Leuphana is willing to take up relevant questions in the fields of business, technology, and administration as well as in the social, cultural and environmental field. Leuphana initiates its own innovation projects with the relevant partners within the framework of knowledge and technology transfer. Products and services or to make processes more efficient: Leuphana University sees itself as an efficient partner for business and society. With its interdisciplinary research, the university offers solutions to the problems of regional as well as international partners. By working together with Leuphana University, companies and organizations can develop ideas and implement innovations in practice. The contact for those activities is the '''Cooperation-Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html]).
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= Facilitation of University-Industry Collaboration =

The Leuphana University cooperates with businesses in numerous projects. See the following two examples: The project '''"Sustainability Innovations in Regional SMEs"'''(NIREM) ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html]) deals with the sustainability development of small and medium-sized enterprises from the transition region Lüneburg. The aim of the project is to build up and strengthen a transfer of knowledge between companies and regional universities. Companies can profit from the current status of research on relevant sustainability topics, and the participating universities integrate diverse and practice-oriented experiences into their own research and teaching.

 The '''"Digital Knowledge Transfer Model" '''([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html]) project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the State of Lower Saxony, aims to promote and further develop digital change in research and development using digital tools in the transfer of knowledge in cooperation with the regional economy and society.

= Engagement with Regional and Local Economic Development =
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Within the business networks of Leuphana University economics, society and science are engaging in a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge. Scientists and experts provide entrepreneurs and organizations with application-oriented research results. Together, they confidentially develop solutions for company practice, and Leuphana supports the implementation. Companies and organizations benefit from an extensive regional network and innovations can translate into economic success. The '''Innovation Incubator''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html]) was particularly versatile in transdisciplinary cooperation. The EU economic development project implemented around 16 application-oriented research and development projects at Leuphana through 2015. These collaborations between the university and at least one partner from the business community or from social, cultural, or public institutions developed problem-oriented solutions in the short term. Central features were usability- and application-oriented on the basis of a practice-relevant task.

= Related Links =

[[Leuphana_University_of_Lüneburg_Student_Priorities|Leuphana University's 2017 Student Priorities]] 

Fall 2017 UIFs:

[[Hannah Vergossen|Hannah Vergossen]]

[[James Long|James Long]]

[[Christian Otto|Christian Otto]]

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[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:Leuphana University of Lüneburg Student Priorities

2017-09-27T14:11:41Z

JLong:

= Fall 2017 =

== Strategy 1: Create a Digital Leadership Lab ==

The Digital Leadership Lab will prepare students and businesses for digital leadership and digital culture. The lab will examine how students and businesses can effectively operate in a modern, digitally networked work environment, and be used to train leaders and students as drivers of digital innovation.

''Step 1:''

Research companies with appropriate digital products (such as projectors, interactive whiteboards, telepresence robots) that help organize and increase the efficiency of remote and local teams.

''Step 2:''

Gauge the likelihood of receiving products from these companies [for free] in order to equip the Digital Leadership Lab for students and businesses.

''Step 3:''

Create a template letter / flyer in order to request products for use. Include information on the benefits that can be offered to the company (structured engagement and feedback from a consistent flow of users). Efficiently contact companies by order of the usefulness of their equipment and the likelihood of receiving it.

''Step 4:''

Research and understand legal requirements, liabilities, and campus rules for receiving and installing software or equipment.

''Step 5:''

Install and learn the technical requirements for all equipment.

''Step 6:''

Train other students to use, and teach others about, the equipment and space. Ensure that they are adequately trained and fluent in the technologies, then let them administer the space alone.

== Strategy 2: Create a space for coworking / design thinking ==

Establishing an interdisciplinary work space that accomodates multiple teams and formats of co-working would help bring together various departments within the university that are currently not well integrated. While securing enough space for several teams is a longer term goal, we can currently utilize part of the digital leadership lab for design thinking and using physical materials.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e">Plan adequate room in the Digital leadership lab for a design thinking space. Need distance from expensive equipment to ensure room for movement and messes.

''Step 2:''

Talk to students about what kind of organizational / planning materials they would like to have for rapid prototyping and visualizing ideas.

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-008e-bbb1-68e163f8c419">Plan approximate costs for the usual physical materials as well as any innovative ideas that students may have.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-2886-ee08-3ec0ebf8da13">Secure funding from internal resources as well as outside resources available to the university.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-3c5e-0358-9acca0a8c08e">Search for a larger space on campus (preferably near the lab) specifically for design thinking and collaboration.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-8f54-9f16-40904569d242">Request the eventual use of this space as the need for co-working spaces grows larger than what the digital leadership lab can accommodate.

== Strategy 3: Connect students to regional companies and entrepreneurs ==

Entrepreneurship and innovation require inspiration and support. We think it would be great to have a consistant partnership with a number of local companies in order to provide students a connection from theory to practice. Incorporating these companies into events and the digital leadership lab will ensure that students and companies will be well networked and have a good understanding of the local problems that they could solve together.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-69d0-cb3f-069150d2774d">Leverage the technological offerings of the digital leadership lab as well as the opportunity to engage students in order to begin discourse with local businesses.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-8c53-aadd-c2040eb292e2">Ensure that there is at least one contact person, familiar to company representatives, regularly available for questions or ideas (preferably a student and an administrator so that companies have a contact that is knowledgeable on university bureaucracy and one that is excited to initiate new ideas).

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-b1b5-b7a9-2a6ebba398df">Contact the appropriate university representatives to find out bureaucraticä pre-requisites for some sort of collaboration or partnership. (What are the rules for university / business collaboration?)

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-d742-529d-ff1c5612e45b">Create brainstorming sessions with both companies and students. Find out what topics for events / collaborations would most benefit students, and how to make sure that they would offer enough value to companies so that they will be enthusiastically involved throughout the process and in the future.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-fd85-0515-eb3d96aa9321">Organize events and use the resources and plan listed below in order to raise awareness and engage students. Use the possibility of thesis-collaboration to draw students towards innovative projects.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38a-2fe5-3fca-a399847eff7f">Perform survey with students about how effective they found the collaboration. Adjust future plans to best accommodate the students.

== Strategy 4: Raise Awareness of the Lab and Leadership / Entrepreneurship Offerings on Campus ==

Simply creating these resources will not be enough. Students must be constantly informed of their presence and we need to make it clear what value we can bring to them. This will require the fundamental incorporation of student perspectives as well cooperation with other disciplines.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-5347-63cf-b767ae29bb31">Share the Landscape Canvas with relevant university Stakeholders in order to request support in raising awareness. Understand which stakeholders are likely to be the most supportive in securing money / resources.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-7780-2286-d9e8d12485cd">Brainstorm the information that is most important to share with students regarding the entrepreneurship environment and the lab. What is the most logical order for informing them? Is it better to have everything on one page or to separate it all? Which areas on campus are most seen by which types of students? Is there a need for digital resources as well (website, digital flyers, etc.)?

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-a74f-09f8-14c30acecb50">Recruit students from Marketing department to help make student body aware and get them involved in the new spaces and programs.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-cddf-5f4e-5fff3e3a58a2">Collaborate with them on the most appealing way to design advertisements for the spaces and programs.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-f71c-6b6f-6ccad57058a7">Record the amount of visitors to the lab at the opening and for a certain time thereafter.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38c-243d-582d-69bfc43e9a36">Begin marketing activities and see if there is a large rise in the amount of students visiting the space. (How effective is the design? Is the message reaching students? Are they interested in getting involved or do we need to better market the incentives of visiting the lab and programs? etc.)

= Related Links =

Fall 2017 UIFs: [[Christian Otto|Christian Otto]] [[Hannah Vergossen|Hannah Vergossen]] [[James Long|James Long]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:Leuphana University of Lüneburg Student Priorities

2017-09-27T14:09:48Z

JLong:

= Fall 2017 =

== Strategy 1: Create a Digital Leadership Lab ==

The Digital Leadership Lab will prepare students and businesses for digital leadership and digital culture. The lab will examine how students and businesses can effectively operate in a modern, digitally networked work environment, and be used to train leaders and students as drivers of digital innovation.

''Step 1:''

Research companies with appropriate digital products (such as projectors, interactive whiteboards, telepresence robots) that help organize and increase the efficiency of remote and local teams.

''Step 2:''

Gauge the likelihood of receiving products from these companies [for free] in order to equip the Digital Leadership Lab for students and businesses.

''Step 3:''

Create a template letter / flyer in order to request products for use. Include information on the benefits that can be offered to the company (structured engagement and feedback from a consistent flow of users). Efficiently contact companies by order of the usefulness of their equipment and the likelihood of receiving it.

''Step 4:''

Research and understand legal requirements, liabilities, and campus rules for receiving and installing software or equipment.

''Step 5:''

Install and learn the technical requirements for all equipment.

''Step 6:''

Train other students to use, and teach others about, the equipment and space. Ensure that they are adequately trained and fluent in the technologies, then let them administer the space alone.

== Strategy 2: Create a space for coworking / design thinking ==

Establishing an interdisciplinary work space that accomodates multiple teams and formats of co-working would help bring together various departments within the university that are currently not well integrated. While securing enough space for several teams is a longer term goal, we can currently utilize part of the digital leadership lab for design thinking and using physical materials.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e">Plan adequate room in the Digital leadership lab for a design thinking space. Need distance from expensive equipment to ensure room for movement and messes.

''Step 2:''

Talk to students about what kind of organizational / planning materials they would like to have for rapid prototyping and visualizing ideas.

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-008e-bbb1-68e163f8c419">Plan approximate costs for the usual physical materials as well as any innovative ideas that students may have.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-2886-ee08-3ec0ebf8da13">Secure funding from internal resources as well as outside resources available to the university.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-3c5e-0358-9acca0a8c08e">Search for a larger space on campus (preferably near the lab) specifically for design thinking and collaboration.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-8f54-9f16-40904569d242">Request the eventual use of this space as the need for co-working spaces grows larger than what the digital leadership lab can accommodate.

== Strategy 3: Use the digital leadership lab to connect students to regional companies and entrepreneurs ==

Entrepreneurship and innovation require inspiration and support. We think it would be great to have a consistant partnership with a number of local companies in order to provide students a connection from theory to practice. Incorporating these companies into events and the digital leadership lab will ensure that students and companies will be well networked and have a good understanding of the local problems that they could solve together.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-69d0-cb3f-069150d2774d">Leverage the technological offerings of the digital leadership lab as well as the opportunity to engage students in order to begin discourse with local businesses.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-8c53-aadd-c2040eb292e2">Ensure that there is at least one contact person, familiar to company representatives, regularly available for questions or ideas (preferably a student and an administrator so that companies have a contact that is knowledgeable on university bureaucracy and one that is excited to initiate new ideas).

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-b1b5-b7a9-2a6ebba398df">Contact the appropriate university representatives to find out bureaucraticä pre-requisites for some sort of collaboration or partnership. (What are the rules for university / business collaboration?)

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-d742-529d-ff1c5612e45b">Create brainstorming sessions with both companies and students. Find out what topics for events / collaborations would most benefit students, and how to make sure that they would offer enough value to companies so that they will be enthusiastically involved throughout the process and in the future.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-fd85-0515-eb3d96aa9321">Organize events and use the resources and plan listed below in order to raise awareness and engage students. Use the possibility of thesis-collaboration to draw students towards innovative projects.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38a-2fe5-3fca-a399847eff7f">Perform survey with students about how effective they found the collaboration. Adjust future plans to best accommodate the students.

== Strategy 4: Raise Awareness of the Lab and Leadership / Entrepreneurship Offerings on Campus ==

Simply creating these resources will not be enough. Students must be constantly informed of their presence and we need to make it clear what value we can bring to them. This will require the fundamental incorporation of student perspectives as well cooperation with other disciplines.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-5347-63cf-b767ae29bb31">Share the Landscape Canvas with relevant university Stakeholders in order to request support in raising awareness. Understand which stakeholders are likely to be the most supportive in securing money / resources.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-7780-2286-d9e8d12485cd">Brainstorm the information that is most important to share with students regarding the entrepreneurship environment and the lab. What is the most logical order for informing them? Is it better to have everything on one page or to separate it all? Which areas on campus are most seen by which types of students? Is there a need for digital resources as well (website, digital flyers, etc.)?

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-a74f-09f8-14c30acecb50">Recruit students from Marketing department to help make student body aware and get them involved in the new spaces and programs.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-cddf-5f4e-5fff3e3a58a2">Collaborate with them on the most appealing way to design advertisements for the spaces and programs.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-f71c-6b6f-6ccad57058a7">Record the amount of visitors to the lab at the opening and for a certain time thereafter.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38c-243d-582d-69bfc43e9a36">Begin marketing activities and see if there is a large rise in the amount of students visiting the space. (How effective is the design? Is the message reaching students? Are they interested in getting involved or do we need to better market the incentives of visiting the lab and programs? etc.)



=Related Links=

Fall 2017 UIFs: [[Christian Otto|Christian Otto]] [[Hannah Vergossen|Hannah Vergossen]] [[James Long|James Long]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

School:Leuphana University of Lüneburg

2017-09-27T14:08:52Z

JLong:

[[File:Leuphana.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Leuphana.jpg]]

The Leuphana University of Lüneburg is a public university located in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany with appx. 9,000 students.

Leuphana is a young university, and therefore largely based on innovation instead of tradition. The university strives to create a place that is driven by a collective search for knowledge and viable social solutions.

This drive for innovation and social solutions is apparent in Leuphana’s study programs. Leuphana established the first public college in Germany, created academic programs for Master and PhD, and has its own professional school for furthering education.

Courses at Leuphana are based on holism, with socially relevant questions are at the forefront. This means embracing the various approaches and disciplines of science. In order to research subjects instead of just disciplines, Leuphana's science initiatives make it possible to contribute specialist knowledge to an overall university discourse. Integrating extra-curricular activities is an important part of the academic culture.

