1. BIOINSPIRATION AND BIOMIMETICS Learning From Nature

2. March 2011 Program in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Bill Conner Faculty Director

3. Program in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration Teaching and Research Undergraduate College Schools of Business Innovation, Creativity Entrepreneurship Office of Personal and Career Development Experiential Activities

4. Mission Statement We seek to create and sustain an environment that fosters entrepreneurial thinking and action across the campus.

5. Motto “Any student, any discipline, anytime”

6. Experiential Programs Seed Grants Innovation Station Student Entrepreneurs Digital Media Labs Internships/ Independent Studies Mentoring E-Society

7. Academic Programs Faculty Seminar Conferences And Workshops Academic Programs Inter- disciplinary Minor 5th Year Institute Creativity and Innovation Research

8. Most Popular Minor on Campus Minor in Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Core Courses ESE 100 Creativity and Innovation ESE 101 Foundations of Entrepreneurship ESE 205 Managing the Entrepreneurial Venture: Start-ups to Early Growth

9. Electives Minor in Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Electives ESE 203 Introduction to Professional Writing ESE 310 Arts Entrepreneurship ESE 320 Social Entrepreneurship ESE 325 Free Trade, Fair Trade: Independent Entrepreneurs in the Global Market ESE 330 Entrepreneurship For Scientists ESE 325 Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship ESE 350 Internship ESE 391 Independent Study

10. Mainstreaming the Minor New Courses Cross-listed in Departments ESE 357 Bioinspiration and Biomimetics–Biology, Bill Conner ESE 321 Social Entrepreneurship and the Humanities – Humanities, David Phillips ESE 380 America at Work – History, Michele Gillespie ESE 315 Nonprofit Arts and Education Entrepreneurship – Romance Languages, Linda Howe ESE 351 Green Technologies – Chemistry, DilipKonepudi and AbdouLachgar ESE 371 Economics – Economics, Robert Whaples ESE 340 Communication Technology and Entrepreneurship – Communication, AnandaMitra ESE 121 Introduction to Computer Science: Mobile Computing – Computer Science, Paul Pauca

11. BIOINSPIRATION AND BIOMIMETICS Learning From Nature

12. Definitions Biomimetics – “ The distillation of principles and functions found in biological systems…and the application of this knowledge to produce novel…technologies and new approaches to solving problems.” Slavishly copying nature. Bioinspiration– “ Being inspired by genius of nature but not mimicking the technology precisely”

13. Readings

14. Lecture Flow Small Large Nanotechnology Cellular Level Organisms Level Systems Level Networks

16. Ideation X3

17. Feasibility Analysis X2

19. Jed Macosko: CellCraft

20. Local Resources: University Computer Vision and Dragonfly Eyes – Dr. Paul Pauca, Computer Science Optogenetics – Dr. Dwayne Godwin, WFU School of Medicine Biomechanics of Walking and Running – Dr. Miriam Ashley-Ross, Biology Biomechanics of Swimming – Dr. Brad Chadwell, UNCG

21. Local Resources: University Complexity, Chaos and Fractals – Dr. Paul Laurienti, WFU School of Medicine Algorithms of Swarm Technology – Dr. Erin Fulp, Math

22. Local Resources: Community Dr. Mark Van Dyke – KeraNetics http://www.keranetics.com/ Afton Vechery (student intern) – KeraNetics Dr. Fan Lu – Algaen http://www.algaen.com/ Dr. Deepak Jain – Tengion http://www.tengion.com/

23. Student E-teams: Case Study MapleBlades Billy Oelsner, Biology Billy Conway, Economics Zach Cary, MBA

24. MapleBlades Implications for Windmill rotor design Applied for Provisional Patent!

26. Scientific Visualization

27. Motion Analysis

28. Rapid Prototyping

30. WFU Innovation Fellows Certificate Program

31. Entrepreneurial WorkshopsThe Innovation and Entrepreneurship Process Sources of Innovation Evaluating Innovation Potential: What is a Business Model? Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Idea Market Analysis and Market Research Industry Analysis and Industry Research Targeting and Positioning: Building a Competitive Advantage Evaluating the Venture from a Financial Perspective Going to Market: Creating a Mission, Vision and Strategy Building a Team and Using Social Capital Sources of Financial Capital Presenting Your Venture to Others

32. Discussion? conner@wfu.edu