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= SPRING 2018 PRIORITIES =
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== Strategy #1: Increase experiential learning opportunities  ==
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==== Applied Design Thinking Course: Implement a design thinking course within the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship program to fill the gap in experiential learning opportunities at Duke and give students a chance to learn by doing. The goal is to get students comfortable with ideation and rapid prototyping, and then to partner with a local nonprofit to implement an innovative product/process.  ====
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=== MILESTONES: ===
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Buy-in on the course structure - April 2018
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Choosing an instructor - Summer 2018
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Finalize syllabus - Summer 2018
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Engage local nonprofits - Fall 2018
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University Innovation Fellows: Winny Arindrani, Zoe De Bruycker, Griffin Mueller, Justin Tang
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Revision as of 22:03, 1 February 2018

SPRING 2018 PRIORITIES

Strategy #1: Increase experiential learning opportunities 

Applied Design Thinking Course: Implement a design thinking course within the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship program to fill the gap in experiential learning opportunities at Duke and give students a chance to learn by doing. The goal is to get students comfortable with ideation and rapid prototyping, and then to partner with a local nonprofit to implement an innovative product/process. 

MILESTONES:

Buy-in on the course structure - April 2018

Choosing an instructor - Summer 2018

Finalize syllabus - Summer 2018

Engage local nonprofits - Fall 2018


University Innovation Fellows: Winny Arindrani, Zoe De Bruycker, Griffin Mueller, Justin Tang


Peter's Landscape Analysis (Presentation Summary)

Academic Programs

  • Entrepreneurship training for graduate students:
    • School of Public Policy Enterprising Leadership Initiative
    • Law and Entrepreneurship LLM
    • Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Environmental School
    • CONCEPT Entrepreneurship center at Nursing School
    • Extensive training in Engineering and Business Schools
  • Potential to transfer from Senior Design Project to more extensive Senior Thesis
  • Design and innovation courses across disciplines


Student Initiatives

  • Students lead charge with many school resources (see below)


School Resources

  • DUHATCH- student incubator, primarily for engineering students
  • Coulter Grant for Biomedical Engineering initiatives
  • Need a space to invent products, access commercially viable prototyping tools
  • Design Kitchen coming soon to new Engineering building
  • Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network- offers resources like Entrepreneurship manual
  • Resources open to undergraduates:
    • Duke in Silicon Valley
    • Duke Summer Innovation Program
    • InCube Incubator
    • Duke Startup Challenge


University Innovation Fellow: Peter Hollender