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Changes for 2020 Cohort
Over the last two years, we began to notice that successful Fellows were bringing together people on their campus who they identified in their Landscape Canvas research. Some of these people knew one another already (usually the ones who were already self-identified as part of the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem); others didn't, but perhaps were identified by the Fellows as someone who was in the ecosystem and was in a role that could be even more supportive of student creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship or design thinking. By holding such meetings, Fellows found new allies and supporters. They helped catalyze new collaborations between others. They learned new things about their ecosystem and the potential to expand their impact collectively. Fellows, and their sponsors, also became known as a central point of contact for the innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) ecosystem at their school.<br><br>
Rather than leave these potential outcomes to chance, we introduced the Stakeholder Meeting in Fall 2015, asking all new candidates to hold such a meeting early in their involvement with the Fellows program. Please set your date now, even if circumstances change and you have to be flexible with schedules. This will allow you to communicate the date, time and location to people you meet as part of your outreach of the coming weeks.<br><br>
This in-person, face-to-face meeting is an opportunity for you to invite a small handful of campus leaders (faculty, administration and students) who are supportive of innovation and entrepreneurship. Invite those students leaders who are directly responsible for, or potentially responsible for, an expanded innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Your invite list should be about 10 people. In addition, make sure to including include previously-trained University Innovation Fellows on your campus.
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[[2020:Training/Submitting Assignments|Submit]] the tentative details of your stakeholder meeting with us by September 127.<br>In the meantime, sketch out your plan. We are you asking you to only schedule one stakeholder meeting per campus, ideally around week 5 of training (week of October 7September 28). After this meeting, you are required to submit artifacts to us. These artifacts may include photos, attendee lists, agendas and outcomes. They most certainly will not include videos of the event.<br>
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# The other important aspect of this meeting is to simply bring together the campus I&E community. Innovation and entrepreneurship come from interdisciplinary collaboration. If done right, many of the stakeholders will be from distinctly different departmental/college silos. By networking them together, you greatly improve the chances for student and faculty coordination and collaboration over time. You'll come to understand who is already connected to whom. And, you may catalyze some new connections between potential collaborators. Finally, it'll be valuable for them to meet the Fellows team at your school and see you as a key resource.
# Include your sponsor and all Fellows currently at your school. By this we mean, don't just leave this responsibility to you and the candidates currently in training. The Fellows and your sponsor are instrumental to continued success and this is a great way to illustrate that continuity.<br><br>
Optional: If your stakeholder meeting ends up being after launch, you can combine this with the pinning ceremony. The pinning kit will be mailed to you following launch (which will take place on October 2819).<br><br>
'''Make it fun.'''<br><br>
Think about making the event a great experience for all involved. Space matters. If the space isn't inspiring, use images and artifacts to inspire participants. As people arrive and during portions of the event when people are networking, play carefully selected background music ... not too loud, but just right to set the mood and tone. Here's a [https://open.spotify.com/user/125552742/playlist/23tJztpnEwHY3bBw7udqpW Spotify 2017 UIF Chill Playlist] for some ideas. A small budget for pretzels or pizza is always helpful to encourage socialization, but if you're lacking a budget it is not the end of the world. People are there for a shared purpose. So, be creative and make it meaningful! Post photos and comments about the event in the forum.<br><br>The rest of this page has useful tools as you navigate relationships with stakeholders on campus. They cover topics as diverse as negotiation, carrying yourself powerfully, to great leadership requiring vulnerability.