Changes

== 1 Meeting of the Minds ==

== 2 Revamp The first step towards success is knowing your outcome. In a meeting with those people who have the Current Model ==power to improve the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, we will accomplish the following:

Its no use expanding something of low quality*Specifiy areas needing improvement*Assign responsibilities for projects*Set goals for the next year, we need to make sure the fundamental model we are building off of is sturdy.two years, and four years

It's not enough to occupy == Revamping the campus as an idea, we have to be a physical presence as well. An expansion of our functional space will help us capture a larger audience as well as provide more resources. The CEO of software company Vertigo recently said in a talk with Cal Poly Entrepreneurs "The most valuable resource you can have is whiteboard space".Current Model ==

*Improving the teamwork between CIE, The Hatchery, and CPE*Increasing the attendance for programs and CPE meetings*Increasing the visibility of each program == 6 Systemize Implementing Physical Expansion == It's not enough to occupy the campus as an idea; we have to be a physical presence as well. An expansion of our functional space will help us capture a larger audience, as well as provide more resources. The CEO of the software company Vertigo, recently said in a talk with Cal Poly Entrepreneurs that, "The most valuable resource you can have is whiteboard space." This will come in the form of: *Expanding our maker space, The Innovation Sandbox, while also providing more resources == Implementing Interdisciplinary Expansion == To create a schoolwide ecosystem, it is necessary that our programs provide resources that are useful to multiple majors.  We will do this by: *Working with the Creative Media and Development Club to put on more events like "Hackathon"*Targeting disciplines, such as Biochemistry or Computer Science, to build innovative resources for use within our spaces == Stepping It Up == This strategy is about going big; hosting huge events that can't help but draw a lot of attention and participation.  For example: *Hosting a TEDx event centered on implementing design into any discipline*Starting our first competition for funding above $20k*Working with local businesses to solve real problems*Bringing in speakers from Google and Stanford == Systemizing Sustainability == Innovation should never stop, which is why we need systems in place to ensure it never does. These systems include: *Assimilation of new University Innovation Fellows*Continued funding for I&E*Continued addition of programs*Continued reviewing of efficacy of programs*Creating ways to remove/combine programs

All of these strategies can begin being are able to be implemented immediately , but, If we focus on each step in order, the steps following step with each one will have a far more powerful effect. Each step builds awareness and trust with the students and the school from the grassroots and up, and once we have the community's vote of confidence , we will be able to move mountains. Sure, we could put on a TEDx event , centered on innovation and hosting 500+ students, but what happens when those students get interested? They flow into a program that wasnisn't ready with enough quality resources (wasnaren't revamped) to fit a wide variety of needs (interdisciplinary expansion), and worse, we wouldn't even have enough space to accommodate these new -comers!  Order is important in this strategy flow. One more thing, this is not a static list, but a cycle. We will continue to set goals, expand physically via programs, step it up by increasing our ambitions, and revise the sustainability system to keep this cycle going. My name is Nicholas Sinai, I am the University Innovation Fellow for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and I am honored to be a part of this movement toward greatness. = Related Links = [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/California_Polytechnic_State_University_San_Luis_Obispo Cal Poly SLO]

One more thing, this is not a static list but a cycle. we will continue to set goals, expand physically and via programs, step it up by increasing our ambitions, and the sustainability system too will be revised and keep this cycle going[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicholas_Sinai Nicholas Sinai]