University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Fellow:Risha Parikh

2021-06-11T05:29:21Z

Risha P:

Risha Parikh attended the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. At Georgia Tech, Parikh worked at The Innovation and Design Collaborative (DesignBloc) alongside other former and current UI Fellows.
=Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology Georgia Institute of Technology]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Georgia Institute of Technology Student Priorities]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Fall 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Risha_Parikh Risha Parikh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Matthew_Lim Matthew Lim]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Taft_Weber-Kilpack Taft Weber-Kilpack]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/HanSung_Kim HanSung Kim]

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julie_Leonard-Duke Julie Leonard-Duke]

[[Fang Shi|Fang Shi]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Monali_Shah Monali Shah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Weis Jason Weis]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Clifton_V Thomas Clifton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kshitij_Kulkarni Kshitij Kulkarni]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Arshiya_Lal Arshiya Lal]

Fall 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utkarsh_Garg Utkarsh Garg]

Spring 2014:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Flohr Alex Flohr]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megna_Saha Megna Saha]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Ford Rachel Ford]

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Priorities:Georgia Institute of Technology Student Priorities

2017-09-29T22:20:07Z

Risha P:

== Project Pitch Videos ==

2016 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

2015 Fall

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

2014 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= Overview =

The primary priorities for this year are to:

#Teach students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects and internships.
#Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.
#Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another. 

= '''Strategy #1: Motivate students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects''' =

*Validate the idea through more thorough faculty and student interviews.
*Incentivize better capstone projects and more student effort into them by introducing the industry involvement of potential employers.
*Get a system where both professors and the respective industry professionals have access to the work done by student teams.
*Get those industry professionals on campus for capstone judging.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.''' =

*'''Tactic #1:'''
**Elaborate on our online guide for first time entrepreneurs, with the content provided using existing entrepreneurship education material online and through the experiences of entrepreneurs from georgia Tech.
**Popularize this resource through organizations like the startup exchange.
**Create a resource to share and access prototyping tools, such as a check-out service. 
*'''Tactic #2:'''
**Introduce some sort of mentoring program/office hours with students experienced in entrepreneurship so that first timers can be given the right knoweldge and direction
**'''Update: An office hours desk in the Innovation and Design Collaborateive space has been installed, with people manning it constantly. We're working on increasing the amount of people coming to the desk for help, but so far, it's going well!'''

= Strategy #3: '''Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another.''' =

*

'''''''''Tactic #1: '''Reach out to companies in the local area and analyze company issues and roadblocks that can be solved with the help of students.''

*

'''Tactic #2: '''Create more job opportunities and internships for students to access through Career Buzz which gives them a chance to practice their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

*

'''Tactic #3: '''Create opportunities for students to tackle issues and hold workshops on creative thinking for local companies and start-ups. A hackathon layout would be ideal for this situation.

= Georgia Tech Student Vision =

 We believe GT students can change the world. Our campus offers many resources, and even better faculty, to help innovation and creativity on campus. We need to connect the GT community by creating an umbrella organization to help students flow toward these resources on campus, and create channels for student-faculty relationships. 

== 2017 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

[https://youtu.be/ewMEPB6pGGw]

== 2016 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

== 2015 Fall Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

== 2014 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= University Innovation Council =

Despite the many great resources Georgia Tech currently has, the innovation and entrepreneurial movement, which is currently overtaking the nation, has been stalled on our campus due to lack of organization.

Students are unsure of, and mostly unaware of, the opportunities available to them beyond big-name resources such as [http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/ the Invention Studio] or the [http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ inVenture Prize] competition.

Organizations are struggling to grow, hold large events, or simply stay operational, because of a lack of assisted communication and constant overlap.

Professors are additionally wasting large amounts of time trying to connect with students, due to a lack of protocol and standardized connection.

Our program will exist to foster a passion and create sustainability for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) among all members of the Georgia Tech community.

The University Innovation Council will support three main areas: the student body, current campus organizations, and faculty/administration. This will improve the community by: eliminating overlap, bringing students of all backgrounds and ages together, and encouraging administrative involvement. This will be done in the following ways:
<ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>'''For Student Members of the Georgia Tech Community'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Provide access to an umbrella calendar of I&E events</li>
<li>Connect individual student interests to the I&E movement with others in the Georgia Tech community</li>
<li>Formulate methods to encourage innovation at Tech</li>
<li>Provide updates and other opportunities on a regular basis</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For I&E Campus Organizations'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Host Forums</li>
<li>Connect I&E organizations</li>
<li>Provide consulting advice, support, and membership numbers</li>
<li>Provide a yearly I&E wheel featuring individual organizations</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For the Administration'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Dissolve the communication barrier between students, organisations, and the administration</li>
<li>Form strategic partnerships with supporters of entrepreneurship</li>
<li>Provide ‘voice’ of I&E for consulting</li>
<li>Create a mentoring program for faculty to get involved in; help students develop ideas and turn them into a reality</li>
</ul></li>
</ol>

Additionally, please refer to our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkIeZwL27QHbdFY5bXZtWkZJcUhFQ0JiN2ZwbVZtclE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 Campus Landscape Canvas] for both on-campus and off-campus resources, as well as local Atlanta-based resources.

This Campus Landscape Canvas illustrates all the resources on Georgia Tech’s campus for undergraduates, graduates, organizations, and faculty through perceived, potential, applied, realized, reframing, and institutional resources.Through this map, we are able to fully maximize student, faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student interactions and improve the map for the future, based on our knowledge of the current environment.

