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Revision as of 01:27, 29 January 2015
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Overview
Arizona State University has a slew of impressive innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities with which students may engage themselves. With over 7 majors, across 5 different schools, several certficates, multiple campuses, and satalite research and innovation centers geared towards pushing students towards entrepreneurship, ASU has made it a priority to harness the ideas and talents of its students. The central hub for entrepreneurship at Arizona State University is located online through the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development, as well as on campus resources such as Changemaker Central and the Startup Village. These offices span the resources available on the ASU Tempe, Polytechnic, and SkySong campuses (those most involved with entrepreneurship and technological innovation) as well as other satalite research institutions affiliated with ASU. Information contained on the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development website includes:
- Research locations and stragies on campus
- Technology transfer services and programs
- The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
- Additional services and support for student and faculty entrepreneurs
- Resources and funding oppertinities for entreprenuers
With the new focus of ASU's entrepreneurship programming, the SkySong campus houses the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative, a program which produces approximately 20 student-led startups each year. Additional resources such as Techshop in Chandler, AZ, have transformed the way students interact with their ideas. Students can now conceputalize somthing and then take it to the production phase simply by seeking out the tools and knowledge to make it happen. Additinoally, the creation and remodeling of the Startup Labs have added to the number of resources that students have at their disposal to make and tinker with.
Though there appears to be a wealth of opportunities and resources available to students at ASU, there still needs to be a cultural evolution of the student body to become culturally motivated to utilze all of the resources available. This is primairly due to the lack of a place where students can come in and share ideas, brainstorming them into fruition. Students need to be able to come into a space with an idea and leave with the confidence that they can then head over to Techshop or the Startup labs able to bring it into reality.
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Strategy #1: Cultural Evolution
The following are an array of tactics that will be implemented over a 1-2 year period
Tactic #1: Peer-Led Residential Makerspace
- Description: Startup Village will serve as the primary launchpad where a culrural infusion of the campus and innovation and entrepreneurship begins. This group of people will also serve as the leasership circle for lasting change on campus regarding innovation and
- Team Leader: Jorge Sanchez
- Milestones:
- Finish selection of the first class 04/14
- Confirm plans for the design of the physical spaces 05/14
- Finish the transformation of the physical spaces 08/14
- Full launch 09/14
- Continue to make improvements
Tactic #2: Inspiring Students To Action
- Description: Inspiring a call to action for more student entrepreneurialism on campus by having a weekly seminiar series of innovators and entrepreneurs on campus. This is to be held in the Starup Village, and there are plans to host a full-blown TEDx event at the beginning of the spring semester.
- Team Leaders: Members of Startup Village
- Milestones:
- Get commitments from all the speakers for the weekly series 07/14
- Collaborate with Fellows that have hosted TEDx to learn how to best accomplish the task 05/14
- Begin planning the TEDx event 05/14
