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Why did we ask you to prototype potential solutions to the problem you’d like to solve on campus? You prototype to learn more about the problem. While your Faculty Champions and supporters represent highly motivated people who are innovative, they may represent a small percentage of the leaders on campus. Over the coming weeks and months, you will no doubt encounter everyone else. You’ll encounter people who say, “we already have that” or “we don’t need that.” The fact that you made and tested a prototype shows not only that you are serious about solving the problem, it demonstrates that you are most knowledgeable about the problem and that students are interested in your solution.<br><br>
And, why did we ask you to pick 4 to 5 projects? We ask you to imagine yourself as a McKinsey or Accenture consultant who can synthesize the landscape data and propose 4 to 5 projects that would be game-changing for the campus in effectively exposing hundreds, if not thousands, of students to an entrepreneurial mindset. Even though you may only begin working on the first one or two of these projects in the near-term, it’s important for you to demonstrate your strategic understanding of what the school could do with additional resources. Check out some of the proposed projects documented on other campuses’ Student Priorities pages of the wiki [[Category:Student_Priorities|here]].<br><br>[[File:Session 4.jpg|600 px|frameless|right]]Here are a few examples of prototypes and tests. Teams may not use these in their final selected projects, but we wanted to highlight the diversity of ideas and methods!<br><br> * Elon Fellows tested the idea of a club that works with existing student organizations to help them find connection points and collaborate with one another. For one test, they used improv when talking with a current club president. One idea that resulted from this testing process was that instead of creating a separate club to facilitate these connections, they could focus on training organization leaders to do this collaboration work themselves.<br><br>* One of the ideas that Virginia Tech candidates tested was an app where students could learn about each class on campus. The app would allow students to search for keywords and filter by topics. They tested this using a sketch and a video conference interview with a student. Two of the things they learned was that it’s hard for students to find classes outside their majors, and that students don’t receive any guidance on where to find web resources after their first-year orientation. <br><br>* The Twente team used a few methods to test their ideas -- WhatsApp interviews, surveys and role plays. One of the ideas they tested was for a virtual sensory room to help users relax. It involved BYO (bring your own) blanket and tea. They learned a few things to take into consideration if they decide to proceed -- the session might be too short, and everyone has their own ways of relaxing.<br><br>* Wichita Fellows created a poster to test their idea of a competition for students who had no experience with entrepreneurship.
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