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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Maria Virginia Moncada

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Paper ID #12437Instilling the Entrepreneurial Mindset by International Development ProjectWorkDr. Pritpal Singh, Villanova University Dr. Pritpal Singh is Professor and Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Villanova University. He received a BSc in Physics from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1978, and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Sciences/Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1981 and 1984, respectively. Dr. Singh teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of semiconductor microelectronics, renewable energy systems and power electronics

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Jennifer A. Mallory, Western New England University

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Paper ID #12425A Module to Introduce the Entrepreneurial Mindset into Thermodynamics -a Core Mechanical Engineering CourseDr. Jennifer A. Mallory, Western New England University Dr. Mallory joined Western New England University after earning her Ph.D. from Purdue University in August 2012. Dr. Mallory’s current teaching interests include integrating problem- and project-based learning into core mechanical engineering courses to enhance student learning and motivation. She is currently the primary instructor for the Thermodynamics I and II courses in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests are in engineering education

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Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University

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Paper ID #12140Fostering the entrepreneurial mindset through the development of multidis-ciplinary learning modules based on the ”Quantified Self” social movementDr. Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Meyer directs the Experimental Biomechanics Laboratory (EBL) at LTU with the goal to advance experimental biomechanics understanding. Dr. Meyer teaches Introduction to Biomechanics, Tissue Mechanics, Engineering Applications in Orthopedics and Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology. He has been an active member of the engineering faculty committee that has redesigned the Foundations of Engineering Design

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Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

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varied, Gilmartin et al. (2014)3 found that entrepreneurship programgoals addressed a number of skills and outcomes, including “helping students to develop anentrepreneurial mindset, promoting understanding of technology commercialization, buildingleadership skills in an entrepreneurial context, and supporting venture creation” (p. 11).Pedagogical strategies were also similar, deploying many strategies already actively used in theengineering classroom, including experiential learning and problem based learning. Manyengineering programs also augmented their curricula by offering co-curricular entrepreneurshipexperiences, allowing students to put entrepreneurial skills into practice, such as competitions ormentorship7. Often, these co-curricular

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Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University; José Antonio Riofrío, Western New England University

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Engineering Education, 2015 Opportunity Thinktank: Laying a foundation for the entrepreneurially minded engineerIntroductionDesign projects have become a principal element of the undergraduate engineering curriculum.Recently, using the KEEN philosophy, there is momentum to push engineering education furtherby fostering an entrepreneurial mindset among students. Providing a basic set of engineeringskills in specific specialty areas of study is no longer sufficient. Engineers design solutions formarketplace problems. As such it is imperative that they approach the marketplace in search ofopportunities for which they can design break-through solutions. This is the mindset of theentrepreneur. The need for entrepreneurial thinking is pervasive among

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Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels, University of New Haven

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the 18 modules; some will complete all 18modules.Introduction Engineering graduates who will be leaders in today’s rapidly changing environment mustpossess an entrepreneurial mindset and a variety of professional skills in addition to technicalknowledge and skills. Efforts at developing technical communication, project management, andteamwork skills have been underway at many institutions over the last decade. A newer initiativeis the development of entrepreneurial thinking skills.1-3 At its core, entrepreneurial thinkingrequires: (1) insatiable curiosity to investigate a rapidly changing world; (2) the ability toinnovate by make connections between different streams of information; and (3) to create valuefor others. Entrepreneurial

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David R Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; Tailian Chen, Gonzaga University; Jianfeng Ma, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Saint Louis University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering (ONU 1997).Dr. Tailian Chen, Gonzaga University Dr. Chen is an Associate Professor at Gonzaga UniversityProf. Jianfeng Ma, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Saint Louis University Dr. Jianfeng Ma is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis University. Dr. Ma attended KEEN Foundation-funded iFaculty program including the problem-based learning (PBL) work- shop which was aimed at promoting the scholarship and teaching of the entrepreneurial mindset in the engineering school and across SLU (Spring 2012 and Summer 2012). In June 2012, Dr. Ma also attended the Shaping Entrepreneurial Engineers (SEE) Summer Workshop aiming to better prepare faculty to equip their students to be

