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Missouri S&T's strength in the experiential learning and research activities of its STEM programs gives it huge potential for supporting innovation and entrepreneurship activities. Analysis of S&T's Spring 2015 landscape canvas has demonstrated its strengths in the area of building technical skills for student innovation and excellent support for spinning-out startups thanks to the growing St. Louis entrepreneurship ecosystem.
= Pitch Video<br/> =
[https://youtu.be/nFWvypX4XXw https://youtu.be/nFWvypX4XXw]
= Strategy #1: Expose Students to Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Inspire them to Learn More =
<br/>S&T's entrepreneurship club, TIES, will host the "Spark Speaker Series" for the first time in the Spring 2015 semester. At this time eight speakers have been confirmed, with more in the works. This is enough to host a speaker at least every other week, with the ultimate goal being to host one every week. Ultimately, it is desirable to further expand the series into a 1 credit-hour seminar that any student could enroll in.
'''Team Lead:''' Josh Jetter
'''Milestones:'''
'''Team Leads:'''
Eric Fallon, Cori Hatley & Eric Fallon, Tyler Jenkins, Connor Wolk
'''Milestones:'''
Fall 2015(Completed): Develop general structure & curriculum to be approved by Director of New Student Programs by November, recruit future project stakeholders, create branding efforts to be implemented primarily in the spring
Spring 2016: Refine workshop structure, decide on leaders of workshop who will execute mission in August, recruit incoming freshmen to sign up for workshop through PRO days
Students have limited opportunities to build skills important to innovation and entrepreneurship in the academic setting. The creation of a Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor would allow students of all degree programs to build these skills. Proposed courses that would count towards the minor (some existing and some new; not all required to obtain minor):
*'''Domain Exploration and Innovation Methods''' - <span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Explore the different methods and concepts of problem definition and ideation. Material will focus on the first step of innovation and encourages students to adopt a mindset that looks for solvable problems. </span>*'''Skill Development for Entrepreneurs''' - <span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">A little bit of everything - being a founder requires wearing many hats, often at the same time. This course will offer an intensive introduction to many of the key skills you will need to understand including: programming, project management, CAD, machining, Circuit Board Design, asking questions, negotiation, listening, and more.</span>*'''Advanced Domain Exploration and Innovation Methods''' - <span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Study the second and third steps of innovation: blueprinting and assessing ideas. Students will explore 5-10 disparate domains, look for solvable problems, and create and assess solutions. Entering the class with a 'founding team' of 2-5 other students is recommended.</span>*'''Interpersonal Dynamics '''- <span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Explore the boundaries of group dynamics, methods of creating lasting relationships, and the dynamics of communication in various situations.</span>*'''Lean LaunchPad and Agile Methods''' - <span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Study agile methods of business creation through the Lean Launchpad model. Entrance into the class requires a 'founding team' of 2-5 students prepared to tackle a problem and create a company. Work will require intensive customer interviews and "getting out of the classroom" to learn.</span>*'''Technical Entrepreneur Development''' - <span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Offers an opportunity for students to further engage the Lean Launchpad model and develop their business model.</span>*'''Mentoring Technical Innovation''' - <span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">True understanding comes when you can teach something yourself. Mentor a team through Lean Launchpad & Agile Methods, and perfect your knowledge of agile project management.</span>
Once students have an interest in innovation and have built the necessary skills, it is important to allow them experiment with and test out their new ideas. Programs and resources should facilitate their creative problem solving processes, customer discover, and prototype development.
== Tactic #1: Create a Student Creativity/Ideation/Maker Space == '''Description:''' Once students have built skills and interest in innovation and entrepreneurship, it is necessary to facilitate the growth of their ideas, and assist them in establishing product-market fit. A creativity, ideation, and maker space provides students with a location to work with one another to identify, develop, and prototype innovative solutions to real-world problems. This is an important prerequisite before the formation and execution of a formal commercial or not-for-profit venture. At this point, the following requirements have been identified for the space: *Student accessible 24/7 *In a central, highly visible location on campus *Infrastructure in place for facilitating creative problem solving and group conversation **Whiteboards and/or Flipcharts **Multimedia equipment (sound, projector/TV, etc.) **Adaptable furniture (rearrangeable seating and tables) *Infrastructure in place for basic prototyping **3D printer **3D scanner *Presence of an "idea wall" for engaging public in creativity and innovation *TV screen with calendar of upcoming I&E events<br/> '''Team Lead:''' Josh Jetter, Ian Lee, Cori Hatley, Mary Paleo, John Schoeberle, Spencer VogelKatherine Ramsay, Mark Raymond Jr.
'''Milestones:''' Phase 1: Create a space immediately by renovating an existing space
= Related Links =
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Missouri_University_of_Science_and_Technology [Missouri University of Science and Technology|'''Missouri University of Science and Technology''']] '''Missouri University of Science and TechnologyStudent Priorities''' University Innovation Fellows Fall 2016: [[Elizabeth Popoola]] [[Jonathan Bopps]] [[Atoosa Khiabani]] Spring 2016: [[Tyler Jenkins]] [[Katherine Ramsay]] [[Mark Raymond Jr.|Mark Raymond Jr]] [[Connor Wolk]] Fall 2015: [[Tim Buesking|Timothy Buesking]]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Josh_Jetter Josh Jetter]<div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Cori_Hatley Cori Hatley]</div><div><br/></div><div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Eric_Fallon Eric Fallon]]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/John_Schoeberle John Schoebrle[Cori Hatley]]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Spencer_Vogel Spencer Vogel[John Schoeberle|John Schoeberle]]
[http[Spencer Vogel]] Spring 2015://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tim_Buesking Tim Buesking [[Josh Jetter]]</div>[[Category:Student Priorities|m]][[Category:Student Priorities]]
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