Before students will truly embrace entrepreneurship and innovation they must feel empowered and the intimidation factor must be diminished in a fun and easily accessible way. The best way this can be done is by using what brought engineers into the discipline in the first place –problem solving and design. Students will be presented a problem, at each meeting throughout the semester, which they will be expected to solve in a unique and innovative way. The problem presented on any given day will range from broad problems such as global warming to very niche problems such as ways to improve the process of doing laundry. Students will be provided food as well as a variety of tools for prototyping and playing with their ideas in a physical way. The purpose of the club and exercises is not only to have fun but also inspire the kind of thinking required for entrepreneurs in the field of engineering.
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== Encouraging Pursuit of Entrepreneurship ==
For those that do not have the space in their curriculum to add entrepreneurship to their degree but still would like to add these skills to their skill set or for those relatively familiar with the entire process and only need classes in specialized areas independent co-curricular seminars should be held on isolated subjects. For instance, a brief seminar on patent writing may suit students better who are at a particular point in their entrepreneurial track but need a little extra information.
== Related Links ==
[[Michigan_State_University|Michigan_State_University]]
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