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The GVSU innovation fellows realized Innovation Fellows realize that while there are many great resources for entrepreneurs in Grand Rapids, they often don't have GVSU downtown campus, and exclusive clubs and groups. Additionally, there are many opportunities to pitch business plans and look for funding. That being said, there are limited opportunities at Grand Valley to be introduced to design thinking outside of the inspiration or classroom, and of those that do exist, students know very little about them. Our goal is to connect GVSU students to the information robust community of Grand Rapids. We want to open doors to startlocal nonprofits, businesses, and activities where students can innovate, volunteer, learn, or find resources. The two strategies Ultimately, we propose to work on immediately focus on introducing better methods hope to inspire young innovative accelerate students at Grand Valley ' comfort in their community and to intrduce communication pipeline so help them realize that good ideas can travel to a place they can be developed into a solutionthe city is bursting with opportunity. 

PROJECT #1 =<span style="font- Health Science size:xx-large;">Opportunity Focus</span>=<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e9de390-543e-ef50-53e4-5d65d8c21061"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are minimal opportunities for students to experience the design process outside of coursework.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e9de390-543e-ef50-53e4-5d65d8c21061"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The I&E resources in the Business College are not readily available to students of all departments.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e9de390-543e-ef50-53e4-5d65d8c21061"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many potential off-campus resources, but fewer than meet the eye on a first look.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e9de390-543e-ef50-53e4-5d65d8c21061"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lack of widely known and understood connections to the Grand Rapids community.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e9de390-543e-ef50-53e4-5d65d8c21061"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students outside of major-specific requirements have minimal connections to nonprofits and Engineering Idea Pipeline [6 months]local businesses. </span></span></li></ul><br />

=2023-2024 Cohort===Project 1: GVSU Connect website==This project would be collaboration between the College of Engineering idea is a simple, easy to understand website for students to find and the College of Health Sciencesdiscover resources on campus. Both of these buildings are located in downtown Grand Rapids within a half mile of The current GVSU website has many resources listed, but has the Medical Mile. Often times, student nurses, physical thereapists, occupational therapists and other health science students will do a semester issue of clinical training out in the fieldbeing difficult to navigate. These clincal students are brand new to the hospital scene and therefore Students would have an a much easier time determining what problems exist utilizing these resources through a sorted and categorized webpage, which is where this idea comes in the biomedical field. For example, while We would create a seasoned nurse might assume webpage that completing has all of GVSU resources listed in a task would be time consuming becasue "helpful way in one spot so that is the way students can both discover and find anything they have always done it", a student nurse might ask why it has to be done that way and be able to suggust a way to do it differentlyneed.&nbsp;

Not only does this promote collaboration between differnent colleges at the university, it also gives projects to professors in the engineering college for their classes, * Coordinate and collect all necessary links and provides engineering students with a real life issure resources to solve. In addition, this Idea Pipeline has the potential add to create biomedical start-ups in a city that has many website * Organize and categorize resources by need for testing students * Contact GVSU.edu website holders about adding new page* Initiate development and continued updates of links and promoting biotechnology.&nbsp;resources

The project ==Project 2: PGVSU Web==This idea is an interactive display that would start as be put in a partnership between the College of Engineering - Product Design & Manufacturing section and the College of Nursing clinical centrally located spot on campus. It would allow studentsto explore resources through a flow chart. The project will start It would include a TV with a presentation to the Student Nurses Association small computer attached that would run a website and hosting an event for Nursing Extra Credithave a controller with some tactile buttons. This will give use access to several student contacts and allow us to test out As students explore the Idea Pipeline. Next semester we hope to incorporate it into the cirriculum flow chart of resources (put in a hierarchy that is sensible) descriptions and have an online reporting system QR codes would pop up and running through Grand Valley's websitefor students to use. The problems reported will There could be put into another version as well that is a website with a pool and the top problems will be implemented as projects for the Product Design coursessimilar UI. It could also collect data about which resources students are using more or less.&nbsp;

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PROJECT #2 - Catalyst'''Key Tactics: Inspiration Event [6-9 months]'''

The goal of this project is to get students inspired to create and innovate. We hope to host a TEDx talk * Finalize formatting by generating all the links into QR codes & adding missing Resource Centers* Configure printers at Grand Valley and try to focus on the innovative ideas in the community Promotions Office, Creation Station, or Laker Store for color printing correct size and state that have made large impacts. If we cannot get licensing for a TEDx talk we would host our own version color of TEDx the pamphlets * Contact LCDs & RAs to get students inspired with distribute the focus on local celebrities, investors, entrepreneurs, and resourcespamphlets to all their residents.* Log data retrieved by the QR codes to analyze pamphlet usage &nbsp;attraction.

