= Project Pitch Video =
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= Overview =
Texas A&M has a large Innovation innovative and Entrepreneurial entrepreneurial ecosystem, and it is ranked the sixth largest university in America. They We have a lot variety of resources that aimed at reaching both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty. However, many of the more developed programs are primarily used by faculty and limited to graduate students because of due to the maturity of fact that funds are easier spent on students that are very serious about their research or seriousness pursuits. Undergraduate programs are not non-existent, but simply younger and less robust. Student body awareness is an issue that plauges these newer events as well as an uncertainty of seeing their idea throughwhat our campus wants to develop in order to increase the I&E mentality. Therefore, there Knowing what students would want to attend is somewhat of a gap in undergraduate involvement shot in the vast amount dark, hampering the development of resources due to their lack of confidence or new programs. That being said, programs are being unaware of developed with modest success by the resources that engineering faculty. The ultimate pathway to growth in student auidience sizes can be found in student-aided promotion and program development ( i.e. University Innovation Fellows). The Texas A&M University UIF's are readily available devoted to themallowing these new and immensly important programs to flourish. The primary way this gap can We intend to be filled the bridge between the faculty that have the ability to appropriate the neccessary funding and the students that have aspirations for the campus environment. = Project: <span style="font-size:smaller;">Second-Tier Idea-to-Startup Support Structure</span> = UIF Involved: Brendan Cooper This project is through students equipping other aimed at developing an additional undergraduate program that helps to increase the conversion rate between ideation and startup businesses. There exists a program within Texas A&M called Aggies Invent in which students participate in an all-inclusive innovation weekend. They are tasked with deciding on a need that requires a solution, and are then expected to diagnose the knowledge issue and develop an early stage solution. Through this avenue of creative incitement, groups and ideas are created that have genuine business potential, and confidence they need could be taken to further stages of development. Currently it is very difficult to gather the neccessary momentum to use these resourcesproceed into a business venture.This is because of several issues: 1) Students are unmotivated/ get discouraged not knowing what to do next 2) School is demanding
Creating the Innovation Leadership Council, a student organization, will 3) Students become the group doubtful of students who are knowledgeable of all resources available on campus. Their primary goal will be to council other students to see an idea from start to finish. The council will consist of ten students from various majors around campus such as: Engineering, Agriculture, Biomedical, and Business. Each student will then be responsible for finding a faculty member who will support them as to build a council of faculty members to turn to.their products' or their own potential
At first, the organization will be used to continue building a model of what each major perceives the innovation and entrepreneurial gaps are within their major and what resources are available to fill that gap. All of these resources will then be consolidated into one place where all students can easily access and understand them. There are four stages that students can go through to reach their full potential. When the council is knowledgeable of all available resources on campus, they will begin to seek ways to engage students in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 4) The council will engage students through four stages: Excitement, Education, Creation and Support, and Continued support. These stages are meant to: build personal interest in innovation and entrepreneurship, give students the confidence to begin their journey to have a startup company, help them launch their business or organization, then to connect them with group has bad chemistry/ not all the resources they need members wish to be independent.continue
These strategies are primarily focused on equipping undergraduate students with the knowledge they issues that need to follow a great idea from start be minimized in order to finish through using effectively promote the resources already available at Texas A&Mideas that have true merit.
Our plan is to develop a secondary event or program that comes in to re-inspire students and provided much needed guidance at the right time--just before most groups face an utter demize. There are several ways to achieve this, and a multitude of events that could be hosted to make the entrepreneurial process smoother on campus.
== Milestone #1: ==
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This presentation demonstrations the gaps and solutions as written below'''1) Conduct interviews at an Aggies Invent weekend for groups that participate.'''
= Innovation Leadership Council = Types of input expected:
Bellow is a lead model that helps determine the gaps and how What program would they like to fill themsee?
[[File:Tamu Lead model.jpg|center|400px|Tamu Lead model.jpg]] How would you rate your group effectiveness?
== Tactic #1: Form Student Organization - Innovation Leadership Council == Do you think you will continue developing your idea?
