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= Conclusion =
<span id="docs-internal-guid-80fcdbe9-2cd2-d402-20f0-f5fa55167bc8"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Even with successful and innovative programs, about 20 percent of the university’s population may not fully accept change towards innovation and entrepreneurship. However, experience provides a helpful ameliorative blueprint. Consistency and a clear articulation of the president’s vision usually earn the respect of skeptics. ASU’s quest as a New American University has also been helped by the President’s intuitive understanding of internal constituencies, and an ability to maintain enough dynamism to make concessions where necessary. President Crow has also built a capable and competent senior leadership team. Most importantly, ASU’s leadership team recognizes that innovation, by necessity, means not being constrained by conventional thinking. Thus with creativity, there are no obstacles that cannot be managed.</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">For an in depth look at our campus's offerings, take a look at our University Innovation Landscape Canvas.</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-5d410474-2cda-eb79-8dc4-955d80c2f683"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Mr. James O'Brien's comments have been instructive in better understanding ASU’s leadership role in promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and the commercialization of research in the nation’s universities, in addition to the impact of the NACIE commitment letter in framing ASU’s strategic plans and institutional culture.</span></span>
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Source: [http://www.eda.gov/pdf/The_Innovative_and_Entrepreneurial_University_Report.pdf "The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: Higher Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Focus"], Department of Commerce, October 2013.
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