For further information:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg]

= Promotion of Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<div>
Leuphana University organizes various activities and offers a wide range of classes to support Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In some offerings, like Startup-counseling, student teams are matched with local startups to assist them in one specific issue. The students get to understand how a startup functions while the startups get help in one specific research issue. In a course called Startup Management, students use the Business Model Canvas to sketch out their own idea. At the end of the course, all teams pitch their idea in front of Venture Capitalists to get funding.

 Next to the courses, there are lots of extracurricular activities focused on startups (& counseling). The Leuphana Entrepreneurship Hub offers many workshop formats aimed at students (a) already having their own business or (b) wanting to start a venture.

 Also, there are lots of activities to promote the startup spirit within Leuphana: Workshops covering Design Thinking as a creative method to develop new services or products, the workshop ‘Next Top Gründer’ aims at bringing the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship into local companies and student teams. Within this format, groups have to develop a market idea within a three hour workshop.
 '''The Leuphana Conference of Entrepreneurship''' is a huge event taking place once every year. National and international startups, investors, and interested people come together for a couple of days to talk about the latest findings in the research on startups and venture creation as well as new business ideas. </div><div> </div>
= Encouragement of Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<div>
The “startup-spirit” is not only promoted to students. Faculties are also encouraged to act in a startup-like fashion. Being a small university allows faculty to circumvent some of the obstacles of larger institutions.

 Multiple faculties focus their research around innovation and startups. The faculty of innovation management, for example, focuses its research on what makes innovations succeed. Right now, they are primarily concentrating on social innovations within cities. One of their class offerings is aimed at students developing an idea for a social innovation (using the principles of design thinking and the Business Model Canvas) and - by the end of the course - pitching it to social entrepreneurs and investors.  

 Next to different faculties focusing on venture creation / startups, the Entrepreneurship Hub and its '''Startup Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html]), not only supports students, but also graduates and staff on how to successfully prepare and organize a startup business.
 So, the startup spirit is promoted throughout the whole university, which is the reason why Leuphana, with all its events, workshops, and multiple formats, has been ranked as the most entrepreneur-friendly medium-sized university in Germany. </div>
= The University Technology Transfer Function =
<div>
Leuphana University is in constant dialogue with leaders in business and society. In line with its unique action-oriented competence profile, Leuphana sees itself as an efficient cooperation partner for the region. In doing so, Leuphana is willing to take up relevant questions in the fields of business, technology, and administration as well as in the social, cultural and environmental field. Leuphana initiates its own innovation projects with the relevant partners within the framework of knowledge and technology transfer. Products and services or to make processes more efficient: Leuphana University sees itself as an efficient partner for business and society. With its interdisciplinary research, the university offers solutions to the problems of regional as well as international partners. By working together with Leuphana University, companies and organizations can develop ideas and implement innovations in practice. The contact for those activities is the '''Cooperation-Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html]).
</div><div> </div>
= Facilitation of University-Industry Collaboration =

The Leuphana University cooperates with businesses in numerous projects. See the following two examples: The project '''"Sustainability Innovations in Regional SMEs"'''(NIREM) ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html]) deals with the sustainability development of small and medium-sized enterprises from the transition region Lüneburg. The aim of the project is to build up and strengthen a transfer of knowledge between companies and regional universities. Companies can profit from the current status of research on relevant sustainability topics, and the participating universities integrate diverse and practice-oriented experiences into their own research and teaching.

 The '''"Digital Knowledge Transfer Model" '''([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html]) project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the State of Lower Saxony, aims to promote and further develop digital change in research and development using digital tools in the transfer of knowledge in cooperation with the regional economy and society.

= Engagement with Regional and Local Economic Development =
<div>
Within the business networks of Leuphana University economics, society and science are engaging in a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge. Scientists and experts provide entrepreneurs and organizations with application-oriented research results. Together, they confidentially develop solutions for company practice, and Leuphana supports the implementation. Companies and organizations benefit from an extensive regional network and innovations can translate into economic success. The '''Innovation Incubator''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html]) was particularly versatile in transdisciplinary cooperation. The EU economic development project implemented around 16 application-oriented research and development projects at Leuphana through 2015. These collaborations between the university and at least one partner from the business community or from social, cultural, or public institutions developed problem-oriented solutions in the short term. Central features were usability- and application-oriented on the basis of a practice-relevant task.

= Related Links =

Fall 2017 UIFs:

[[Hannah Vergossen|Hannah Vergossen]]

[[James Long|James Long]]

[[Christian Otto|Christian Otto]]

</div>
[[Category:Universities]]

School:Leuphana University of Lüneburg

2017-09-27T14:08:22Z

JLong:

[[File:Leuphana.jpg|thumb|left|400px]]

The Leuphana University of Lüneburg is a public university located in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany with appx. 9,000 students.

Leuphana is a young university, and therefore largely based on innovation instead of tradition. The university strives to create a place that is driven by a collective search for knowledge and viable social solutions.

This drive for innovation and social solutions is apparent in Leuphana’s study programs. Leuphana established the first public college in Germany, created academic programs for Master and PhD, and has its own professional school for furthering education.

Courses at Leuphana are based on holism, with socially relevant questions are at the forefront. This means embracing the various approaches and disciplines of science. In order to research subjects instead of just disciplines, Leuphana's science initiatives make it possible to contribute specialist knowledge to an overall university discourse. Integrating extra-curricular activities is an important part of the academic culture.

For further information:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg]

= Promotion of Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<div>
Leuphana University organizes various activities and offers a wide range of classes to support Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In some offerings, like Startup-counseling, student teams are matched with local startups to assist them in one specific issue. The students get to understand how a startup functions while the startups get help in one specific research issue. In a course called Startup Management, students use the Business Model Canvas to sketch out their own idea. At the end of the course, all teams pitch their idea in front of Venture Capitalists to get funding.

 Next to the courses, there are lots of extracurricular activities focused on startups (& counseling). The Leuphana Entrepreneurship Hub offers many workshop formats aimed at students (a) already having their own business or (b) wanting to start a venture.

 Also, there are lots of activities to promote the startup spirit within Leuphana: Workshops covering Design Thinking as a creative method to develop new services or products, the workshop ‘Next Top Gründer’ aims at bringing the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship into local companies and student teams. Within this format, groups have to develop a market idea within a three hour workshop.
 '''The Leuphana Conference of Entrepreneurship''' is a huge event taking place once every year. National and international startups, investors, and interested people come together for a couple of days to talk about the latest findings in the research on startups and venture creation as well as new business ideas. </div><div> </div>
= Encouragement of Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<div>
The “startup-spirit” is not only promoted to students. Faculties are also encouraged to act in a startup-like fashion. Being a small university allows faculty to circumvent some of the obstacles of larger institutions.

 Multiple faculties focus their research around innovation and startups. The faculty of innovation management, for example, focuses its research on what makes innovations succeed. Right now, they are primarily concentrating on social innovations within cities. One of their class offerings is aimed at students developing an idea for a social innovation (using the principles of design thinking and the Business Model Canvas) and - by the end of the course - pitching it to social entrepreneurs and investors.  

 Next to different faculties focusing on venture creation / startups, the Entrepreneurship Hub and its '''Startup Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html]), not only supports students, but also graduates and staff on how to successfully prepare and organize a startup business.
 So, the startup spirit is promoted throughout the whole university, which is the reason why Leuphana, with all its events, workshops, and multiple formats, has been ranked as the most entrepreneur-friendly medium-sized university in Germany. </div>
= The University Technology Transfer Function =
<div>
Leuphana University is in constant dialogue with leaders in business and society. In line with its unique action-oriented competence profile, Leuphana sees itself as an efficient cooperation partner for the region. In doing so, Leuphana is willing to take up relevant questions in the fields of business, technology, and administration as well as in the social, cultural and environmental field. Leuphana initiates its own innovation projects with the relevant partners within the framework of knowledge and technology transfer. Products and services or to make processes more efficient: Leuphana University sees itself as an efficient partner for business and society. With its interdisciplinary research, the university offers solutions to the problems of regional as well as international partners. By working together with Leuphana University, companies and organizations can develop ideas and implement innovations in practice. The contact for those activities is the '''Cooperation-Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html]).
</div><div> </div>
= Facilitation of University-Industry Collaboration =

The Leuphana University cooperates with businesses in numerous projects. See the following two examples: The project '''"Sustainability Innovations in Regional SMEs"'''(NIREM) ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html]) deals with the sustainability development of small and medium-sized enterprises from the transition region Lüneburg. The aim of the project is to build up and strengthen a transfer of knowledge between companies and regional universities. Companies can profit from the current status of research on relevant sustainability topics, and the participating universities integrate diverse and practice-oriented experiences into their own research and teaching.

 The '''"Digital Knowledge Transfer Model" '''([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html]) project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the State of Lower Saxony, aims to promote and further develop digital change in research and development using digital tools in the transfer of knowledge in cooperation with the regional economy and society.

= Engagement with Regional and Local Economic Development =
<div>
Within the business networks of Leuphana University economics, society and science are engaging in a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge. Scientists and experts provide entrepreneurs and organizations with application-oriented research results. Together, they confidentially develop solutions for company practice, and Leuphana supports the implementation. Companies and organizations benefit from an extensive regional network and innovations can translate into economic success. The '''Innovation Incubator''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html]) was particularly versatile in transdisciplinary cooperation. The EU economic development project implemented around 16 application-oriented research and development projects at Leuphana through 2015. These collaborations between the university and at least one partner from the business community or from social, cultural, or public institutions developed problem-oriented solutions in the short term. Central features were usability- and application-oriented on the basis of a practice-relevant task.

= Related Links =

Fall 0217 UIFs:

[[Hannah Vergossen|Hannah Vergossen]]

[[James Long|James Long]]

[[Christian Otto|Christian Otto]]

</div>
[[Category:Universities]]

School:Leuphana University of Lüneburg

2017-09-27T14:07:52Z

JLong:

[[File:Leuphana.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Leuphana.jpg]]

The Leuphana University of Lüneburg is a public university located in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany with appx. 9,000 students.

Leuphana is a young university, and therefore largely based on innovation instead of tradition. The university strives to create a place that is driven by a collective search for knowledge and viable social solutions.

This drive for innovation and social solutions is apparent in Leuphana’s study programs. Leuphana established the first public college in Germany, created academic programs for Master and PhD, and has its own professional school for furthering education.

Courses at Leuphana are based on holism, with socially relevant questions are at the forefront. This means embracing the various approaches and disciplines of science. In order to research subjects instead of just disciplines, Leuphana's science initiatives make it possible to contribute specialist knowledge to an overall university discourse. Integrating extra-curricular activities is an important part of the academic culture.

For further information:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg]

= Promotion of Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<div>
Leuphana University organizes various activities and offers a wide range of classes to support Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In some offerings, like Startup-counseling, student teams are matched with local startups to assist them in one specific issue. The students get to understand how a startup functions while the startups get help in one specific research issue. In a course called Startup Management, students use the Business Model Canvas to sketch out their own idea. At the end of the course, all teams pitch their idea in front of Venture Capitalists to get funding.

 Next to the courses, there are lots of extracurricular activities focused on startups (& counseling). The Leuphana Entrepreneurship Hub offers many workshop formats aimed at students (a) already having their own business or (b) wanting to start a venture.

 Also, there are lots of activities to promote the startup spirit within Leuphana: Workshops covering Design Thinking as a creative method to develop new services or products, the workshop ‘Next Top Gründer’ aims at bringing the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship into local companies and student teams. Within this format, groups have to develop a market idea within a three hour workshop.
 '''The Leuphana Conference of Entrepreneurship''' is a huge event taking place once every year. National and international startups, investors, and interested people come together for a couple of days to talk about the latest findings in the research on startups and venture creation as well as new business ideas. </div><div> </div>
= Encouragement of Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<div>
The “startup-spirit” is not only promoted to students. Faculties are also encouraged to act in a startup-like fashion. Being a small university allows faculty to circumvent some of the obstacles of larger institutions.

 Multiple faculties focus their research around innovation and startups. The faculty of innovation management, for example, focuses its research on what makes innovations succeed. Right now, they are primarily concentrating on social innovations within cities. One of their class offerings is aimed at students developing an idea for a social innovation (using the principles of design thinking and the Business Model Canvas) and - by the end of the course - pitching it to social entrepreneurs and investors.  

 Next to different faculties focusing on venture creation / startups, the Entrepreneurship Hub and its '''Startup Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html]), not only supports students, but also graduates and staff on how to successfully prepare and organize a startup business.
 So, the startup spirit is promoted throughout the whole university, which is the reason why Leuphana, with all its events, workshops, and multiple formats, has been ranked as the most entrepreneur-friendly medium-sized university in Germany. </div>
= The University Technology Transfer Function =
<div>
Leuphana University is in constant dialogue with leaders in business and society. In line with its unique action-oriented competence profile, Leuphana sees itself as an efficient cooperation partner for the region. In doing so, Leuphana is willing to take up relevant questions in the fields of business, technology, and administration as well as in the social, cultural and environmental field. Leuphana initiates its own innovation projects with the relevant partners within the framework of knowledge and technology transfer. Products and services or to make processes more efficient: Leuphana University sees itself as an efficient partner for business and society. With its interdisciplinary research, the university offers solutions to the problems of regional as well as international partners. By working together with Leuphana University, companies and organizations can develop ideas and implement innovations in practice. The contact for those activities is the '''Cooperation-Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html]).
</div><div> </div>
= Facilitation of University-Industry Collaboration =

The Leuphana University cooperates with businesses in numerous projects. See the following two examples: The project '''"Sustainability Innovations in Regional SMEs"'''(NIREM) ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html]) deals with the sustainability development of small and medium-sized enterprises from the transition region Lüneburg. The aim of the project is to build up and strengthen a transfer of knowledge between companies and regional universities. Companies can profit from the current status of research on relevant sustainability topics, and the participating universities integrate diverse and practice-oriented experiences into their own research and teaching.

 The '''"Digital Knowledge Transfer Model" '''([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html]) project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the State of Lower Saxony, aims to promote and further develop digital change in research and development using digital tools in the transfer of knowledge in cooperation with the regional economy and society.

= Engagement with Regional and Local Economic Development =
<div>
Within the business networks of Leuphana University economics, society and science are engaging in a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge. Scientists and experts provide entrepreneurs and organizations with application-oriented research results. Together, they confidentially develop solutions for company practice, and Leuphana supports the implementation. Companies and organizations benefit from an extensive regional network and innovations can translate into economic success. The '''Innovation Incubator''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html]) was particularly versatile in transdisciplinary cooperation. The EU economic development project implemented around 16 application-oriented research and development projects at Leuphana through 2015. These collaborations between the university and at least one partner from the business community or from social, cultural, or public institutions developed problem-oriented solutions in the short term. Central features were usability- and application-oriented on the basis of a practice-relevant task.

= Related Links =

Fall 0217 UIFs:

[[Hannah Vergossen|Hannah Vergossen]]

[[James Long|James Long]]

[[Christian Otto|Christian Otto]]

= =
</div>
[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:Leuphana University of Lüneburg Student Priorities

2017-09-27T14:01:51Z

JLong:

= Fall 2017 =

== Strategy 1: Create a Digital Leadership Lab ==

The Digital Leadership Lab will prepare students and businesses for digital leadership and digital culture. The lab will examine how students and businesses can effectively operate in a modern, digitally networked work environment, and be used to train leaders and students as drivers of digital innovation.

''Step 1:''

Research companies with appropriate digital products (such as projectors, interactive whiteboards, telepresence robots) that help organize and increase the efficiency of remote and local teams.

''Step 2:''

Gauge the likelihood of receiving products from these companies [for free] in order to equip the Digital Leadership Lab for students and businesses.

''Step 3:''

Create a template letter / flyer in order to request products for use. Include information on the benefits that can be offered to the company (structured engagement and feedback from a consistent flow of users). Efficiently contact companies by order of the usefulness of their equipment and the likelihood of receiving it.

''Step 4:''

Research and understand legal requirements, liabilities, and campus rules for receiving and installing software or equipment.

''Step 5:''

Install and learn the technical requirements for all equipment.

''Step 6:''

Train other students to use, and teach others about, the equipment and space. Ensure that they are adequately trained and fluent in the technologies, then let them administer the space alone.

== Strategy 2: Create a space for coworking / design thinking ==

Establishing an interdisciplinary work space that accomodates multiple teams and formats of co-working would help bring together various departments within the university that are currently not well integrated. While securing enough space for several teams is a longer term goal, we can currently utilize part of the digital leadership lab for design thinking and using physical materials.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e">Plan adequate room in the Digital leadership lab for a design thinking space. Need distance from expensive equipment to ensure room for movement and messes.

''Step 2:''

Talk to students about what kind of organizational / planning materials they would like to have for rapid prototyping and visualizing ideas.

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-008e-bbb1-68e163f8c419">Plan approximate costs for the usual physical materials as well as any innovative ideas that students may have.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-2886-ee08-3ec0ebf8da13">Secure funding from internal resources as well as outside resources available to the university.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-3c5e-0358-9acca0a8c08e">Search for a larger space on campus (preferably near the lab) specifically for design thinking and collaboration.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-8f54-9f16-40904569d242">Request the eventual use of this space as the need for co-working spaces grows larger than what the digital leadership lab can accommodate.

== Strategy 3: Use the digital leadership lab to connect students to regional companies and entrepreneurs ==

Entrepreneurship and innovation require inspiration and support. We think it would be great to have a consistant partnership with a number of local companies in order to provide students a connection from theory to practice. Incorporating these companies into events and the digital leadership lab will ensure that students and companies will be well networked and have a good understanding of the local problems that they could solve together.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-69d0-cb3f-069150d2774d">Leverage the technological offerings of the digital leadership lab as well as the opportunity to engage students in order to begin discourse with local businesses.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-8c53-aadd-c2040eb292e2">Ensure that there is at least one contact person, familiar to company representatives, regularly available for questions or ideas (preferably a student and an administrator so that companies have a contact that is knowledgeable on university bureaucracy and one that is excited to initiate new ideas).

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-b1b5-b7a9-2a6ebba398df">Contact the appropriate university representatives to find out bureaucraticä pre-requisites for some sort of collaboration or partnership. (What are the rules for university / business collaboration?)

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-d742-529d-ff1c5612e45b">Create brainstorming sessions with both companies and students. Find out what topics for events / collaborations would most benefit students, and how to make sure that they would offer enough value to companies so that they will be enthusiastically involved throughout the process and in the future.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-fd85-0515-eb3d96aa9321">Organize events and use the resources and plan listed below in order to raise awareness and engage students. Use the possibility of thesis-collaboration to draw students towards innovative projects.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38a-2fe5-3fca-a399847eff7f">Perform survey with students about how effective they found the collaboration. Adjust future plans to best accommodate the students.

== Strategy 4: Raise Awareness of the Lab and Leadership / Entrepreneurship Offerings on Campus ==

Simply creating these resources will not be enough. Students must be constantly informed of their presence and we need to make it clear what value we can bring to them. This will require the fundamental incorporation of student perspectives as well cooperation with other disciplines.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-5347-63cf-b767ae29bb31">Share the Landscape Canvas with relevant university Stakeholders in order to request support in raising awareness. Understand which stakeholders are likely to be the most supportive in securing money / resources.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-7780-2286-d9e8d12485cd">Brainstorm the information that is most important to share with students regarding the entrepreneurship environment and the lab. What is the most logical order for informing them? Is it better to have everything on one page or to separate it all? Which areas on campus are most seen by which types of students? Is there a need for digital resources as well (website, digital flyers, etc.)?

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-a74f-09f8-14c30acecb50">Recruit students from Marketing department to help make student body aware and get them involved in the new spaces and programs.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-cddf-5f4e-5fff3e3a58a2">Collaborate with them on the most appealing way to design advertisements for the spaces and programs.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-f71c-6b6f-6ccad57058a7">Record the amount of visitors to the lab at the opening and for a certain time thereafter.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38c-243d-582d-69bfc43e9a36">Begin marketing activities and see if there is a large rise in the amount of students visiting the space. (How effective is the design? Is the message reaching students? Are they interested in getting involved or do we need to better market the incentives of visiting the lab and programs? etc.)



[[Christian_Otto|Christian Otto]] [[Hannah_Vergossen|Hannah Vergossen]] [[James_Long|James Long]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:Leuphana University of Lüneburg Student Priorities

2017-09-27T13:57:08Z

JLong:

= Fall 2017 =

== Strategy 1: Create a Digital Leadership Lab ==

The Digital Leadership Lab will prepare students and businesses for digital leadership and digital culture. The lab will examine how students and businesses can effectively operate in a modern, digitally networked work environment, and be used to train leaders and students as drivers of digital innovation.

''Step 1:''

Research companies with appropriate digital products (such as projectors, interactive whiteboards, telepresence robots) that help organize and increase the efficiency of remote and local teams.

''Step 2:''

Gauge the likelihood of receiving products from these companies [for free] in order to equip the Digital Leadership Lab for students and businesses.

''Step 3:''

Create a template letter / flyer in order to request products for use. Include information on the benefits that can be offered to the company (structured engagement and feedback from a consistent flow of users). Efficiently contact companies by order of the usefulness of their equipment and the likelihood of receiving it.

''Step 4:''

Research and understand legal requirements, liabilities, and campus rules for receiving and installing software or equipment.

''Step 5:''

Install and learn the technical requirements for all equipment.

''Step 6:''

Train other students to use, and teach others about, the equipment and space. Ensure that they are adequately trained and fluent in the technologies, then let them administer the space alone.

== Strategy 2: Create a space for coworking / design thinking ==

Establishing an interdisciplinary work space that accomodates multiple teams and formats of co-working would help bring together various departments within the university that are currently not well integrated. While securing enough space for several teams is a longer term goal, we can currently utilize part of the digital leadership lab for design thinking and using physical materials.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e">Plan adequate room in the Digital leadership lab for a design thinking space. Need distance from expensive equipment to ensure room for movement and messes.

''Step 2:''

Talk to students about what kind of organizational / planning materials they would like to have for rapid prototyping and visualizing ideas.

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-008e-bbb1-68e163f8c419">Plan approximate costs for the usual physical materials as well as any innovative ideas that students may have.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-2886-ee08-3ec0ebf8da13">Secure funding from internal resources as well as outside resources available to the university.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-3c5e-0358-9acca0a8c08e">Search for a larger space on campus (preferably near the lab) specifically for design thinking and collaboration.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-8f54-9f16-40904569d242">Request the eventual use of this space as the need for co-working spaces grows larger than what the digital leadership lab can accommodate.

== Strategy 3: Use the digital leadership lab to connect students to regional companies and entrepreneurs ==

Entrepreneurship and innovation require inspiration and support. We think it would be great to have a consistant partnership with a number of local companies in order to provide students a connection from theory to practice. Incorporating these companies into events and the digital leadership lab will ensure that students and companies will be well networked and have a good understanding of the local problems that they could solve together.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-69d0-cb3f-069150d2774d">Leverage the technological offerings of the digital leadership lab as well as the opportunity to engage students in order to begin discourse with local businesses.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-8c53-aadd-c2040eb292e2">Ensure that there is at least one contact person, familiar to company representatives, regularly available for questions or ideas (preferably a student and an administrator so that companies have a contact that is knowledgeable on university bureaucracy and one that is excited to initiate new ideas).

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-b1b5-b7a9-2a6ebba398df">Contact the appropriate university representatives to find out bureaucraticä pre-requisites for some sort of collaboration or partnership. (What are the rules for university / business collaboration?)

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-d742-529d-ff1c5612e45b">Create brainstorming sessions with both companies and students. Find out what topics for events / collaborations would most benefit students, and how to make sure that they would offer enough value to companies so that they will be enthusiastically involved throughout the process and in the future.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-fd85-0515-eb3d96aa9321">Organize events and use the resources and plan listed below in order to raise awareness and engage students. Use the possibility of thesis-collaboration to draw students towards innovative projects.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38a-2fe5-3fca-a399847eff7f">Perform survey with students about how effective they found the collaboration. Adjust future plans to best accommodate the students.

== Strategy 4: Raise Awareness of the Lab and Leadership / Entrepreneurship Offerings on Campus ==

Simply creating these resources will not be enough. Students must be constantly informed of their presence and we need to make it clear what value we can bring to them. This will require the fundamental incorporation of student perspectives as well cooperation with other disciplines.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-5347-63cf-b767ae29bb31">Share the Landscape Canvas with relevant university Stakeholders in order to request support in raising awareness. Understand which stakeholders are likely to be the most supportive in securing money / resources.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-7780-2286-d9e8d12485cd">Brainstorm the information that is most important to share with students regarding the entrepreneurship environment and the lab. What is the most logical order for informing them? Is it better to have everything on one page or to separate it all? Which areas on campus are most seen by which types of students? Is there a need for digital resources as well (website, digital flyers, etc.)?

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-a74f-09f8-14c30acecb50">Recruit students from Marketing department to help make student body aware and get them involved in the new spaces and programs.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-cddf-5f4e-5fff3e3a58a2">Collaborate with them on the most appealing way to design advertisements for the spaces and programs.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-f71c-6b6f-6ccad57058a7">Record the amount of visitors to the lab at the opening and for a certain time thereafter.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38c-243d-582d-69bfc43e9a36">Begin marketing activities and see if there is a large rise in the amount of students visiting the space. (How effective is the design? Is the message reaching students? Are they interested in getting involved or do we need to better market the incentives of visiting the lab and programs? etc.)

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:Leuphana University of Lüneburg Student Priorities

2017-09-27T13:55:22Z

JLong:

= Fall 2017 =

== Strategy 1: Create a Digital Leadership Lab ==

The Digital Leadership Lab will prepare students and businesses for digital leadership and a digital leadership culture. The lab is based on the research of the LeadershipGarage, which examines how executives can effectively operate in a modern, digitally networked work environment and shape their environment accordingly. The latest scientific findings will be used to train leaders and students as drivers of digital innovation.

''Step 1:''

Research companies with appropriate digital products (such as projectors, interactive whiteboards, telepresence robots) that help organize and increase the efficiency of remote and local teams.

''Step 2:''

Gauge the likelihood of receiving products from these companies [for free] in order to equip the Digital Leadership Lab for students and businesses.

''Step 3:''

Create a template letter / flyer in order to request products for use. Include information on the benefits that can be offered to the company (structured engagement and feedback from a consistent flow of users). Efficiently contact companies by order of the usefulness of their equipment and the likelihood of receiving it.

''Step 4:''

Research and understand legal requirements, liabilities, and campus rules for receiving and installing software or equipment.

''Step 5:''

Install and learn the technical requirements for all equipment.

''Step 6:''

Train other students to use, and teach others about, the equipment and space. Ensure that they are adequately trained and fluent in the technologies, then let them administer the space alone.

== Strategy 2: Create a space for coworking / design thinking ==

Establishing an interdisciplinary work space that accomodates multiple teams and formats of co-working would help bring together various departments within the university that are currently not well integrated. While securing enough space for several teams is a longer term goal, we can currently utilize part of the digital leadership lab for design thinking and using physical materials.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e">Plan adequate room in the Digital leadership lab for a design thinking space. Need distance from expensive equipment to ensure room for movement and messes.

''Step 2:''

Talk to students about what kind of organizational / planning materials they would like to have for rapid prototyping and visualizing ideas.

