The document provides summaries of research conducted on Innovation Labs participants and teams' products from 2015-2018. It includes:
- An analysis of how teams described their products, finding focus areas like improving daily routines, interactions, and disrupting existing markets.
- A comparison of Innovation Labs participants to a control group of students, finding participants had more professional connections, endorsements, and roles in leadership.
- A survey of Innovation Labs participants finding most were students and employees, with more identifying as entrepreneurs at the final Demo Day. Locations varied in participants' previous experiences.
Slides for for JSS "Happy Hour": Aligning software engineering education with...Vahid Garousi
Short video for JSS "Happy Hour"
To take place on: May 29, 2020
Paper:
Aligning software engineering education with industrial needs: A meta-analysis
Full paper details:
Vahid Garousi, Görkem Giray, Eray Tüzün, Cagatay Catal, Michael Felderer, "Aligning software engineering education with industrial needs: a meta-analysis", Journal of Systems and Software, vol. 156, pp. 65-83, October 2019
Full-text paper link: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.06.044
Narrated video: https://youtu.be/DxLQFYouDAQ
The Executive Report entitled “The Building Blocks of Agility as a Team’s Competence in Project Management” is a preliminary result and a synthesis of key findings of the PM Agility Global Survey 2014, a worldwide research program conducted at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Consortium for Engineering Program Excellence (CEPE). The research program had collaboration from different institutions around the globe and also the partnership with researchers from University of São Paulo, São Carlos School of Engineering.
This Global Survey successfully collected experiences and insights from more than 800 highly experienced professionals from 76 countries. We are very thankful for all participants around the world that collaborated to this study. More information at http://econforto.mit.edu.
Slides for for JSS "Happy Hour": Aligning software engineering education with...Vahid Garousi
Short video for JSS "Happy Hour"
To take place on: May 29, 2020
Paper:
Aligning software engineering education with industrial needs: A meta-analysis
Full paper details:
Vahid Garousi, Görkem Giray, Eray Tüzün, Cagatay Catal, Michael Felderer, "Aligning software engineering education with industrial needs: a meta-analysis", Journal of Systems and Software, vol. 156, pp. 65-83, October 2019
Full-text paper link: https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.06.044
Narrated video: https://youtu.be/DxLQFYouDAQ
The Executive Report entitled “The Building Blocks of Agility as a Team’s Competence in Project Management” is a preliminary result and a synthesis of key findings of the PM Agility Global Survey 2014, a worldwide research program conducted at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Consortium for Engineering Program Excellence (CEPE). The research program had collaboration from different institutions around the globe and also the partnership with researchers from University of São Paulo, São Carlos School of Engineering.
This Global Survey successfully collected experiences and insights from more than 800 highly experienced professionals from 76 countries. We are very thankful for all participants around the world that collaborated to this study. More information at http://econforto.mit.edu.
Planning industry relevant engineering programs to meet the needs of industr...Thanikachalam Vedhathiri
The impact of Industry-4.0, and disruptive technologies demand industry ready graduates. This PPT gives a method planning industry specific engineering programs.
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IEEE TAG xAPI Webinar Series: Improving the Learner Experience Through an xAP...Margaret Roth
As part of the xAPI Case Studies Webinar Series hosted by the IEEE LTSC TAG xAPI, this presentation gives an overview of the creation of the Learning Commons. The Learning Commons is a shared space for connecting and accelerating educator learning created in partnership by the Learning Accelerator and Yet Analytics with support from innovative education organizations. The Learning Commons is an xAPI-enabled, multi-source content portal designed from the ground up with xAPI as part of the data model, powering a unified learner experience interface that allows learners to see how the informal learning content they work with aligns to competencies and skills they are working to build. As learners utilize content through curated playlists, skill and competency development is automatically tracked and presented back to learners, cohort leaders, and content providers through xAPI data.
The Google Slides version can be accessed at http://goog.gl/HfuscA. This presentation was presented in the xAPI Case Studies Webinar Series hosted by the IEEE LTSC TAG xAPI group on April 17, 2018.