We recognize that inspiration =2022-2023 Cohort===Project 1: Mobile Innovation Lab==This project is a key component spin on the 2019 cohort who pitched the idea of Grand Valley Innovation Bus (GVIB). Aidan Clawson was ran point of the project but unfortunately due to having student innovation at COVID GVIB was never fully executed on Grand Valley's campus. The Mobile Innovation Lab (MIL) would also be a university; currently there are bus that would get a good amount of resources complete make-over. Inside the bus would include different workstations for innovation and entrepreneurship including 3D printers, cabinet space for prototyping materials, tables and chairs for entrepreneurs but they are not known to any students outside collaboration, and more! The goal of the business school. In order Mobile Innovation Lab is to have successful innovative ideas come from our University, help students from all disciplines need to come together on projects to highlight that are pursuing anything within innovation and entrepreneurship whether that be for a variety of talentsclass project or personal hobbies. By providing a resource of inspiration We would also like to all majors gain more awareness for the innovation club and promiting this even boost UIF knowledge on campus wide we believe we can reach many students and inspire them to start creating together.&nbsp;The project is also receiving help from former UIF 2019 cohort member Kayla Lett for further insight on the previous plan.

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GVSU has a new major as of this year, *Set up official date and reserve the entrepreneurship major. This major is Grand River room in the business college and thereforeKirkhof*Inform guests (faculty, like all business majors a Grand Valleypast students, requires the busines capstone class. In addition, all senior engineering students are assigned a two semester senior project immediately before they graduate. We believe that for some of the senior projects it would be benficial and locals) and try to assign get them a entrepreneurship/business major to write business plans, run finaces, etc to determine if be involved*Send out advertising material well in advance*Sort through sign up sheet and send out the preliminary email*Promote the design project would make a viable business.&nbsp;work of UIF campus wide<br />

This would ==Project 3: Inspiring Students through I&E by Faculty Education==Throughout our research of campus initiatives related to innovation and entrepreneurship, we realized students are unaware and uninspired to seek out such offerings. Knowing how important the influence of professors upon students is, our problem statement became: How might we empower faculty to develop Innovation & Entrepreneurship mindsets in students at Grand Valley? Integration of I&E into courses not only encourage collaboration between colleges fosters a more motivational classroom environment but would also give students a sense can facilitate career readiness and effectiveness. Our change strategy is to host an educational event of how products are designed faculty attendance to learn about instilling the I&E mindsets in the real worldstudents. This Inspiring Students would also introduce business concepts be an all day conference with various speakers ranging from Grand Valley faculty, local innovators and entrepreneurs, to the engineering students successful student startups. The conference will be arranged so that attending faculty can pick and technology choose which segments to the business studentsattend. After a successful kickoff event, interested faculty can expect future conferences, personal advising sessions, and a pamphlet with suggested action items/checklist.&nbsp;

In addition, this could be Sophia Raab will run as an add point on to PROJECT #1 once it gets goingthis project. Since the projects coming from the Idea Pipeline would It will be for a new product, having business majors on a team for that would be quite beneficial in order ready to determine if start by the product would be viable faculty summer orientation in the real world2023.&nbsp;

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There are a total Contacting local organizations would take place Spring of 8 colleges in West Michigan which all came together for the first time last year in West Michigan's first multi-college business model competition. In hopes of gathering people from all majors 2020, and student leadership reach out and fields, we believe it training would be a good idea to create club or meeting group that crosses occur at the college boundaries to pursue innovation. Several end of the colleges in West Michigan specialize in a particular field, this summer. '''This program would be helpful in creating a diverse group set by and ready to go by Fall Semester of people with whom a student could brainstorm with or get help on a project with2021.&nbsp;'''====Key Tactics====

From the business model competition we have several contacts at a few of the schools, however, more research *Gathering and networking would need to be done preparing student leaders (possibly between existing clubs on campusesie. Resident Assistants) *Organizing specific events that can be tailored to different interests*Connecting with local nonprofits to ensure engaging service work awaits the freshmen*Connecting with local businesses to ensure opportunities are prepared to explore*Reaching out to gather student interest at each the City of the universities. This club would serve Grand Rapids to help with guidance and oversight*Reaching out to inspire new innovation by bringing in speakers local restaurants for special offers and hosting workshops while also serve as reserved spots*'''Creating a place strong grouping system to further develop and design existing ideas into companies.&nbsp;put freshmen with potential friends'''

There are several places in Grand Rapids that exist ==Project 2: Innovative Thinking Department==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 help entrepreneurs use the design thinking process while improving their community. It also allows local businesses and startups to bring entrepreneurship engage with students and Grand Valley. Giving light to West Michigan networking and we believe they would be more than willing to host or even sponsor a group like thisvolunteering opportunities for current students.&nbsp;====Key Tactics====

