1. Prototype and Test

2. Getting a job interview for John who is completing his
graduation at West Chester University at the end of this
summer.
Problem Statement

3. Setup a student community to collaborate on job
opportunities, soft-skills, cross training and interview
tips.
IDEA #1 Community for Placement

4. PROTOTYPE #1 Web Portal
Student Community Portal
Students/Graduates
Professors
Lean web portal setup with basic structure to prototype the
effectiveness of student community to help get placed in jobs

5. What worked well? - Facilitates the student
community setup for seeking job interviews, sharing
information and training.
What could be improved? – Integrating community
setup across different regional universities.
Questions? – Who take the responsibility to update
and maintain contents as student graduate and find
jobs?
TEST PROTOTYPE #1

6. University provides students/ graduates with brilliant
ideas to help start their own business.
IDEA #2 University Venture Capital

7. PROTOTYPE #2
University Portal for IDEA Submission
Students/Graduates
Faculty/Advisors
Funding Committee
Lean web portal for student/ student group to submit / review
business ideas. The prototype gauges the interest and help
facilitate reviewing the feasibility of this program with the
University.

8. TEST PROTOTYPE #2
What worked well? - Facilitates the general idea of
how an IDEA submission and review could work in a
community setup.
What could be improved? – The funding could include
other independent venture capitalists and industry.
Questions? – Wouldn’t a community based rating be
largely based popularity and not business viability?

9. Improvement for Prototype #1: Need to define how
the community setup can be sustained as students
graduate and find jobs as an improvement to the
defined solution.
Improvement for Prototype #2: Need to define a way
for IDEA validation and review as it cannot be based
on popularity or this may set a wrong tone.
Reflections