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MIT Innovation Club. Where ideas come from. . BankBoston reports that MIT has…. 1. Spun-out 4,000 Firms. 2. Which employ over 1,000,000 people. 3. And generate $232,000,000,000 / year. POP QUIZ. Question: What did BankBoston call this report?. Answer:. The Impact of . Innovation.
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MIT Innovation Club Where ideas come from.
BankBoston reports that MIT has… 1. Spun-out 4,000 Firms 2. Which employ over 1,000,000 people 3. And generate $232,000,000,000 / year POP QUIZ Question: What did BankBoston call this report? Answer: The Impact of Innovation _________
MIT’s website beats all other schools for usage of what word? MIT 16,200 hits Innovation _________
Fill in the Blanks 1. MIT is the School of _________ Innovation 2. Let’s create an MIT _________ Innovation Club!
We Will Answer Your Questions • What is The Innovation Club? • How does the club work? • Who leads it? • How can I get involved?
What is the Innovation Club? • It’s an MIT-wide graduate student club. • Its members explore the who, what, where, when, how, and why of innovation. • They also use this knowledge to figure out how to overcome the world’s challenges with cutting-edge technology.
We further MIT’s Mission MIT is practical. MIT is scholarly. Innovation Club helps students generate ideas. Innovation Club seeks to understand Innovation.
Practical Side Tech Testbeds Brainstorms Problems Website Labtours TLO Open House Innovation Channel New courses Theoretical Side Brainstorm research Academic speakers Consulting speakers Live case examples Historical analysis Innovation in services How does the club work?
Who leads the Innovation Club? • Joost Bonsen (Sloan MOT Candidate, EE SB ’90) • Alex Coisman (Sloan MBA ’04) • Michael J. Osofsky (Sloan MBA ’04)
How can I get involved? • Assist with experimental coordination • Volunteer for social science experiments • Initiate technology test beds • Invite innovation researchers to speak • Take electives in innovation & technology • Survey emerging technologies • Author Innovation Club’s weblog
How can I get involved? • Fundraise • Organize social events • Organize lab tours • Invite live case study companies to speak • Invite service sector innovators to speak • Invite innovation and creativity consultants to speak
How can I get involved? • Drive proposals for innovating on MIT • Write a thesis on innovation • Build the Innovation Channel