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= Strategy #1: Enhance discovery of I&E by connecting course topics with those areas. =

*Start monthly "Entrepreneurial Spotlight" where a short, 2-3 minute presentation is given at the beginning of the lecture period. The presenter will talk about an entrepreneurial opportunity on campus - such as CREATE-X - and relate the opportunity to course topics or projects.~~ ~~

*Work with Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Innovation Team to organize TA's and students in BME to be presenters first.

*As project gains momentum, can be worked on with other major-related student organizations to work the projects into other majors' classes.

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<span style="font-size: 15pt; 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;">Strategic Priorities of the Fall 2019 Design Bloc Cohort

<li>Bridge the gap between college and industry </li><li>Reward students for pursuing their personal development goals in place of grades</li><li>Direct student entrepreneurs to solve immediate issues in the communities surrounding Georgia Tech. </li>

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<li>Tactic 1: <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>Develop an app to solve a simulated problem related to a company’s product, which also includes a wireframing session</li><li>Students partner with companies in industry to solve a problem</li>

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<li>'''Owner:'''Margaret Lu</li>

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*Tactic 2:

<li>Developing “minimester” classes that teach students specific skills used in their own industry.</li>

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<li>Tactic: <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>Allow formation of groups to define their own problem statement for an extra credit semester-long project that applies the theoretical principles learned in class on a topic of interest of the students<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>After 4 weeks of accelerated instructional lectures that cover all the fundamental theoretical principles of the class, the project is released. As a result, the students will be able to apply theoretical principles taught in class on a project that lies within an area of interest to them, ensuring that they visualize the curriculum of the class as a stepping stone in achieving their personal goals</li><li>Giving the students the opportunity to define their own problem statement will trigger their curiosity to explore the material to a deeper level of understanding</li><li>The group project will foster a collaborative culture instead of the competitive culture that is present in most classroom environments, that will extend beyond the group project module to the lectures, recitations, written assignments etc</li>

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<li>'''Owner:'''Stefanos Charalambous</li>

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<li>Tactic: <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>Address high-profile incidence of crime in nearby Home Park neighborhood </li><li>Coordinate partnership with Georgia Tech Police Dept. and Create-X startup incubator to host Crime-Prevention Hackathon<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>Challenge student teams to develop, prototype and test a solution to prevent crime in Home Park neighborhood over 24-hour competition</li>

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<li>Encourage both technical and non-technical specialists to apply<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>Advertising event as open to all majors and backgrounds</li><li>Leave a wide range of possibilities for requested final product: ranging from community-engagement event to physical crime-prevention tool</li>

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<li>Design for key stakeholders’ requirements by:<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>Hosting firsthand victims of crime from Home Park community, GT student body, and GTPD officers to share their experiences at event kickoff</li><li>Facilitating conversations and client-feedback between these stakeholders and student teams throughout the event</li>

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<li>Ensure long-term execution of winning project<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li>Offer winning team a position in summer-long startup incubator program through Create-X</li><li>Grant winning team $5,000 in seed funds to implement solution</li><li>Over the following semester, winning team meets monthly with GTPD, Create-X entrepreneurship advisor and Home Park community representatives to review progress and receive feedback </li>

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<li>Owner: Hunter Schaufel</li>

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#Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible.

= '''Strategy #1: Build awareness and visibility of interdisciplinary courses on campus, especially for first-year students. ''' =

*Curate in-person experiences where we can engage with first-year students.

*Use the data and feedback from students to improve the I&E curriculum on campus.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible. ''' =

*'''Tactic #1: Resources are in constant competition with each other. '''

**Currently, different I&E initiatives on campus are competing for funding, visibility, and students. How might we encourage them to work together, and also prevent further competitive initiatives from beginning?

**Create a map of I&E resources available to students at Georgia Tech. Use the following categories to sort the resources: maker space, mentorship, funding, classes, events, industry connections

**Use the map to display 1) what of the 6 categories is offered at what initiative, 2) where partnerships exist, 3) how students can get involved, and 4) how partners can get involved.

**Incentivize partnerships (as in, instead of creating your own makerspace with a special mentorship program only for one major, partner with a currently existing makerspace to create a mentorship program) by using it as a status symbol on the map.

*'''Tactic #2: Resources are too exclusive, and silo-ed off in different departments. '''

**Partner with the Vertically Integrated Projects program

**Teach classes to students in VIPs, who are often diverse in major and age

**Engage a broad range of students in design thinking exercises, while teaching them how to apply it to the work they are already doing

**Advertise VIPs that now have design thinking experience

*'''Tactic #3: Resources are too inaccessible, and too under-the-radar'''**Initiate a low-barrier to entry course for freshmen that introduces them to design thinking through makerspaces**Each person in the class gets to work on a tangible project where they apply design thinking, and can visualize what success looks like

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*Get those industry professionals on campus for capstone judging.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.''' =

*'''Tactic #1:'''

**'''Update: An office hours desk in the Innovation and Design Collaborateive space has been installed, with people manning it constantly. We're working on increasing the amount of people coming to the desk for help, but so far, it's going well!'''

= Strategy #3: '''Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another.''' =

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'''''''''Tactic #1: '''Reach out to companies in the local area and analyze company issues and roadblocks that can be solved with the help of students.''

