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<u>Management of Technology: </u>The Technological Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota has developed both a graduate program, and an undergraduate minor program called MOT or Management of Technology. This course curriculum focus on the escence of entrepreneurship in vastly technical industries, and the managerial skills needed to bring an invention to market. Coursework such as Financial Management for Technology-Based Organizations, Developing New Technology-Products, and Technology Foresight and Forecasting put a highly technical spin on the classic business and entrepreneurship couses offered throught the Carlson School of Management.
<u>Toy Product Design:</u> The Product Design department at the University of Minnesota holds an intro to product design class open to all majors and years. The course is sponsored by an external company; in teams of 5-6, students are given a prompt to ideate, design, and create a fully functioning prototype. This course allows students to develop a variety of skills including design thinking, graphic design, teamwork, shop skills, and presentation.
<u>Social Applied Entrepreneurship (ACARA): </u>As Minnesota's sole Land-grant University, the University of Minnesota is called to focus resources toward the solving some of society's pressing problems. ACARA is a unique way to create venture solutions for these issues both in the US and abroad. Housed in the Institute for the Environment, the program is structured around a full series of classes accross a variety of subjects including science, business, and design. The program's objective is to develop solutions that are innovative, scalable, and impactful. The work of students culminates in at the ACARA Challenge, where the most promising venture solutions compete for recongnition and support to carry their venture forward.