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Todd M. Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Genisson Silva Coutinho, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. D. Wilson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #11693Development of Entrepreneurial Attitudes Assessment Instrument for Fresh-man StudentsMr. Todd Mathew Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette Todd is a PhD Student in Engineering Education at Purdue University who’s research is focused on en- trepreneurship education and entrepreneurship education as a component of modern engineering educa- tion efforts.Prof. Genisson Silva Coutinho, Purdue University, West Lafayette Genisson Silva Coutinho is a Ph.D. student at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He is a CAPES grantee and also professor in the Department of Mechanical and

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Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Russell Korte, Colorado State University

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Curriculum Development in the School of Engineer- ing and an associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Department of Education, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on learning through service-based projects and using an entrepreneurial mindset to further engineering education innovations. He also researches the development of reuse strate- gies for waste materials.Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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 who are capable of adding or creating value within their academic and professional  Page 26.287.2pursuits (Kriewall and Mekemson, 2010).  Curiosity, connections, and value creation are central to instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in students (KEEN, 2014).  It should be noted that the entrepreneurial mindset is distinct from skills and knowledge needed to execute and entrepreneurial venture, and is rather a set of attitudes. Engineering educators are trying to understand how to best foster the development of the entrepreneurial mindset in our students. There are progressive programs that have moved away from traditional models to try to

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Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Framework: Two Great DebatesAmong entrepreneurship education researchers and practitioners, there are varying definitions anddescriptions of most, if not all, of the central ideas in the field. Attempts to specifically defineentrepreneurship, innovation, or entrepreneurial mindset have been attempted by many researchersand practitioners (Bilen, Kisenwether, Rzasa, & Wise, 2005; Ferguson & Ohland, 2012; Haynie,Shepherd, Mosakowski, & Earley, 2010; Kleine & Yoder, 2011; Petersen, Jordan, & Radharamanan,2012; Wang & Kleppe, 2001), but there appears to be a disconnect in the different approaches.In comments made at academic conferences and summits concerning entrepreneurship education andengineering, two major debates

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Ikhlaq Sidhu, University of California, Berkeley; Ken Singer, CET, College of Engineering UC Berkeley; Charlotta Johnsson, Lund University, Sweden; Mari Suoranta, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

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Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BMoE) is a holistic teaching and learning approachthat enables engineers to be more entrepreneurial. It encompasses three main elements:infrastructure, mindset and tactics. Infrastructure and tactics are covered in most entrepreneurialcurricula, whereas only few curricula explicitly include the mindset perspective. The BerkeleyMethod of Entrepreneurship is based on the hypothesis that the mindset of an entrepreneur canbe characterized by a set of behavioral patterns7 and that an inductive game-based teachingapproach is a successful vehicle for introducing and re-enforcing these. The game-basedteaching approach lets the students explore his/her current mindset and compare it with that ofsuccessful entrepreneurs

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Ikhlaq Sidhu, University of California, Berkeley; Paris Deletraz, IE Business School

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. Michael Haynie (2010) discuss this correlation and the factors that contributeto increased risk tolerance, such as finding a social partner and becoming more personallysecure. These factors in turn increase a manager’s entrepreneurial spirals. These spirals couldbe decreased when other elements become an influence. For example, a reminder that one isageing could lead to a decrease in entrepreneurial spirals due to the fact that age is correlatedwith risk-averse behavior (Shepherd, Holger, et.al. 2010).Carol Dweck (2006) discusses growth and fixed mindsets and their relation to a comfortzone. A fixed mindset is characterized by the thought that one’s qualities are set in stone.People with this mindset tend to look at situations as evaluations of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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José Antonio Riofrío, Western New England University; Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Anthony D. Santamaria, Western New England University; Thomas K Keyser, Western New England University; Ronald E. Musiak, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University

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(KernEntrepreneurial Engineering Network) philosophy there is momentum to push engineeringeducation further by fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in young engineers. At Western NewEngland University the first year engineering program has been revamped using a combinationof elements including entrepreneurially minded learning (EML), Problem Based Learning (PBL),Active Collaborative Learning (ACL) and a design framework based on the "living with the lab"program developed at Louisiana Tech University.The First Year Engineering program at Western New England University spans four commoncourses for all engineering majors. This work focuses on two courses, the Introduction toEngineering course, a four credit course offered in the first semester and the Data

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Victoria Matthew, VentureWell; Thema Monroe-White, SageFox Consulting Group; Ari Turrentine, VentureWell; Angela Shartrand, VentureWell; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology

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integrated as guest speakers, mentors, or providers of projects andinternship experiences.9Gilmartin et al. explain that skills fostered as part of entrepreneurship programs include, “…business understanding, an entrepreneurial mindset, understanding of technologycommercialization, and/or leadership ability; some also emphasize venture creation” (p. 1).10Both Ohland et al. and Gilmartin et al. capture the importance of learning by doing, or anexperiential approach. This type of active learning maximizes student self-efficacy and alsoboosts critical thinking, retention of information and persistence with the major. 4,7,11 The level ofself-efficacy and engagement with the material is further enhanced when students are able to becreative and build a

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Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Shannon Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Angela Shartrand, VentureWell; Laurie Moore, National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter); Emanuel Costache, SageFox Consulting Group; Andreea Mihaela Fintoc; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Calvin Ling, Stanford University; Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University; Leticia C. Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford University; Humera Fasihuddin, VentureWell; Anna K Breed

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infusion of innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) into undergraduateengineering education.1 Epicenter’s mission is to develop programs and initiatives thatempower U.S. undergraduate engineering students to bring their ideas to life for the benefit ofour economy and society. To do this, Epicenter helps undergraduate engineers connect theirtechnical skills with the ability to develop innovative technologies that solve importantproblems, while fostering an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset. Epicenter’s three coreinitiatives focus on students, faculty, and research.Students: The University Innovation Fellows ProgramThe University Innovation Fellows (UIF) program for undergraduate engineering students andtheir peers gives students the training

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Philip Reid Brown, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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assessment plan are potentially valuable for those who are considering running similarcommunication, teamwork and problem solving workshops, as this paper overviews both theactivities within the academy and the potential value that they have to communication, teamworkand problem solving related outcomes.BackgroundThis section will overview the objectives of the KEEN Entrepreneurial Mindset grant, how theLeadership Academy activities fit within those objectives, and how the objectives of theacademy align with other work in engineering education and entrepreneurship. Page 26.264.3Entrepreneurial mindsetAccording to Kriewall and Mekemson7 , the

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Andrew Tadd, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan; Elaine Wisniewski, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan

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, Entrepreneurship, and a Flipped Classroom Experience    Abstract  Graduates in chemical engineering pursue a wide variety of careers and, in today’s businessenvironment, technical proficiency is required but no longer sufficient to ensure success. Well-developed problem-solving skills and the ability to describe, convey, and sell those solutions toupper management is a must. The pace of business has also increased – higher productivity,shorter design turns, and global competition mean that successful engineers must be self-starters,seek out opportunities for improvements, and have an entrepreneurial mindset. Our currentcapstone design experience fails to fully prepare our graduates for these challenges. Currently,the course focuses on technical design

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Gregory Wilson II, University of Georgia

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26.504.2project pitch phase, mixing and recruiting phase, project development phase, projectpresentations, judging, and closing statements (Duhring, 2014). Hack-a-thons are conducted onevenings or weekends, outside of typical working hours and can range from one day to threedays. Famous design firm, IDEO, designed a version of the hack-a-thon, called a make-a-thon,which is more design-driven and centered on collaboration across silos (Zhang, 2012). Newventures and early-stage startups also use a process called teaming, which involves creatingtemporary groups to solve problems that are complex and rapidly changing (Edmondson, 2011). Developing an entrepreneurial mindset prepares students for the 21st century workplace.Entrepreneurship is defined as

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Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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within acommunity that acknowledges their expertise in a particular craft or discipline and shareinformation competently with those who are not experts."The Kern Family Foundation is helping engineering schools change their pedagogy to developthe entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduate engineers [12]. The Kern EntrepreneurshipEngineering Network (KEEN) consists primarily of small private engineering schools to promotethis change. Attributes of the KEEN entrepreneurially minded engineer are integrity, tenacity, Page 26.1507.5ethics, creativity, intuition, a deep knowledge of engineering fundamentals, the ability toengineer products for

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Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums)

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papers, and provides faculty development workshops on effective teaching. In 2006, the Kern Family Foundation named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education recognizing his efforts to bring innovative team based problem solving into the engineering curriculum to promote the entrepreneurial mindset. In addition to his work on ethics and entrepreneurial skills, Dr. Carpenter is an accredited green design professional (LEED AP) and practicing professional engineer. As founding Director of the Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute, he conducts research on water management and routinely provides professional lectures/short courses on innovative stormwater treatment design and its role in Low Impact