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'''Tactic #2: '''Create more job opportunities and internships for students to access through Career Buzz which gives them a chance to practice their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

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'''Tactic #3: '''Create opportunities for students to tackle issues and hold workshops on creative thinking for local companies and start-ups. A hackathon layout would be ideal for this situation.

= Georgia Tech Student Vision =

We believe GT students can change the world. Our campus offers many resources, and even better faculty, to help innovation and creativity on campus. We need to connect the GT community by creating an umbrella organization to help students flow toward these resources on campus, and create channels for student-faculty relationships.

== 2017 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

[https://youtu.be/ewMEPB6pGGw [1]]

= University Innovation Council =

Despite the many great resources Georgia Tech currently has, the innovation and entrepreneurial movement, which is currently overtaking the nation, has been stalled on our campus due to lack of organization.

Students are unsure of, and mostly unaware of, the opportunities available to them beyond big-name resources such as [http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/ the Invention Studio] or the [http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ inVenture Prize] competition.

Organizations are struggling to grow, hold large events, or simply stay operational, because of a lack of assisted communication and constant overlap.

Professors are additionally wasting large amounts of time trying to connect with students, due to a lack of protocol and standardized connection.

Our program will exist to foster a passion and create sustainability for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) among all members of the Georgia Tech community.

The University Innovation Council will support three main areas: the student body, current campus organizations, and faculty/administration. This will improve the community by: eliminating overlap, bringing students of all backgrounds and ages together, and encouraging administrative involvement. This will be done in the following ways:

<li>'''For Student Members of the Georgia Tech Community'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li>Provide access to an umbrella calendar of I&E events</li><li>Connect individual student interests to the I&E movement with others in the Georgia Tech community</li><li>Formulate methods to encourage innovation at Tech</li><li>Provide updates and other opportunities on a regular basis</li>

</ul></li>

<li>'''For I&E Campus Organizations'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li>Host Forums</li><li>Connect I&E organizations</li><li>Provide consulting advice, support, and membership numbers</li><li>Provide a yearly I&E wheel featuring individual organizations</li>

</ul></li>

<li>'''For the Administration'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li>Dissolve the communication barrier between students, organisations, and the administration</li><li>Form strategic partnerships with supporters of entrepreneurship</li><li>Provide ‘voice’ of I&E for consulting</li><li>Create a mentoring program for faculty to get involved in; help students develop ideas and turn them into a reality</li>

</ul></li>

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Additionally, please refer to our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkIeZwL27QHbdFY5bXZtWkZJcUhFQ0JiN2ZwbVZtclE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 Campus Landscape Canvas] for both on-campus and off-campus resources, as well as local Atlanta-based resources.

This Campus Landscape Canvas illustrates all the resources on Georgia Tech’s campus for undergraduates, graduates, organizations, and faculty through perceived, potential, applied, realized, reframing, and institutional resources.Through this map, we are able to fully maximize student, faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student interactions and improve the map for the future, based on our knowledge of the current environment.

= Student-Faculty Relations =

Through the University Innovation Council, student-faculty interaction will be facilitated in three main ways:

#Students interested in getting involved with the I&E movement will be directly connected with a professor based on their ideas, needs, and goals. This introduction will save valuable time for the student by removing the searching process. This will also save time for the professor by introducing them to a student who is serious about their work and eager to network.#Faculty will be able to directly interact and engage with movements on campus that organizations and students are working on. Instead of being directed by several groups of people, faculty members will know all I&E-related movements are being directed by the University Innovation Council.#Resources for both students and faculty will be maximized due to a new lack of overlap. The process of starting an I&E movement will have the ability to become streamlined, through its implementation in our organization.

= Wide Net Impact =

By creating a centralized hub, the University Innovation Council will be able to run all I&E movements that Georgia Tech is starting. Our organization, the University Innovation Council, is one that will exist for the betterment of the entire university; not just one major, one club, or even one type of student.

Many undergraduate students have been inspired to create projects and invent in their classes and many graduate students have also been encouraged to turn their research and theses into entrepreneurial companies. This organization would really help graduate students network with undergraduates to easily allocate research positions, internships, and special projects, as well as vice-versa. It is a much more desirable way for them to see what undergraduate students are passionate about, instead of just going off of resumes and shallow connections.

Again, by providing an overarching umbrella, students will be able to focus on their ideas and goals, rather than spending so much time finding the necessary resources. The unique characteristic about I&E is that it's not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, it's for everyone.

= Sustainable Impact =

By providing a council and infrastructure for I&E to operate under, new students will not have to worry about finding resources or connections (because they will already be provided). They will be able to just focus on the movement and their ideas, goals, and design processes. It will make the entrepreneurial experience less of a trial-and-error process, and more success stories will come out of the Georgia Tech entrepreneurial landscape. In addition, it will create a foundation on campus for other I&E movements to be built upon.

Through the University Innovation Council, students and faculty will be able to grow the I&E movement on campus together, as well as facilitate other movements going forward. This means that they will become more reliant on, and trusting of, each other. If both students and faculty are invested in the same issue and working together to make change happen, Georgia Tech's campus landscape in I&E will continue to grow in the future, which will only perpetuate the success of the I&E campus.

= Related Links =

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Fall 2019:

Jeremy Levin

Cassie McIltrot

Sierra Mulrine

Fall 2017:

JeremyLevin

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