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DESCRIPTION
Philadelphia University’s Kanbar College created a new curriculum around innovation, to bring innovation to industry in the region and beyond. To accomplish this, we fully integrated the school of design, school of engineering, and business school into an integrated curriculum, figuratively and literally under one roof. The Nexus Innovation Program brings the innovation processes out of the classroom and applies them directly to companies. Companies such as Unilever, Newell Rubbermaid, Armstrong, and Federal Mogul have sponsored projects that have led to new ideas and commercial product opportunities What makes the program unique and successful is that it is transdisciplinary – teams are comprised of students from different majors and year, that it is real world – the problems addressed are not homogenized, they are complex and a real context of a company’s technology, business, and team, and they are active – students interact as professionals directly with company staff and subject matter experts. Also, the program is based on the combined goal of achieving strong educational outcomes and real business impact. In this way, the University becomes an extension of the company’s innovation resources, and the companies become partners in education. Projects are a combination of high energy sprints, designed to produce a volume of concepts over the course of a single week, and deep dies, designed to full develop a concept from a design, engineering prototype, and business model standpoint. This program has gained significant traction in both academic and industrial realms. View the full case study at: http://universityeda.org/value-to-members/best-practice-sharing/awards-of-excellence/2014-awards-of-excellence/awards-of-excellence-2014-finalists/nexus-innovation-program/TRANSCRIPT
D. R. WidderSteve Blank Innovation [email protected]
Michael J. Leonard, MA.Ed., IDSADean, School of Design & [email protected]
Nexus Innovation Program
• Multiple Disciplines• Sponsored by Industry Partners• Educational Outcomes + Business Impact
X • Student Teams • Faculty Mentors• Industry Experts• Engaged
Administration
Nexus Innovation has Business Impact
• Product and Service Design Innovation • Materials Exploration • Packaging Design across the Value Chain
• Market Research• Ethnographic Studies • Prototype Design • Product Development • Design & Usability Audits
We have multiple fits of projects for Nexus Learning
• Semester Projects
• Year-LongProjects
• Sprints
Student Roles:• Core Team• Consultant
Faculty Roles:• Lead• Participate• Support
• SDMBA• Capstone• Applied Research
• Independent• DEC-4XX• Engineering Club• Volunteer
&
Industry Partners• Recruitment• Ideas• Intellectual Property• Research Capabilities•Executive Education• Access to Demographic
Philadelphia University• Real world learning experience• Faculty development• Placement• Financial Support• Knowledge flow
Industry Partners are Education Partners
• Customer needs• R&D needs• Staffing needs
• Learningoutcomes
• Program development
Georgia Pacific
eCommerce shipping packaging
EngineeringIndustrial DesignSDMBAGraphic Design
MS Packaging Design & Engineering
Innovation
Planned Program
Nexus Innovation – Evolution (Revolution?) in Internships
Traditional Internship
•Entry Level Experience•Support role•Low impact•Usually 1 student per engagement•1-2 opportunities over a program
Nexus Innovation
•Practice as a professional•Leadership role•Possible high impact•Multifaceted engagement – faculty, students, company•4-10 opportunities over a program
The Industry Engagement Platform is Integral to the Strategic Plan
Technology Transfer/Commercialization
Sponsored Research
Sponsored Projects
Institutes – Centers of Excellence
Formal Internships/Placement
Executive Immersion Education
DEC Fellows/Network
Innovation Fund – Internal/External
Partnerships/Joint Ventures
IndustryPartners
Regional Hub
Global Reach
Industry Engagement
Strategy
Faculty Support
& Enablement
Business Development