==Project 3: Downtown Creation Stations==The goal of the Downtown Creation Stations would be to communicate opportunities for students and community members in Downtown Grand Rapids. This would be a valuable resource to freshmen as well as other students and people community to accumulate service hours and help others in the process. Tablets at every station will have an easy-to-use experience of finding information. Integrating an involvement rewards system would be an incentive for the use of this product/program. The stations would have tools for location and transportation to areas of need in the community. Ethan Paras would be in charge of leading this project, using his interest for product design and graphics, as well as his love of the downtown area. This project would optimally be up and running by '''Spring 2022'''.====Key Tactics==== *Integrating iPad stations for ease of use*Providing maps and opportunities available in the immediate area*Creating a community involvement rewards system*Creating a hub on Campus to get students involved*Providing a unique transportation to get students where they need to go <br /> =2020 Cohort= ==Timeline to enhance I&E ecosystem== <span style="font-size:large;">Now (week 1 through week 5):</span><font size="2">&nbsp;</font> Educate ourselves on the importance and effect of the design thinking process. This will allows us to implement affective change throughout the campus. In week three we will host a stakeholder meeting in order to begin the process of sharing our ideas. This will allow us to make contact throughout the campus and community that will aid in furthering our project. <span style="font-size:large;">Month 2:</span> 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 style="font-size:large;">Month 3 through 6:</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> 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> Follow previous steps and continue to revise as new information comes along. Prepare to pass the event to the new cohort.<font size="2"></font><span style="font-size:large;"></span><span style="font-size:large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size:large;"></span>==Project 1: Design Start 2.0== ==Project 2: Interdisciplinary Co-Op Study== This project is a course for interdisciplinary study tailored toward each students specific area of study. Students will gain real world experience in their field of study. One day a week students will be at their assigned field-study location. They will will create industry connections through networking and shadow based experience. On one other day of the week, students will meet in class with the professor and reflect on what they learned that week at their field-study. Students will hear from other students and their experiences.  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====<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>Finding a professor willing to take on the task/class</li><li>Finding professionals in the outside community to form a partnership with GVSU in order to run this class</li><li>Determining if this class could be a requirement or if it should be an elective</li><li>Advertising the class to students and getting them interested</li></ul> ==Project 3: Passion Project Pitch== The goal of this project is to provide an outlet for all students to pursue their passions and have the opportunity to earn resources and connections in order to advance their project. This would be a large project made possible by the collaboration of many people and sponsors. The initial process would be to gather the support of various companies and people throughout Grand Valley. Once this is established, the logistics of the event may be worked out. This would include finding judges, a location, a time, preparing marketing material and establishing the agenda of the event. Once all of these details are worked out, we may begin to publicize the event and encourage participants to enter. We will have a spot to submit their application and view details of the event. Once we have contestants, we will be able to host the event on the chosen date. The winners will begin to work with the connections, contacts and resources they have been given.<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>==Project 4: GVIB: Grand Valley Innovation Bus== The goal of GVIB is to create a moving space that can double as being transportation to innovation/entrepreneur events. As well as being a platform itself for students and faculty to create new projects and ideas to share with the school. The bus would travel around campus every week to advertise innovation but it would also be taking students to events and maker spaces they might not normally have the ability to travel to easily. Aidan Clawson would take the lead in designing the space inside and out. Being an Engineering student who had no car as a freshman he understands how it can be very hard to get to places not covered by the usual bus route.