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<span id="docs-internal-guid-7e9de390-543e-ef50-53e4-5d65d8c21061"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The GVSU Innovation Fellows realize that there are many great resources for entrepreneurs in Grand Rapids, GVSU downtown campus, and exclusive clubs and groups. Additionally, there are many opportunities to pitch business plans and look for funding. That being said, there are limited opportunities at Grand Valley to be introduced to design thinking outside of the classroom, and of those that do exist, students know very little about them. Our goal is to connect GVSU students to the robust community of Grand Rapids. We want to open doors to local nonprofits, businesses, and activities where students can innovate, volunteer, learn, or find resources. Ultimately, we hope to accelerate students' comfort in their community and help them realize that the city is bursting with opportunity.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8c0d424-7fff-6029-5429-7b713f9a36b5"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This project is a course for interdisciplinary study tailored toward each students specific area of study. Students will gain real world experience in their field of study. One day a week students will be at their assigned field-study location. They will will create industry connections through networking and shadow based experience. On one other day of the week, students will meet in class with the professor and reflect on what they learned that week at their field-study. Students will hear from other students and their experiences. </span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8c0d424-7fff-6029-5429-7b713f9a36b5"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this project Kathryn Wagner would be the leader of this project. She herself has struggled with making connections in the career she would like to go, and wishes she would have had the opportunity to participate in a class like this. She is aware how important networking is and would like to help other students with the task.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8c0d424-7fff-6029-5429-7b713f9a36b5"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many key tactics in order to bring the project to life including: </span></span></span>= Key Tactics ====<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8c0d424-7fff-6029-5429-7b713f9a36b5"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finding a professor willing to take on the task/class</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8c0d424-7fff-6029-5429-7b713f9a36b5"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finding professionals in the outside community to form a partnership with GVSU in order to run this class</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8c0d424-7fff-6029-5429-7b713f9a36b5"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Determining if this class could be a requirement or if it should be an elective</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8c0d424-7fff-6029-5429-7b713f9a36b5"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advertising the class to students and getting them interested</span></span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-70018f40-7fff-2a42-9822-60d9dffcab1a">The goal of GVIB is to create a moving space that can double as being transportation to innovation/entrepreneur events. As well as being a platform itself for students and faculty to create new projects and ideas to share with the school. The bus would travel around campus every week to advertise innovation but it would also be taking students to events and maker spaces they might not normally have the ability to travel to easily. <span style="font-size: 12pt; fontbackground-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38)transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asiansize: normal; verticalx-align: baselinelarge; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>Aidan Clawson would take the lead in designing the space inside and out. Being an Engineering student who had no car as a freshman he understands how it can be very hard to get to places not covered by the usual bus route.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-70018f40-7fff-2a42-9822-60d9dffcab1a"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finding a Bus to repurpose </span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-70018f40-7fff-2a42-9822-60d9dffcab1a"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Getting funding for project and the bus</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-70018f40-7fff-2a42-9822-60d9dffcab1a"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Making the space functional and attractive</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-70018f40-7fff-2a42-9822-60d9dffcab1a"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advertising and Encouraging students to ride</span></span>
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=2022 -2023 Cohort=
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This project is a spin on the 2019 cohort who pitched the idea of Grand Valley Innovation Bus (GVIB). Aidan Clawson was ran point of the project but unfortunately due to COVID GVIB was never fully executed on Grand Valley's campus. The Mobile Innovation Lab (MIL) would also be a bus that would get a complete make-over. Inside the bus would include different workstations for innovation and entrepreneurship including 3D printers, cabinet space for prototyping materials, tables and chairs for collaboration, and more! The goal of the Mobile Innovation Lab is to help students that are pursuing anything within innovation and entrepreneurship whether that be for a class project or personal hobbies. We would also like to gain more awareness for the innovation club and boost UIF knowledge on campus. The project is also receiving help from former UIF 2019 cohort member Kayla Lett for further insight on the previous plan. Mobile Innovation Lab would run point by Rylan Bernhardt and would be open to the public in Fall 2023.