There is a gap that needs to be filled '''2) Particpate in giving students an avenue to be innovative. Building a council of students who pave the way for others to be innovative would fill this gap. Students will be more willing approach a council of students for advice about their ideas of innovation and entrepreneurship where the council can then encourage them and point them in the right direction. The council will constantly be up to date with what is going on in the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem and the resources available on campus to help studentsAggies Invent weekend.'''
'''Team Leader Types of takeaways expected:''' Graham, Dean
'''Milestones:''' Did our group expect to continue?
*Faculty advisor - 12/13*Student Leaders go through training - 12/13*Write organizations constitution - 12/13*Become recognized student organization by university - 12/13 Why did or didn't we?
== Tactic #2: Build Council Team == What obstacles did we face?
To influence innovation and entrepreneurship on a grand scale, you need to build a diverse council from many different majors throughout campus. This will allow the council to be informed on many different events/resources available all over campus. This will make the council all the more influential in how it can help students through whatever phase of innovation they're in rather it be engineering, agriculture or business.''Dates:'''
'''Team LeaderOctober 23-25:''' GrahamResearch conducted for participants of an Aggies invent, Deanbase line interviews.
'''MilestonesWeek of November 2nd:'''Conduct Follow up interviews to determine how many groups did infact continue and why.
*Determine which majors will benefit the council most November 20- 11/13*Contact faculty to recommend outstanding students - 11/13*Interview students - 11/13*Build council team - 12/1322: Particpate in Aggies Invent weekend.
== Tactic Milestone #32: Gain Faculty Support ==
Faculty support is crucialConstruct a model for the innovative group's lifecycle. Faculty are Data that was gathered in the decision makers on campus who can supply research phase needs to be compressed into a general template or diagram that expresses exactly what a group faces at any point in the council Texas A&M Startup timeline. This lifecycle will be mostly concerned with whatever resources they need to grow. They are able to advise the council on the course early development and strength of direction they are headed and whether or not it will have a positive impactgroup's motivation.
'''Team Leader:1) Develop the physical model.''' Council team
'''Milestones:2) Present this model to faculty to triangulate where this secondary program would be most beneficial.'''
*Inform council team the importance of faculty support - 12/13*Council team gains faculty support from each major - 12/13'''Dates:'''
= From Education December: FInish model and present to Creation & Support =faculty.
Bellow is an example December (after semester): develop comprehensive plan of the methods and goals of the councilwhen we can implement a test event.
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== Tactic #1: Educate Students With the correct information in hand, now comes the time to try to build the new event and/or program. A program curriculum and event timeline needs to Bring out Their Creativity be drafted in Innovation ==order to make sure that the test event is well planned and perfoms the function that we are hoping it will perform.
There is already a desire in many students to be innovative. The attraction is there, but '''1) Ideation of what the avenue program needs some work. There are many resources already on campus but they only attract a specific crowd of students. The Innovation Leadership Council will be able to find which avenue will attract a diverse group of students from all majors to work together. These avenues will challenge students to use what they already know from class, and to educate them on what they want to know. The overall goal with this approach is to give students an environment where they can be innovative to solve a problem on a teamcontain (using research as guide).'''
'''Team Leader Things to remember: '''Council team
'''Milestones:''' The aim of this event is to support the development of a business model and plan.
*Brainstorm what students want to learn - 2/14*Create events/competitions where students can be creative - 2/14*Inform students of events sponsored by other organizations - 2/14 The event should resemble the same basic structure as its parent event: Aggies Invent, but with a few twists.
== Tactic #'''2: Creation & Support ==) Draft the program based on what is settled upon in the stage above.'''
Creation and support is where most student projects never move to the next step. Students are either afraid of failure or are unaware of '''3) Reserve the resources that it will take needed to turn their project into a startup company. That is where the council will come in. They will gather all the resources students need and simply point them in complete the right directionevent.'''
'''Team Leader:4) Invite teams that have participated in Aggies Invent in the past (max 10 teams).''' Graham
'''Milestones:5) Run the test program.'''