= Student-Faculty Relations =

Through the University Innovation Council, student-faculty interaction will be facilitated in three main ways:

#Students interested in getting involved with the I&E movement will be directly connected with a professor based on their ideas, needs, and goals. This introduction will save valuable time for the student by removing the searching process. This will also save time for the professor by introducing them to a student who is serious about their work and eager to network.
#Faculty will be able to directly interact and engage with movements on campus that organizations and students are working on. Instead of being directed by several groups of people, faculty members will know all I&E-related movements are being directed by the University Innovation Council.
#Resources for both students and faculty will be maximized due to a new lack of overlap. The process of starting an I&E movement will have the ability to become streamlined, through its implementation in our organization.

= Wide Net Impact =

By creating a centralized hub, the University Innovation Council will be able to run all I&E movements that Georgia Tech is starting. Our organization, the University Innovation Council, is one that will exist for the betterment of the entire university; not just one major, one club, or even one type of student.

Many undergraduate students have been inspired to create projects and invent in their classes and many graduate students have also been encouraged to turn their research and theses into entrepreneurial companies. This organization would really help graduate students network with undergraduates to easily allocate research positions, internships, and special projects, as well as vice-versa. It is a much more desirable way for them to see what undergraduate students are passionate about, instead of just going off of resumes and shallow connections.

Again, by providing an overarching umbrella, students will be able to focus on their ideas and goals, rather than spending so much time finding the necessary resources. The unique characteristic about I&E is that it's not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, it's for everyone.   

= Sustainable Impact =

By providing a council and infrastructure for I&E to operate under, new students will not have to worry about finding resources or connections (because they will already be provided). They will be able to just focus on the movement and their ideas, goals, and design processes. It will make the entrepreneurial experience less of a trial-and-error process, and more success stories will come out of the Georgia Tech entrepreneurial landscape. In addition, it will create a foundation on campus for other I&E movements to be built upon.

Through the University Innovation Council, students and faculty will be able to grow the I&E movement on campus together, as well as facilitate other movements going forward. This means that they will become more reliant on, and trusting of, each other. If both students and faculty are invested in the same issue and working together to make change happen, Georgia Tech's campus landscape in I&E will continue to grow in the future, which will only perpetuate the success of the I&E campus.

= Related Links =

[[Georgia Institute of Technology]]

University Innovation Fellows

Fall 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Risha_Parikh Risha Parikh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Taft_Weber-Kilpack Taft Weber-Kilpack]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/HanSung_Kim HanSung Kim]

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julie_Leonard-Duke Julie Leonard-Duke]

[[Fang Shi|Fang Shi]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Monali_Shah Monali Shah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Weis Jason Weis]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Clifton_V Thomas Clifton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kshitij_Kulkarni Kshitij Kulkarni]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Arshiya_Lal Arshiya Lal]

Fall 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utkarsh_Garg Utkarsh Garg]

Spring 2014:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Flohr Alex Flohr]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megna_Saha Megna Saha]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Ford Rachel Ford]

[[Category:Student Priorities|g]]

Priorities:Georgia Institute of Technology Student Priorities

2017-09-29T22:15:24Z

Risha P:

== Project Pitch Videos ==

2016 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

2015 Fall

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

2014 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= Overview =

The primary priorities for this year are to:

#Teach students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects and internships.
#Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.
#Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another. 

= '''Strategy #1: Motivate students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects''' =

*Validate the idea through more thorough faculty and student interviews.
*Incentivize better capstone projects and more student effort into them by introducing the industry involvement of potential employers.
*Get a system where both professors and the respective industry professionals have access to the work done by student teams.
*Get those industry professionals on campus for capstone judging.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.''' =

*'''Tactic #1:'''
**Elaborate on our online guide for first time entrepreneurs, with the content provided using existing entrepreneurship education material online and through the experiences of entrepreneurs from georgia Tech.
**Popularize this resource through organizations like the startup exchange.
**Create a resource to share and access prototyping tools, such as a check-out service. 
*'''Tactic #2:'''
**Introduce some sort of mentoring program/office hours with students experienced in entrepreneurship so that first timers can be given the right knoweldge and direction
**'''Update: An office hours desk in the Innovation and Design Collaborateive space has been installed, with people manning it constantly. We're working on increasing the amount of people coming to the desk for help, but so far, it's going well!'''

= Strategy #3: '''Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another.''' =

*

'''''''''Tactic #1: '''Reach out to companies in the local area and analyze company issues and roadblocks that can be solved with the help of students.''

*

'''Tactic #2: '''Create more job opportunities and internships for students to access through Career Buzz which gives them a chance to practice their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

*

'''Tactic #3: '''Create opportunities for students to tackle issues and hold workshops on creative thinking for local companies and start-ups. A hackathon layout would be ideal for this situation.

= Georgia Tech Student Vision =

 We believe GT students can change the world. Our campus offers many resources, and even better faculty, to help innovation and creativity on campus. We need to connect the GT community by creating an umbrella organization to help students flow toward these resources on campus, and create channels for student-faculty relationships. 

== 2017 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

[https://youtu.be/ewMEPB6pGGw]

== 2016 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

== 2015 Fall Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

== 2014 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= University Innovation Council =

Despite the many great resources Georgia Tech currently has, the innovation and entrepreneurial movement, which is currently overtaking the nation, has been stalled on our campus due to lack of organization.

Students are unsure of, and mostly unaware of, the opportunities available to them beyond big-name resources such as [http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/ the Invention Studio] or the [http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ inVenture Prize] competition.

Organizations are struggling to grow, hold large events, or simply stay operational, because of a lack of assisted communication and constant overlap.