<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>====Key Tactics:====<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>Finding a Bus to repurpose </li><li>Getting funding for project and the bus</li><li>Making the space functional and attractive</li><li>Advertising and Encouraging students to ride</li></ul> =<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2019 Cohort~</span></span></span>= ==Strategy One: SPI Club [3-4 weeks]== In order to promote a collaborative environment where students can learn about entrepreneurship and innovation, we will pursue the idea of launching a "Social Product Innovation" club. This club will allow students to collaborate with one another in order to tackle issues within the local communities. Our hope is that students will learn valuable skills such as networking, prototyping, and business pitching throughout the duration of this club's existence. We feel it has the potential to reach students throughout Grand Valley, and change their ideas on what entrepreneurship and innovation really means. ==Strategy Two: Innovation Showcase [3-4 months]== The Innovation Showcase is a program that would bring together students, faculty, campus organizations, and small businesses. The Innovation Showcase would feature innovative projects and designs at popular places around campus, such as the cafeterias, bookstore, and dorm buildings. This would encourage onlookers to participate in design thinking and innovation clubs and events, as well as give innovators a chance to show off their projects. Innovation Showcase Video:<span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4nM2NT0sSQ ==Strategy Three: Start-Up Funding [6 months]== While GVSU and Grand Rapids have many different programs which allow students to pursue entrepreneurship and innovation, there are not many opportunities for funding. Our goal is to find more funding programs which will give money to these different projects. In order to do this, we will reach out to different companies in the Grand Rapids area and find resources on GVSU's campus. We feel this is important because, in order to put on various events like Design Start, we would need funding. ==Strategy Four: Prototyping a Product [8 months]== A main goal of the Grand Valley State University Social Product Innovation Club is to create a solid product prototype. In order to create a prototype, we need to pick a problem to focus on and go through the Design Thinking process. First, we will go through the empathize stage by going to companies, or hospitals to gather information. We will then define our problem and layout possible obstacles we could encounter. Next, we will get a group of people together to ideate and brainstorm possible solutions. Once we have completed all of these steps, we will then be in the prototyping phase. During this time, we will create a low-resolution mock-up of our potential product in order to test it. We hope to create a product that will benefit the communities around us. ==Strategy Five: Reach out to Start Garden [12 months]== Start Garden is a company based in Grand Rapids. They believe in learning by doing. They continually try new things, learn from them, and then adapt to fit. The goal of Start Garden is to establish a culture of entrepreneurship and invest whatever they can into that culture. Start Garden mostly focuses on helping start-up companies get on their feet and get ready to take off. Our goal is to reach out to this company and get in touch with different businessmen and businesswomen. These people could potentially act as mentors and help the SPI club take important strides towards creating a successful product. =<span style="font-size:x-large;">Completed Projects</span>=TEDxGVSU On February 24, 2017, GVSU hosted their first TEDx event themed “The Blueprints between X and Why.” A limited amount of tickets were available for purchase, with the event also being live-streamed in the library. The second TEDxGVSU event is scheduled for March 16, 2018 with the title “Shape.” <span id="docs-internal-guid-7e9de390-543e-ef50-53e4-5d65d8c21061"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.googlefacebook.com/drawingsTEDxGVSU/d</13q03TmItvyul6dNp4EZSRspan></span>   {{#Widget:Youtube|id=qGmKFqY06is}} =<span style="font-size:x-kIP4v5S8syeyxJb4c_W3Alarge;">Related Links</span>= <big>[[Grand Valley State University|Grand_Valley_State_University]]</editbig> Change story video 2022-2023: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?uspv=sharing BHX8tFtA62Y Creating a Conference for Projects and Prototypes at Grand Valley State University] Innovation Showcase video 2020-2021:&nbsp;https://docsyoutu.googlebe/uQk8xnEr7RM Innovation Showcase video 2020:&nbsp;https://youtu.combe/drawingsnxgBbIWtSKw Innovation Showcase video 2019:&nbsp;https:/d/13q03TmItvyul6dNp4EZSR-kIP4v5S8syeyxJb4c_W3Awww.youtube.com/editwatch?uspv=sharingc4nM2NT0sSQ 2022-2023 Fellows: [[Fellow:Kassandra Gaytan|Kassie Gaytan]] [[Fellow:Rylan Bernhardt|Rylan Bernhardt]] [[Fellow:Sophia Raab|Sophia Raab]] 2020-2021 Fellows: [[Fellow:Brady Mills|Brady Mills]] [[Fellow:Ethan Paras|Ethan Paras]] [[Fellow:Hannah Cline|Hannah Cline]] 2020 Fellows: [http://universityinnovation.org/Aidan%20Clawson Aidan_Clawson] [http://universityinnovation.org/Michelle%20Joslyn Michelle_Joslyn] [http://universityinnovation.org/Kathryn%20wagner Kathryn_wagner] [http://universityinnovation.org/Kayla%20Lett Kayla_Lett] 2019 Fellows: [[Abby Cooper|Abby Cooper]] [[Amanda Moy|Amanda Moy]] [[Drew Craven|Drew Craven]] [[Meredith Hinz|Meredith Hinz]] 2018 Fellows: [[Meredith Filter|Meredith_Filter]] [[Madalyn Slubowski|Madalyn_Slubowski]] [[Haley Jennings|Haley_Jennings]] [[Dean Geschiere|Dean_Geschiere]] 2017 Fellows: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Rogutica Allison Rogutich] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ben_Parsell Ben Parsell] [[Joe Vanderbroek|Joe VanderBroek]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nikhil_Watsa Nikhil Watsa] [http://universityinnovation.org/Jonathan%20Cook Jonathan_Cook] 2014 Fellows: [[Kathryn Christopher]] [[Leah Bauer]] [[Category:Student Priorities|g]][[Category:Student Priorities]][[Category:Student Priorities]][[Category:Grand_Valley_State_University]][[Category:Student_Priorities]]