As the Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) culture at UWM continues to build and develop a sense of community becomes even more important. As more events are created, and others continued, there will be a large push for more students from diverse branches of academia to participate. UWM has many organizations and programs, but they hardly ever interact outside of their majors. If UWM hopes to grow further, bridges will need to be built between majors. Future events will work to bring in more branches of academia in a way that encourages students to network and work with people outside of their branch of academia.
= UIF Cohort 2021 =
In 2021, the UI Cohort identified three key terms to outline their strategic priorities that work to support the continued innovation of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: student connections, transitions to the university (e.g., starting a new program, etc.), and entrepreneurship development. From this starting point, the team focused on four strategic priorities to develop further throughout the year.
{{== '''<span style="background-color:#ffffff">Strategic Priority: Design Thinking Living Learning Dorm</span>''' == In order to support the connection of students to maximize innovative thinking while simultaneously attempting to close a gap the UI cohort identified in current Living Learning Dormitory opportunities on campus, one tactic currently in pursuit is the creation of a "Design Thinking: Living Learning Dorm". Led by Rudi, the UI cohort are actively prototyping the effectiveness of their design ideas in bringing students of all programs (i.e., business, engineering, art history, etc.) together in a dormitory setting to form a creative space that supports design thinking opportunities. Students that apply and are selected for this new venture will be surrounded by individuals of various backgrounds and expertise, yet find similarity in their common drive to create and innovate. In combining students of all backgrounds under one roof, students will contribute to the well-rounded creation of ideas to push the university forward, all the while mastering the practice of design thinking and applying such skills to both professional and personal growth. == '''<span style="background-color:#ffffff">Strategic Priority: Student Transitions</span>''' == Nina looks to guide and encourage educational paths from high school, undergraduate, graduate and beyond. The key to unlocking diverse potential lies in identifying young talent and providing the opportunities and connections necessary for them to reach their goals. Each step along the way has milestones that are common between each person's unique journey. == '''<span style="background-color:#Widgetffffff">Strategic Priority:Prezis|idThe Idea Hostel</span>''' == The Idea Hostel headed by Manny operates as an exchange of open spaces with and commuters needing space. This functions by applying an Airbnb-like platform to the campus, with shared spaces that allow for the development of innovative and entrepreneurial exploration. == '''<span style="background-color:#ffffff">Strategic Priority: CollIdeaScope</span>''' ==xqjf3thilc2b}} Allyn's CollIdeaScope aims to bring together ideators and skilled colleagues who may wish to challenge, expand, and collaborate upon the ideas presented. This is done through an online, forum-led platform in which new topics are introduced and visitors/peers are able to contribute however they wish. This helps shed light on innovation and helps build a network of those who are able to help but otherwise would not have been aware of the proposed topic, helping to strengthen student connections through cross-disciplinary collaboration.
= Solving Problems =
*Walls for Jotting Imaginative and Creative Ideas
= Building Upon Existing Assets : Landscape Canvas =
== '''<span style="backgroundfont-colorsize:#fffffflarge;">Strategic: Exposure & AwarenessTHE MAKE-IT-HAPPEN CAMPAIGN</span>''' ==
<span style="background-color:#ffffff">Increasing student exposure to existing resources on campus to promote awareness</span>
'''<span style="background-color:#ffffff">Tactical: Increased Presence</span>'''
'''<span styleiframe width="font560" height="315" src="[https://www.youtube.com/embed/aCFDWRFzyNU https://www.youtube.com/embed/aCFDWRFzyNU]" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-size:largepicture"allowfullscreen>THE FRESH IDEAS CAMPAIGN<</span>'''iframe>
'''<span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-size: small">In the fall of 2015, the UI Fellows and candidates conducted a campaign to engage new students and drive awareness about innovation and entrepreneurship. We asked the question "In 2025, what product will UWM students use everyday." We invited people to sumbit their ideas and also participate in workshops to brainstorm innovative new products. The purpose of teh campaign was to engage people who had never before considered I&E at UWM as a part of their college career. By allowing people to submit ideas in a very low risk environment, more people we're interested in what we as a cohort had to offer. </span></span>'''
The pilot program of the campaign was a success with great room to expand moving forward. In the future the campaign will be a workshop series teaching students ranging anywhere from first year to graduate across diciplines about design thinking and business model canvasing. This way, we will be able to fuel awareness and drive the pipeline of innovation and entrepreneurship at UWM.