Professors are additionally wasting large amounts of time trying to connect with students, due to a lack of protocol and standardized connection.

Our program will exist to foster a passion and create sustainability for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) among all members of the Georgia Tech community.

The University Innovation Council will support three main areas: the student body, current campus organizations, and faculty/administration. This will improve the community by: eliminating overlap, bringing students of all backgrounds and ages together, and encouraging administrative involvement. This will be done in the following ways:
<ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>'''For Student Members of the Georgia Tech Community'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Provide access to an umbrella calendar of I&E events</li>
<li>Connect individual student interests to the I&E movement with others in the Georgia Tech community</li>
<li>Formulate methods to encourage innovation at Tech</li>
<li>Provide updates and other opportunities on a regular basis</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For I&E Campus Organizations'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Host Forums</li>
<li>Connect I&E organizations</li>
<li>Provide consulting advice, support, and membership numbers</li>
<li>Provide a yearly I&E wheel featuring individual organizations</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For the Administration'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Dissolve the communication barrier between students, organisations, and the administration</li>
<li>Form strategic partnerships with supporters of entrepreneurship</li>
<li>Provide ‘voice’ of I&E for consulting</li>
<li>Create a mentoring program for faculty to get involved in; help students develop ideas and turn them into a reality</li>
</ul></li>
</ol>

Additionally, please refer to our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkIeZwL27QHbdFY5bXZtWkZJcUhFQ0JiN2ZwbVZtclE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 Campus Landscape Canvas] for both on-campus and off-campus resources, as well as local Atlanta-based resources.

This Campus Landscape Canvas illustrates all the resources on Georgia Tech’s campus for undergraduates, graduates, organizations, and faculty through perceived, potential, applied, realized, reframing, and institutional resources.Through this map, we are able to fully maximize student, faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student interactions and improve the map for the future, based on our knowledge of the current environment.

= Student-Faculty Relations =

Through the University Innovation Council, student-faculty interaction will be facilitated in three main ways:

#Students interested in getting involved with the I&E movement will be directly connected with a professor based on their ideas, needs, and goals. This introduction will save valuable time for the student by removing the searching process. This will also save time for the professor by introducing them to a student who is serious about their work and eager to network.
#Faculty will be able to directly interact and engage with movements on campus that organizations and students are working on. Instead of being directed by several groups of people, faculty members will know all I&E-related movements are being directed by the University Innovation Council.
#Resources for both students and faculty will be maximized due to a new lack of overlap. The process of starting an I&E movement will have the ability to become streamlined, through its implementation in our organization.

= Wide Net Impact =

By creating a centralized hub, the University Innovation Council will be able to run all I&E movements that Georgia Tech is starting. Our organization, the University Innovation Council, is one that will exist for the betterment of the entire university; not just one major, one club, or even one type of student.

Many undergraduate students have been inspired to create projects and invent in their classes and many graduate students have also been encouraged to turn their research and theses into entrepreneurial companies. This organization would really help graduate students network with undergraduates to easily allocate research positions, internships, and special projects, as well as vice-versa. It is a much more desirable way for them to see what undergraduate students are passionate about, instead of just going off of resumes and shallow connections.

Again, by providing an overarching umbrella, students will be able to focus on their ideas and goals, rather than spending so much time finding the necessary resources. The unique characteristic about I&E is that it's not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, it's for everyone.   

= Sustainable Impact =

By providing a council and infrastructure for I&E to operate under, new students will not have to worry about finding resources or connections (because they will already be provided). They will be able to just focus on the movement and their ideas, goals, and design processes. It will make the entrepreneurial experience less of a trial-and-error process, and more success stories will come out of the Georgia Tech entrepreneurial landscape. In addition, it will create a foundation on campus for other I&E movements to be built upon.

Through the University Innovation Council, students and faculty will be able to grow the I&E movement on campus together, as well as facilitate other movements going forward. This means that they will become more reliant on, and trusting of, each other. If both students and faculty are invested in the same issue and working together to make change happen, Georgia Tech's campus landscape in I&E will continue to grow in the future, which will only perpetuate the success of the I&E campus.

= Related Links =

[[Georgia Institute of Technology]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julie_Leonard-Duke Julie Leonard-Duke]

[[Fang Shi|Fang Shi]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Monali_Shah Monali Shah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Weis Jason Weis]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Clifton_V Thomas Clifton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kshitij_Kulkarni Kshitij Kulkarni]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Arshiya_Lal Arshiya Lal]

Fall 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utkarsh_Garg Utkarsh Garg]

Spring 2014:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Flohr Alex Flohr]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megna_Saha Megna Saha]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Ford Rachel Ford]

[[Category:Student Priorities|g]]

Priorities:Georgia Institute of Technology Student Priorities

2017-09-29T22:08:47Z

Risha P:

== Project Pitch Videos ==

2016 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

2015 Fall

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

2014 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= Overview =

The primary priorities for this year are to:

#Teach students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects and internships.
#Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.
#Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another. 

= '''Strategy #1: Motivate students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects''' =

*Validate the idea through more thorough faculty and student interviews.
*Incentivize better capstone projects and more student effort into them by introducing the industry involvement of potential employers.
*Get a system where both professors and the respective industry professionals have access to the work done by student teams.
*Get those industry professionals on campus for capstone judging.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.''' =

*'''Tactic #1:'''
**Elaborate on our online guide for first time entrepreneurs, with the content provided using existing entrepreneurship education material online and through the experiences of entrepreneurs from georgia Tech.
**Popularize this resource through organizations like the startup exchange.
**Create a resource to share and access prototyping tools, such as a check-out service. 
*'''Tactic #2:'''
**Introduce some sort of mentoring program/office hours with students experienced in entrepreneurshipi so that first timers can be given the right knoweldge and direction.

