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= <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Overview</span> =

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-719c129b-26df-98dc-1718-98955fa9e546"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NYU-Poly as a school of engineering has developed a philosophy based on innovation, invention and entrepreneurship, captured by its motto, &nbsp;i</span><span style="font-size: 9px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">2</span><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e. This is the motivation driving Poly’s culture both academically and socially. But as Poly transitions into full integration in the NYU network, current students and alums are yearning for outlets to express their i</span><span style="font-size: 9px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">2</span><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e identity. And this is where the gap stems from: </span><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">an unawareness of design, consulting, and innovation focused communities affiliated with NYU-Poly and opportunities for valuable professional experience through the use of creative problem solving methodologies to consult on real world problems.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-719c129b-26df-98dc-1718-98955fa9e546"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To tackle this issue, I am proposing to develop and host an innovation consulting competition. This competition serves three key purposes. The first is to provide an environment that enacts the i</span><span style="font-size: 9px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">2</span><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e philosophy of NYU-Poly, thus allowing NYU-Poly students to practice with real world projects while collaborating with students from other schools. Second, is to start framing a narrative around students building a tangible portfolio of work &nbsp;while offering corporate recruiters access to high profile talent. Lastly, the competition is a prototype that will expose NYU administration to the benefits of having a student innovation club and support the inauguration of the Greenhouse Collective (an innovation consulting group inspired by the Design Tinkering Club and the Greenhouse that is awaiting NYU approval and support).</span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br/></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please click hyperlink to view the Prezi overview of my&nbsp;[http://prezi.com/gdr0ztk4wxc3/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy campus ecosystem.&nbsp;]</span></p>

= Strategy #1: Share the Vision<br/> =

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-719c129b-26e4-6217-28ef-bfe2924d73b4"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gap #1: </span><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A general unawareness of design, consulting, and innovation focused communities affiliated with NYU-Poly and opportunities for valuable professional experience through the use of creative problem solving methodologies to consult on real world problems.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #1 over a 2-3 year period:</p>

= <span style="font-size:larger;"><font color="#1a1a1a" face="Arial"><span style="line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Pitch</span></font></span> =

= <span style="font-size:smaller;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-554d5418-c7ef-e69a-e6c9-8d922934b3fa"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy 4: Makerspace on campus</span></span></span> =

= Impact =