== '''Strategic: Interdisciplinary Dialogue''' ==
<span style="background-color:#ffffff">Sharing the landscape canvas with clubs, faculties, organizations, studios, etc. in favor of encouraging interdisciplinary interaction.</span>
== <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 17pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color:#fffffftransparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''TacticalStrategic Priority: [major]explore[majors] events''' Connection</span></span>==
*== <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="backgroundfont-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color:#ffffffrgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">e.g. ArchiMath Ideation Competition<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, ArchiPhysics 34); background-color: transparent;Ideation Competition, ArchiChemi font-variant-ligatures: normal;Ideation Competition, ArchiEE font-variant-east-asian: normal;Ideation Competition, ArchiPsych font-variant-position: normal;Ideation Competition, ArchiME vertical-align: baseline;Ideation Competition, ArchiBioMed white-space: pre-wrap;Ideation Competition, etc">Increasing student exposure to other students with complementary skill sets in order to facilitate collaboration.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style= '''"font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color:#fffffftransparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">StrategicTactical: Sense of CommunityIncreased Initiative</span></span>''' ==
<span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color:#fffffftransparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I&E sub-communities on campus need In the fall of 2019, the UI Cohort put together a prototype for a website that would allow students with ideas to request help from students with complementary skill sets, such as a design student connecting with an electrical engineer and marketing major to shape combine efforts and create a greater community in order marketable prototype. This would allow people from different backgrounds whose paths may never naturally cross to increase communication, support, find those with common interests and productivitythe skills to make the idea work. </span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color:#fffffftransparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''Tactical:The improved prototype and final product would be a fully editable platform where any student could make a profile, describe their interests, describe their ideas and skills, post preliminary sketches, and ultimately request that people with the necessary skills to reach out. This could be a game-changing tool for students across campus who shoot down their ideas simply because they don’t have the necessary training to realize it. UIFs and Sub-communities'''</span></span>
*<span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="backgroundfont-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color:#ffffff">UIFs can reach out to existing I&E-related organizationsrgb(0, clubs0, faculty0); color: rgb(0, groups0, etc. and share their mission and goals with them. Gradually, we can create a larger community with a common language that is self-aware of its existence and is able to make change in larger scale.0);"> </span>
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== <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 17pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategic Priority: Mission vs Major</span></span> ==
'''Tactical== <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;Interdisciplinary Connections'''caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Increasing student confidence involving pursuing something that they are passionate about despite risk.</span></span>
*UIF's can work with teaching faculty to conduct events that will bridge the gap between different branches of academia by encouraging interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration of projects, as well as build connections.**Potential event<span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: Rapid Innovation Process Workshop rgb(RIP0, 0, 0). The RIP workshop will be advertised to all schools and colleges in UWM ideally through each school or college's student news letter or email. The workshop will be held on a Saturday morning from 9 am until 1; color:00 pmrgb(0, with breakfast items and lunch provided. Attendees will be sorted into groups of 5 based on the branch of academia under which they applied so that each group participating will contain one member from each branch. The groups will then learn about the design process0, develop/decide on a problem, brainstorm solutions, prototype a minimum viable product, and end with a 0);"Rapid Design Expo><span style=" where the final products are shown off. The end goal of this workshop will be to create connections between the various branches of academiafont-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, and in the long run34, hopefully be a stepping stone in creating a more closely connected and networked sense of community. One not divided by majors or degrees. Ideally it will also show the value of having a team comprised of members with different backgrounds. 34); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tactical: Increased Confidence</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style= Strategic"font-family: Resource Map -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The UIF cohort created a prototype to build a greater understanding of the origin of this fear of risk and what action can be taken to turn that fear into confidence. The prototype consisted of diverse questions that brought students into deep self thought, guiding them to reflect and ask themselves questions to help them discover the routes of their passions. After multiple interviews with the questions, first being done separately then followed up with discussion, the UIF cohort found a trend in the responses with certain thought processes and emotions. With each interview and discussion, they altered the questions to best help the student reflect and get the best, unbiased responses. These responses and discussions helped them come up with some answers to why things may be as they currently are, and opened up thought to what can be solutions. At the end of each interview, we discussed possible solutions on what would have to be true to progress forward.</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Frequent and detailed discussion of students’ passions and the resources outside of the classroom available to allow students to actually pursue their mission, insighting opportunity, may be very helpful first steps for students. After discussing with the students, they said they may not have all the answers, but feel more confident and excited to move forward with discovering what their next steps are.</span></span><br/>==
UW== <span id="docs-Milwaukee is a huge campus with over 28internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0,000 students and many resources. The problem is that because there are so many resources0, students can’t find the one they are looking for which can be extremely frustrating. What our solution is0); color: rgb(0, is to create a centralized resource map that details where students can go to when they need certain equipment0, to talk to certain people0);"><span style="font-size: 17pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, to find out which class to take to get more information34, and more. By creating this map, we want to save students and staff time and also make it more accessible for new students to get involved with Innovation & Entrepreneurship.34); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategic Priority: Academia</span></span> ==
We will need to== <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: 1rgb(0, 0, 0) Gather all resources from canvas and make sure there is no duplicates ; color: rgb(due 110, 0, 0);"><span style="font-20size: 9pt; font-2016)family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 234) Convert information from canvas into a map of UW; background-Milwaukee (due 11color: transparent; font-30variant-2016), 3) Conduct survey for students to see how much knowledge they have on I&E on locations and such (due 12ligatures: normal; font-15variant-2016), 4) Use information on survey to pinpoint on map which resources are known and which are not (due 1east-20asian: normal; font-2017), 5) Develop an updated map of the resources (due 1variant-30position: normal; vertical-2017), 6) Survey map with students to get their feedback (due 2align: baseline; white-15space: pre-2016)wrap;">Increasing student initiative to take courses that teach and encourage entrepreneurship and design thinking.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style= Teacher Review Process ="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tactical: Increased Initiative</span></span>
As <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Universities want to create “spaces” for students, we have noticed gaps in to be innovative. What is a space? Is it really a physical place or is it a culture within a space? Our team says the way that university professors are evaluatedlatter. Currently, at least in It is the business school, culture within a space that allows students are given a paper evaluation form to submitbe innovative. We have the makerspaces, that is read by we have the teachers months and months later. From what Entrepreneurship building, we have seen access to a network of people looking to help and experiencedguide. What is the disconnect? Could it seems that teachers are either not receiving valuable feedback, or not heeding the feedback that they do receive. Our potential project would be to change the way that students don’t know about the teachers resources? Only certain students are being evaluated marketed to an in-person interview with for the resources? Probably both. How do we bring innovative students by a neutral party. We have not yet defined from all disciplines within the problem well enough however, because we haven't spoken university together to work with a multitude of teachers.one another?</span></span>
 <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The UIF cohort wants to create a course that would satisfy a general education requirement that is centered around Innovation. Potentially coding it as a Social Science course would encourage students to get involved in entrepreneurship and design thinking early on in their collegiate experience.</span></span>
