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<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">After researching and understanding students in our university we were not surprised to find out they feel demotivated and reluctant to get involved in most activities, including the ones that have to do with their education.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">Since we understood a crucial part of the I&E culture is to feel empowered, we strongly believe that our first strategy should focus on tackling this issue.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: medium;">Students need to be inspired in order to achieve great things, this is why we propose a free event where students and staff can be inspired by hearing someone's story.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: medium;">The power of storytelling can have a positive impact on students and provide the perfect environment for entrepreneurship to flourish.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">For this idea to happen we would need a room available at a given time for a previously selected speaker to join us. We strongly believe that offering food produced and manufactured by different small student ventures would be valuable for both, the event and them. While researching we discovered an abundance of this type of small businesses and we think that forging strategic alliances with them can not only boost their growth but also show students that being an entrepreneur is a highly supported career option by Universidad de Montevideo.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">We expect that these motivational and inspirational talks improve the perception of I&E in our university. It would be ideal to do these twice a month.&nbsp;</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #1: '''Talk to Romina Dominzaín to obtain the support from Initium and gather contact information to select speakers. Florencia would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #2: '''Talk to the people in charge of arranging schedules and classrooms to ask for an available room in the selected date. It is crucial to make sure the room is cleared and eating and drinking is allowed. Mauricio would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #3: '''Talk to the entrepreneurs in order to sell them the idea. Nicolás would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite>'''<span style="font-size:medium;">Step #4:&nbsp;</span>'''<span style="font-size:medium;">Start the marketing and communication strategy to attract people. Mauricio and Florencia would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #5: '''Launch the first UMorning Event.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:large;">'''<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy Two: Customizing Faculty Info</span>'''</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">While researching why students knew, overall, &nbsp;little to none about I&E we found a deeper problem. Communication through out our University is not at its best. Students in our school do not know most of the what our University has to offer, including subjects, events and more. We realized that there is a huge amount of data that is not reaching the people that would appreciate it and make the most out of it.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">We believe this is because students´s interests and needs are not taken into consideration when it comes to communicating new courses, events or student initiatives.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">If this was taken care of, students would have a better chance to get to know people with similar interests and, not only generate new connections that could foster I&E through out campus, but also make the best out of their University experience.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">We propose to merge information and technology to create a database with the students´s likes and passions. This will allow for automation in the area of communication leading to better targeting when sending info by email. In other words, if the correct people received the correct information we could create new and better opportunities.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #1: '''Talk to the IT Department to make possible this automatization. Emanuel would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #2: '''Design a standardized way to gather the student's needs and passions. Rodrigo would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #3: '''Teach the new system to the people in charge of spreading the information making sure they understand this will in no way replace their jobs, only make them easier. Édina would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #4:&nbsp;'''Implement the system.</span></cite>

=== <cite><span style="font-size: largemedium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0Montevideo has a huge problem regarding waste. In 2017 a local newspaper published that the place where our city displays waste will exceed its capacity in no more than 5 years. Currently our University does not have an efficient recycling program and it’s not focusing on impacting our community and conscientizing its students and staff, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy Three: Let's Take Recycling Seriouslythat are as well citizens.</span></spancite> ===

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">Montevideo has After LOOP, Semana de la Innovación, in which we brought to the University a social project called “Resuena”, everybody got aware of a huge problem regarding wasteno one had realized before. In 2017 Aiming to spread a local newspaper published 360° message of sustainability, LOOP allied with that the place where our city displays waste will exceed its capacity in no more than 5 years. Currently our University does not have an efficient recycling key partner to foster a never seen environmental awareness program and on it’s not focusing on impacting our community and conscientizing its students participants and staff. As previously stated, that are Montevideo as well citizensa whole, is facing a deep problem related to the limited capacity of trash dumps.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">After LOOP, Semana de la Innovación, With the goal in which we brought mind to the University a social project called “Resuena”, everybody got aware of a problem no one had realized before. Aiming to spread a 360° message of sustainabilitygenerate change, LOOP allied Resuena put 10 recycle bin stations with that key partner to foster a never seen environmental awareness program on it’s participants and staff. As previously stated, Montevideo as a whole, is facing a deep problem related their corresponding banners along the building to classify the limited capacity of trash dumps.in three simple categories:</span></cite>