= Strategy #3: '''Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another.''' =

*

'''''''''Tactic #1: '''Reach out to companies in the local area and analyze company issues and roadblocks that can be solved with the help of students.''

*

'''Tactic #2: '''Create more job opportunities and internships for students to access through Career Buzz which gives them a chance to practice their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

*

'''Tactic #3: '''Create opportunities for students to tackle issues and hold workshops on creative thinking for local companies and start-ups. A hackathon layout would be ideal for this situation.

= Georgia Tech Student Vision =

 We believe GT students can change the world. Our campus offers many resources, and even better faculty, to help innovation and creativity on campus. We need to connect the GT community by creating an umbrella organization to help students flow toward these resources on campus, and create channels for student-faculty relationships. 

== 2017 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

[https://youtu.be/ewMEPB6pGGw]

== 2016 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

== 2015 Fall Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

== 2014 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= University Innovation Council =

Despite the many great resources Georgia Tech currently has, the innovation and entrepreneurial movement, which is currently overtaking the nation, has been stalled on our campus due to lack of organization.

Students are unsure of, and mostly unaware of, the opportunities available to them beyond big-name resources such as [http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/ the Invention Studio] or the [http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ inVenture Prize] competition.

Organizations are struggling to grow, hold large events, or simply stay operational, because of a lack of assisted communication and constant overlap.

Professors are additionally wasting large amounts of time trying to connect with students, due to a lack of protocol and standardized connection.

Our program will exist to foster a passion and create sustainability for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) among all members of the Georgia Tech community.

The University Innovation Council will support three main areas: the student body, current campus organizations, and faculty/administration. This will improve the community by: eliminating overlap, bringing students of all backgrounds and ages together, and encouraging administrative involvement. This will be done in the following ways:
<ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>'''For Student Members of the Georgia Tech Community'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Provide access to an umbrella calendar of I&E events</li>
<li>Connect individual student interests to the I&E movement with others in the Georgia Tech community</li>
<li>Formulate methods to encourage innovation at Tech</li>
<li>Provide updates and other opportunities on a regular basis</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For I&E Campus Organizations'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Host Forums</li>
<li>Connect I&E organizations</li>
<li>Provide consulting advice, support, and membership numbers</li>
<li>Provide a yearly I&E wheel featuring individual organizations</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For the Administration'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Dissolve the communication barrier between students, organisations, and the administration</li>
<li>Form strategic partnerships with supporters of entrepreneurship</li>
<li>Provide ‘voice’ of I&E for consulting</li>
<li>Create a mentoring program for faculty to get involved in; help students develop ideas and turn them into a reality</li>
</ul></li>
</ol>

Additionally, please refer to our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkIeZwL27QHbdFY5bXZtWkZJcUhFQ0JiN2ZwbVZtclE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 Campus Landscape Canvas] for both on-campus and off-campus resources, as well as local Atlanta-based resources.

This Campus Landscape Canvas illustrates all the resources on Georgia Tech’s campus for undergraduates, graduates, organizations, and faculty through perceived, potential, applied, realized, reframing, and institutional resources.Through this map, we are able to fully maximize student, faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student interactions and improve the map for the future, based on our knowledge of the current environment.

= Student-Faculty Relations =

Through the University Innovation Council, student-faculty interaction will be facilitated in three main ways:

#Students interested in getting involved with the I&E movement will be directly connected with a professor based on their ideas, needs, and goals. This introduction will save valuable time for the student by removing the searching process. This will also save time for the professor by introducing them to a student who is serious about their work and eager to network.
#Faculty will be able to directly interact and engage with movements on campus that organizations and students are working on. Instead of being directed by several groups of people, faculty members will know all I&E-related movements are being directed by the University Innovation Council.
#Resources for both students and faculty will be maximized due to a new lack of overlap. The process of starting an I&E movement will have the ability to become streamlined, through its implementation in our organization.

= Wide Net Impact =

By creating a centralized hub, the University Innovation Council will be able to run all I&E movements that Georgia Tech is starting. Our organization, the University Innovation Council, is one that will exist for the betterment of the entire university; not just one major, one club, or even one type of student.

Many undergraduate students have been inspired to create projects and invent in their classes and many graduate students have also been encouraged to turn their research and theses into entrepreneurial companies. This organization would really help graduate students network with undergraduates to easily allocate research positions, internships, and special projects, as well as vice-versa. It is a much more desirable way for them to see what undergraduate students are passionate about, instead of just going off of resumes and shallow connections.

Again, by providing an overarching umbrella, students will be able to focus on their ideas and goals, rather than spending so much time finding the necessary resources. The unique characteristic about I&E is that it's not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, it's for everyone.   

= Sustainable Impact =

By providing a council and infrastructure for I&E to operate under, new students will not have to worry about finding resources or connections (because they will already be provided). They will be able to just focus on the movement and their ideas, goals, and design processes. It will make the entrepreneurial experience less of a trial-and-error process, and more success stories will come out of the Georgia Tech entrepreneurial landscape. In addition, it will create a foundation on campus for other I&E movements to be built upon.

Through the University Innovation Council, students and faculty will be able to grow the I&E movement on campus together, as well as facilitate other movements going forward. This means that they will become more reliant on, and trusting of, each other. If both students and faculty are invested in the same issue and working together to make change happen, Georgia Tech's campus landscape in I&E will continue to grow in the future, which will only perpetuate the success of the I&E campus.

