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=='''1) New Post Graduate Fellowships and Internships:== '''How might we create internships, post-grad fellowships and co-operative learning opportunities that introduce Furman students to innovation and entrepreneurship by building upon the Furman Advantage, Internship and Independent Study programs?
=='''2) Engaging Student Organizations: =='''How might student organizations integrate entrepreneurship, design and creativity into their events and activities in order to spread the movement through existing student networks?
== '''3) New Living-Learning Communities: == How might we build upon the Engaged Living program to create new living-learning communities that creates space for students to explore creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation outside of classes and clubs?'''
=='''4) Strengthened Partnerships with Greenville''':== The Upstate of South Carolina is an emerging hotbed of innovation – from healthcare startups to international innovation power-houses like Michelin, GE and BMW. How might we connect with partners across the region to bring the conversation around innovation and entrepreneurship to campus?
=='''5) Faculty-Student Learning Communities:== '''How might we create space for faculty and students to explore emergent trends in entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity and technology through open learning communities and online courses? Such communities could form organically around shared interests.
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In order to make progress on expanding the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem at Furman, a portfolio of small bets should be created in order to test assumptions and inform next steps in a way that makes use of existing assets and resources. Such small bets could include:
- Tinderbox: In partnership with Brains on Fire & CreateAthon, this student-run branding agency could partner with local organizations to complete pro-bono design projects and consult non-profit clients on current communications, fundraising and word-of-mouth marketing strategies. By working through the Art Department and the Office of Internships, Tinderbox could feature semester and yearlong internships, summer fellowships and other engaged learning opportunities.
- Indie Craft Parade: In partnership with the Indie Craft Parade, students could work with festival planners to coordinate sales, planning activities and marketing approaches, along with connecting Furman interns with local artists, designers and creative agencies that are involved in the annual event.
Furman Creative Collaborative'''Furman Creative Collaborative:''' Inspired by the Facebook Analog Research Lab, this student-run studio led by the Furman Creative Collaborative equips students from across campus with tools, space and a community of support to bring ideas to life. In the years ahead, FCC satellite groups will include TEDxFurmanU, Fine Arts Entrepreneurial Society, POP Studio, WPLS Radio, Startup @ Furman, Design for America and others.
- Engaged Living by Design: This signature freshman experience could include two seminars (design thinking and creativity, social entrepreneurship for public good) one class (computer science, poverty studies, urban sociology, sustainability science, business), co-curricular (student projects on campus) and extra-curricular (FCC, DFA, etc.) opportunities.
- Community House : This signature engaged living experience creates opportunities for juniors and seniors in Furman's Poverty Studies program to live in a community house on the Poinsett Corridor that focuses on social innovation, community development and grassroots leadership. This could include after-hours seminars, related courses (Poverty Studies, Economics, Business, Art, Sociology, Sustainability Science, etc.), co-curricular (student projects on campus) and extra-curricular opportunities.
The Iron Yard & NEXT Innovation Center: In semesters ahead, Furman could partner with the Iron Yard to create new events and opportunities that introduce faculty and students to the accelerator's startup culture. In addition, the NEXT Innovation Center could offer exciting opportunities for Furman students to apply what they’re learning in real time by working through internships and fellowships.
Clemson MBA Program: How might we connect undergraduate students at Furman with graduate students in Clemson’s MBA program through projects and events hosted on campus and in downtown Greenville? These events could be framed around solving community problems and designing real-world solutions that make an impact.
= Strategy #2: Strategic Project on Innovation & Creativity <br/> =
