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= 2020 Overview =

The University Innovation Fellows at Illinois Institute of Technology have discovered ample opportunities to advance our culture and services of innovation and entrepreneurship. Our current ~~2015~~ 2020 leadership circle of five hold a variety of backgrounds and majors, an advantage that reveals itself in the variety of strategic plans presented below. Informed by our work through the Landscape Canvass, a tool to evaluate the presence and distribution of innovative and entrepreneurial offerings at our university, we have developed the following strategies to nurture the creative potential of our campus.{{#Widget:Youtube|id=D8h2NIPMQIE}}

= 2020 Strategies =

= Project: Techstars Chicago Startup Week =

= Strategy #1: Putting Illinois Tech on the Chicago ~~Innovation and Entrepreneurship~~ I/E map =

=== Team Leader: Pranav Nair  ===

=== Why: ===

<li>Illinois Tech ~~Startup stories and innovations do not get enough attention. Illinois Tech currently~~ lacks recognition ~~among~~ in the Chicago ~~startup community~~I&E ecosystem</li>

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<li>~~Every school has their pool of ambitious and motivated students, and the more we can spread that contagious spirit across campuses, the more likely students will be unafraid to take risks~~ There is no existing active relationship between Illinois Tech I&E student groups and ~~try something. “If they can do it, why can’t~~ other university's I?”&E Groups</li>

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= Strategy #3: Provide entrepreneurs a platform to give back to their community by sharing their knowledge and experiences while creating relationships within the Chicago innovation space =

=== Team Leader: André Guardia  ===

=== Why: ===

<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>~~Tactic 1: Making it~~ There is a ~~priority~~ lack of opportunity for entrepreneurs in Chicago to give back to ~~highlight start-up founders, specifically~~ Illinois Tech students~~, within the startup week schedule.~~ ~~===~~</li></ul>

=== ~~Tactic 2~~How: ~~Focus on the entrepreneur’s journey and highlight the commonalities between them (i.e. lessons learned, unanswered questions, things they wish they were told)~~ ===

<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Tactic 1: Making it a priority to highlight start-up founders, specifically students, within the startup week schedule. </li><li>Tactic 2: Focus on the entrepreneur’s journey and highlight the commonalities between them (0i.e. lessons learned, 0unanswered questions, 0things they wish they were told)</li><li>Tactic 3: Get students to interact directly with entrepreneurs. (i.e workshops, guest speakers, fireside chats, etc.) ~~===~~</li></ul>

= Strategy #4: Give students a unique opportunity to dream bigger by developing their innovative mindset and expanding their entrepreneurial network within the academic community =

=== Team Leader: Jack Pio  ===

=== ~~Tactic 1~~Why: ~~Send out a form to students at all universities in Chicago to get feedback and provide the best events~~ ===

<li>Illinois Tech Students don't see entrepreneurship as a successful career path </li>

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=== ~~Tactic 2~~How: ~~Bringing visionary speakers to the week to talk to students about their stories and change students mindsets, so that they can do whatever they believe in~~ ===

<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Tactic 1: Send out a form to students at all universities in Chicago to get feedback and provide the best events </li><li>Tactic 2: Bringing visionary speakers to the week to talk to students about their stories and change students mindsets, ~~0, 0)~~so that they can do whatever they believe in </li><li>Tactic 3: Creating intentional time within the events to foster deeper relationships among students, especially cross university lines ~~===~~</li><li>Tactic 4: Creating tracks within the week to increase the time students spend with like minded students and create lasting connections beyond the week ~~===~~</li></ul>

= 2015 Overview =

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