= Related Links =

[[Georgia Institute of Technology]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julie_Leonard-Duke Julie Leonard-Duke]

[[Fang Shi|Fang Shi]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Monali_Shah Monali Shah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Weis Jason Weis]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Clifton_V Thomas Clifton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kshitij_Kulkarni Kshitij Kulkarni]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Arshiya_Lal Arshiya Lal]

Fall 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utkarsh_Garg Utkarsh Garg]

Spring 2014:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Flohr Alex Flohr]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megna_Saha Megna Saha]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Ford Rachel Ford]

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Priorities:Georgia Institute of Technology Student Priorities

2017-09-29T22:05:51Z

Risha P:

== Project Pitch Videos ==

2016 Spring

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2015 Fall

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2014 Spring

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= Overview =

The primary priorities for this year are to:

#Teach students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects and internships.
#Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.
#Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another. 

= '''Strategy #1: Motivate students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects''' =

*Validate the idea through more thorough faculty and student interviews.
*Incentivize better capstone projects and more student effort into them by introducing the industry involvement of potential employers.
*Get a system where both professors and the respective industry professionals have access to the work done by student teams.
*Get those industry professionals on campus for capstone judging.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.''' =

*'''Tactic #1:'''
**Elaborate on our online guide for first time entrepreneurs, with the content provided using existing entrepreneurship education material online and through the experiences of entrepreneurs from georgia Tech.
**Popularize this resource through organizations like the startup exchange.
**Create a resource to share and access prototyping tools, such as a check-out service. 
*'''Tactic #2:'''
**Introduce some sort of mentoring program/office hours with students experienced in entrepreneurshipi so that first timers can be given the right knoweldge and direction.
*'''Tactic #3:'''
**Organize a week long bootcamp with lectures in the morning and actual business and project development during the rest of the day, ending in a pitch-off with actual VCs to get feedback on the pitch and the business components.

= Strategy #3: '''Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another.''' =

*

'''''''''Tactic #1: '''Reach out to companies in the local area and analyze company issues and roadblocks that can be solved with the help of students.''

*

'''Tactic #2: '''Create more job opportunities and internships for students to access through Career Buzz which gives them a chance to practice their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

*

'''Tactic #3: '''Create opportunities for students to tackle issues and hold workshops on creative thinking for local companies and start-ups. A hackathon layout would be ideal for this situation.

= Georgia Tech Student Vision =

 We believe GT students can change the world. Our campus offers many resources, and even better faculty, to help innovation and creativity on campus. We need to connect the GT community by creating an umbrella organization to help students flow toward these resources on campus, and create channels for student-faculty relationships. 

== 2017 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

[https://youtu.be/ewMEPB6pGGw]

== 2016 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

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== 2015 Fall Cohort Project Pitch ==

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== 2014 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

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= University Innovation Council =

Despite the many great resources Georgia Tech currently has, the innovation and entrepreneurial movement, which is currently overtaking the nation, has been stalled on our campus due to lack of organization.

Students are unsure of, and mostly unaware of, the opportunities available to them beyond big-name resources such as [http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/ the Invention Studio] or the [http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ inVenture Prize] competition.

Organizations are struggling to grow, hold large events, or simply stay operational, because of a lack of assisted communication and constant overlap.

Professors are additionally wasting large amounts of time trying to connect with students, due to a lack of protocol and standardized connection.

Our program will exist to foster a passion and create sustainability for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) among all members of the Georgia Tech community.

The University Innovation Council will support three main areas: the student body, current campus organizations, and faculty/administration. This will improve the community by: eliminating overlap, bringing students of all backgrounds and ages together, and encouraging administrative involvement. This will be done in the following ways:
<ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>'''For Student Members of the Georgia Tech Community'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Provide access to an umbrella calendar of I&E events</li>
<li>Connect individual student interests to the I&E movement with others in the Georgia Tech community</li>
<li>Formulate methods to encourage innovation at Tech</li>
<li>Provide updates and other opportunities on a regular basis</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For I&E Campus Organizations'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Host Forums</li>
<li>Connect I&E organizations</li>
<li>Provide consulting advice, support, and membership numbers</li>
<li>Provide a yearly I&E wheel featuring individual organizations</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For the Administration'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Dissolve the communication barrier between students, organisations, and the administration</li>
<li>Form strategic partnerships with supporters of entrepreneurship</li>
<li>Provide ‘voice’ of I&E for consulting</li>
<li>Create a mentoring program for faculty to get involved in; help students develop ideas and turn them into a reality</li>
</ul></li>
</ol>

Additionally, please refer to our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkIeZwL27QHbdFY5bXZtWkZJcUhFQ0JiN2ZwbVZtclE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 Campus Landscape Canvas] for both on-campus and off-campus resources, as well as local Atlanta-based resources.

This Campus Landscape Canvas illustrates all the resources on Georgia Tech’s campus for undergraduates, graduates, organizations, and faculty through perceived, potential, applied, realized, reframing, and institutional resources.Through this map, we are able to fully maximize student, faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student interactions and improve the map for the future, based on our knowledge of the current environment.

= Student-Faculty Relations =

Through the University Innovation Council, student-faculty interaction will be facilitated in three main ways:

#Students interested in getting involved with the I&E movement will be directly connected with a professor based on their ideas, needs, and goals. This introduction will save valuable time for the student by removing the searching process. This will also save time for the professor by introducing them to a student who is serious about their work and eager to network.
#Faculty will be able to directly interact and engage with movements on campus that organizations and students are working on. Instead of being directed by several groups of people, faculty members will know all I&E-related movements are being directed by the University Innovation Council.
#Resources for both students and faculty will be maximized due to a new lack of overlap. The process of starting an I&E movement will have the ability to become streamlined, through its implementation in our organization.

