Importance of Entreprenurial Thinking in Engineering Education_Dr. Ilya Avdeev

Dr. Ilya Avdeev (avdeev@uwm.edu) © 2016

5/2/2016

Importance
of Entrepreneurial Thinking
in Engineering Education
Dr. Ilya Avdeev
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UW-Milwaukee
Director, Advanced Manufacturing and Design Laboratory
Director, NSF I-Corps Site of Southeastern Wisconsin
Co-Founder, UWM Student Startup Challenge
E-mail: avdeev@uwm.edu


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IndustryGrad School
Start-ups
Student Pathways
Government
Academia


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FRESH
IDEAS

Freshman
engagement
with
ideas

contents
and
coordinated
events

IDEAS
CHALLENGE
COURSES
–

Building
and
adapDng
an
network

of
courses
that
are
experienDal,

linked
and
ﬂipped

UNIVERSITY
INNOVATION
FELLOWS

Student
change
agents
as
part
of
a

Stanford’s
naDonal
network

STUDENT
STARTUP
CHALLENGE

Co-‐curricular
ideas
contest
that

supports
student
entrepreneurs

NSF
I-‐CORPS
PROGRAM

Training
researchers
at
Milwaukee
insDtuDons
in

leading
market
discovery
techniques
with

support
of
the
NaDonal
Science
FoundaDon

Outline
1

2

3

4

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Fresh Ideas
1


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Product Realization Course
2


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Started at UWM in 2009 through a
partnership between the Peck
School of the Arts and the College
of Engineering and Applied
Science
•  Fosters creative product
solutions through
multidisciplinary teams
•  Students gain experience
working on commercial
projects
•  Emphasizes ideation,
concept generation,
and prototyping over
traditional senior design projects
Course History
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13
Course Process and Benchmarks
1) defining user requirements

2) concept generation and selection

3) the creation of a computer based design and analysis models

4) benchmarking designs with existing products

5) rapid prototyping and reverse engineering techniques

6) the development of a functional prototype, and

7) prototype testing and modification

Planning
Concept
Development
System
Level Design
Detail
Design
Prototyping and Testing
Presentation
#1
Presentation
#2
Midterm
Presentation
Presentation
#4
Final
Presentation
Website Development
Process Documentation
Course Timeline
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PAST PROJECTS
2


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Past Projects
LEVEL Camera
2


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Past Projects
AquaSensor
2


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Past Projects
Curt G. Joa
2


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Student Startup Challenge
3


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Isopoint Technologies, LLC
3


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NSF I-Corps Site
Any
opinions,
ﬁndings,
and
conclusions
or
recommenda4ons
expressed
in
this
material
are
those
of
the
author(s)
and
do
not
necessarily
reﬂect
the
views
of
the
Na4onal

Science
Founda4on.
This
material
is
based
upon
work
supported
by
the
Na4onal
Science
Founda4on
under
Grant
No.
1450386

Business
Model Canvas

Customer
Discovery

Minimum
Viable Product

4


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Value

ProposiDon

Customers

RelaDonships

Channels
Resources

Partners

AcDviDes

Cost
Revenue

BUSINESS
MODEL
CANVAS
4


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Customers

Value

ProposiDon

PRODUCT-‐MARKET
FIT
4


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Dr.
Junhong
Chen

Professor

UWM/Mechanical
Engineering

jhchen@uwm.edu

Brian
Thompson

President

UWM
Research
Founda4on

briant@uwmfdn.org

Dr.
Ilya
Avdeev

Assistant
Professor

UWM/Mechanical
Engineering

avdeev@uwm.edu

James
Hunter
III

Bostrom
EIR

UWM/Business

jhunter@wi.rr.com

Dr.
Andrew
Greene

Director

MCW/BBC

agreene@mcw.edu

Dr.
Daniel
Sem

Professor

Concordia
University
of
WI

daniel.sem@cuw.edu

Dr.
KrisDna
Ropella

Interim
Opus
Dean

Marquee/Engineering

kris4na.ropella@marquee.edu

Dr.
Gene
Wright

Program
Director

MSOE

wright@msoe.edu

Team
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Site Outcomes Expectations
“The
purpose
of
an
I-‐Corps
Site
is
to
nurture
and
support
mul4ple,
local

teams
that
are
transi4oning
their
ideas,
devices,
processes
or
other

intellectual
ac4vi4es
into
the
marketplace.”
Possible
outcomes
from
an
I-‐
Corps
Site's
team
mentorship
and
guidance
are:

•  Direct
commercializa4on
of
team
projects

•  Applica4ons
submied
by
Site
Teams
to
NSF's
I-‐Corp
Program

•  New
start-‐up
businesses

•  Licensing
agreements

•  Crea4on
of
business
plans
suitable
for
review
by
third-‐party

investors

In
addi4on,
all
I-‐Corps
Site
supported
teams
will
make
"go/no-‐go"

decisions
about
commercializa4on
within
six
months
of
receiving
support

from
their
I-‐Corps
Site.