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-008e-bbb1-68e163f8c419">Plan approximate costs for the usual physical materials as well as any innovative ideas that students may have.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-2886-ee08-3ec0ebf8da13">Secure funding from internal resources as well as outside resources available to the university.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-3c5e-0358-9acca0a8c08e">Search for a larger space on campus (preferably near the lab) specifically for design thinking and collaboration.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-8f54-9f16-40904569d242">Request the eventual use of this space as the need for co-working spaces grows larger than what the digital leadership lab can accommodate.

== Strategy 3: Use the digital leadership lab to connect students to regional companies and entrepreneurs ==

Entrepreneurship and innovation require inspiration and support. We think it would be great to have a consistant partnership with a number of local companies in order to provide students a connection from theory to practice. Incorporating these companies into events and the digital leadership lab will ensure that students and companies will be well networked and have a good understanding of the local problems that they could solve together.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-69d0-cb3f-069150d2774d">Leverage the technological offerings of the digital leadership lab as well as the opportunity to engage students in order to begin discourse with local businesses.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-8c53-aadd-c2040eb292e2">Ensure that there is at least one contact person, familiar to company representatives, regularly available for questions or ideas (preferably a student and an administrator so that companies have a contact that is knowledgeable on university bureaucracy and one that is excited to initiate new ideas).

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-b1b5-b7a9-2a6ebba398df">Contact the appropriate university representatives to find out bureaucraticä pre-requisites for some sort of collaboration or partnership. (What are the rules for university / business collaboration?)

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-d742-529d-ff1c5612e45b">Create brainstorming sessions with both companies and students. Find out what topics for events / collaborations would most benefit students, and how to make sure that they would offer enough value to companies so that they will be enthusiastically involved throughout the process and in the future.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-fd85-0515-eb3d96aa9321">Organize events and use the resources and plan listed below in order to raise awareness and engage students. Use the possibility of thesis-collaboration to draw students towards innovative projects.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38a-2fe5-3fca-a399847eff7f">Perform survey with students about how effective they found the collaboration. Adjust future plans to best accommodate the students.

== Strategy 4: Raise Awareness of the Lab and Leadership / Entrepreneurship Offerings on Campus ==

Simply creating these resources will not be enough. Students must be constantly informed of their presence and we need to make it clear what value we can bring to them. This will require the fundamental incorporation of student perspectives as well cooperation with other disciplines.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-5347-63cf-b767ae29bb31">Share the Landscape Canvas with relevant university Stakeholders in order to request support in raising awareness. Understand which stakeholders are likely to be the most supportive in securing money / resources.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-7780-2286-d9e8d12485cd">Brainstorm the information that is most important to share with students regarding the entrepreneurship environment and the lab. What is the most logical order for informing them? Is it better to have everything on one page or to separate it all? Which areas on campus are most seen by which types of students? Is there a need for digital resources as well (website, digital flyers, etc.)?

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-a74f-09f8-14c30acecb50">Recruit students from Marketing department to help make student body aware and get them involved in the new spaces and programs.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-cddf-5f4e-5fff3e3a58a2">Collaborate with them on the most appealing way to design advertisements for the spaces and programs.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-f71c-6b6f-6ccad57058a7">Record the amount of visitors to the lab at the opening and for a certain time thereafter.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38c-243d-582d-69bfc43e9a36">Begin marketing activities and see if there is a large rise in the amount of students visiting the space. (How effective is the design? Is the message reaching students? Are they interested in getting involved or do we need to better market the incentives of visiting the lab and programs? etc.)

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:Leuphana University of Lüneburg Student Priorities

2017-09-27T13:54:36Z

JLong:

= Fall 2017 =

== Strategy 1: Create a Digital Leadership Lab ==

The Digital Leadership Lab will prepare students and businesses for digital leadership and a digital leadership culture. The lab is based on the research of the LeadershipGarage, which examines how executives can effectively operate in a modern, digitally networked work environment and shape their environment accordingly. The latest scientific findings will be used to train leaders and students as drivers of digital innovation.

== ==

''Step 1:''

Research companies with appropriate digital products (such as projectors, interactive whiteboards, telepresence robots) that help organize and increase the efficiency of remote and local teams.

''Step 2:''

Gauge the likelihood of receiving products from these companies [for free] in order to equip the Digital Leadership Lab for students and businesses.

''Step 3:''

Create a template letter / flyer in order to request products for use. Include information on the benefits that can be offered to the company (structured engagement and feedback from a consistent flow of users). Efficiently contact companies by order of the usefulness of their equipment and the likelihood of receiving it.

''Step 4:''

Research and understand legal requirements, liabilities, and campus rules for receiving and installing software or equipment.

''Step 5:''

Install and learn the technical requirements for all equipment.

''Step 6:''

Train other students to use, and teach others about, the equipment and space. Ensure that they are adequately trained and fluent in the technologies, then let them administer the space alone.

== Strategy 2: Create a space for coworking / design thinking ==

Establishing an interdisciplinary work space that accomodates multiple teams and formats of co-working would help bring together various departments within the university that are currently not well integrated. While securing enough space for several teams is a longer term goal, we can currently utilize part of the digital leadership lab for design thinking and using physical materials.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e">Plan adequate room in the Digital leadership lab for a design thinking space. Need distance from expensive equipment to ensure room for movement and messes.

''Step 2:''

Talk to students about what kind of organizational / planning materials they would like to have for rapid prototyping and visualizing ideas.

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-008e-bbb1-68e163f8c419">Plan approximate costs for the usual physical materials as well as any innovative ideas that students may have.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c387-2886-ee08-3ec0ebf8da13">Secure funding from internal resources as well as outside resources available to the university.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-3c5e-0358-9acca0a8c08e">Search for a larger space on campus (preferably near the lab) specifically for design thinking and collaboration.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c388-8f54-9f16-40904569d242">Request the eventual use of this space as the need for co-working spaces grows larger than what the digital leadership lab can accommodate.

== Strategy 3: Use the digital leadership lab to connect students to regional companies and entrepreneurs ==

Entrepreneurship and innovation require inspiration and support. We think it would be great to have a consistant partnership with a number of local companies in order to provide students a connection from theory to practice. Incorporating these companies into events and the digital leadership lab will ensure that students and companies will be well networked and have a good understanding of the local problems that they could solve together.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-69d0-cb3f-069150d2774d">Leverage the technological offerings of the digital leadership lab as well as the opportunity to engage students in order to begin discourse with local businesses.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-8c53-aadd-c2040eb292e2">Ensure that there is at least one contact person, familiar to company representatives, regularly available for questions or ideas (preferably a student and an administrator so that companies have a contact that is knowledgeable on university bureaucracy and one that is excited to initiate new ideas).

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-b1b5-b7a9-2a6ebba398df">Contact the appropriate university representatives to find out bureaucraticä pre-requisites for some sort of collaboration or partnership. (What are the rules for university / business collaboration?)

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-d742-529d-ff1c5612e45b">Create brainstorming sessions with both companies and students. Find out what topics for events / collaborations would most benefit students, and how to make sure that they would offer enough value to companies so that they will be enthusiastically involved throughout the process and in the future.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c389-fd85-0515-eb3d96aa9321">Organize events and use the resources and plan listed below in order to raise awareness and engage students. Use the possibility of thesis-collaboration to draw students towards innovative projects.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38a-2fe5-3fca-a399847eff7f">Perform survey with students about how effective they found the collaboration. Adjust future plans to best accommodate the students.

== Strategy 4: Raise Awareness of the Lab and Leadership / Entrepreneurship Offerings on Campus ==

Simply creating these resources will not be enough. Students must be constantly informed of their presence and we need to make it clear what value we can bring to them. This will require the fundamental incorporation of student perspectives as well cooperation with other disciplines.

''Step 1:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c386-60a2-1638-de7e707d986e"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-5347-63cf-b767ae29bb31">Share the Landscape Canvas with relevant university Stakeholders in order to request support in raising awareness. Understand which stakeholders are likely to be the most supportive in securing money / resources.

''Step 2:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-7780-2286-d9e8d12485cd">Brainstorm the information that is most important to share with students regarding the entrepreneurship environment and the lab. What is the most logical order for informing them? Is it better to have everything on one page or to separate it all? Which areas on campus are most seen by which types of students? Is there a need for digital resources as well (website, digital flyers, etc.)?

''Step 3:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-a74f-09f8-14c30acecb50">Recruit students from Marketing department to help make student body aware and get them involved in the new spaces and programs.

''Step 4:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-cddf-5f4e-5fff3e3a58a2">Collaborate with them on the most appealing way to design advertisements for the spaces and programs.

''Step 5:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38b-f71c-6b6f-6ccad57058a7">Record the amount of visitors to the lab at the opening and for a certain time thereafter.

''Step 6:''

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-3bab9b7e-c38c-243d-582d-69bfc43e9a36">Begin marketing activities and see if there is a large rise in the amount of students visiting the space. (How effective is the design? Is the message reaching students? Are they interested in getting involved or do we need to better market the incentives of visiting the lab and programs? etc.)

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

School:Leuphana University of Lüneburg

2017-09-23T14:05:05Z

JLong:

[[File:Leuphana.jpg|thumb|left|400px]]

The Leuphana University of Lüneburg is a public university located in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany with appx. 9,000 students. 

Leuphana is a young university, and therefore largely based on innovation instead of tradition. The university strives to create a place that is driven by a collective search for knowledge and viable social solutions.

This drive for innovation and social solutions is apparent in Leuphana’s study programs. Leuphana established the first public college in Germany, created academic programs for Master and PhD, and has its own professional school for furthering education.

Courses at Leuphana are based on holism, with socially relevant questions are at the forefront. This means embracing the various approaches and disciplines of science. In order to research subjects instead of just disciplines, Leuphana's science initiatives make it possible to contribute specialist knowledge to an overall university discourse. Integrating extra-curricular activities is an important part of the academic culture.



For further information:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuphana_University_of_L%C3%BCneburg]

= Promotion of Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<div>
Leuphana University organizes various activities and offers a wide range of classes to support Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In some offerings, like Startup-counseling, student teams are matched with local startups to assist them in one specific issue. The students get to understand how a startup functions while the startups get help in one specific research issue. In a course called Startup Management, students use the Business Model Canvas to sketch out their own idea. At the end of the course, all teams pitch their idea in front of Venture Capitalists to get funding. 

 Next to the courses, there are lots of extracurricular activities focused on startups (& counseling). The Leuphana Entrepreneurship Hub offers many workshop formats aimed at students (a) already having their own business or (b) wanting to start a venture.

 Also, there are lots of activities to promote the startup spirit within Leuphana: Workshops covering Design Thinking as a creative method to develop new services or products, the workshop ‘Next Top Gründer’ aims at bringing the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship into local companies and student teams. Within this format, groups have to develop a market idea within a three hour workshop.
 '''The Leuphana Conference of Entrepreneurship''' is a huge event taking place once every year. National and international startups, investors, and interested people come together for a couple of days to talk about the latest findings in the research on startups and venture creation as well as new business ideas. </div><div> </div>
= Encouragement of Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<div>
The “startup-spirit” is not only promoted to students. Faculties are also encouraged to act in a startup-like fashion. Being a small university allows faculty to circumvent some of the obstacles of larger institutions. 

 Multiple faculties focus their research around innovation and startups. The faculty of innovation management, for example, focuses its research on what makes innovations succeed. Right now, they are primarily concentrating on social innovations within cities. One of their class offerings is aimed at students developing an idea for a social innovation (using the principles of design thinking and the Business Model Canvas) and - by the end of the course - pitching it to social entrepreneurs and investors.  

 Next to different faculties focusing on venture creation / startups, the Entrepreneurship Hub and its '''Startup Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/entrepreneurship-at-leuphana-university/start-up.html]), not only supports students, but also graduates and staff on how to successfully prepare and organize a startup business.
 So, the startup spirit is promoted throughout the whole university, which is the reason why Leuphana, with all its events, workshops, and multiple formats, has been ranked as the most entrepreneur-friendly medium-sized university in Germany. </div>
= The University Technology Transfer Function =
<div>
Leuphana University is in constant dialogue with leaders in business and society. In line with its unique action-oriented competence profile, Leuphana sees itself as an efficient cooperation partner for the region. In doing so, Leuphana is willing to take up relevant questions in the fields of business, technology, and administration as well as in the social, cultural and environmental field. Leuphana initiates its own innovation projects with the relevant partners within the framework of knowledge and technology transfer. 
 Products and services or to make processes more efficient: Leuphana University sees itself as an efficient partner for business and society. With its interdisciplinary research, the university offers solutions to the problems of regional as well as international partners. By working together with Leuphana University, companies and organizations can develop ideas and implement innovations in practice. 
 The contact for those activities is the '''Cooperation-Service''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation.html]).
</div><div> </div>
= Facilitation of University-Industry Collaboration =

The Leuphana University cooperates with businesses in numerous projects. See the following two examples: The project '''"Sustainability Innovations in Regional SMEs"'''(NIREM) ([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/nirem.html]) deals with the sustainability development of small and medium-sized enterprises from the transition region Lüneburg. The aim of the project is to build up and strengthen a transfer of knowledge between companies and regional universities. Companies can profit from the current status of research on relevant sustainability topics, and the participating universities integrate diverse and practice-oriented experiences into their own research and teaching. 

 The '''"Digital Knowledge Transfer Model" '''([http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html http://www.leuphana.de/kooperationen/unternehmen/forschung-kooperation/digital-knowledge-transfer-project.html]) project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the State of Lower Saxony, aims to promote and further develop digital change in research and development using digital tools in the transfer of knowledge in cooperation with the regional economy and society.