*Obtain support from various resources on/off campus - 1/14*Find a maker space - 2/14*Encourage dedicated student teams to take their projects to the next step'''Dates:'''
== Tactic #3January 2016: Provide Resources to Build Independence for Innovative Students ==Complete ideation and start drafting the program structure.
It is not enough for innovative students to create a startup, but they need continued support to back them up even after college. They need February 2016: Reserve the support of other companies or organizations who will give them financial resources and business advice to really lift their startup off host the ground. This will give the students the confidence they need to be independent with their innovative design even after collegeevent.
'''Team Leader= Project 2:''' Council team<span style="font-size:smaller;">SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition</span> =
'''MilestonesUIF Involved:'''Carson Muscat
*Gather support for specific Our university has been given an amazing opportunity to host a large scale event focused around fostering the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within student teams - 3/14*Help build their network so they can be independent - 3/14minds.
= Impact =Texas A&M University and SpaceX have been working closely together to be able to host the SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition. This event will bring a spotlight on innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets as students gather from around the country and world to develop innovative solutions to a future problem.
{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AgHBY23xvE2CdDdEZ19HandIajZ4U0t0UW1neWE3UXc|width=800|height=250}}The University Innovation Fellow program and the student body has an amazing opportunity to help this event be a spotlight to encourage the ecosystem not only on our campus, but also campuses across the globe.
{{== Milestone #1:<br/> == Discuss and work closely with the Engineering Innovation Center to be able to make a positive impact on the competition and to bring something new to the table. == Milestone #widget2:Google Form|key=1kfOnCtu06jHLwAc1H4kfhnbbfNkLnjXu3kyB= Coordinate with other representatives of the Texas A&M Student body to be able to bring a stronger student involvement and interest into the event. == Milestone #3: == Help run the event to perfection come January 2016. = Project 3: TAMUHack integration = Currently, one of the largest Innovation and Entrepreneurship events at our school is TAMUHack. TAMUHack is a 24h event in which students from multiple schools come to build a hack, pitch their idea, and win prizes. At the moment, the event is completely student-5M8bKI|widthorganized and the university does not provide a significant amount of sponsorship or coverage to it. The funds for the event are raised through industry sponsors. I believe the event could be expanded to include more people, and there could be additional ways to integrate more engineers, rather than computer scientists. == Milestone #1: == To begin the process of change: 1) Contact the TAMUHack board to let them know my intentions. 2) Join the board and aid with organization and sponsor/fund acquisition. =1400|height=1400}}Milestone #2: == After I've joined, we need to take the following steps/goals: 1) Improve fund acquisition to increase attendance; 2) Have better media coverage of the event, and more publicity/advertising. 3) Arrange a meeting between the I & E steering council of A&M with the TAMUHack board. == Milestone #3: == After we've arranged / integrated TAMUHack with our I&E expansion, we can then begin the process of arranging / implementing all the goals. = Project 4: U-Ignite Video Competition = UIF Involved: Jean-Claude Faa The U-Ignite Video Competition is a one-minute idea pitch competition established in Fall 2014. It establishes a platform for students to submit a one minute video, detailing an innovation idea they may have, for a chance to win a grand prize. == Milestone #1: == 1) Establish Innovation and Entrepreneurship Modules for Introduction to Engineering freshman course 2) Establish student-led pop-up classes for students interested in further instruction on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3) Advertise the U-Ignite Video Competition, and hold informational sessions Deliver date: December 14, 2015 == Milestone #2: == Launch U-Ignite Video Competition (January 2016) - Open video submission box - Open online voting and judging - Reward top submission Delivery date: April 2016 == Milestone #3: == Competition Follow-up -Follow up with competitor to see if any are interested in pursuing their ideas -Work with contestant as well on campus resources to bring ideas to life Delivery date: TBD
= Related Links =
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[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Carson_Muscat Carson Muscat] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Faa Jean-Claude Faa] [Graham Lesliehttp://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brendan_Cooper Brendan Cooper] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jeff_Zhao Jeff Zhao]
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