= Wide Net Impact =

By creating a centralized hub, the University Innovation Council will be able to run all I&E movements that Georgia Tech is starting. Our organization, the University Innovation Council, is one that will exist for the betterment of the entire university; not just one major, one club, or even one type of student.

Many undergraduate students have been inspired to create projects and invent in their classes and many graduate students have also been encouraged to turn their research and theses into entrepreneurial companies. This organization would really help graduate students network with undergraduates to easily allocate research positions, internships, and special projects, as well as vice-versa. It is a much more desirable way for them to see what undergraduate students are passionate about, instead of just going off of resumes and shallow connections.

Again, by providing an overarching umbrella, students will be able to focus on their ideas and goals, rather than spending so much time finding the necessary resources. The unique characteristic about I&E is that it's not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, it's for everyone.   

= Sustainable Impact =

By providing a council and infrastructure for I&E to operate under, new students will not have to worry about finding resources or connections (because they will already be provided). They will be able to just focus on the movement and their ideas, goals, and design processes. It will make the entrepreneurial experience less of a trial-and-error process, and more success stories will come out of the Georgia Tech entrepreneurial landscape. In addition, it will create a foundation on campus for other I&E movements to be built upon.

Through the University Innovation Council, students and faculty will be able to grow the I&E movement on campus together, as well as facilitate other movements going forward. This means that they will become more reliant on, and trusting of, each other. If both students and faculty are invested in the same issue and working together to make change happen, Georgia Tech's campus landscape in I&E will continue to grow in the future, which will only perpetuate the success of the I&E campus.

= Funds Needed =

This budget is based on a $10,000 fund.

#$500 - Organize Umbrella Reaching Out
#$2,500 - Connect with Purpose
#$2,000 - I&E for Dummies
#$5,000 - GT Innovation Month

= Timeline =

[[File:Timeline.png]]

= =

= Related Links =

[[Georgia Institute of Technology]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julie_Leonard-Duke Julie Leonard-Duke]

[[Fang Shi|Fang Shi]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Monali_Shah Monali Shah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Weis Jason Weis]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Clifton_V Thomas Clifton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kshitij_Kulkarni Kshitij Kulkarni]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Arshiya_Lal Arshiya Lal]

Fall 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utkarsh_Garg Utkarsh Garg]

Spring 2014:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Flohr Alex Flohr]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megna_Saha Megna Saha]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Ford Rachel Ford]

[[Category:Student Priorities|g]]

Resource:How to be a UIF in the corporate world

2017-09-11T01:42:40Z

Risha P:

On Saturday, we interviewed Corey Brugh, a University Innovation Fellow that attended the Colorado School of Mines and studied Chemical Engineering. He currently works for P&G onpackaging for dish soap brands for North America. His role also includes doing work on changing the company culture to embrace design thinking and lean innovation. During the introduction, he told us about his time as a University Innovation Fellow–because he was the first fellow from his university, it was hard for him at first to get anything done because nobody really knew what design thinking was or what UIF was. Eventually, Corey created a living learning community centered on design thinking, secured funding for a campus-wide makerspace, and had 9 fellows replace him by the time he left.

The first tip Corey gave about being a UIF in a corporate space was to do your research.

“It’s important to understanding the landscape—trying to figure out what the organization looks like: where are the strengths of the organization as far as innovation and design thinking and where are the gaps? the easy wins?”, said Corey.

For example, the first thing Corey did at P&G was to see how they prototype new products.. When they do that, they hire a company to help them produce prototypes at an absurd cost. Corey knew we could do it for much less. So, his second tip was: instead of telling people there is a better way, just show them. P&G wanted to figure out how to bundle two different types of products together and package them—Corey bought the two items off the shelf and used tape and wrapped them all up himself. Then, he presented his rough prototype at a meeting. They were able to design another piece of packaging material that could be used so they could make the prototype that they wanted just in one afternoon. After he shared his idea of “low-resolution prototyping” with the rest of the company and proved that his concept had value, he was able to generate a lot of interest in his idea.

Corey’s third tip was to know the best way to generate value. He said that  becoming a UIF was an amazing way to learn how to do this, whether it was for a startup or a huge company. “It’s just as true in a startup as in the world’s largest consumer products company—with UIF you learn the best way to generate value : in the corporate world, your UIF experience is valuable in both innovation/development but also on just innovating on how you do your job differently and generate value. As a UIF, you get the skill set of driving change and creating new experiences.” he said.

Next, we asked him how he was able to convince the stakeholders in a huge company of his proposed changes–after all, they weren’t going to say yes right away to just one employee. Corey’s response was to make sure you have quantifiable proof.  “Once a positive result with data and a support is shared, it spreads like wildfire. It’s possible to be agile in a large corporation, you just can’t take as many risks depending on the company culture,” he said. Additionally, having clarity in thought and perfection in execution when presenting the new idea, as well as making sure to utilize the vast resources a corporation has, was very important.

We also asked him what his number one challenge as a University Innovation Fellow was. Corey responded that it was transitioning from being a UIF at a university to a corporation. ”At a university, I was the one that was the customer, and the university was a little more receptive to listening to students,” said Corey. With an organization, if he wasn’t strategic about how he brought about change, it could cost him his job.

