== Priority #1 Expose I&E by hosting a "Desginathon" ==
<div><span style="font-size:larger;">•<span style="white-space:pre"></span>What •What we have discovered is that most students on campus have no clue what I&E is and how amazing it could be. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;">•<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Stage •Stage 1: Outline the structure of the “Designathon”</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space: pre;"></span>Create an outline as to what time slots will be dedicated to certain tasks (ie, designing, customer discovery, prototyping, working on the presentation, pitching) </span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span> Ask innovators and entrepreneurs on campus what they think should be the structure/guidelines</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span> See or think about how structured or unstructured the designathon should be. Should we give them a problem to fix or should we allow the participants to do whatever it is they want to. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Test oTest the outline in a small group consisted of the UIF members as well as our UIF guides. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;">•<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Stage •Stage 2: Organize a designathon for The Foundry or Entrepreneurship Club at RPI (2nd stage prototype)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Test oTest out the designathon in a smaller scale for individuals who we know are interested in I&E</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Get oGet feedback from everyone involved in the program and see what steps are necessary to improve it. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Plan oPlan and become finalized with the concept</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;">•<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Stage •Stage 3: SPREAD THE WORD!!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Put oPut up posters all around campus </span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Talk oTalk to professors and deans to spread the word</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Go oGo to the hackathon and hand out flyers </span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Send oSend emails to individuals involved in other similar clubs</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;">•<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Stage •Stage 4: Run the program & take notes</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Host oHost the program again, but on a larger scale (hopefully)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Conduct oConduct a survey after the event to see what can be improved upon</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"> o<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Improve oImprove the event for the future and keep on prototyping!</span></div><div><br/></div>
== Priority #2 - Idea Space ==