Kristal R. Ray, Utah State University
Paul W. Fombelle, Northeastern University
Sterling A. Bone, Utah State University
Michael K. Brady, Florida State University
Scott A. Thompson, University of Georgia
Planning electives and advanced courses to meet the needs of high performing ...Thanikachalam Vedhathiri
The engineering institutes have to assist the students in offering electives and advanced courses to meet their individual needs. It is better to get feedback from the alumni on the current needs of the industry. The faculty members should be trained to offer industry specific advanced courses.
The expanding learning technology market can feel like a confusing, bewildering place. But we can work out what's going on by finding the common features and trends the new generation of learning products share.
Find a way forward with Mark Aberdour's presentation from Learning Technologies 2019.
https://brightwavegroup.com/contact-us
Presentation to Quebec VPAs at BCI (Montreal) May 4 2018eCampusOntario
Presentation about the eCampusOntario structure and activities for Vice-Presidents Academic from Quebec universities, at BCI in Montreal on May 4, 2018.
Politecnico di Milano has started an initiative to innovate PoliMi’s teaching activities and techniques.
The Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria (DEIB) has started to work on this initiative and we are pleased to share with you the result of this, the so called “PEoPLe@DEIB: Politecnico Experiences on Passionate Learning” initiative.
The PEoPLE@DEIB goal is to present several courses, competitions and events that will make focus on some aspects of the engineering world – and not only – in a way of presenting these topics that is different from the one you experienced during your academic career in Politecnico.
These events will be scheduled and proposed in a way that will not impact the normal academic activities, and that is one of the reasons why we included “Passionate” in our slogan, they will be held in the late afternoon, in the evening and during the weekends. Don’t worry, it is extra work – it’s true – but it is only on a voluntary basis; you will decide what to attend to and whether to do it. You will get extra credits for the courses/activities that you decide to attend and these will be listed in your diploma supplement when you graduate.
We do have the perception that a close connection between research and education has to be pursued to properly prepare our students. Research and education is perceived as a dichotomy. It has often been hard to couple them in a productive and virtuous cycle but we do believe that Research can obtain great benefits from Teaching and the other way around and this basic principle is at the basis of all the PEoPLE@DEIB activities. In particular, involving young students in research activities will heavily increase the creative and brainstorming phase of a research group. Students are not yet constrained in a research framework and they are not scared by the idea of trying and failing to see their ideas coming reality through their work. On the contrary, from an educative point of view, giving the students the chance to be involved in real projects will mean giving them the chance to experience real design and development challenges and by guiding them during the design and development we can, in a maieutic way, teach them how to approach real life projects.
In such a context it is necessary to provide the students with an environment where they can work and experiment a motivating experience and this is exactly what we are doing with the PEoPLe@DEIB initiative.
We strongly believe that students are terrific, they are young, but that just means that they need to be properly trained and helped in understanding that failures are part of the learning process. Without trying, you are not going to fail, but without trying you cannot learn new things, you can not achieve greatness!
PEoPLE@DEIB is working towards this objectives, trying to make students more self-confident.
Powerpoint gebruikt bij de Introductie workshop van Advanced Agile Product Ownership
Verzorgd door het NISI- Nederlands Instituut voor de Software Industrie
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In this presentation Dr Neil Peirce (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) gives an overview of the DEVELOP project and presents the Design Thinking approach used for the system prototyping and user testing.
Planning industry relevant engineering programs to meet the needs of industr...Thanikachalam Vedhathiri
The impact of Industry-4.0, and disruptive technologies demand industry ready graduates. This PPT gives a method planning industry specific engineering programs.
The high performing students need appropriate electives to meet their career plan. Many may plan to further higher education programs in research universities. These concepts are explained in this presentation/
Analytics to understand learning environmentsAbelardo Pardo
Seminar for the CHAI Group at The University of Sydney. A summary of the initiatives I have worked on in the past years plus a brief account of my current work.
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As part of the xAPI Case Studies Webinar Series hosted by the IEEE LTSC TAG xAPI, this presentation gives an overview of the creation of the Learning Commons. The Learning Commons is a shared space for connecting and accelerating educator learning created in partnership by the Learning Accelerator and Yet Analytics with support from innovative education organizations. The Learning Commons is an xAPI-enabled, multi-source content portal designed from the ground up with xAPI as part of the data model, powering a unified learner experience interface that allows learners to see how the informal learning content they work with aligns to competencies and skills they are working to build. As learners utilize content through curated playlists, skill and competency development is automatically tracked and presented back to learners, cohort leaders, and content providers through xAPI data.
