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The Innovative Thinking Department would bring students and their communities together. By having an innovation office on campus and a prototype space downtown, students can learn how to use the design thinking process while improving their community. It also allows local businesses and startups to engage with students and Grand Valley. Giving light to networking and volunteering opportunities for current students.
====Key Tactics====
* The Fellow in charge of this project will be Hannah Cline.* The department would ideally be available starting the fall semester of 2022
*Finding space for office building/room on campus
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= 2020 Cohort =
==Timeline to enhance I&E ecosystem==
<span style="font-size:large;">Now (week 1 through week 5):</span><font size="2"> </font>
<span style="font-size:large;">Month 2:</span><font size="2"></font>Begin to plan Design Start Project in partner with the previous UIF cohorts. This will involve scheduling times, locations, food, funding and planning the agenda of the event. We will have to interview various potential participants in order to establish what they would like to get out of this event.
Begin to plan Design Start Project in partner with the previous UIF cohorts. This will involve scheduling times, locations, food, funding and planning the agenda of the event. We will have to interview various potential participants in order to establish what they would like to get out of this event.<span stylefont size="font-size:large;2">Month 3 through 6:</spanfont><span style="font-size:large;"></span><span style="font-sizeMonth 3 through 6: small;">Use this time to contact potential donors and funding organizations to further the spread. Host the Design Start Project at the beginning of winter semester to allow clubs to put their findings and innovations into action. After the event collect feedback from participants regarding what they feel they gained from the event as well as any problem areas they uncovered.</span>
Use this time to contact potential donors and funding organizations to further the spread. Host the Design Start Project at the beginning of winter semester to allow clubs to put their findings and innovations into action. After the event collect feedback from participants regarding what they feel they gained from the event as well as any problem areas they uncovered.<span style="font-size: large;">Month 7 through 12:</span><span style="font-size:large;"></span><span style="font-sizeMonth 7 through 12: small;">Begin to market and prepare for next years round of Design Start. Reflect on feedback given by the participants and make changes to the program accordingly. At the end of winter semester check back in with club participants to see if changes have been implemented and if so what worked.</span>
Begin to market and prepare for next years round of Design Start. Reflect on feedback given by the participants and make changes to the program accordingly. At the end of winter semester check back in with club participants to see if changes have been implemented and if so what worked.<span style="font-size: large;">Year 2:</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-sizeYear 2: large;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">Follow previous steps and continue to revise as new information comes along. Prepare to pass the event to the new cohort.</span>
Follow previous steps and continue to revise as new information comes along. Prepare to pass the event to the new cohort.<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size:large;"></span>
==Project 1: Design Start 2.0==
For this project Kathryn Wagner would be the leader of this project. She herself has struggled with making connections in the career she would like to go, and wishes she would have had the opportunity to participate in a class like this. She is aware how important networking is and would like to help other students with the task.
==== Key Tactics ====
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=<span style="font-size:x-large;">Completed Projects</span>=
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<big>[[Grand Valley State University|Grand_Valley_State_University]]</big>
Innovation Showcase video 2020-2021: https://youtu.be/uQk8xnEr7RM
Innovation Showcase video 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4nM2NT0sSQ
2022-2023 Fellows: