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| − | ===What is an innovation center?=== | + | ===What is an innovation center? How shall it be defined at MC?=== |
| − | '''From the University of Illinois at Chicago, Innovation Center''' | + | '''From the [http://innovationcenter.uic.edu/wordpress/?page_id=475 University of Illinois at Chicago, Innovation Center'''] |
| − | :''The Innovation Center is a community of industry entrepreneurs and academic researchers working in partnership to instigate breakthroughs: fusing the uncommon, taking risks, thinking big.'' | + | :1) ''The Innovation Center is a community of industry entrepreneurs and academic researchers working in partnership to instigate breakthroughs: fusing the uncommon, taking risks, thinking big.'' |
| − | :''The Innovation Center’s mission is to produce Innovation and Innovators through 3 approaches to engagement.'' | + | :2) ''The Innovation Center’s mission is to produce Innovation and Innovators through 3 approaches to engagement.'' |
::Collaboration: Bring industry thought leaders together with university experts to seed innovative thinking and to enable collaboration in design, technology, products, services, and business models." | ::Collaboration: Bring industry thought leaders together with university experts to seed innovative thinking and to enable collaboration in design, technology, products, services, and business models." | ||
::Education: Our interdisciplinary educational mission seeks to engage faculty and students in close collaboration with corporate partners to develop and commercialize new products. | ::Education: Our interdisciplinary educational mission seeks to engage faculty and students in close collaboration with corporate partners to develop and commercialize new products. | ||
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| − | Why | + | ===Why does MC need an innovation center?=== |
| + | :1) An innovation center will attract students. | ||
| + | :2) An innovation center will support/appeal to current students. | ||
| + | :3) An innovation center will allow students and faculty to work together on projects outside of the traditional classroom. | ||
| + | ===Who (faculty/staff/other) will be involved in an innovation center?=== | ||
| + | :1) Connell (PEC) | ||
| + | :2) Fasano (Physics) | ||
| + | :3) Bolon (PEC) | ||
| + | :4) Rothbart (PEC) | ||
| + | :5) Sturgeon (Chemistry) | ||
| − | + | ===What activities will be going on in the MC innovation center?=== | |
| + | :0) ??? | ||
| + | :1) 3D printing | ||
| + | :2) Glass blowing | ||
| + | :3) Poster printer | ||
| + | :4) Virtual Reality gaming | ||
| − | What | + | ===What facilities will be available at the MC innovation center?=== |
Revision as of 22:36, 27 November 2017
What is an innovation center? How shall it be defined at MC?
From the University of Illinois at Chicago, Innovation Center
- 1) The Innovation Center is a community of industry entrepreneurs and academic researchers working in partnership to instigate breakthroughs: fusing the uncommon, taking risks, thinking big.
- 2) The Innovation Center’s mission is to produce Innovation and Innovators through 3 approaches to engagement.
- Collaboration: Bring industry thought leaders together with university experts to seed innovative thinking and to enable collaboration in design, technology, products, services, and business models."
- Education: Our interdisciplinary educational mission seeks to engage faculty and students in close collaboration with corporate partners to develop and commercialize new products.
- Incubation: Support innovation activities though the use of the innovation center facilities, capabilities and financial support.
Why does MC need an innovation center?
- 1) An innovation center will attract students.
- 2) An innovation center will support/appeal to current students.
- 3) An innovation center will allow students and faculty to work together on projects outside of the traditional classroom.
Who (faculty/staff/other) will be involved in an innovation center?
- 1) Connell (PEC)
- 2) Fasano (Physics)
- 3) Bolon (PEC)
- 4) Rothbart (PEC)
- 5) Sturgeon (Chemistry)
What activities will be going on in the MC innovation center?
- 0) ???
- 1) 3D printing
- 2) Glass blowing
- 3) Poster printer
- 4) Virtual Reality gaming