The Google Slides version can be accessed at http://goog.gl/HfuscA. This presentation was presented in the xAPI Case Studies Webinar Series hosted by the IEEE LTSC TAG xAPI group on April 17, 2018.
Kristal R. Ray, Utah State University
Paul W. Fombelle, Northeastern University
Sterling A. Bone, Utah State University
Michael K. Brady, Florida State University
Scott A. Thompson, University of Georgia
Planning electives and advanced courses to meet the needs of high performing ...Thanikachalam Vedhathiri
The engineering institutes have to assist the students in offering electives and advanced courses to meet their individual needs. It is better to get feedback from the alumni on the current needs of the industry. The faculty members should be trained to offer industry specific advanced courses.
The expanding learning technology market can feel like a confusing, bewildering place. But we can work out what's going on by finding the common features and trends the new generation of learning products share.
Find a way forward with Mark Aberdour's presentation from Learning Technologies 2019.
https://brightwavegroup.com/contact-us
Presentation to Quebec VPAs at BCI (Montreal) May 4 2018eCampusOntario
Presentation about the eCampusOntario structure and activities for Vice-Presidents Academic from Quebec universities, at BCI in Montreal on May 4, 2018.
Politecnico di Milano has started an initiative to innovate PoliMi’s teaching activities and techniques.
The Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria (DEIB) has started to work on this initiative and we are pleased to share with you the result of this, the so called “PEoPLe@DEIB: Politecnico Experiences on Passionate Learning” initiative.
The PEoPLE@DEIB goal is to present several courses, competitions and events that will make focus on some aspects of the engineering world – and not only – in a way of presenting these topics that is different from the one you experienced during your academic career in Politecnico.
These events will be scheduled and proposed in a way that will not impact the normal academic activities, and that is one of the reasons why we included “Passionate” in our slogan, they will be held in the late afternoon, in the evening and during the weekends. Don’t worry, it is extra work – it’s true – but it is only on a voluntary basis; you will decide what to attend to and whether to do it. You will get extra credits for the courses/activities that you decide to attend and these will be listed in your diploma supplement when you graduate.
We do have the perception that a close connection between research and education has to be pursued to properly prepare our students. Research and education is perceived as a dichotomy. It has often been hard to couple them in a productive and virtuous cycle but we do believe that Research can obtain great benefits from Teaching and the other way around and this basic principle is at the basis of all the PEoPLE@DEIB activities. In particular, involving young students in research activities will heavily increase the creative and brainstorming phase of a research group. Students are not yet constrained in a research framework and they are not scared by the idea of trying and failing to see their ideas coming reality through their work. On the contrary, from an educative point of view, giving the students the chance to be involved in real projects will mean giving them the chance to experience real design and development challenges and by guiding them during the design and development we can, in a maieutic way, teach them how to approach real life projects.
In such a context it is necessary to provide the students with an environment where they can work and experiment a motivating experience and this is exactly what we are doing with the PEoPLe@DEIB initiative.
We strongly believe that students are terrific, they are young, but that just means that they need to be properly trained and helped in understanding that failures are part of the learning process. Without trying, you are not going to fail, but without trying you cannot learn new things, you can not achieve greatness!
PEoPLE@DEIB is working towards this objectives, trying to make students more self-confident.
Powerpoint gebruikt bij de Introductie workshop van Advanced Agile Product Ownership
Verzorgd door het NISI- Nederlands Instituut voor de Software Industrie
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HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY LEADERS PROGRAM (TLP) ENHANCE MACHINE LEARNING AND AI EXP...Plaksha University
Technology Leaders Program at Plaksha University enhances Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) experience through challenge lab and capstone and help students understand how businesses function.
Lightning Talk - presented to the following stakeholders at various stages: Steering Committee, Library Services, Student Services, Head of Teaching Forum, Head of Academic Schools Forum...
Organizational Innovation Report by TrendsSpotting: Implementing innovation i...Taly Weiss
In this review we collects insights from academic research, leading analysts and consultancies and observe related case studies, to come up with best practices for the implementation of innovation in organizations. We review models for innovation leadership, culture, innovation strategy and goals; discuss mechanisms for learning and knowledge sharing, and review the required set of incentives and rewards. Focusing on Innovation challenges we collect insights and best practices regarding strategy alignment, management support, idea generation and commercialization, speed, lean processes, innovation events and sharing platforms as well as innovation metrics. In search for optimal innovation implementation methods, we review studies on high performing companies and present case studies on how innovative companies implement innovation in their organization.