Overall, we ended the conversation with the impression that Corey had gained an immense benefit from being a University Innovation Fellow in the corporate world. At his job, he’d gotten a raise and a new role. But most importantly, he gained an overall sense of creativity: “Before UIF, I used to think I wasn’t a very creative individual, but then I realized that creativity is like a muscle. Now, I try to exercise and practice it.”

author: [[Risha Parikh|Risha_Parikh]]

[]Category:How-To Guides[]

Resource:How to be a UIF in the corporate world

2017-09-11T01:36:32Z

Risha P:

On Saturday, we interviewed Corey Brugh, a University Innovation Fellow that attended the Colorado School of Mines and studied Chemical Engineering. He currently works for P&G onpackaging for dish soap brands for North America. His role also includes doing work on changing the company culture to embrace design thinking and lean innovation. During the introduction, he told us about his time as a University Innovation Fellow–because he was the first fellow from his university, it was hard for him at first to get anything done because nobody really knew what design thinking was or what UIF was. Eventually, Corey created a living learning community centered on design thinking, secured funding for a campus-wide makerspace, and was able to have 9 fellows replace him by the time he left.

The first tip Corey gave about being a UIF in a corporate space was to do your research.

“It’s important to understanding the landscape—trying to figure out what the organization looks like: where are the strengths of the organization as far as innovation and design thinking and where are the gaps? the easy wins?”, said Corey.

For example, the first thing Corey did at P&G was to see how they prototype new products.. When they do that, they hire a company to help them produce prototypes at an absurd cost. Corey knew we could do it for much less. So, his second tip was: instead of telling people there is a better way, just show them. P&G wanted to figure out how to bundle two different types of products together and package them—Corey bought the two items off the shelf and used tape and wrapped them all up himself. Then, he presented his rough prototype at a meeting. They were able to design another piece of packaging material that could be used so they could make the prototype that they wanted just in one afternoon. After he shared his idea of “low-resolution prototyping” with the rest of the company and proved that his concept had value, he was able to generate a lot of interest in his idea.

Corey’s third tip was to know the best way to generate value. He said that  becoming a UIF was an amazing way to learn how to do this, whether it was for a startup or a huge company. “It’s just as true in a startup as in the world’s largest consumer products company—with UIF you learn the best way to generate value : in the corporate world, your UIF experience is valuable in both innovation/development but also on just innovating on how you do your job differently and generate value. As a UIF, you get the skill set of driving change and creating new experiences.” he said.

Next, we asked him how he was able to convince the stakeholders in a huge company of his proposed changes–after all, they weren’t going to say yes right away to just one employee. Corey’s response was to make sure you have quantifiable proof.  “Once a positive result with data and a support is shared, it spreads like wildfire. It’s possible to be agile in a large corporation, you just can’t take as many risks depending on the company culture,” he said. Additionally, having clarity in thought and perfection in execution when presenting the new idea, as well as making sure to utilize the vast resources a corporation has, was very important.

We also asked him what his number one challenge as a University Innovation Fellow was. Corey responded that it was transitioning from being a UIF at a university to a corporation. ”At a university, I was the one that was the customer, and the university was a little more receptive to listening to students,” said Corey. With an organization, if he wasn’t strategic about how he brought about change, it could cost him his job.

Overall, we ended the conversation with the impression that Corey had gained an immense benefit from being a University Innovation Fellow in the corporate world. At his job, he’d gotten a raise and a new role. But most importantly, he gained an overall sense of creativity: “Before UIF, I used to think I wasn’t a very creative individual, but then I realized that creativity is like a muscle. Now, I try to exercise and practice it.”

author: [[Risha Parikh|Risha_Parikh]]

[]Category:How-To Guides[]

Resource:How to be a UIF in the corporate world

2017-09-11T01:33:30Z

Risha P: Created page with "On Satur..."

On Saturday, we interviewed Corey Brugh, a University Innovation Fellow that attended the Colorado School of Mines and studied Chemical Engineering. He currently works for P&G onpackaging for dish soap brands for North America. His role also includes doing work on changing the company culture to embrace design thinking and lean innovation. During the introduction, he told us about his time as a University Innovation Fellow–because he was the first fellow from his university, it was hard for him at first to get anything done because nobody really knew what design thinking was or what UIF was. Eventually, Corey created a living learning community centered on design thinking, secured funding for a campus-wide makerspace, and was able to have 9 fellows replace him by the time he left.

The first tip Corey gave about being a UIF in a corporate space was to do your research.

“It’s important to understanding the landscape—trying to figure out what the organization looks like: where are the strengths of the organization as far as innovation and design thinking and where are the gaps? the easy wins?”, said Corey.

For example, the first thing Corey did at P&G was to see how they prototype new products.. When they do that, they hire a company to help them produce prototypes at an absurd cost. Corey knew we could do it for much less. So, his second tip was: instead of telling people there is a better way, just show them.P&G wanted to figure out how to bundle two different types of products together and package them—Corey bought the two items off the shelf and used tape and wrapped them all up himself. Then, he presented his rough prototype at a meeting. They were able to design another piece of packaging material that could be used so they could make the prototype that they wanted just in one afternoon. After he shared his idea of “low-resolution prototyping” with the rest of the company and proved that his concept had value, he was able to generate a lot of interest in his idea.

Corey’s third tip was to know the best way to generate value. He said that  becoming a UIF was an amazing way to learn how to do this, whether it was for a startup or a huge company. “It’s just as true in a startup as in the world’s largest consumer products company—with UIF you learn the best way to generate value : in the corporate world, your UIF experience is valuable in both innovation/development but also on just innovating on how you do your job differently and generate value. As a UIF, you get the skill set of driving change and creating new experiences.” he said.

