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Of course, when trying to engage students on a small campus, the most important group to interact with are the students themselves. In a smaller school, there i a very real familial aspect to student life, and face-to-face meetings are a good way to get engaged with some students. You can use these preliminary face-to-face meeting to determine what students see as issues, and what misconceptions you may need to help fix.

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Here are some resources to make the workshop successful: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/How_to_organize_and_facilitate_an_interdisciplinary_design_thinking_workshop http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/How_to_organize_and_facilitate_an_interdisciplinary_design_thinking_workshop] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Design_Thinking_Activities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Design_Thinking_Activities]

First and foremost, the key is empathy. The best way to engage students on a small campus is to understand the core of the problem on your campus, and address the needs of the students at your college/university. The closer you get to the core of the problem, the easier it will be for you to solve it!