I-Corps Node (Track 2): Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Southern California Region

I-Corps节点项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是支持美国第二大经济体洛杉矶的技术商业化。活动将包括分享新的框架、课程和方法，以招聘和培养工程创业中历史上代表性不足的群体，特别是通过创新的招聘实践和发展有效的角色模型。活动将在大学社区和周围的硅滩创业生态系统之间形成强有力的联系，为商业市场提供有意义的技术，并为大学提供经验丰富的专家。这个I-Corps节点项目将引领加速商业化进程和成果的前沿项目。节点培训（1级）的贡献包括加速参与虚拟/远程创业培训，创建新颖的课程，识别有意义的机会，探索客户发现，有效地创建I-Corps之前的课程。Node Infrastructure （Level 2）的贡献包括扩展I-Corps的企业参与教育，并将这种教育嵌入到从工程专业大一新生到研究生的所有层次。在第三级（研究）活动中，节点将提高我们对以下方面的理解：商业模式教育如何以及为什么能提高企业家的教育和经济成果；有关政府拨款的政策如何分别支持发明（在科学研究的基础上创造新产品和服务）和创新（确保这些产品和服务提供价值）；以及技术商业化过程中公共和私人市场之间的相互作用。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps Node project is to support technology commercialization in Los Angeles, the nation's second largest economy. Activities will include sharing new frameworks, courses, and methods for recruiting and nurturing historically underrepresented groups in engineering entrepreneurship, particularly through innovative recruiting practices and development of effective role models. Activities will form strong linkages between the university community and that of the surrounding Silicon Beach entrepreneurial ecosystem to provide a flow of meaningful technologies to the commercial market and experienced experts back to the university. This I-Corps Node project will lead cutting-edge programs in accelerating commercialization processes and outcomes. Node Training (Level 1) contributions include accelerating engagement in virtual /remote entrepreneurship training and creating novel courses that identify meaningful opportunities to explore in customer discovery, effectively creating a curriculum to precede I-Corps. Node Infrastructure (Level 2) contributions include scaling I-Corps education for corporate engagement and embedding this education at all levels, from freshman engineering majors to graduate students. In Level 3 (Research) activities, the Node will improve our understanding of: how and why business model education enhances both educational and economic outcomes for entrepreneurs; how policies regarding government grants separately support invention (creating new products and services based on scientific research) and innovation (ensuring that these products and services offer value); and the interactions between public and private markets in commercializing technologies.