*<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">Organic waste</span></cite>*<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">Recyclable stuff</span></cite>*<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">With the goal in mind to generate change, Resuena put 10 recycle bin stations with their corresponding banners along the building to classify the Mixed trash in three simple categories:</span></cite>

*<span style="font-size:medium;">Organic waste</spancite>*<span style="font-size:medium;">Recyclable stuffEven though 3 categories is not quite enough to make a correct classification of the trash, it’s a great beginning for a country with a poor, but slowly increasing culture of recycling. Nevertheless, it was utterly surprising how people, participants and authorities reacted positively to this initiative.</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">Mixed trash</spancite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">Even though 3 categories We think that environmental awareness is not quite enough to make a correct classification vital matter and, as agents of the trashchange, it’s part of our duty to lead by example and get our peers into those small habits that create a great beginning better world for a country with a poor, but slowly increasing culture all of recyclingus every day. NeverthelessThus, it was utterly surprising how peopleknowing that this action is likely to be well accepted by all students and it’s potential to open a wide new range of innovative ideas, participants and authorities reacted positively our proposal is to this initiativemake a win-win alliance with Resuena in the short run.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">We think that environmental awareness is '''Step #1: '''Arrange a vital matter andmeeting with Antonio Carvalho, as agents the leader of change, it’s part Resuena and manager of our duty to lead by example and get our peers into those small habits that create a better world for all of us every daylocal high school. Thus, knowing that Florencia would handle this action is likely to be well accepted by all students and it’s potential to open a wide new range of innovative ideas, our proposal is to make a win-win alliance with Resuena in the short runtask.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #12: '''Arrange a meeting with Antonio Carvalho, Find people who can pick up the leader of Resuena recyclable stuff and manager of a local high schoolcontact them. Florencia Nicolás would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #23: '''Find people who can pick up Use Antonio’s guidance to understand the recyclable stuff and contact thempotential recycling hotspots along schools. Nicolás Rodrigo would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #34: '''Use Antonio’s guidance to understand Elaborate a complete budget with the potential cost of implementation of both, recycling hotspots along schoolsstations and teaching banners. Also, start our compost with help of Lombriz urbana. Rodrigo Édina would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #45: '''Elaborate Present a complete budget with the cost of implementation of bothcampaign and workshop to instruct interested students, recycling stations staff and teaching bannersauthorities. Also, start our compost with help of Lombriz urbanaMaking people feel into this change will definitely make it last. Édina Mauricio and Emanuel would handle this task.</span></cite>

=== <cite><span style="font-size:mediumlarge;">'''Step #5Strategy Four: '''Present Transform The Canteen Into a campaign and workshop to instruct interested students, staff and authorities. Making people feel into this change will definitely make it last. Mauricio and Emanuel would handle this task.Collaborative Space</span></cite> ===

=== <cite><span style="font-size: largemedium;">Strategy Four: Transform The Canteen Into Universidad de Montevideo faces an intrinsic problem when it comes to space. Our findings revealed that there is not enough space in general. Classrooms are crowded, open public spaces are not enough, the canteen is small and not practical and, most importantly, there is no space to work on projects. Moreover, we got to know the real possibilities regarding budget. Reality is, our University does not have the funding to involve itself in a Collaborative Spacebigger project. More research into the causes of the problem made us realize what we could tackle effectively was the way spaces were being used. We then decided that, in order to foster the I&E culture, we could reorganize and rethink already existent places.</span> ===</cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">Universidad de Montevideo faces an intrinsic problem when it comes to space. Our findings revealed We believe that there is not enough space in general. Classrooms are crowded, open public spaces are not enoughcollaboration between both, the canteen is small random people and not practical and, most importantly, there is no space to work on projects. Moreover, we got to know the real possibilities regarding budget. Reality ispeers, our University does not have the funding to involve itself a deep impact in a bigger project. More research into the causes people’s sense of the problem made us realize what we could tackle effectively was the way spaces were being usedcommunity. We then decided thatAccording to our findings, many people don’t use their schoolspaces to study or interact because, in order due to foster the I&E cultureseveral reasons, we could reorganize and rethink already existent placesthey don’t find on it what they need.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">We believe that collaboration between both, random people and peers, does have a deep impact in people’s sense These are some of community. According to the insights we found as well as some of the ideas we came up with during our findings, many people don’t use their schoolspaces to study or interact because, due to several reasons, they don’t find on it what they need.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;design thinking process:</span></cite>