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*Communicate with Kayla Lett to see where the old project stands on campus
*Funding for materials needed
*Appoint someone to be the driver and get CDL
*Advertise the MIL to students and other potential audiences <br />
==Project 2: Projects & Prototypes Showcase==
Kassie Gaytan will run point on this project and will have it in action by the winter semester of 2023. In the future, this event will be able to be held multiple times in an academic year.
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*Set up official date and reserve the Grand River room in Kirkhof
*Send out advertising material well in advance
*Sort through sign up sheet and send out the preliminary email
*Promote the work of UIF campus wide <br />
==Project 3: Inspiring Students through I&E by Faculty Education==
Sophia Raab will run point on this project. It will be ready to start by the faculty summer orientation in 2023.
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*find course presenters
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==Project 1: Weekends on the Town==
*Providing a unique transportation to get students where they need to go
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<span style="font-size:large;">Now(week 1 through week 5):</span><font size="2"> </font>
<span style="font-size: small;">Educate ourselves on the importance and effect of the design thinking process. This will allows us to implement affective change throughout the campus. In week three we will host a stakeholder meeting in order to begin the process of sharing our ideas. This will allow us to make contact throughout the campus and community that will aid in furthering our project.</span><font size="2"></font><span style="font-size:large;">Month 2:</span>
<span style="font-size:large;">Month 2:</span><font size="2"></font>Begin to plan Design Start Project in partner with the previous UIF cohorts. This will involve scheduling times, locations, food, funding and planning the agenda of the event. We will have to interview various potential participants in order to establish what they would like to get out of this event.<span style="font-size:large;"></span><span style="font-size:large;">Month 3 through 6:</span>
<span style="font-size:large;">Month 3 through 6:</span><span style="font-size:large;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">Use this time to contact potential donors and funding organizations to further the spread. Host the Design Start Project at the beginning of winter semester to allow clubs to put their findings and innovations into action. After the event collect feedback from participants regarding what they feel they gained from the event as well as any problem areas they uncovered.</span><span style="font-size:large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Month 7 through 12:</span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Month 7 through 12:</span><span style="font-size:large;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">Begin to market and prepare for next years round of Design Start. Reflect on feedback given by the participants and make changes to the program accordingly. At the end of winter semester check back in with club participants to see if changes have been implemented and if so what worked.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Year 2:</span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Year 2:</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">Follow previous steps and continue to revise as new information comes along. Prepare to pass the event to the new cohort.</span>
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===<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Project 3: Passion Project Pitch</span>===
The goal of this project is to provide an outlet for all students to pursue their passions and have the opportunity to earn resources and connections in order to advance their project. This would be a large project made possible by the collaboration of many people and sponsors. The initial process would be to gather the support of various companies and people throughout Grand Valley. Once this is established, the logistics of the event may be worked out. This would include finding judges, a location, a time, preparing marketing material and establishing the agenda of the event. Once all of these details are worked out, we may begin to publicize the event and encourage participants to enter. We will have a spot to submit their application and view details of the event. Once we have contestants, we will be able to host the event on the chosen date. The winners will begin to work with the connections, contacts and resources they have been given.<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>
===<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Project 4: GVIB: Grand Valley Innovation Bus</span>=== <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The goal of GVIB is to create a moving space that can double as being transportation to innovation/entrepreneur events. As well as being a platform itself for students and faculty to create new projects and ideas to share with the school. The bus would travel around campus every week to advertise innovation but it would also be taking students to events and maker spaces they might not normally have the ability to get to easily. </span>
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Start Garden mostly focuses on helping start-up companies get on their feet and get ready to take off. Our goal is to reach out to this company and get in touch with different businessmen and businesswomen. These people could potentially act as mentors and help the SPI club take important strides towards creating a successful product.
= <span style="font-size:x-large;">Completed Projects</span> =
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