The 130 page PPT report “Organizational Innovation: Implementing innovation in organizations” is targeted at innovation stakeholders and aids in structuring the organization towards effective innovation.
This is a sample report.
tableau together with analytics
introduction to the simple examples of using data visualisation.. and also how to bridge the gap for using data for Education
Strategies
Data
Analytics
Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation - Final Version - 5.23...John Andrews
SlideShare Description for "Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation"
Title: Chatty Kathy: Enhancing Physical Activity Among Older Adults
Description:
Discover how Chatty Kathy, an innovative project developed at the UNC Bootcamp, aims to tackle the challenge of low physical activity among older adults. Our AI-driven solution uses peer interaction to boost and sustain exercise levels, significantly improving health outcomes. This presentation covers our problem statement, the rationale behind Chatty Kathy, synthetic data and persona creation, model performance metrics, a visual demonstration of the project, and potential future developments. Join us for an insightful Q&A session to explore the potential of this groundbreaking project.
Project Team: Jay Requarth, Jana Avery, John Andrews, Dr. Dick Davis II, Nee Buntoum, Nam Yeongjin & Mat Nicholas
As Europe's leading economic powerhouse and the fourth-largest hashtag#economy globally, Germany stands at the forefront of innovation and industrial might. Renowned for its precision engineering and high-tech sectors, Germany's economic structure is heavily supported by a robust service industry, accounting for approximately 68% of its GDP. This economic clout and strategic geopolitical stance position Germany as a focal point in the global cyber threat landscape.
In the face of escalating global tensions, particularly those emanating from geopolitical disputes with nations like hashtag#Russia and hashtag#China, hashtag#Germany has witnessed a significant uptick in targeted cyber operations. Our analysis indicates a marked increase in hashtag#cyberattack sophistication aimed at critical infrastructure and key industrial sectors. These attacks range from ransomware campaigns to hashtag#AdvancedPersistentThreats (hashtag#APTs), threatening national security and business integrity.
🔑 Key findings include:
🔍 Increased frequency and complexity of cyber threats.
🔍 Escalation of state-sponsored and criminally motivated cyber operations.
🔍 Active dark web exchanges of malicious tools and tactics.
Our comprehensive report delves into these challenges, using a blend of open-source and proprietary data collection techniques. By monitoring activity on critical networks and analyzing attack patterns, our team provides a detailed overview of the threats facing German entities.
This report aims to equip stakeholders across public and private sectors with the knowledge to enhance their defensive strategies, reduce exposure to cyber risks, and reinforce Germany's resilience against cyber threats.
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Empowering the Data Analytics Ecosystem: A Laser Focus on Value
The data analytics ecosystem thrives when every component functions at its peak, unlocking the true potential of data. Here's a laser focus on key areas for an empowered ecosystem:
1. Democratize Access, Not Data:
Granular Access Controls: Provide users with self-service tools tailored to their specific needs, preventing data overload and misuse.
Data Catalogs: Implement robust data catalogs for easy discovery and understanding of available data sources.
2. Foster Collaboration with Clear Roles:
Data Mesh Architecture: Break down data silos by creating a distributed data ownership model with clear ownership and responsibilities.
Collaborative Workspaces: Utilize interactive platforms where data scientists, analysts, and domain experts can work seamlessly together.
3. Leverage Advanced Analytics Strategically:
AI-powered Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like data cleaning and feature engineering, freeing up data talent for higher-level analysis.
Right-Tool Selection: Strategically choose the most effective advanced analytics techniques (e.g., AI, ML) based on specific business problems.
4. Prioritize Data Quality with Automation:
Automated Data Validation: Implement automated data quality checks to identify and rectify errors at the source, minimizing downstream issues.
Data Lineage Tracking: Track the flow of data throughout the ecosystem, ensuring transparency and facilitating root cause analysis for errors.
5. Cultivate a Data-Driven Mindset:
Metrics-Driven Performance Management: Align KPIs and performance metrics with data-driven insights to ensure actionable decision making.