*<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">These are some Foster shared places like the Ping Pong and mini-soccer areas.</span></cite>*<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">To have long tables at the canteen and the patio to make students seat together and promote interaction.</span></cite>*<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">The need for a space of Co-work (considering the insights evident lack of space we found as well as some are facing).</span></cite>*<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">People want more multidisciplinary interaction through taking subjects of other areas of knowledge.</span></cite>*<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">The canteen stays behind the ideas we came up with during our design thinking process:high level of service in every school.</span></cite>

*<span style="font-size:medium;"cite>Foster shared places like the Ping Pong and mini-soccer areas.<br/span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">To have long tables at the canteen and the patio to make students seat together and promote interaction.</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">The need for a space of Co-work (considering the evident lack of space we are facing).</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">People want more multidisciplinary interaction through taking subjects of other areas of knowledge.</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">The canteen stays behind the high level of service in every school.</spancite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">After a long and challenging process of understanding not obvious relationships between people’s insights (interest of knowing new Integrating both, people and working with them) 's interests and the possibilities of a short of space institutionway we would like our canteen display be like, we ended up in a simple but different solutionredesigned the space to be more collaborative and teamwork-friendly through acquisitions of longer tables.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">Why does UM canteens have small four-Redesigned in this way, it is a new opportunity to create a space for people tables instead to spend their free time as well as work in big teams or even interact with random students seated close to them. We think that, with a little investment, and no bigger space requirements, this is a simple but perfect solution to foster a sense of bigger furniture?unity amongst students. And so, sooner than later, will generate an I&E-friendly place and a collaborative mindset, both powered by a change on the display and a few other details.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">Integrating both, people's interests and ''Step #1:''' Re-emphasize with users. Have a deeper understanding of the way we space needs along the day. Florencia would like our canteen display be like, we redesigned the space to be more collaborative and teamwork-friendly through acquisitions of longer tableshandle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">Redesigned in this way, it is a new opportunity to create a '''Step #2: '''Understand the space for people to spend their free time capacities prototyping as well much displays as work possible until we find out the right one (drawing with chalk in big teams or even interact with random students seated close to them. We think that, with the floor is a little investment, great and no bigger space requirements, cheap option). Rodrigo would handle this is a simple but perfect solution to foster a sense of unity amongst students. And so, sooner than later, will generate an I&E-friendly place and a collaborative mindset, both powered by a change on the display and a few other detailstask.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #13:''' Re-emphasize with users. Have Estimate a deeper understanding of the space needs along budget to make the dayacquisitions we found out on previous step. Florencia Édina would handle this task.</span></cite>

<cite><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #24: '''Understand Find a temporary place to storage the space capacities prototyping as much displays as possible old furniture until we find out can sell it. Unless the right one (drawing with chalk in the floor is a great and cheap option)university wants to keep it or do anything else. Rodrigo Nicolás would handle this task.</span></cite>

<span style="font-size:medium;"cite>'''Step #3: '''Estimate a budget to make the acquisitions we found out on previous step. Édina would handle this task.</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #4: '''Find a temporary place to storage the old furniture until we can sell it. Unless the university wants to keep it or do anything else. Nicolás would handle this task.</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #5: '''Present the project to potential sponsors to make the economic effort easier. Emanuel would handle this task.</span></cite>