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= Need and Goals =
The need for this type of space comes from students wanting to collaborate and work together in a forward thinking, creative and innovative environment. On-campus innovation space creates a place where students can aggregate around the common interest of being curious or passionate about an idea. Many campuses, especially Wake Forest University, have a number of entrepreneurs; however, they have minimal interaction with each other. This is where the need fills an important gap. Bringing these students together creates a supportive environment allowing team formation, the collection of resources and campus-wide networking. Students have the ability to motivate each other and push through set backs throughout the ideation process. The need that an innovation space fundamentally fills is that of a collaborative work environment for studetsstudents. To access this need, surveys or questionnaires developed for students can be implemented, even focus groups or interviews. Simultaneously, student leaders can see the growing need and attempt to tackle the challenge of implementing an on-campus innovation space.
The goal of building an on-campus innovation space is to fulfill a vision of student entrepreneurs working together from across many disciplines to solve common problems. Building a physical space also gives student entrepreneurs a location, face and identity on-campus, which can be lost in the mix of other influential organizations. An additional goal is to allow students to think and work outside the classroom. This real life hands on experience is invaluable for student entrepreneurs entering into post graduation life.