Data Storytelling Workshops: Equip stakeholders with the skills to translate complex data findings into compelling narratives that drive action.
Benefits of a Precise Ecosystem:
Sharpened Focus: Precise access and clear roles ensure everyone works with the most relevant data, maximizing efficiency.
Actionable Insights: Strategic analytics and automated quality checks lead to more reliable and actionable data insights.
Continuous Improvement: Data-driven performance management fosters a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Sustainable Growth: Empowered by data, organizations can make informed decisions to drive sustainable growth and innovation.
By focusing on these precise actions, organizations can create an empowered data analytics ecosystem that delivers real value by driving data-driven decisions and maximizing the return on their data investment.
Data Centers - Striving Within A Narrow Range - Research Report - MCG - May 2...pchutichetpong
M Capital Group (“MCG”) expects to see demand and the changing evolution of supply, facilitated through institutional investment rotation out of offices and into work from home (“WFH”), while the ever-expanding need for data storage as global internet usage expands, with experts predicting 5.3 billion users by 2023. These market factors will be underpinned by technological changes, such as progressing cloud services and edge sites, allowing the industry to see strong expected annual growth of 13% over the next 4 years.
Whilst competitive headwinds remain, represented through the recent second bankruptcy filing of Sungard, which blames “COVID-19 and other macroeconomic trends including delayed customer spending decisions, insourcing and reductions in IT spending, energy inflation and reduction in demand for certain services”, the industry has seen key adjustments, where MCG believes that engineering cost management and technological innovation will be paramount to success.
MCG reports that the more favorable market conditions expected over the next few years, helped by the winding down of pandemic restrictions and a hybrid working environment will be driving market momentum forward. The continuous injection of capital by alternative investment firms, as well as the growing infrastructural investment from cloud service providers and social media companies, whose revenues are expected to grow over 3.6x larger by value in 2026, will likely help propel center provision and innovation. These factors paint a promising picture for the industry players that offset rising input costs and adapt to new technologies.
According to M Capital Group: “Specifically, the long-term cost-saving opportunities available from the rise of remote managing will likely aid value growth for the industry. Through margin optimization and further availability of capital for reinvestment, strong players will maintain their competitive foothold, while weaker players exit the market to balance supply and demand.”
3. Methods
• The content analysis is based on an
emergent thematic coding which was
manually performed in order to
explore the discourse through which
teams describe the products
developed at Innovation Labs.
• The coding validity is ensured by
applying an intra-rater reliability
procedure.
• The types of variables resulted in the
analysis are not mutually exclusive,
so that a single product could fit in
multiple categories.
• The results are based on a content
analysis of 131 product
descriptions, as included in the
Demo Day brochures (2015-2018).
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
4. Teams’ focus of innovation
• Practice innovation: products change
how people realize activities & daily
routines
• (Dis)comfortable innovation: makes a
distressful experience an enjoyable
one
• Personal interaction: products change
how users interact with other humans
• Tech choice: really cool tech goes into
that product!
• Method & process: changing
organization
• Enhancing social systems: better
communities, societies
• Disrupting existing markets, networks
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
5%
8%
20% 21%
12%
22%
45%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
5. What matters?
Core values in product pitches
Safety & trustworthiness
➢ Some products help users manage
risks and offer protection from
threats
➢ Others cultivate relationships of
trust and transparency, preventing
fraud
Rationality
➢ Products aim to enhance efficiency
and accuracy
Social wellbeing, safety & equity
➢ Products may create a level
playground, create safe
communities and distribute wealth
across boundaries
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
5%
12%
12%
14%
18%
7%
22%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
Social equity & equal access
Social well-being
Collective security
Accuracy
Efficiency
Transaction trustworthiness
Individual safety
6. Faster! Faster!
Re-shaping real time into “no time”
Many products aim to pursue goals
faster and reach targets…“in no time”:
➢ Apps offer users rich information
in real time
➢ Users are kept informed & up-to-
date through real-time
notifications
➢ Products help users save time
from unwanted tasks
➢ Different tasks may be fulfilled at
the same time
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
7%
21%
17%
27%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Simultaneity & multi-tasking
Time saving practices
Real-time notification and
alerts
Real-time rich information
7. Knowledge is power...
... ignorance is bliss?