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Participating Teams
Teams are composed of three members who can be students, post-docs,
staff, faculty, alumni, or members of the local entrepreneurial community:
The Academic Lead (AL) will be responsible for overall project
management. The AL will preferably have an academic appointment that
would normally qualify the AL to submit proposals or play the role of a PI in
subsequent submissions to NSF.
The Entrepreneurial Lead (EL) is a post-doctoral scholar, a student,
professional staff, or alum of one of the partnering academic institutions
with relevant knowledge of the technology and a deep commitment to
investigate the commercial landscape surrounding the innovation.
The Mentor (M), who can either apply as part of the team or be provided
by the I-Corps Site. A Mentor will typically be an experienced or emerging
entrepreneur with experience in transitioning technology out of academic
labs.
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Process
•  NSF I-Corps Methodology (Lean LaunchPad)
•  Teaching team (flipped classroom approach)
•  Four-week summer program (face-to-face)
•  Five two-hour workshops on customer discovery
•  Go/No-Go decision
•  Follow-up with teams (three- and six month out)
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Benefits to Participants
•  Education: five LLP workshops on customer discovery
•  Mentoring: via I-Corps Site’s entrepreneurial network
•  Monetary support: up to $2,400 in funding, which can
be used for prototyping materials, travel to visit
potential customers and end users, and other business
expenses
•  Continuing commercialization support and follow-up
•  Access to the National Innovation Network (NIN)
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Long-Term
4


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April
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
January
February
March

Award
Start

4/1/15

COHORT
1

7/27/15
–
8/21/15

COHORT
2

10/12/15
–
11/9/15

COHORT
3

2/1/16
–
2/29/16

Recruitment
Recruitment
Recruitment

VIVOFORM

(AL:
A.
Chauhan)

CONFIDENTIAL
CAPTURE

SYSTEM
(AL:
B.
Freudinger)

ANGIO360

DIAGNOSTICS
(AL:
M.
Harrison)

SOURCE

(AL:
J.
Lee)

PWP

(AL:
J.
Rammer)

IMMERSE
FITNESS

(AL:
J.
LaDisa)

CONTROLLED
LANGUAGE

SOFTWARE
(AL:
D.
Clark)

LIGHT
THERAPY

(AL:
J.
Eells)

NSEE
SENSOR

(AL:
S.
Mao)

INSIGHT

(AL:
A.
Castonguay)

ESSENTIAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY

(AL:
M.
James)

SUPERHYDROPHOBIC

COATINGS
(AL:
K.
Sobolev)

SMART
GRID

CONTROLLER
(AL:
A.
Eggebeen)

MICROLITICS

(AL:
J.
McGraw)

FLORASEQ

(AL:
K.
Harrington)

VIBETECH

(AL:
E.
Morgan)

FIRST
DANAO

(AL:
H.
Zhang)

UV
MONITOR

(AL:
R.
Scheidt)

SOLAR
FOOD

DEHYDRATOR
(AL:
J.
Shefner)

HEALTH
LITERACY

SOLUTIONS
(AL:
K.
Barnekow)

ALPHACORE
SOLUTIONS

(AL:
A.
Bakhshinejad)

REDI
WHEEL

(AL:
M.
Bengtson)

FOOD
WASTE
-‐
TO
-‐

RESOURCES
(AL:
W.
Kort)

TRAINING
AVATAR

(AL:
C.
Berg)

REHAB
TRACKER

(AL:
S.
Bohler)

STICKY
QUIZ

(AL:
B.
Dennis)

MEDSYNC-‐RX

(AL:
C.
Albano)

QUICK
FACTS

3
COHORTS

4
WEEK
CUSTOMER
DISCOVERY

5
EVENING
SESSIONS

4
INSTRUCTORS

1,000+
TEAM
CONTACTS

27
TEAMS

87
PARTICIPANTS

75+
MENTORS
IN
NETWORK

870
CUSTOMER
INTERVIEWS

Curriculum
Design

October

4


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University Innovation Fellows
5


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5


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Students’s
percepDon

of
entrepreneurial
ecosystem

5


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UIF:
Change
Agents

5


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Across
disciplines

5


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Prototyping
new
courses

and
new
programs

5


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Taking
risks,

but
using
faculty
as

harness

5


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Moving
forward
in
sprints
5


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Reaching
out

5


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Leveraging
connecDons
with

the
brightest
minds
on
campus

5


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Building
networks
5


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UIF
at
UWM

5


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Lubar
Center
for
Entrepreneurship

$20M

5


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“We believe education and entrepreneurship are the
pathways to a happy, productive and rewarding life.”


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Vision/Guiding Principles
1.  Broad
Student
Engagement

2.  Integrate
and
Enhance
Programming

3.  Develop
Targeted
FaciliDes

4.  Strengthen
Linkages
with
the
Business
Community

Enhancing
the
success
of
our
students
and

the
region’s
prosperity
through

entrepreneurship


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Programming and Facilities
IDEAS
CHALLENGE
PROGRAMS

FACILITIES

•  Fresh
Ideas

•  Ideas
Challenge
Courses

•  Student
Startup
Challenge

•  University
InnovaDon
Fellows

•  NSF
I-‐Corps
Program

•  Social
Entrepreneurship

•  CollaboraDon
and
Co-‐Working

•  Program
Delivery/InstrucDon

•  InnovaDon
Labs/Maker
Spaces

•  Touch-‐down
and
Launch


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Spaces
Maker/Innovation Labs
Touchdown and Launch
Collaboration & Co-Working
Program Delivery/ Instruction


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Innovation Infrastructure


5/2/2016

FRESH
IDEAS

Freshman
engagement
with
ideas

contents
and
coordinated
events

IDEAS
CHALLENGE
COURSES
–

Building
and
adapDng
an
network

of
courses
that
are
experienDal,

linked
and
ﬂipped

UNIVERSITY
INNOVATION
FELLOWS

Student
change
agents
as
part
of
a

Stanford’s
naDonal
network

STUDENT
STARTUP
CHALLENGE

Co-‐curricular
ideas
contest
that

supports
student
entrepreneurs

NSF
I-‐CORPS
PROGRAM

Training
researchers
at
Milwaukee
insDtuDons
in

leading
market
discovery
techniques
with

support
of
the
NaDonal
Science
FoundaDon

1

2

3

4

5

Summary


5/2/2016

Resources
http://icorpsmilwaukee.org
hp://uwm.edu/ideaschallenge/

hp://www.uwmstartupchallenge.com

hp://universityinnova4onfellows.org

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