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Additionally, there are gaps seen in the survey of campus resources. More programs devoted to spinning out ideas are necessary, a technology transfer overhaul is a must, and extra-curricular student run more design programs spacesaround campus are necessary for greater student devotion to entrepreneurship and innovation.&nbsp;<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Administration and faculty are devoted to continue making SMU a birthplace of innovation. There are hurdles to overcome, but there is enough backing to push SMU to the forefront in entrepreneurship and innovation.&nbsp;</span>

= <span style="font-webkit-text-stroke-widthsize: initial12px;">Strategy #1'''Description: Create an Umbrella Organization ''' Student resources are widely available but not easily accessed by many students due to the fragmentation and lack of collaboration across schools. A new way for all students to connect to each other related to interdisciplinary collaboration needs to be created. Before launching the network, a manifesto containing the outline for I&E culture shift needs to be created and signed by every dean and even the president. This is a formal document citing the university's committment to new I&E resourcesinitiatives including 24 hour access to collaborative spaces in EVERY buiding.</span><br/> =

<span style== Tactic #1"font-size: Design the Organization and create a "business plan12px;"><br/span> =='''Team Leader:''' Jonah Kirby

== Tactic #2'''Milestones: Court Adminstration, Faculty, and Donors =='''

== Tactic #3: Create Identify the organization and website ==I&E culture shift pillars- 2/1/15

draft the manifesto - 2/15/15 begin gaining adminstrative support - 3/8/15 == Tactic #42: Properly staff Design the organization and set vision social network for I&E == '''Description:&nbsp;'''This is a website or app that will allow students to connect to each other desiring to work on campus something. People can receive homework help or post a project they want to work on. Students from across the school can connect and join in.&nbsp;'''Team Leader:''' Jonah Kirby '''Milestones:''' Outline what the network does and needs to be successful - 3/15/15 Form a student team to create the app that will connect students - 4/12/15 Begin coding - 5/17/15 == Tactic #3: Launch the Social network and watch as the culture evolves == '''Description:''' Launching the website/app to the public will give students the opportunity to connect for projects, homework, or think tanks. '''Team Leader:&nbsp;'''Jonah Kirby '''Milestones:''' Launch the beta/ prototype website/app - 8/1/15 receive feedback and revise - 9/1/15 Make the app public and watch the community rally behind it - 1/8/16

'''Description:''' Add new programs into the I&E organization and promote them to the student body. '''Team Leaders:''' Jonah Kirby '''Milestones:''' Add programs to website - 4/1/16 Allocate funds and resources - 6/1/16 launch new programs - 9/1/16 = Strategy #4: Found more design spaces around campus = == Tactic #1: Assess areas of need == '''Descriptions:''' Design spaces shouldn't be able to be counted on one hand. Spaces for ideation and creation should be in buildings all around campus for students to work and innovate. After all of the above strategies have come to fruition, the student body will be begging for more creative spaces. '''Team Leader: N/A''' '''Milestones:''' Survey the campus and look for places and schools that lack common areas and creative space - 9/1/16 Have students vote on where they would most like to see new spaces - &nbsp;10/1/16 == Tactic #2: Allocate Resources and Build out == '''Description:''' Use the I&E office to raise funds. After the student body rallies around I&E on campus, there will be strong support for more spaces. Administration will not be able to ignore their requests. '''Team Leader:''' N/A '''Milestones:''' Leverage the I&E office to attract more donors - &nbsp;6/15/16 Create Studenta discretionary building fund -led extracurricular design programs =10/1/15

== Tactic #Find Space on campus for build outs - 11/115 Begin Construction on the first of many new spaces - 6/1: Call SMU students to design new programs&nbsp; ==/17

Although spaces are available already, there More student-led design organizations need to be design and incubating spaces all around had on campus. With the proliferation of I&E through the new campus in order to not ostracize institution, students who don't live or study near existing spaces. Creating spaces will require a lot of funding be eager and direction from the umbrella organization cited in Strategy #1motivated to form new programs.&nbsp;   = Related Links: =

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