Teams seek ways to re-allocate the
efforts and the benefits of
knowledge:
➢ Products enhance our awareness of
the natural, social and built
environment – from agritech to
social networks and smart city apps
➢ Products offer personalized
knowledge of topics of interest &
assist with decision making
➢ Products mediate our self-knowledge
and knowledge of others
➢ Apps make learning easier & faster
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
8%
9%
13%
22%
36%
38%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Novel learning practices
Inisghts for self-knowledge
Better knowledge of the others
Information for decision making
Personalized, user-tailored knowledge
Enhanced awareness of the
environment
8. How does technology
matter in teams’ products?
• Technology as a resource that
might be used to improve various
processes or aspects in the world.
• Technology enhances effectiveness
and enrich various types of
experience.
• Products are presented as tools
that might act as definitive
solutions to various problems.
• Technology is plays a role in self-
making practices
• Technology as a resource that
create a more controllable and
predictable word
• Technology as a tool of identity
formation and empowerment of
the self.
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
10%
8%
18%
17%
21%
33%
34%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Cost effective solution
Individualization and identity formation
Empowerment of the self
Alignment of multiple interests in a single
solution
Technology as a problem-solving tool
Technology as a resource to (re)gain
control over the immediate world
Digitalization of the society
9. PROFESSIONAL TRAJECTORY OF INNOVATION
LABS PARTICIPANTS, 2013-2017
Comparative Design
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
10. Methods
• The study took into consideration 921
persons, out of whom 656 persons had an
identifiable LinkedIn public profile. Their
LinkedIn profile was subject to a content
analysis on the following indicators:
• Professional reputation: number of
endorsements, number of connections,
number of organizations whom the person is
affiliated with;
• Professional position: type of current role in
the professional field (technical role,
leadership role);
• Entrepreneurial identity: display of
entrepreneurial markers (assuming a co-
founder identity, assuming a freelancing
identity).
• A total of 656 persons were
classified in two groups: the
experimental group (formed by 363
Innovation Labs participants) and
the control group (formed by 293
master students in computer
science randomly selected based
on the UPB admission lists for each
year).
• The proportion of students in the
control group by admission year is
similar to the proportion of
Innovation Labs by edition.
• The control group was selected to
include persons similar to
Innovation Labs participants in
terms of age and formal
educational experience.
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
11. Social capital among control and experimental group (average number of connections)
Innovation Labs participants have more professional connections in
comparison with the control group formed by master students
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
327
374
332
404
344
372
296
276
190
235
285
314
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
12. Reputation indicators among control and experimental group (average number of
endorsements)
Innovation Labs participants rate higher on reputation indicators in
comparison with the group of master students
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
123
191
79
139
106
115
70
88
33
65
76
108
0
50
100
150
200
250
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
13. Professional position and collaborative networks (average number of organizations
whom the person is affiliated with)
On average, Innovation Labs participants belong to multiple groups and
professional communities in comparison with the control group formed by
master students
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
3.62
4.79
3.06
4.62
2.99
4.41
2.76
3.8
3.37 3.24 3.13
3.96
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
14. Professional status among control and experimental group
(% of persons who occupy a technical and leadership position)
Innovation Labs participants tend to occupy leadership positions in a
higher degree than the average master students in Computer Sciences.
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
85%
10%
84%
10%
96%
0%
77%
4%
71%
5%
82%
5%
76%
33%
79%
13%
80%
12%
66%
13%
56%
11%
69%
14%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Technical
position
Leadership
position
Technical
position
Leadership
position
Technical
position
Leadership
position
Technical
position
Leadership
position
Technical
position
Leadership
position
Technical
position
Leadership
position
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
Master students IL Participants
15. Status of (co)founder as identity device among control and experimental group
(% of persons who describe themselves as cofounders)
A significant percent of Innovation Labs participants assumes a public
entrepreneurial identity .
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
0%
37%
0%
32%
0%
27%
4%
23%
1%
31%
1%
28%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
Master
Students
IL
Participants
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
16. Reputation, social capital and professional engagement by
type of educational experience
Innovation Labs participants have competitive advantages in the professional
field both in comparison with students enrolled in an entrepreneurial master
program and with students enrolled in a technical master program
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
Technical Master
Program
Entrepreneurial
Master Program
Innovation Labs
Program
Average number of endorsements 56 87 108
Average number of connections 246 307 314
Average number of organizations
whom the person is affiliated with 3.30 3.04 3.96
N 103 190 363
17. Identity display by type of educational experience
(% of persons who publicly assumes a particular identity or position)
Innovation Labs strengthens both the entrepreneurial and the
intrapreneurial identity of its participants.
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
Technical Master
Program
Entrepreneurial
Master Program
Innovation Labs
Program
Cofounder identity 1% 2% 28%
Freelancer identity 1% 3% 8%
Leadership position 2% 6% 14%
N 103 190 363
18. Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
• Data suggest that Innovation Labs has a significant contribution to
entrepreneurial education: the entrepreneurial position of
Innovation Labs participants is better than that of students
enrolled to an entrepreneurial master program.
• Moreover, Innovation Labs might be understood as a source of
professional competitive advantage: Innovation Labs participants
rate higher on reputation and leadership indicators in comparison
with the the group of master students seen as their counterparts.
20. Methods
Participants
in Bucharest
Participants in
other
locations
Total
Inception Survey 109 105 214
Feedback Survey 92 54 146
Demo Day Survey 65 52 117
Total number of collected questionnaires 477
• A total number of 477
questionnaires were applied in
Bucharest, Cluj, Iași and
Timișoara: 214 questionnaires
were applied at the beginning
of the Hackathon event and
146 were applied at the end of
the Hackathon event. In
addition, 117 questionnaires
were applied at the beginning
of the Demo Day event.
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21. Identity configuration across
levels of participation
Registered
participants
Participants in
Hackathon
Participants in
Demo Day
Students 81% 87% 85%
Employees 35% 33% 50%
Entrepreneurs 16% 14% 41%
Volunteers 20% 21% 39%
Women 23% 25% 20%
28+ years 22% 15% 29%
Participants who assume the identity of
entrepreneurs are more likely to belong
to the Demo Day group of finalists. This
might also illustrate that participants
experience a change in their identity as
entrepreneurs during the program
especially since the same percent of
persons who define themselves as
entrepreneurs could be found both at
the registration stage and at the end of
the Hackathon event.
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22. Previous relevant experience of registered participants across locations
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31%
0%
15%
46%
38%
38%
77%
62%
26%
0%
7%
37%
30%
11%
56%
52%
21%
13%
15%
51%
71%
65%
67%
76%
3%
23%
31%
32%
47%
53%
57%
60%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Respondents who participated in Idea Jam event
Respondents who participated in the previous editions of Innovation
Labs Hackathon
Respondents who participated in Treasure Hunt event
Respondents who participated in other entepreneurial competitions
for students and young professionals after highshool graduation
Respondents who participated in other competition with the actual
team members
Respondents who participated in other Hackathons
Respondents who have spoken to an audience of over 50 people
before participation in Innovation Labs Hackathon
Respondents who have built a prototyope for their own idea before
participation in Innovation Labs Hackathon
Bucharest Cluj Iași Timișoara
23. Other competitions and events in which registered persons participated
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
ACB Accelerator, Accenture Hackathon, ASAIH Invention Competition, Be An Innovator,
Beazley and Endava Hackathon, Bestem, Bitcoin to Business Bruxelles 2014, Blockchain
Hackathon, Define School, DEVHacks, EESTEC Olympics, GIS DAY@UTCB, Global Legal
Hackathon, Good to Go, Fintech, Google Hashcode, Hackathon Future Dev, Hacking
Health, HackItAll, Hacking Health, Hacking for Humanity, HackSociety, Hack@Time,
Hermes Hackathon, HackItAll, Infoeducație, iSpheric Accelerator, Invent for the planet,
Itfest, Itprenor, JSHacks, Leaders for the future, Megahack, MindCoding, Microsoft
Imgine Cup, MobilePro, NASA Space Apps, Night of Sleeping DEVS, Pirate summit, Prix
CFA, PoliHack, Prix CFA, P&G European Hackathon, Rotahack, Securithon, Smart Home,
START, Startup Weekend, Startarium, Startup Weekend, Techsylvania, UpGrader,
Timisoara iTec, T-Me Studios, Twitter Jam, Upgrader, ustart, Yahoo Hackathon
24. Sources of information about Innovation Labs (Question: Where did you
find out about Innovation Labs? – open answer)
Results indicate a high level of popularity of Innovation Labs among students: colleagues and friends
are the main source of information about Innovation Labs in Bucharest, Cluj, Iași and Timișoara. Also,
Facebook and the network of professors are efficient means in communicating the value of Innovation
Labs
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
Bucharest
(number of
mentions)
Cluj
(number of
mentions)
Iași
(number of
mentions)
Timișoara
(number of
mentions)
Colleagues / Friends 45 29 5 4
Professors 25 1 5 1
Social networks / Facebook 21 26 4 4
University Courses / University (in general) 13 2 5 1
Partnerships between academia and industry 6 0 1 0
Internet (different websites) 6 5 4 1
Posters / Print Ads 3 1 0 1
Student organizations 3 0 1 0
Other competitions or events 3 3 7 2
Others 2 1 0 0
(out of 109) (out of 63) (out of 27) (out of 13)
25. Sources of information about Innovation Labs (Question: What / Who
convinced you to participate in Innovation Labs? – open answer)
A considerable number of registered persons declared that they are self
determined to participate in Innovation Labs. This indicates a high level of
motivation among participants.
Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
Bucharest
(number of
mentions)
Cluj
(number of
mentions)
Iași
(number of
mentions)
Timișoara
(number of
mentions)
Self-determination 50 24 14 5
Colleagues / Friends 23 19 10 4
Professors 23 3 8 2
Persons from industry 3 1 0 3
Student organizations 0 0 1 0
Others 2 0 0 0
(out of 109) (out of 63) (out of 27) (out of 13)
26. Innovation Labs 2018 – Research Summary
Bucharest
(n=92)
Cluj
(n=30)
Iași
(n=16)
Timișoara
(n=8)
Percent Frecquency
Brainstorming – to develop an innovative idea for a product or service 60% 70% 8 5
To identify end-users' needs for a product or service 76% 90% 11 6
To design a product or service that will satisfy users' needs and expectations 48% 67% 7 3
To build a working prototype 49% 54% 7 7
To estimate the market size for a new product or service (number of users
and potential customers)
55% 60% 7 5
To estimate the amount and types of capital necessary to start my business 21% 30% 5 2
To design an effective marketing campaign for a new product and service 27% 40% 3 3
To persuade others to believe in my idea of business 65% 77% 5 8
Networking - establish business relationships with other people 72% 80% 14 8
To explain my business idea clearly and concisely 72% 73% 11 8
To work effectively in a team with members of different personalities 82% 63% 11 6
To improve my communication skills with business people 66% 70% 9 8
Evaluation of different components of Innovation Labs Hackathon (% of participants who mentioned that Innovation Labs Hackathon helped them
achieve in a high or very high degree the respective skill)
27. Evaluation of the mentoring sessions (Question: “In what degree did Innovation Labs
help you improve/increase the following aspects?”)
The Innovation Labs experience is mostly appreciated for its networking component. Also, a significant
percent of participants consider that the mentoring sessions helped them improve product and team
visibility, while increasing their interest in entrepreneurship. Noteworthy is that 68% of participants
mentioned that Innovation Labs improved their team efficiency
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22%
37%
30%
41%
57%
49%
62%
31%
28%
38%
39%
25%
33%
27%
27%
18%
20%
12%
13%
14%
10%
13%
14%
9%
3%
2%
4%
1%
7%
3%
3%
5%
3%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Technical development
Marketing positioning strategy
Team efficiency
Product concept
Entrepreneurial interest
Product and team visibility
Networking
To a very high degree
To a high degree
Somehow
To a low degree
To a very low degree
28. Association between recurrent participation in Innovation Labs and the assessment of Innovation Labs as a resource for
reputation building (Question: “To what degree do you think that Innovation Labs has improved your reputation in a
professional community?”
Multiple-time participants are more likely than first-time participants to evaluate Innovation Labs as a resource for
reputation building in their professional community. Accordingly, data illustrate that recurrent participation in
Innovation Labs is understood in terms of a valuable and enhancing experience by students and young professionals.
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40% 37%
48%
40%
8%
16%
4% 3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Recurrent participation First-time participation
To a very low degree
To a low degree
Somehow
To a high degree
To a very high degree