= Engagement with Regional and Local Economic Development =
<div>
Within the business networks of Leuphana University economics, society and science are engaging in a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge. Scientists and experts provide entrepreneurs and organizations with application-oriented research results. Together, they confidentially develop solutions for company practice, and Leuphana supports the implementation. Companies and organizations benefit from an extensive regional network and innovations can translate into economic success. 
 The '''Innovation Incubator''' ([http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html http://www.leuphana.de/en/partners/innovation-incubator-lueneburg.html]) was particularly versatile in transdisciplinary cooperation. The EU economic development project implemented around 16 application-oriented research and development projects at Leuphana through 2015. These collaborations between the university and at least one partner from the business community or from social, cultural, or public institutions developed problem-solvable solutions in the short term. Central features were usability- and application-oriented on the basis of a practice-relevant task. 
= Related Links =

Fall 0217 UIFs:

[[Hannah Vergossen|Hannah Vergossen]]

[[James_Long|Cody Long]]

[[Christian Otto|Christian Otto]]

= =
</div>
[[Category:Universities]]

Resource:How to create a 100% student run makerspace

2017-09-13T12:24:00Z

JLong:

'''WikiGuide: How to Create a 100% Student Run Makerspace'''

'''Introduction'''

Meet Nathan LaWarre, a student from Western Michigan University. Nathan is an active student on his campus and like many [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]students from different universities, he is interested in bringing people from interdisciplinary backgrounds together. With his strong interest in creating an environment where students can ideate, build projects and learn, Nathan and his club, Innovation Club, created this collaborative work space at his university known as a “makerspace.”

As a creative and innovative work space, a makerspace is an accessible place where students are able to use multiple tools and resources. Whether it’s making your project idea come to life or learning a different skill, makerspaces give students the creative freedom to explore and produce tangible objects. In a student run makerspace, only students are responsible for managing and utilizing the facilities. For Nathan, creating a student run makerspace meant working with the right people and consistent planning in order to execute their vision for a successful work space.

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'''How to get started'''
<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Get inspired and Get Involved<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Does your campus have a makerspace already? If so, try and get a position and help out! Nathan was able to help his makerspace by taking the lead on social media. He used that as a tool to get the space's name out to students and keep them updated. The first step to turning your makerspace into a student run makerspace is you and the energy and time you will bring to the group.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>If you need a space, you’re gonna have to work hard but don't be discouraged!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Talk to faculty at your university and ask them for opinions and advice. Often times they can point you in a good direction</li>
<li>Make a list of what you want to see in that space and dream big! 3D printers, machine equipment, project supplies like popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, or hand tools and raw materials, at this stage don't let the budget be a deterrent. Think about what students will use and how it will benefit them. Here's a few items that Nathan found important for building his space: Arduino Mini Computers 3d Printers AutoCad Raspberry Pis Hand Tools 4-5 Computers</li>
<li>Find the proper building for your space. What will studentsbe doing in your space? Doing homework, hanging out, building large-scale projects?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Finding an appropriate room is a key step in creating an atmosphere that enables the activities you envision. You can run data on the availability of rooms on your campus in order to propose a space that you think is least utilized. Networking with organizations that you think might have unutilized space is also an excellent option (like libraries). Planning for extra space is a good idea, as it will give your users room to move around, and your makerspace room to grow. (How big do you think your makerspace will need to be in 5 years?) Nathan would like to see his space grow to around 1600 sqft in his five-year plan.</li>
<li>Consider holding events in your space - students will learn where you are and faculty may be more inclined to support</li>
<li>Think of ways to benefit the whole university with your one space... It's challenging but ultimately will give your space more support (and more money). This could look like community betterment projects, human-centered problem solving using the tools in your new space, or even tutoring services at exam time that match your members' core competencies.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Now it’s time for the hype.. '''Get people excited'''!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Team up with professors and faculty who support what you are doing and you like to be around. Get them excited by sharing your passion and hopefully they can help fund your space through materials or equipment. Although you want your space to be student run, you need faculty involved for behind the scenes.</li>
<li>A makerspace can be full of the greatest equipment and not used at all, that’s no good! In order to get students into your space you need to excite them. Get the word out!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Is there a student organization fair soon? If so, get active in that! Hopefully, you have some funds available at this point that you could use to buy some little giveaways.. Freshman and people in general love giveaways!</li>
<li>Recruit students from other disciplines that could help get the word out. This includes business, marketing, art, etc. Many will be excited to try out what they have been learning and will quickly jump on board.</li>
<li>Nathan shared a little trick with us: Give people business cards that have just a date and location on them. Don't tell them about the space, just encourage them to be there. The suspense draws people in, and before you know it they'll be coming every day.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Building a base of dedicated, excited users is the best strategy for finding volunteers for later. This may mean that you have to be present often in the early days of your makerspace. Your presence and excitement will rub off on the students that you draw in, and they will want to contribute too. Make sure to foster any ideas for improvement, or neat projects that they want to run. Giving students a stake in the space will build their personal investment and make them want to see it succeed.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

'''What to consider'''
<ol start="4" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>People are using your space, so how do you get it to be student run?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Create opportunities. Give students a stake in the space, offering extended access or benefits.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>At this point it is important to consider safety! If your space has machinery or anything dangerous talk to your supporting faculty. Train students in basic safety skills, and quiz them before letting them use equipment to make sure that they are prepared. Investigate the insurance situation for your makerspace, and consider adding an extra waiver stating that students have been trained and acknowledge the risks of the space.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Try to get outside funding that will cover the cost of materials so that anything students do is free for them. Seriously, what student wouldn’t come learn how to use a 3D printer for free? It’s free!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Funding can be achieved through grants, faculty, fundraising, or even crowdfunding. Think about starting a crowdfund that supports students and their projects - including your own!</li>
<li>Offer workshops with guided projects to get people creative, and turn them loose on their own projects when they come to you with them. Sometimes the crazier the better, just make sure to get pictures so that you can share with others.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Your makerspace will have mixed responses.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Garnering enough support and interest isn’t easy. Your makerspace should be inclusive and open to everyone, no matter what their concentration.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>You might find many art, business or engineering students using this space primarily. Why not try collaborating with students or clubs/organizations from different majors and come up with project ideas that benefit the both of you? Or even offer lessons in an area that they are unfamiliar with, but are interested in learning more?</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Interdisciplinary work is a great life skill to learn, and If you help several departments with official school projects you can get money for your space, and ultimately for your own projects.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>What do you do if this thing gets big . . . really big
#If you generate enough positive response you may be able to become a recognized or official part of the university's practice
##Try to negotiate for your own building or dedicated space, again dream big.
##Make an effort to involve your work in the school's cirriculum, doing this will help you tap into major funding and resources not to mention the number of people who will be coming into your space.
##Make sure to keep up with safety guidelines and ensure that you are attentive of new rules you may be under as you expand. You will have a lot more people keeping a close eye on you as you grow.
#Tell the world about it!
##Be proud of your work. Advertise on your job profiles, and look for media outlets on campus or in the community to share the idea of your maker space.
##Sometimes companies will be willing to donate materials or equipment to your school, sometimes you can work with your school to offer them write offs for their donations, or honor them using plaques or advertising in your space.
#Keep Making cool stuff
##The more high quality, creative, problem-solving products that come out of your space the better. Keep good documentation and people will notice your work. This is what leads to jobs and interviews later on.</li>

'''Your Vision'''
<ol start="6" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Have a strong reason to want a makerspace, an overall vision and plan.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Creating a makerspace can have a long lasting impact on your college campus and for future generations of students. <ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>In order to maintain and possibly expand your makerspace, continue working closely with faculty and students to ensure that the future of your makerspace will continue to thrive and be accessible to everyone.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

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 '''Contributors:'''

[[Drake Dawson]]

[[Andrew Stroud]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Patriciaho Patricia Ho]

[[James Long|James Long]]

Resource:How to create a 100% student run makerspace

2017-09-13T12:05:55Z

JLong:

'''WikiGuide: How to Create a 100% Student Run Makerspace'''

'''Introduction'''

Meet Nathan LaWarre, a student from Western Michigan University. Nathan is an active student on his campus and like many [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb|Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]]students from different universities, he is interested in bringing people from interdisciplinary backgrounds together. With his strong interest in creating an environment where students can ideate, build projects and learn, Nathan and his club, Innovation Club, created this collaborative work space at his university known as a “makerspace.”

As a creative and innovative work space, a makerspace is an accessible place where students are able to use multiple tools and resources. Whether it’s making your project idea come to life or learning a different skill, makerspaces give students the creative freedom to explore and produce tangible objects. In a student run makerspace, only students are responsible for managing and utilizing the facilities. For Nathan, creating a student run makerspace meant working with the right people and consistent planning in order to execute their vision for a successful work space.

----

'''How to get started'''
<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Get inspired and Get Involved<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Does your campus have a makerspace already? If so, try and get a position and help out! Nathan was able to help his makerspace by taking the lead on social media. He used that as a tool to get the space's name out to students and keep them updated. The first step to turning your makerspace into a student run makerspace is you and the energy and time you will bring to the group.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>If you need a space, you’re gonna have to work hard but don't be discouraged!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Talk to faculty at your university and ask them for opinions and advice. Often times they can point you in a good direction</li>
<li>Make a list of what you want to see in that space and dream big! 3D printers, machine equipment, project supplies like popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, or hand tools and raw materials, at this stage don't let the budget be a deterrent. Think about what students will use and how it will benefit them. Here's a few items that Nathan found important for building his space: Arduino Mini Computers 3d Printers AutoCad Raspberry Pis Hand Tools 4-5 Computers</li>
<li>Find the proper building for your space. What will studentsbe doing in your space? Doing homework, hanging out, building large-scale projects?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Finding an appropriate room is a key step in creating an atmosphere that enables the activities you envision. You can run data on the availability of rooms on your campus in order to propose a space that you think is least utilized. Networking with organizations that you think might have unutilized space is also an excellent option (like libraries). Planning for extra space is a good idea, as it will give your users room to move around, and your makerspace room to grow. (How big do you think your makerspace will need to be in 5 years?) Nathan would like to see his space grow to around 1600 sqft in his five-year plan.</li>
<li>Consider holding events in your space - students will learn where you are and faculty may be more inclined to support</li>
<li>Think of ways to benefit the whole university with your one space... It's challenging but ultimately will give your space more support (and more money). This could look like community betterment projects, human-centered problem solving using the tools in your new space, or even tutoring services at exam time that match your members' core competencies.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Now it’s time for the hype.. '''Get people excited'''!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Team up with professors and faculty who support what you are doing and you like to be around. Get them excited by sharing your passion and hopefully they can help fund your space through materials or equipment. Although you want your space to be student run, you need faculty involved for behind the scenes.</li>
<li>A makerspace can be full of the greatest equipment and not used at all, that’s no good! In order to get students into your space you need to excite them. Get the word out!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Is there a student organization fair soon? If so, get active in that! Hopefully, you have some funds available at this point that you could use to buy some little giveaways.. Freshman and people in general love giveaways!</li>
<li>Recruit students from other disciplines that could help get the word out. This includes business, marketing, art, etc. Many will be excited to try out what they have been learning and will quickly jump on board.</li>
<li>Nathan shared a little trick with us: Give people business cards that have just a date and location on them. Don't tell them about the space, just encourage them to be there. The suspense draws people in, and before you know it they'll be coming every day.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Building a base of dedicated, excited users is the best strategy for finding volunteers for later. This may mean that you have to be present often in the early days of your makerspace. Your presence and excitement will rub off on the students that you draw in, and they will want to contribute too. Make sure to foster any ideas for improvement, or neat projects that they want to run. Giving students a stake in the space will build their personal investment and make them want to see it succeed.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

'''What to consider'''
<ol start="4" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>People are using your space, so how do you get it to be student run?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Create opportunities. Give students a stake in the space, offering extended access or benefits.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>At this point it is important to consider safety! If your space has machinery or anything dangerous talk to your supporting faculty. Train students basic safety skills, and quiz them before letting them use equipment to make sure that they are prepared. Investigate the insurance situation for your makerspace, and consider adding an extra waiver stating that students have been trained and acknowledge the risks of the space.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Try to get outside funding that will cover the cost of materials so that anything students do is free for them. Seriously, what student wouldn’t come learn how to use a 3D printer for free? It’s free!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Funding can be achieved through grants, faculty, fundraising, or even crowdfunding. Think about starting a crowdfund that supports students and their projects - including your own!</li>
<li>Offer workshops with guided projects to get people creative, and turn them loose on their own projects when they come to you with them. Sometimes the crazier the better, just make sure to get pictures so that you can share with others.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Your makerspace will have mixed responses.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Garnering enough support and interest isn’t easy. Your makerspace should be inclusive and open to everyone, no matter what their concentration.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>You might find many art, business or engineering students using this space primarily. Why not try collaborating with students or clubs/organizations from different majors and come up with project ideas that benefit the both of you? Or even offer lessons in an area that they are unfamiliar with, but are interested in learning more?</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Interdisciplinary work is a great life skill to learn, and If you help several departments with official school projects you can get money for your space, and ultimately for your own projects.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>What do you do if this thing gets big . . . really big
#If you generate enough positive response you may be able to become a recognized or official part of the university's practice
##Try to negotiate for your own building or dedicated space, again dream big.
##Make an effort to involve your work in the school's cirriculum, doing this will help you tap into major funding and resources not to mention the number of people who will be coming into your space.
##Make sure to keep up with safety guidelines and ensure that you are attentive of new rules you may be under as you expand. You will have a lot more people keeping a close eye on you as you grow.
#Tell the world about it!
##Be proud of your work. Advertise on your job profiles, and look for media outlets on campus or in the community to share the idea of your maker space.
##Sometimes companies will be willing to donate materials or equipment to your school, sometimes you can work with your school to offer them write offs for their donations, or honor them using plaques or advertising in your space.
#Keep Making cool stuff
##The more high quality, creative, problem-solving products that come out of your space the better. Keep good documentation and people will notice your work. This is what leads to jobs and interviews later on.</li>

'''Your Vision'''
<ol start="6" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Have a strong reason to want a makerspace, an overall vision and plan.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Creating a makerspace can have a long lasting impact on your college campus and for future generations of students. <ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>In order to maintain and possibly expand your makerspace, continue working closely with faculty and students to ensure that the future of your makerspace will continue to thrive and be accessible to everyone.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

----

 '''Contributors:'''

[[Drake Dawson]]

[[Andrew Stroud]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Patriciaho Patricia Ho]

[[James Long|James Long]]

Resource:How to create a 100% student run makerspace

2017-09-13T12:03:21Z

JLong:

'''WikiGuide: How to Create a 100% Student Run Makerspace'''

'''Introduction'''

Meet Nathan LaWarre, a student from Western Michigan University. Nathan is an active student on his campus and like many [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]students from different universities, he is interested in bringing people from interdisciplinary backgrounds together. With his strong interest in creating an environment where students can ideate, build projects and learn, Nathan and his club, Innovation Club, created this collaborative work space at his university known as a “makerspace.”