We will need to<span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 10) Conduct interviews with professors;"><span style="font-size: 17pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, to see where their pain is 34); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategic priority: Diversity in the review processI&E</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 20) Conduct interviews with students to see if they think the current model is effective; color: rgb(0, 0, 30) Formulate a solution ;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(if 34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creating more natural interactions between different from abovemajors in I&E classes</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tactical: Increased Initiative</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 434, 34) Possibly test this solution in ; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Universities know that there are benefits to interdisciplinary studies but I realized that a major roadblock to these interactions was that these classes have course titles that didn't allow for many majors like the courses are intended to. By changing the Course title from classes like Mechanical Engineering 490 that are already trending only count for credit for mechanical engineers, to something that can be counted towards graduation for all majors. If all students can take these classes for credit then you will yield a more innovative teaching methodsdiverse class.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-5b3ba9c6-7fff-25f2-8d0a-e9d891776f1d" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The UIF Cohort wants to change the way I&E count towards credit at UWM. I&E is a skill that all majors can benefit from so with that logic I&E should count towards graduation for all majors.</span></span><div><br/></div>==
= Creating New Opportunities =
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== Venture Captial Innovating the Freshmen Orientation == <font color="#000000">Every school wants to get freshmen excited about coming to campus and beginning a new journey in life, but UWM's freshmen orientation feels like it's trying to do the opposite. The orientation gets the job done in terms of checking all of the typical orientation boxes, however, it lacks being the first step in creating lasting campus connections. </font> <font color="#000000">To fix this, a few objetives have been identified to create a better experience for incoming students. </font> <span style="color: rgb(Dorm Fund0, 0, 0) ==;">First, changing the time frame from early in the summer to a couple days right before school starts will give students more time to get acclimated with the campus. </span> Second, adding in more events where new students get to interact with clubs and other resources on campus will give them the opportunity to become part of a group and feel more comfortable as they adjust to a new place. Third, having optional trips around the greater Milwaukee area or staying on campus to do other events such as design thinking workshops would give incoming students the opportunity for discovery on campus and in the surrounding community. As a forward-thinking campus there are always room for improvement, and gving students a better first year experience is one way UWM can connect students to the campus and city.
<span style="color= Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship:black">During an assignment where we had to talk with fellows from other universities about our landscape canvases, one of the UWM fellows came across a fellow who had a venture capital fund running out of his school, Rowan University. After talking with him about this fund, and finding out about a similar student-run fund out of Marquette University, we think that a student-run venture capital fund might possibly be valuable on campus. We think this because, mainly, students wouldn't have to go all the way through a program to be funded by the university. The money that the university has right now to support innovative ideas is only at the end of competitions, or the culmination of different programs. If someone happens to miss a deadline, they may just be out of luck for funding their idea until the next term comes around.</span>Zero Barriers ==
<span style="color:black">We could start the potential planning of a student run venture capital fund To increase diversity and inclusion at UWM by, 1) interviewing students having different entrepreneurial presenters from different backgrounds come and present to see the need for business idea funding, 2) conduct interviews with the students at Marquette university, 3) Talk cater to the people at our school that already have money to distribute, and see if they have any feedback, 4) Look at needs of the track record for how many students have gotten or needed funding in community would be the past. 5) Create a plan for gaining donations for the venture fund, 6) Find out the structure and logistical information about holding money at a universitystrategic priority of this event.<o:p></o:p></span>
== '''<span style=It would allow those without a voice to be heard or anyone that may have been marginalized in the past. The faculty, staff, and students here at UWM to include directors, vice-chancellors, presidents, and numerous leaders to provide a network to use their connections to ensure a successful event of diversity and inclusion in entrepreneurship. Branding would be used for awareness and to use the "background-color:#ffffff1 Million Cups">Strategic: Think Outside reputation to draw in the Campus's Box</span>''' ==general public.
<span style="backgroundWe would cater to the needs of the individuals and provide an open-color:#ffffff">Milwaukee forum, laid-back environment that is a great city with a wide range of resources. We need laissez-faire in nature where it is okay to plug into these resources fail and use not know all of the energy that is generated answers. Our customer archetype would be those who are in the cityminority and from varying creeds, backgrounds, ethnicities, socio-economic statuses, and more.</span>
'''<span style="background-color:#ffffff">Tactical: Involving the City We hope that this event can be done in & Involving in the City</span>'''a quarterly fashion to increase its momentum and keep on going by celebrating diversity and inclusion on different months, like Black History Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, and National Coming Out Month.
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