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Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University

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schools in KEEN (Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network). KEEN wasformed to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in today’s engineers. Founder Robert Kern(successful entrepreneur of Generac® fame) had a vision to differentiate American engineers bybringing an entrepreneurial mindset to undergraduate engineering education. Since most oftoday’s graduating engineers do not start their own businesses but join established corporationsor institutions, a key focus of this four school grant was to understand intrapreneurship, which isthe term used to describe successful entrepreneurial efforts in an existing corporation orinstitution. This usage is consistent with the general usage of the word, if one searches theinternet, as well as in published

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Yan Tang, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Yung Lun Wong, AquaSolve Ventures; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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. Page 26.1531.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The EPA P3 Program: an Opportunity for Growing Student EntrepreneursAbstract – In this paper we will share our experiences of fostering entrepreneurial spirit throughprojects funded by EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) P3 (People, Prosperity, and thePlanet) Program which hosts the P3 collegiate competition for designing solutions for a sustainablefuture. Since 2012, we have integrated the P3 competition with the capstone design course of CleanEnergy Systems track in mechanical engineering as an effective educational vehicle forintroducing the concept of sustainable design. Since the

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Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, University of Turku

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pivot and change. • Be inspired to pursue life-long learning by approaching storytelling from an analytical and entrepreneurial mindset. We also believe that the methods in the course and the conceptual process found inStorytelling Based Learning will provide students learning skills in: • Developing a deeper understanding of others through creative story expression. • Designing models that inform methods that predict engagement responses to Page 26.1498.10 effective works. • Designing engineering design prototypes that test and validate a story model

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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particular the way businesses viewsociety, into the education of engineers 8,9,10,11,12,13 . As engineering educators, strive to produce“industry-ready” engineers - graduates who use their technical expertise to bring value to an exist-ing organization 14,15 . Although reliable numbers are difficult to come by, it seems clear that thereare more engineers entering established industries than creating their own start-up companies. Aseducators we have responded by focusing on fostering an “entrepreneurial mindset” - a collectionof skills, knowledge and attitudes that will enable engineers to both amplify the value they provideto large industries (intrepreneurs) and form their own start-up companies (entrepreneurs).A common theme that arises for both

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Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Engineering Academic and Student Affairs; James L Wilson, Texas A&M University - College of Engineering

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University in Education Technology. Masters from Texas A&M Commerce in Engineering Technology. Currently the Facility Manager of the Texas A&M Engi- neering Innovation Center. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Assessment of Student Outcomes in a 48-Hour Intensive Innovation ExperienceIntroductionRecent reports (1, 2) have highlighted the need to promote development of innovativeskills and entrepreneurial mindsets among undergraduate engineering students. Thispaper will focus on a new extracurricular 48-hour weekend Intensive InnovationExperience (IIE) designed to provide teams of engineering undergraduates opportunitiesto pursue rapid development of hardware

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Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University; Ateeq Junaid Suria, Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Jonathan Summers

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design.Certainly, techniques in conceptual design have traditionally included the act of sketching, andoutlining key characteristics of a product, service or experience early on in the design processwith the goal of initiating creative reflection and planning subsequent phases16. Storytelling is anatural extension. It facilitates every aspect of the design process. The history of entrepreneurialopportunity and research show formal applications amongst other design activities in theevolution of engineering design from Boston to Silicon Valley ---- due to the way companiesperceive innovation phases17.The power of first moments in entrepreneurial storytelling18 show how a degree of ambiguity inthe study and teaching approach adds anticipation and preserves

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Laura Atkins, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julian Ernesto Martinez-Moreno, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lalit Patil, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kimber J Andrews, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign ; Maryalice S. Wu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Debasish Dutta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Barbara Hug, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Liora Bresler

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to a certificate (not a degree) in innovation. Case Western Reserve University, for example, offers a certificate program in innovation and strategy11, and Georgia Institute of Technology offers a graduate certificate program called “Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results” (TI:GER) 12.3. Innovation “minor” in degree programs: Some degree programs at the graduate level enable students to receive a minor in innovation. Typically, such minors require a three-course sequence that may also include industry internships. For example, the engineering school at Dartmouth offers an innovation program that provides doctoral students with entrepreneurial training to turn discoveries into marketable applied technologies.134