As a creative and innovative work space, a makerspace is an accessible place where students are able to use multiple tools and resources. Whether it’s making your project idea come to life or learning a different skill, makerspaces give students the creative freedom to explore and produce tangible objects. In a student run makerspace, only students are responsible for managing and utilizing the facilities. For Nathan, creating a student run makerspace meant working with the right people and consistent planning in order to execute their vision for a successful work space.

----

'''How to get started'''
<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Get inspired and Get Involved<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Does your campus have a makerspace already? If so, try and get a position and help out! Nathan was able to help his makerspace by taking the lead on social media. He used that as a tool to get the space's name out to students and keep them updated. The first step to turning your makerspace into a student run makerspace is you and the energy and time you will bring to the group.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>If you need a space, you’re gonna have to work hard but don't be discouraged!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Talk to faculty at your university and ask them for opinions and advice. Often times they can point you in a good direction</li>
<li>Make a list of what you want to see in that space and dream big! 3D printers, machine equipment, project supplies like popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, or hand tools and raw materials, at this stage don't let the budget be a deterrent. Think about what students will use and how it will benefit them. Here's a few items that Nathan found important for building his space: Arduino Mini Computers 3d Printers AutoCad Raspberry Pis Hand Tools 4-5 Computers</li>
<li>Find the proper building for your space. What will studentsbe doing in your space? Doing homework, hanging out, building large-scale projects?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Finding an appropriate room is a key step in creating an atmosphere that enables the activities you envision. You can run data on the availability of rooms on your campus in order to propose a space that you think is least utilized. Networking with organizations that you think might have unutilized space is also an excellent option (like libraries). Planning for extra space is a good idea, as it will give your users room to move around, and your makerspace room to grow. (How big do you think your makerspace will need to be in 5 years?) Nathan would like to see his space grow to around 1600 sqft in his five-year plan.</li>
<li>Consider holding events in your space - students will learn where you are and faculty may be more inclined to support</li>
<li>Think of ways to benefit the whole university with your one space... It's challenging but ultimately will give your space more support (and more money). This could look like community betterment projects, human-centered problem solving using the tools in your new space, or even tutoring services at exam time that match your members' core competencies.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Now it’s time for the hype.. '''Get people excited'''!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Team up with professors and faculty who support what you are doing and you like to be around. Get them excited by sharing your passion and hopefully they can help fund your space through materials or equipment. Although you want your space to be student run, you need faculty involved for behind the scenes.</li>
<li>A makerspace can be full of the greatest equipment and not used at all, that’s no good! In order to get students into your space you need to excite them. Get the word out!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Is there a student organization fair soon? If so, get active in that! Hopefully, you have some funds available at this point that you could use to buy some little giveaways.. Freshman and people in general love giveaways!</li>
<li>Recruit students from other disciplines that could help get the word out. This includes business, marketing, art, etc. Many will be excited to try out what they have been learning and will quickly jump on board.</li>
<li>Nathan shared a little trick with us: Give people business cards that have just a date and location on them. Don't tell them about the space, just encourage them to be there. The suspense draws people in, and before you know it they'll be coming every day.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Building a base of dedicated, excited users is the best strategy for finding volunteers for later. This may mean that you have to be present often in the early days of your makerspace. Your presence and excitement will rub off on the students that you draw in, and they will want to contribute too. Make sure to foster any ideas for improvement, or neat projects that they want to run. Giving students a stake in the space will build their personal investment and make them want to see it succeed.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

'''What to consider'''
<ol start="4" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>People are using your space, so how do you get it to be student run?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Create opportunities. Give students a stake in the space, offering extended access or benefits.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>At this point it is important to consider safety! If your space has machinery or anything dangerous talk to your supporting faculty. Train students basic safety skills, and quiz them before letting them use equipment to make sure that they are prepared. Investigate the insurance situation for your makerspace, and consider adding an extra waiver stating that students have been trained and acknowledge the risks of the space.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Try to get outside funding that will cover the cost of materials so that anything students do is free for them. Seriously, what student wouldn’t come learn how to use a 3D printer for free? It’s free!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Funding can be achieved through grants, faculty, fundraising, or even crowdfunding. Think about starting a crowdfund that supports students and their projects - including your own!</li>
<li>Offer workshops with guided projects to get people creative, and turn them loose on their own projects when they come to you with them. Sometimes the crazier the better, just make sure to get pictures so that you can share with others.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Your makerspace will have mixed responses.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Garnering enough support and interest isn’t easy. Your makerspace should be inclusive and open to everyone, no matter what their concentration.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>You might find many art, business or engineering students using this space primarily. Why not try collaborating with students or clubs/organizations from different majors and come up with project ideas that benefit the both of you? Or even offer lessons in an area that they are unfamiliar with, but are interested in learning more?</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Interdisciplinary work is a great life skill to learn, and If you help several departments with official school projects you can get money for your space, and ultimately for your own projects.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>What do you do if this thing gets big . . . really big
#If you generate enough positive response you may be able to become a recognized or official part of the university's practice
##Try to negotiate for your own building or dedicated space, again dream big.
##Make an effort to involve your work in the school's cirriculum, doing this will help you tap into major funding and resources not to mention the number of people who will be coming into your space.
##Make sure to keep up with safety guidelines and ensure that you are attentive of new rules you may be under as you expand. You will have a lot more people keeping a close eye on you as you grow.
#Tell the world about it!
##Be proud of your work. Advertise on your job profiles, and look for media outlets on campus or in the community to share the idea of your maker space.
##Sometimes companies will be willing to donate materials or equipment to your school, sometimes you can work with your school to offer them write offs for their donations, or honor them using plaques or advertising in your space.
#Keep Making cool stuff
##The more high quality, creative, problem-solving products that come out of your space the better. Keep good documentation and people will notice your work. This is what leads to jobs and interviews later on.</li>

'''Your Vision'''
<ol start="6" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Have a strong reason to want a makerspace, an overall vision and plan.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Creating a makerspace can have a long lasting impact on your college campus and for future generations of students. <ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>In order to maintain and possibly expand your makerspace, continue working closely with faculty and students to ensure that the future of your makerspace will continue to thrive and be accessible to everyone.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

----

 '''Contributors:'''

[[Drake Dawson]]

[[Andrew Stroud]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Patriciaho Patricia Ho]

[[James Long|James Long]]

Resource:How to create a 100% student run makerspace

2017-09-13T11:48:00Z

JLong:

'''WikiGuide: How to Create a 100% Student Run Makerspace''' 

'''Introduction''' 

Meet Nathan LaWarre, a student from Western Michigan University. Nathan is an active student on his campus and like many [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]students from different universities, he is interested in bringing people from interdisciplinary backgrounds together. With his strong interest in creating an environment where students can ideate, build projects and learn, Nathan and his club, Innovation Club, created this collaborative work space at his university known as a “makerspace.”

 

As a creative and innovative work space, a makerspace is an accessible place where students are able to use multiple tools and resources. Whether it’s making your project idea come to life or learning a different skill, makerspaces give students the creative freedom to explore and produce tangible objects. In a student run makerspace, only students are responsible for managing and utilizing the facilities. For Nathan, creating a student run makerspace meant working with the right people and consistent planning in order to execute their vision for a successful work space. 

 

----

 

'''How to get started'''
<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Get inspired and Get Involved<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Does your campus have a makerspace already? If so, try and get a position and help out! Nathan was able to help his makerspace by taking the lead on social media. He used that as a tool to get the space's name out to students and keep them updated. The first step to turning your makerspace into a student run makerspace is you and the energy and time you will bring to the group.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>If you need a space, you’re gonna have to work hard but don't be discouraged!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Talk to faculty at your university and ask them for opinions and advice. Often times they can point you in a good direction</li>
<li>Make a list of what you want to see in that space and dream big! 3D printers, machine equipment, project supplies like popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, or hand tools and raw materials, at this stage don't let the budget be a deterrent. Think about what students will use and how it will benefit them. Here's a few items that Nathan found important for building his space: Arduino Mini Computers 3d Printers AutoCad Raspberry Pis Hand Tools 4-5 Computers</li>
<li>Find the proper building for your space. What will studentsbe doing in your space? Doing homework, hanging out, building large-scale projects?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Finding an appropriate room is a key step in creating an atmosphere that enables the activities you envision. You can run data on the availability of rooms on your campus in order to propose a space that you think is least utilized. Networking with organizations that you think might have unutilized space is also an excellent option (like libraries). Planning for extra space is a good idea, as it will give your users room to move around, and your makerspace room to grow. (How big do you think your makerspace will need to be in 5 years?) Nathan would like to see his space grow to around 1600 sqft in his five-year plan.</li>
<li>Consider holding events in your space - students will learn where you are and faculty may be more inclined to support</li>
<li>Think of ways to benefit the whole university with your one space... It's challenging but ultimately will give your space more support (and more money). This could look like community betterment projects, human-centered problem solving using the tools in your new space, or even tutoring services at exam time that match your members' core competencies.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Now it’s time for the hype.. '''Get people excited'''!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Team up with professors and faculty who support what you are doing and you like to be around. Get them excited by sharing your passion and hopefully they can help fund your space through materials or equipment. Although you want your space to be student run, you need faculty involved for behind the scenes.</li>
<li>A makerspace can be full of the greatest equipment and not used at all, that’s no good! In order to get students into your space you need to excite them. Get the word out!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Is there a student organization fair soon? If so, get active in that! Hopefully, you have some funds available at this point that you could use to buy some little giveaways.. Freshman and people in general love giveaways!</li>
<li>Recruit students from other disciplines that could help get the word out. This includes business, marketing, art, etc. Many will be excited to try out what they have been learning and will quickly jump on board.</li>
<li>Nathan shared a little trick with us: Give people business cards that have just a date and location on them. Don't tell them about the space, just encourage them to be there. The suspense draws people in, and before you know it they'll be coming every day.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Building a base of dedicated, excited users is the best strategy for finding volunteers for later. This may mean that you have to be present often in the early days of your makerspace. Your presence and excitement will rub off on the students that you draw in, and they will want to contribute too. Make sure to foster any ideas for improvement, or neat projects that they want to run. Giving students a stake in the space will build their personal investment and make them want to see it succeed.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

'''What to consider'''
<ol start="4" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>People are using your space, so how do you get it to be student run?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Create opportunities. Give students a stake in the space, offering extended access or benefits.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>At this point it is important to consider safety! If your space has machinery or anything dangerous talk to your supporting faculty. Train students basic safety skills, and quiz them before letting them use equipment to make sure that they are prepared. Investigate the insurance situation for your makerspace, and consider adding an extra waiver stating that students have been trained and acknowledge the risks of the space.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Try to get outside funding that will cover the cost of materials so that anything students do is free for them. Seriously, what student wouldn’t come learn how to use a 3D printer for free? It’s free!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Funding can be achieved through grants, faculty, fundraising, or even crowdfunding. Think about starting a crowdfund that supports students and their projects - including your own!</li>
<li>Offer workshops with guided projects to get people creative, and turn them loose on their own projects when they come to you with them. Sometimes the crazier the better, just make sure to get pictures so that you can share with others.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Your makerspace will have mixed responses.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Garnering enough support and interest isn’t easy. Your makerspace should be inclusive and open to everyone, no matter what their concentration.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>You might find many art, business or engineering students using this space primarily. Why not try collaborating with students or clubs/organizations from different majors and come up with project ideas that benefit the both of you? Or even offer lessons in an area that they are unfamiliar with, but are interested in learning more?</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Interdisciplinary work is a great life skill to learn, and If you help several departments with official school projects you can get money for your space, and ultimately for your own projects.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>What do you do if this thing gets big . . . really big
#If you generate enough positive response you may be able to become a recognized or official part of the university's practice
##Try to negotiate for your own building or dedicated space, again dream big.
##Make an effort to involve your work in the school's cirriculum, doing this will help you tap into major funding and resources not to mention the number of people who will be coming into your space.
##Make sure to keep up with safety guidelines and ensure that you are attentive of new rules you may be under as you expand. You will have a lot more people keeping a close eye on you as you grow.
#Tell the world about it!
##Be proud of your work. Advertise on your job profiles, and look for media outlets on campus or in the community to share the idea of your maker space.
##Sometimes companies will be willing to donate materials or equipment to your school, sometimes you can work with your school to offer them write offs for their donations, or honor them using plaques or advertising in your space.
#Keep Making cool stuff
##The more high quality, creative, problem-solving products that come out of your space the better. Keep good documentation and people will notice your work. This is what leads to jobs and interviews later on.</li>

'''Your Vision'''
<ol start="6" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>With a strong enough reason to want to have a makerspace, have an overall vision and plan.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Creating a makerspace can have a long lasting impact on your college campus and for future generations of students. <ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>In order to maintain and possibly expand your makerspace, continue working closely with faculty and students to ensure that the future of your makerspace will continue to thrive and be accessible to everyone.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

 

----

 '''Contributors:'''

[[Drake Dawson]]

[[Andrew Stroud]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Patriciaho Patricia Ho]

[[James Long|James Long]]

Resource:How to create a 100% student run makerspace

2017-09-13T11:47:00Z

JLong:

'''WikiGuide: How to Create a 100% Student Run Makerspace''' 

'''Introduction''' 

Meet Nathan LaWarre, a student from Western Michigan University. Nathan is an active student on his campus and like many [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb|Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]]students from different universities, he is interested in bringing people from interdisciplinary backgrounds together. With his strong interest in creating an environment where students can ideate, build projects and learn, Nathan and his club, Innovation Club, created this collaborative work space at his university known as a “makerspace.”