Next, we asked him how he was able to convince the stakeholders in a huge company of his proposed changes–after all, they weren’t going to say yes right away to just one employee. Corey’s response was to make sure you have quantifiable proof.  “Once a positive result with data and a support is shared, it spreads like wildfire. It’s possible to be agile in a large corporation, you just can’t take as many risks depending on the company culture,” he said. Additionally, having clarity in thought and perfection in execution when presenting the new idea, as well as making sure to utilize the vast resourcesa corporation has, was very important.

We also asked him what his number one challenge as a University Innovation Fellow was. Corey responded that it wastransitioning from being a UIF at a university to a corporation. ”At a university, I was the one that was the customer, and the university was a little more receptive to listening to students,” said Corey. With an organization, if he wasn’t strategic about how he brought about change, it could cost him his job.

Overall, we ended the conversation with the impression that Corey had gained an immense benefit from being a University Innovation Fellow in the corporate world. At his job, he’d gotten a raise and a new role. But most importantly, he gained an overall sense of creativity: “Before UIF, I used to think I wasn’t a very creative individual, but then I realized that creativity is like a muscle. Now, I try to exercise and practice it.”



author: [[Risha_Parikh|Risha_Parikh]]



[]Category:How-To Guides[]

Fellow:Risha Parikh

2017-09-11T00:58:10Z

Risha P:

Risha Parikh is an undergraduate at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her academic interests include analytics and digital strategy, [[File:Risha Parikh.png|thumb]]international politics, and civic design.  Currently, Risha works at Design Bloc, the innovation and design collaborative at Georgia Tech. She hopes to bring design thinking to every academic discipline on campus. She also works at TechSquare Labs, a startup incubator, VC fund, and innovation hub with a special focus on diversity in tech.  On campus, Risha is an ambassador for Art Matters, on the executive board for OpenIDEO (the social impact division of IDEO), and a manager in AIESEC (an international exchange organization).  Risha is big on taking a multi-disciplinary, analytical approach to solving problems, so design thinking rocks!  

[] Category:Student Contributors []

Fellow:Risha Parikh

2017-09-11T00:57:11Z

Risha P:

Risha Parikh is an undergraduate at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her academic interests include analytics and digital strategy, [[File:Risha Parikh.png]][[File:Risha Parikh.png|thumb]]international politics, and civic design.  Currently, Risha works at Design Bloc, the innovation and design collaborative at Georgia Tech. She hopes to bring design thinking to every academic discipline on campus. She also works at TechSquare Labs, a startup incubator, VC fund, and innovation hub with a special focus on diversity in tech.  On campus, Risha is an ambassador for Art Matters, on the executive board for OpenIDEO (the social impact division of IDEO), and a manager in AIESEC (an international exchange organization).  Risha is big on taking a multi-disciplinary, analytical approach to solving problems, so design thinking rocks! 

[]Category:Student Contributors[]

Fellow:Risha Parikh

2017-09-11T00:56:50Z

Risha P:

Fellow:Risha Parikh

2017-09-11T00:53:21Z

Risha P:

Risha Parikh is an undergraduate at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her academic interests include analytics and digital strategy, [[File:Risha Parikh.png|thumb]]international politics, and civic design. 

Currently, Risha works at Design Bloc, the innovation and design collaborative at Georgia Tech. She hopes to bring design thinking to every academic discipline on campus. She also works at TechSquare Labs, a startup incubator, VC fund, and innovation hub with a special focus on diversity in tech. 

On campus, Risha is an ambassador for Art Matters, on the executive board for OpenIDEO (the social impact division of IDEO), and a manager in AIESEC (an international exchange organization). 

Risha is big on taking a multi-disciplinary, analytical approach to solving problems, so design thinking rocks! 

[]Category:Student Contributors[]

Fellow:Risha Parikh

2017-09-11T00:52:07Z

Risha P:

Risha Parikh is an undergraduate at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her academic interests include analytics and digital strategy, [[File:Risha Parikh.png|thumb|Risha Parikh.png]]international politics, and civic design. 

Currently, Risha works at Design Bloc, the innovation and design collaborative at Georgia Tech. She hopes to bring design thinking to every academic discipline on campus. She also works at TechSquare Labs, a startup incubator, VC fund, and innovation hub with a special focus on diversity in tech. 

On campus, Risha is an ambassador for Art Matters, on the executive board for OpenIDEO (the social impact division of IDEO), and a manager in AIESEC (an international exchange organization). 

Risha is big on taking a multi-disciplinary, analytical approach to solving problems, so design thinking rocks! 

[]Category:Student Contributors[]

Fellow:Risha Parikh

2017-09-11T00:51:12Z

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Risha Parikh is an undergraduate at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her academic interests include analytics and digital strategy, [[File:Risha Parikh.png|thumb]]international politics, and civic design. 

Currently, Risha works at Design Bloc, the innovation and design collaborative at Georgia Tech. She hopes to bring design thinking to every academic discipline on campus. She also works at TechSquare Labs, a startup incubator, VC fund, and innovation hub with a special focus on diversity in tech. 

On campus, Risha is an ambassador for Art Matters, on the executive board for OpenIDEO (the social impact division of IDEO), and a manager in AIESEC (an international exchange organization). 

Risha is big on taking a multi-disciplinary, analytical approach to solving problems, so design thinking rocks! 

[]Category: Student Contributors[]

File:Risha Parikh.png

2017-09-11T00:43:21Z

Risha P: