5 th Annual Deshpande Symposium for Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Three Symposium tracks include: Developing Entrepreneurial Universities: Culture & Ecosystems Developing Entrepreneurial Universities: Culture & Ecosystems University Research Commercialization and Start-ups University Research Commercialization and Start-ups Entrepreneurship in the Curriculum Entrepreneurship in the Curriculum National Awards Program Now Open! 350 faculty, startup staff, entrepreneurs & funders from across North America. June 13-15, 2016 University of Massachusetts Lowell

Learning with Others Examining the Value of Collaboration when Developing Entrepreneurship Initiatives

Introductions Landscape & Collaboration Arizona State University Queen’s University Ontario University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Where is your Institution? Agenda

Susan Halverson, Arizona State University Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation James McLellan, Queens University Ontario Queens Innovation Center Ilya Avdeev, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee NSF I-Corps / UWM Student Startup Challenge Steven Tello, UMass Lowell Entrepreneurship & Economic Development Panelists

Goal of Presentation To share examples of how our campuses grew their entrepreneurial ecosystem To jointly develop insights into the role collaboration plays in developing robust entrepreneurial ecosystems To provide you with a new approach or idea that you can implement when you return to campus

Key Concepts Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Landscape Map Collaboration

What is an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem? Elements conducive to an individual entrepreneurs choice to launch a venture, and supportive of venture success Culture Enabling Policies and Leadership Availability of Finance Quality Human Capital Venture-friendly markets Institutional and Infrastructural supports Daniel Isenberg, 2011

Our Examples Arizona State University Queen University Ontario University of Wisconsin Milwaukee UMass Lowell

Research I University $450M Research Expenditures 16 Colleges/Schools 83,000 students 5 campuses Tempe Downtown Phoenix Polytechnic West Lake Havasu Arizona State University

Leverage our Place Transform Society Value Entrepreneurship Conduct Use-Inspired Research Enable Student Success Fuse Intellectual Disciplines Be Socially Embedded Engage Globally Arizona State University: A New American University

ASU Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: Current 11 ACADEMIC PROGRAMSSTUDENT ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP ECOSYSTEM (internal and external) Business Entrepreneurship (Business) Digital Culture (Design) EPICS (Engineering) Health Care Innovation (Nursing) Social Entrepreneurship & Community Development (Public Service) Startup School Ashoka Changemaker Campus, Changemaker Central, Changemaker Challenge Launch Days Mentor Network E+I Freshmen Fellows Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative eSeed Challenge Pakis Social Entrepreneurship Challenge Sun Devil Igniter Challenge ASU Pitchfunder Startup Summit Clinton Global Initiative University NSF iCorps Site Venture Development Hayden Library Maker Space Startup Center/Generator Labs (FSE) New Media Innovation Lab (Cronkite) Startup Mill Phoenix Startup Week Venture Madness Arizona Collegiate Venture Challenge Resource Navigator

ASU Collaborations Entrepreneurship Outreach Network: E+I, libraries, economic development councils Startup Village: E+I, housing, Fulton Schools of Engineering Launch Days: E+I, faculty, SDA, students ASU Chandler Innovation Center: E+I, City of Chandler, TechShop Poder: E+I, local incubator, Fulton Schools of Engineering, community colleges

ASU Observations Command & Control vs. Distributed (Connect and Collaborate) Outreach, Engagement, and Facilitation Only possible to reach all students through obsessive collaboration and expanding definition of entrepreneurship “Personalized educational experience” Spaces & Proximity

Queen’s University

Queen’s U. Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: ACADEMIC PROGRAMSSTUDENT ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP ECOSYSTEM QIC Summer Initiative +pitch competition Courses in Chem Eng, Biomed, Biology, Business Centre for Business Venturing (S. of Business) Centre for Social Innovation Student-initiated workshops – Queen’s Startup Summit, Queen’s Entrepreneurship Competition, QICSI Pitch Competition, #hatchQIC LaunchLab Innovation Park Tricolor Fund Makerspace

Queens U. Collaborations Deshpande Foundation – external Advancement + alumni network Pan-university – Internal Provincial/federal links – LaunchLab, OCE,… Library – Mike White – IP+ Law/Business – Queen’s Business Law Clinic St. Lawrence College, Loyalist College Makerere University, Uganda

Queen’s U. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem : 2014-now ACADEMIC PROGRAMSSTUDENT ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP ECOSYSTEM Master’s of E+I Innovation stream, Elec/Comp Eng Expanded coursework Certificate in creative entrepreneurship (under dev) Grad wkshps SparQStudio – makerspace 10+ student-initiated wkshps InnovateQueens Queen’s Venture Network pitch competition LanchLab Grindspace InnovateKingston Kingston Innovation QyourVenture QICAcceleration - incubator

Queen’s U. Observations Major culture change! (still working on it!) Strong academically, very traditional Strong support from Provost Entrepreneurship part of strategic mandate agreement with Province of Ontario We have benefitted tremendously from Deshpande Foundation, sharing - UMass Lowell, ASU, STVP,... Grassroots + coordination

University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee

UMW Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: prior to ACADEMIC PROGRAMSSTUDENT ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP ECOSYSTEM Business School Classes Business plan competitions NCIIA grants in engineering Capstone projects Faculty research tech transfer CEOIndustry focused Academic research focused Low student involvement

UMW Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: CURRENT DATE 22 ACADEMIC PROGRAMSSTUDENT ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP ECOSYSTEM Student Startup Challenge NSF I-Corps Site Ideas Challenge Courses Fresh Ideas Social Entrepreneurship Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship University Innovation Fellows CEO 3-Day Startup TEDx Hackathons Evolving Momentum Regional support

Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

UMW Collaborations University of Massachusetts Lowell (ext.) Fundraising Programming Spaces of innovation Integration with regional ecosystem University of Chicago I-Corps Site Peer-learning

UMW Observations See one, do one, teach one approach Peer collaborations are key Like-minded leaders Action-driven collaborations

Who Do You Want to Collaborate With? Potential Partner What value would this collaboration bring you? What value would this collaboration bring your potential partner? How might you initiate this collaboration?

Your Thoughts on Supporting Collaboration How do you initiate internal and external collaborations? How do you sustain collaborations? What elements are critical to successful collaborations?

Your Thoughts on Supporting Collaboration How do you initiate internal and external collaborations? How do you sustain collaborations? What elements are critical to successful collaborations?

5 th Annual Deshpande Symposium for Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Three Symposium tracks include: Developing Entrepreneurial Universities: Culture & Ecosystems Developing Entrepreneurial Universities: Culture & Ecosystems University Research Commercialization and Start-ups University Research Commercialization and Start-ups Entrepreneurship in the Curriculum Entrepreneurship in the Curriculum National Awards Program Now Open! 350 faculty, startup staff, entrepreneurs & funders from across North America. June 13-15, 2016 University of Massachusetts Lowell