 

As a creative and innovative work space, a makerspace is an accessible place where students are able to use multiple tools and resources. Whether it’s making your project idea come to life or learning a different skill, makerspaces give students the creative freedom to explore and produce tangible objects. In a student run makerspace, only students are responsible for managing and utilizing the facilities. For Nathan, creating a student run makerspace meant working with the right people and consistent planning in order to execute their vision for a successful work space. 

 

----

 

'''How to get started'''
<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Get inspired and Get Involved<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Does your campus have a makerspace already? If so, try and get a position and help out! Nathan was able to help his makerspace by taking the lead on social media. He used that as a tool to get the space's name out to students and keep them updated. The first step to turning your makerspace into a student run makerspace is you and the energy and time you will bring to the group.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>If you need a space, you’re gonna have to work hard but don't be discouraged!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Talk to faculty at your university and ask them for opinions and advice. Often times they can point you in a good direction</li>
<li>Make a list of what you want to see in that space and dream big! 3D printers, machine equipment, project supplies like popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, or hand tools and raw materials, at this stage don't let the budget be a deterrent. Think about what students will use and how it will benefit them. Here's a few items that Nathan found important for building his space: Arduino Mini Computers 3d Printers AutoCad Raspberry Pis Hand Tools 4-5 Computers</li>
<li>Find the proper building for your space. What will studentsbe doing in your space? Doing homework, hanging out, building large-scale projects?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Finding an appropriate room is a key step in creating an atmosphere that enables the activities you envision. You can run data on the availability of rooms on your campus in order to propose a space that you think is least utilized. Networking with organizations that you think might have unutilized space is also an excellent option (like libraries). Planning for extra space is a good idea, as it will give your users room to move around, and your makerspace room to grow. (How big do you think your makerspace will need to be in 5 years?) Nathan would like to see his space grow to around 1600 sqft in his five-year plan.</li>
<li>Consider holding events in your space - students will learn where you are and faculty may be more inclined to support</li>
<li>Think of ways to benefit the whole university with your one space... It's challenging but ultimately will give your space more support (and more money). This could look like community betterment projects, human-centered problem solving using the tools in your new space, or even tutoring services at exam time that match your members' core competencies.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Now it’s time for the hype.. '''Get people excited'''!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Team up with professors and faculty who support what you are doing and you like to be around. Get them excited by sharing your passion and hopefully they can help fund your space through materials or equipment. Although you want your space to be student run, you need faculty involved for behind the scenes.</li>
<li>A makerspace can be full of the greatest equipment and not used at all, that’s no good! In order to get students into your space you need to excite them. Get the word out!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Is there a student organization fair soon? If so, get active in that! Hopefully, you have some funds available at this point that you could use to buy some little giveaways.. Freshman and people in general love giveaways!</li>
<li>Recruit students from other disciplines that could help get the word out. This includes business, marketing, art, etc. Many will be excited to try out what they have been learning and will quickly jump on board.</li>
<li>Nathan shared a little trick with us: Give people business cards that have just a date and location on them. Don't tell them about the space, just encourage them to be there. The suspense draws people in, and before you know it they'll be coming every day.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Building a base of dedicated, excited users is the best strategy for finding volunteers for later. This may mean that you have to be present often in the early days of your makerspace. Your presence and excitement will rub off on the students that you draw in, and they will want to contribute too. Make sure to foster any ideas for improvement, or neat projects that they want to run. Giving students a stake in the space will build their personal investment and make them want to see it succeed.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

'''What to consider'''
<ol start="4" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>People are using your space, so how do you get it to be student run?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Create opportunities. Give students a stake in the space, offering extended access or benefits.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>At this point it is important to consider safety! If your space has machinery or anything dangerous talk to your supporting faculty. Train students basic safety skills, and quiz them before letting them use equipment to make sure that they are prepared. Investigate the insurance situation for your makerspace, and consider adding an extra waiver stating that students have been trained and acknowledge the risks of the space.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Try to get outside funding that will cover the cost of materials so that anything students do is free for them. Seriously, what student wouldn’t come learn how to use a 3D printer for free? It’s free!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Funding can be achieved through grants, faculty, fundraising, or even crowdfunding. Think about starting a crowdfund that supports students and their projects - including your own!</li>
<li>Offer workshops with guided projects to get people creative, and turn them loose on their own projects when they come to you with them. Sometimes the crazier the better, just make sure to get pictures so that you can share with others.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Your makerspace will have mixed responses.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Garnering enough support and interest isn’t easy. Your makerspace should be inclusive and open to everyone, no matter what their concentration.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>You might find many art, business or engineering students using this space primarily. Why not try collaborating with students or clubs/organizations from different majors and come up with project ideas that benefit the both of you? Or even offer lessons in an area that they are unfamiliar with, but are interested in learning more?</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Interdisciplinary work is a great life skill to learn, and If you help several departments with official school projects you can get money for your space, and ultimately for your own projects.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>What do you do if this thing gets big . . . really big
#If you generate enough positive response you may be able to become a recognized or official part of the university's practice
##Try to negotiate for your own building or dedicated space, again dream big.
##Make an effort to involve your work in the school's cirriculum, doing this will help you tap into major funding and resources not to mention the number of people who will be coming into your space.
##Make sure to keep up with safety guidelines and ensure that you are attentive of new rules you may be under as you expand. You will have a lot more people keeping a close eye on you as you grow.
#Tell the world about it!
##Be proud of your work. Advertise on your job profiles, and look for media outlets on campus or in the community to share the idea of your maker space.
##Sometimes companies will be willing to donate materials or equipment to your school, sometimes you can work with your school to offer them write offs for their donations, or honor them using plaques or advertising in your space.
#Keep Making cool stuff
##The more high quality, creative, problem-solving products that come out of your space the better. Keep good documentation and people will notice your work. This is what leads to jobs and interviews later on.</li>

'''Your Vision'''
<ol start="6" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>With a strong enough reason to want to have a makerspace, have an overall vision and plan.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Creating a makerspace can have a long lasting impact on your college campus and for future generations of students. <ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>In order to maintain and possibly expand your makerspace, continue working closely with faculty and students to ensure that the future of your makerspace will continue to thrive and be accessible to everyone.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

 

----

 '''Contributors:'''

[[Drake Dawson]]

[[Andrew Stroud]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Patriciaho Patricia Ho]

[[James Long|James Long]]

Resource:How to create a 100% student run makerspace

2017-09-13T11:46:11Z

JLong:

'''WikiGuide: How to Create a 100% Student Run Makerspace'''

'''Introduction'''

Meet Nathan LaWarre, a student from Western Michigan University. Nathan is an active student on his campus and like many [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]students from different universities, he is interested in bringing people from interdisciplinary backgrounds together. With his strong interest in creating an environment where students can ideate, build projects and learn, Nathan and his club, Innovation Club, created this collaborative work space at his university known as a “makerspace.”

As a creative and innovative work space, a makerspace is an accessible place where students are able to use multiple tools and resources. Whether it’s making your project idea come to life or learning a different skill, makerspaces give students the creative freedom to explore and produce tangible objects. In a student run makerspace, only students are responsible for managing and utilizing the facilities. For Nathan, creating a student run makerspace meant working with the right people and consistent planning in order to execute their vision for a successful work space.

----

'''How to get started'''
<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Get inspired and Get Involved<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Does your campus have a makerspace already? If so, try and get a position and help out! Nathan was able to help his makerspace by taking the lead on social media. He used that as a tool to get the space's name out to students and keep them updated. The first step to turning your makerspace into a student run makerspace is you and the energy and time you will bring to the group.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>If you need a space, you’re gonna have to work hard but don't be discouraged!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Talk to faculty at your university and ask them for opinions and advice. Often times they can point you in a good direction</li>
<li>Make a list of what you want to see in that space and dream big! 3D printers, machine equipment, project supplies like popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, or hand tools and raw materials, at this stage don't let the budget be a deterrent. Think about what students will use and how it will benefit them. Here's a few items that Nathan found important for building his space: Arduino Mini Computers 3d Printers AutoCad Raspberry Pis Hand Tools 4-5 Computers</li>
<li>Find the proper building for your space. What will studentsbe doing in your space? Doing homework, hanging out, building large-scale projects?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Finding an appropriate room is a key step in creating an atmosphere that enables the activities you envision. You can run data on the availability of rooms on your campus in order to propose a space that you think is least utilized. Networking with organizations that you think might have unutilized space is also an excellent option (like libraries). Planning for extra space is a good idea, as it will give your users room to move around, and your makerspace room to grow. (How big do you think your makerspace will need to be in 5 years?) Nathan would like to see his space grow to around 1600 sqft in his five-year plan.</li>
<li>Consider holding events in your space - students will learn where you are and faculty may be more inclined to support</li>
<li>Think of ways to benefit the whole university with your one space... It's challenging but ultimately will give your space more support (and more money). This could look like community betterment projects, human-centered problem solving using the tools in your new space, or even tutoring services at exam time that match your members' core competencies.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Now it’s time for the hype.. '''Get people excited'''!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Team up with professors and faculty who support what you are doing and you like to be around. Get them excited by sharing your passion and hopefully they can help fund your space through materials or equipment. Although you want your space to be student run, you need faculty involved for behind the scenes.</li>
<li>A makerspace can be full of the greatest equipment and not used at all, that’s no good! In order to get students into your space you need to excite them. Get the word out!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Is there a student organization fair soon? If so, get active in that! Hopefully, you have some funds available at this point that you could use to buy some little giveaways.. Freshman and people in general love giveaways!</li>
<li>Recruit students from other disciplines that could help get the word out. This includes business, marketing, art, etc. Many will be excited to try out what they have been learning and will quickly jump on board.</li>
<li>Nathan shared a little trick with us: Give people business cards that have just a date and location on them. Don't tell them about the space, just encourage them to be there. The suspense draws people in, and before you know it they'll be coming every day.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Building a base of dedicated, excited users is the best strategy for finding volunteers for later. This may mean that you have to be present often in the early days of your makerspace. Your presence and excitement will rub off on the students that you draw in, and they will want to contribute too. Make sure to foster any ideas for improvement, or neat projects that they want to run. Giving students a stake in the space will build their personal investment and make them want to see it succeed.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

'''What to consider'''
<ol start="4" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>People are using your space, so how do you get it to be student run?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Create opportunities. Give students a stake in the space, offering extended access or benefits.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>At this point it is important to consider safety! If your space has machinery or anything dangerous talk to your supporting faculty. Train students basic safety skills, and quiz them before letting them use equipment to make sure that they are prepared. Investigate the insurance situation for your makerspace, and consider adding an extra waiver stating that students have been trained and acknowledge the risks of the space.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Try to get outside funding that will cover the cost of materials so that anything students do is free for them. Seriously, what student wouldn’t come learn how to use a 3D printer for free? It’s free!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Funding can be achieved through grants, faculty, fundraising, or even crowdfunding. Think about starting a crowdfund that supports students and their projects - including your own!</li>
<li>Offer workshops with guided projects to get people creative, and turn them loose on their own projects when they come to you with them. Sometimes the crazier the better, just make sure to get pictures so that you can share with others.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Your makerspace will have mixed responses.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Garnering enough support and interest isn’t easy. Your makerspace should be inclusive and open to everyone, no matter what their concentration.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>You might find many art, business or engineering students using this space primarily. Why not try collaborating with students or clubs/organizations from different majors and come up with project ideas that benefit the both of you? Or even offer lessons in an area that they are unfamiliar with, but are interested in learning more?</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Interdisciplinary work is a great life skill to learn, and If you help several departments with official school projects you can get money for your space, and ultimately for your own projects.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>What do you do if this thing gets big . . . really big
#If you generate enough positive response you may be able to become a recognized or official part of the university's practice
##Try to negotiate for your own building or dedicated space, again dream big.
##Make an effort to involve your work in the school's cirriculum, doing this will help you tap into major funding and resources not to mention the number of people who will be coming into your space.
##Make sure to keep up with safety guidelines and ensure that you are attentive of new rules you may be under as you expand. You will have a lot more people keeping a close eye on you as you grow.
#Tell the world about it!
##Be proud of your work. Advertise on your job profiles, and look for media outlets on campus or in the community to share the idea of your maker space.
##Sometimes companies will be willing to donate materials or equipment to your school, sometimes you can work with your school to offer them write offs for their donations, or honor them using plaques or advertising in your space.
#Keep Making cool stuff
##The more high quality, creative, problem-solving products that come out of your space the better. Keep good documentation and people will notice your work. This is what leads to jobs and interviews later on.</li>

'''Your Vision'''
<ol start="6" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>With a strong enough reason to want to have a makerspace, have an overall vision and plan.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Creating a makerspace can have a long lasting impact on your college campus and for future generations of students. <ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>In order to maintain and possibly expand your makerspace, continue working closely with faculty and students to ensure that the future of your makerspace will continue to thrive and be accessible to everyone.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

----

 '''Contributors:'''

[[Drake Dawson]]

[[Andrew Stroud]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Patriciaho Patricia Ho]

[[James Long|James Long]]

Resource:How to create a 100% student run makerspace

2017-09-13T11:45:08Z

JLong:

'''WikiGuide: How to Create a 100% Student Run Makerspace'''

'''Introduction'''

Meet Nathan LaWarre, a student from Western Michigan University. Nathan is an active student on his campus and like many [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb|Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]]students from different universities, he is interested in bringing people from interdisciplinary backgrounds together. With his strong interest in creating an environment where students can ideate, build projects and learn, Nathan and his club, Innovation Club, created this collaborative work space at his university known as a “makerspace.”

As a creative and innovative work space, a makerspace is an accessible place where students are able to use multiple tools and resources. Whether it’s making your project idea come to life or learning a different skill, makerspaces give students the creative freedom to explore and produce tangible objects. In a student run makerspace, only students are responsible for managing and utilizing the facilities. For Nathan, creating a student run makerspace meant working with the right people and consistent planning in order to execute their vision for a successful work space.

----

'''How to get started'''
<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Get inspired and Get Involved<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Does your campus have a makerspace already? If so, try and get a position and help out! Nathan was able to help his makerspace by taking the lead on social media. He used that as a tool to get the space's name out to students and keep them updated. The first step to turning your makerspace into a student run makerspace is you and the energy and time you will bring to the group.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>If you need a space, you’re gonna have to work hard but don't be discouraged!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Talk to faculty at your university and ask them for opinions and advice. Often times they can point you in a good direction</li>
<li>Make a list of what you want to see in that space and dream big! 3D printers, machine equipment, project supplies like popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, or hand tools and raw materials, at this stage don't let the budget be a deterrent. Think about what students will use and how it will benefit them. Here's a few items that Nathan found important for building his space: Arduino Mini Computers 3d Printers AutoCad Raspberry Pis Hand Tools 4-5 Computers</li>
<li>Find the proper building for your space. What will studentsbe doing in your space? Doing homework, hanging out, building large-scale projects?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Finding an appropriate room is a key step in creating an atmosphere that enables the activities you envision. You can run data on the availability of rooms on your campus in order to propose a space that you think is least utilized. Networking with organizations that you think might have unutilized space is also an excellent option (like libraries). Planning for extra space is a good idea, as it will give your users room to move around, and your makerspace room to grow. (How big do you think your makerspace will need to be in 5 years?) Nathan would like to see his space grow to around 1600 sqft in his five-year plan.</li>
<li>Consider holding events in your space - students will learn where you are and faculty may be more inclined to support</li>
<li>Think of ways to benefit the whole university with your one space... It's challenging but ultimately will give your space more support (and more money). This could look like community betterment projects, human-centered problem solving using the tools in your new space, or even tutoring services at exam time that match your members' core competencies.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Now it’s time for the hype.. '''Get people excited'''!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Team up with professors and faculty who support what you are doing and you like to be around. Get them excited by sharing your passion and hopefully they can help fund your space through materials or equipment. Although you want your space to be student run, you need faculty involved for behind the scenes.</li>
<li>A makerspace can be full of the greatest equipment and not used at all, that’s no good! In order to get students into your space you need to excite them. Get the word out!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Is there a student organization fair soon? If so, get active in that! Hopefully, you have some funds available at this point that you could use to buy some little giveaways.. Freshman and people in general love giveaways!</li>
<li>Recruit students from other disciplines that could help get the word out. This includes business, marketing, art, etc. Many will be excited to try out what they have been learning and will quickly jump on board.</li>
<li>Nathan shared a little trick with us: Give people business cards that have just a date and location on them. Don't tell them about the space, just encourage them to be there. The suspense draws people in, and before you know it they'll be coming every day.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Building a base of dedicated, excited users is the best strategy for finding volunteers for later. This may mean that you have to be present often in the early days of your makerspace. Your presence and excitement will rub off on the students that you draw in, and they will want to contribute too. Make sure to foster any ideas for improvement, or neat projects that they want to run. Giving students a stake in the space will build their personal investment and make them want to see it succeed.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

'''What to consider'''
<ol start="4" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>People are using your space, so how do you get it to be student run?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Create opportunities. Give students a stake in the space, offering extended access or benefits.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>At this point it is important to consider safety! If your space has machinery or anything dangerous talk to your supporting faculty. Train students basic safety skills, and quiz them before letting them use equipment to make sure that they are prepared. Investigate the insurance situation for your makerspace, and consider adding an extra waiver stating that students have been trained and acknowledge the risks of the space.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Try to get outside funding that will cover the cost of materials so that anything students do is free for them. Seriously, what student wouldn’t come learn how to use a 3D printer for free? It’s free!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Funding can be achieved through grants, faculty, fundraising, or even crowdfunding. Think about starting a crowdfund that supports students and their projects - including your own!</li>
<li>Offer workshops with guided projects to get people creative, and turn them loose on their own projects when they come to you with them. Sometimes the crazier the better, just make sure to get pictures so that you can share with others.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Your makerspace will have mixed responses.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Garnering enough support and interest isn’t easy. Your makerspace should be inclusive and open to everyone, no matter what their concentration.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>You might find many art, business or engineering students using this space primarily. Why not try collaborating with students or clubs/organizations from different majors and come up with project ideas that benefit the both of you? Or even offer lessons in an area that they are unfamiliar with, but are interested in learning more?</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Interdisciplinary work is a great life skill to learn, and If you help several departments with official school projects you can get money for your space, and ultimately for your own projects.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>What do you do if this thing gets big . . . really big
#If you generate enough positive response you may be able to become a recognized or official part of the university's practice
##Try to negotiate for your own building or dedicated space, again dream big.
##Make an effort to involve your work in the school's cirriculum, doing this will help you tap into major funding and resources not to mention the number of people who will be coming into your space.
##Make sure to keep up with safety guidelines and ensure that you are attentive of new rules you may be under as you expand. You will have a lot more people keeping a close eye on you as you grow.
#Tell the world about it!
##Be proud of your work. Advertise on your job profiles, and look for media outlets on campus or in the community to share the idea of your maker space.
##Sometimes companies will be willing to donate materials or equipment to your school, sometimes you can work with your school to offer them write offs for their donations, or honor them using plaques or advertising in your space.
#Keep Making cool stuff
##The more high quality, creative, problem-solving products that come out of your space the better. Keep good documentation and people will notice your work. This is what leads to jobs and interviews later on.</li>

'''Your Vision'''
<ol start="6" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>With a strong enough reason to want to have a makerspace, have an overall vision and plan.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Creating a makerspace can have a long lasting impact on your college campus and for future generations of students. <ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>In order to maintain and possibly expand your makerspace, continue working closely with faculty and students to ensure that the future of your makerspace will continue to thrive and be accessible to everyone.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

----

 '''Contributors:'''

[[Drake Dawson]]

[[Andrew Stroud]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Patriciaho Patricia Ho]

[[James_Long|James Long]]

Resource:How to create a 100% student run makerspace

2017-09-13T11:43:23Z

JLong:

'''WikiGuide: How to Create a 100% Student Run Makerspace'''

'''Introduction'''

Meet Nathan LaWarre, a student from Western Michigan University. Nathan is an active student on his campus and like many [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]students from different universities, he is interested in bringing people from interdisciplinary backgrounds together. With his strong interest in creating an environment where students can ideate, build projects and learn, Nathan and his club, Innovation Club, created this collaborative work space at his university known as a “makerspace.”

As a creative and innovative work space, a makerspace is an accessible place where students are able to use multiple tools and resources. Whether it’s making your project idea come to life or learning a different skill, makerspaces give students the creative freedom to explore and produce tangible objects. In a student run makerspace, only students are responsible for managing and utilizing the facilities. For Nathan, creating a student run makerspace meant working with the right people and consistent planning in order to execute their vision for a successful work space.

----

'''How to get started'''
<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Get inspired and Get Involved<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Does your campus have a makerspace already? If so, try and get a position and help out! Nathan was able to help his makerspace by taking the lead on social media. He used that as a tool to get the space's name out to students and keep them updated. The first step to turning your makerspace into a student run makerspace is you and the energy and time you will bring to the group.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>If you need a space, you’re gonna have to work hard but don't be discouraged!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Talk to faculty at your university and ask them for opinions and advice. Often times they can point you in a good direction</li>
<li>Make a list of what you want to see in that space and dream big! 3D printers, machine equipment, project supplies like popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, or hand tools and raw materials, at this stage don't let the budget be a deterrent. Think about what students will use and how it will benefit them. Here's a few items that Nathan found important for building his space: Arduino Mini Computers 3d Printers AutoCad Raspberry Pis Hand Tools 4-5 Computers </li>
<li>Find the proper building for your space. What will studentsbe doing in your space? Doing homework, hanging out, building large-scale projects?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Finding an appropriate room is a key step in creating an atmosphere that enables the activities you envision. You can run data on the availability of rooms on your campus in order to propose a space that you think is least utilized. Networking with organizations that you think might have unutilized space is also an excellent option (like libraries). Planning for extra space is a good idea, as it will give your users room to move around, and your makerspace room to grow. (How big do you think your makerspace will need to be in 5 years?) Nathan would like to see his space grow to around 1600 sqft in his five-year plan.</li>
<li>Consider holding events in your space - students will learn where you are and faculty may be more inclined to support</li>
<li>Think of ways to benefit the whole university with your one space... It's challenging but ultimately will give your space more support (and more money). This could look like community betterment projects, human-centered problem solving using the tools in your new space, or even tutoring services at exam time that match your members' core competencies.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Now it’s time for the hype.. '''Get people excited'''!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Team up with professors and faculty who support what you are doing and you like to be around. Get them excited by sharing your passion and hopefully they can help fund your space through materials or equipment. Although you want your space to be student run, you need faculty involved for behind the scenes.</li>
<li>A makerspace can be full of the greatest equipment and not used at all, that’s no good! In order to get students into your space you need to excite them. Get the word out!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Is there a student organization fair soon? If so, get active in that! Hopefully, you have some funds available at this point that you could use to buy some little giveaways.. Freshman and people in general love giveaways!</li>
<li>Recruit students from other disciplines that could help get the word out. This includes business, marketing, art, etc. Many will be excited to try out what they have been learning and will quickly jump on board.</li>
<li>Nathan shared a little trick with us: Give people business cards that have just a date and location on them. Don't tell them about the space, just encourage them to be there. The suspense draws people in, and before you know it they'll be coming every day.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Building a base of dedicated, excited users is the best strategy for finding volunteers for later. This may mean that you have to be present often in the early days of your makerspace. Your presence and excitement will rub off on the students that you draw in, and they will want to contribute too. Make sure to foster any ideas for improvement, or neat projects that they want to run. Giving students a stake in the space will build their personal investment and make them want to see it succeed.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>

'''What to consider'''
<ol start="4" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>People are using your space, so how do you get it to be student run?<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Create opportunities. Give students a stake in the space, offering extended access or benefits.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>At this point it is important to consider safety! If your space has machinery or anything dangerous talk to your supporting faculty. Train students basic safety skills, and quiz them before letting them use equipment to make sure that they are prepared. Investigate the insurance situation for your makerspace, and consider adding an extra waiver stating that students have been trained and acknowledge the risks of the space.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Try to get outside funding that will cover the cost of materials so that anything students do is free for them. Seriously, what student wouldn’t come learn how to use a 3D printer for free? It’s free!<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Funding can be achieved through grants, faculty, fundraising, or even crowdfunding. Think about starting a crowdfund that supports students and their projects - including your own!</li>
<li>Offer workshops with guided projects to get people creative, and turn them loose on their own projects when they come to you with them. Sometimes the crazier the better, just make sure to get pictures so that you can share with others.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
<li>Your makerspace will have mixed responses.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Garnering enough support and interest isn’t easy. Your makerspace should be inclusive and open to everyone, no matter what their concentration.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>You might find many art, business or engineering students using this space primarily. Why not try collaborating with students or clubs/organizations from different majors and come up with project ideas that benefit the both of you? Or even offer lessons in an area that they are unfamiliar with, but are interested in learning more?</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Interdisciplinary work is a great life skill to learn, and If you help several departments with official school projects you can get money for your space, and ultimately for your own projects.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>What do you do if this thing gets big . . . really big
#If you generate enough positive response you may be able to become a recognized or official part of the university's practice
##Try to negotiate for your own building or dedicated space, again dream big.
##Make an effort to involve your work in the school's cirriculum, doing this will help you tap into major funding and resources not to mention the number of people who will be coming into your space.
##Make sure to keep up with safety guidelines and ensure that you are attentive of new rules you may be under as you expand. You will have a lot more people keeping a close eye on you as you grow.
#Tell the world about it!
##Be proud of your work. Advertise on your job profiles, and look for media outlets on campus or in the community to share the idea of your maker space.
##Sometimes companies will be willing to donate materials or equipment to your school, sometimes you can work with your school to offer them write offs for their donations, or honor them using plaques or advertising in your space.
#Keep Making cool stuff
##The more high quality, creative, problem-solving products that come out of your space the better. Keep good documentation and people will notice your work. This is what leads to jobs and interviews later on.</li>

'''Your Vision'''
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<li>With a strong enough reason to want to have a makerspace, have an overall vision and plan.<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Creating a makerspace can have a long lasting impact on your college campus and for future generations of students. <ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>In order to maintain and possibly expand your makerspace, continue working closely with faculty and students to ensure that the future of your makerspace will continue to thrive and be accessible to everyone.</li>
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 '''Contributors:'''

[[Drake Dawson]]

[[Andrew Stroud]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Patriciaho Patricia Ho]

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JLong: Created page with "I'm currently working on a master's degree in Management and Data Science at Leuphana University in Germany, and helping to prepare European companies for changing leadership ..."

I'm currently working on a master's degree in Management and Data Science at Leuphana University in Germany, and helping to prepare European companies for changing leadership roles due to digitalization.

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