The purpose of this Wiki is to show the key strategies that fellows at UTEC are taking into consideration to get their job done successfully.
= Cohort 2022 =
== <span style="font-size:20pt; font-family:Arial; color:cornflowerblue; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">'''Strategy #1: Create an inverted project fair for students to present their ideas in order to get allies among UTEC students and professors.'''</span> ==
'''Key Tactics'''
*Star a call for students who are looking for advisors and have projects in mind.
*Arrange space according to the number of students registered.
*Invite professors and students to go to the project fair.
*Get materials for stands, posters and registration sheets.
*Contact student organizations for filtering proposals.
*Get material for pitch session on certain projects.
*Get materials, space and people for the poster and pitch workshop.
<span style="font-size:20pt; font-family:Arial; color:cornflowerblue; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">'''Strategy #2: Generate a space for professors to share their experience both personal and academic in order to inspire students'''</span>
'''Key Tactics'''
*Motivate techers from carrers to participate.
*Reserve space on the auditorium.
*Ask for help to design a mural on the auditorium.
*Contact students that can help as supporters.
*Give topics to teachers that can be interesting for students.
*Train teachers in giving impactful presentations.
*Arrange a Networking space area after the event with all attendees (coffee break)
<span style="font-size:20pt; font-family:Arial; color:cornflowerblue; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">'''Strategy #3: Create a platform where all professors; engineering, HACS, business, full and part time, upload their interest so students can find allies for future projects'''</span>
<span style="font-size:20pt; font-family:Arial; color:cornflowerblue; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">'''Strategy #4: Redesign a classroom at UTEC for HACS classes only so students and professors can experience this classes in a better way'''</span>
'''Key Tactics'''
*Determine the needs of professors and student for the HACS classes.
*Set Up a Budget for the implementation of the different needs.
*Find a space available at UTEC so we can reuse it and redesign it for this purpose.
*Get training for students and professors about the new space.
<h1>Cohort 2021</h1>
'''Updates:'''
* '''October 2021:''' The Design Lab changed their physical and mobile model into a virtual model (web page). Also Design Lab changed its name to La Innovadora. * '''December 2021 - March 2022:''' Development of the web page and organization of focus groups with UTEC students to show them our prototype.* '''March 2022 - Now:''' Organization of events and activities that promotes the meaning of La Innovadora while the UIF UTEC Team (Marcela Yeckle, Mirella Rivas & Thalia Leyton) finishes the design of the web page.
==<span style="font-size:20pt; font-family:Arial; color:cornflowerblue; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Strategy #2: Give students the key tools to learn how to make an entrepreneurship from scratch by learning</span>==
'''Updates:'''
* '''June 2021:''' Our first workshop was on March 27th, and it was aimed to teach fellow students to identify real needs within the COVID pandemic, understanding users and learning to hear them, so that later on they could propose solutions. The complete program will be launched in August 2021. First Workshop: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wEpDAPW4pV7gk1Sze8llIybDNpEF8sfD/view?usp=sharing Flyer]* '''August 2021:''' Our winter break program was successfull. We had an average of 35 students attending the 4 sessions program, and recieved great feedback for our next program to be launched on our summerbreak at the beginning of 2022.* '''March 2022:''' We designed a Summit called "UIWeek" in which UTEC students could learn about how to innovate and undertake in STEM careers.
==<span style="font-size:20pt; font-family:Arial; color:cornflowerblue; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Strategy #3:Teach students how to transform their laboratory inventions into successful innovations available in the market.</span>==