Title
SMART START: Designing impact-driven projects.
Abstract
The FIE conference has throughout its history emphasized work at the frontiers of education. This pre-conference workshop reflects a policy shift at the National Science Foundation, Department of Education, and Department of Defense, and others who have adopted the I-Corps (TM) model to extend the longevity and the value of initially funded projects. This cutting-edge workshop introduces the core features of the Lean Startup process; namely, (1) search for a sustainable and scalable model using the Business Model Canvas, (2) Customer discovery, and (3) Agile engineering (i.e., iterate and increment towards an appropriate product, program or service)-all of which have been identified as essential for maximizing the longevity and impact of research projects and products. SMART START resonates with the conference theme - Educating Our Future, Honoring Our History - honoring the tradition of excellence in engineering innovation while exploring a new paradigm that strives to build impact into earlier stages of research. The workshop will provide participants (a) a framework to think about how to discover customer requirements, (b) how to sustain and scale STEM education innovations, (c) exposure to the NSF I-Corps (TM) program, and (d) an opportunity to connect and engage with peers interested in the increasing the impact of their research.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2017
Frontiers in Education Conference
impact,entrepreneurship,innovation
Field
DocType
ISSN
Customer requirements,Entrepreneurship,Lean startup,Sociology,Engineering management,Agile software development,Business Model Canvas,Excellence,Scalability
Conference
0190-5848
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Karl A. Smith14410.73
rocio c chavela guerra211.98
russel f korte311.30