EAGER: Using the I Corps and Lean Launchpad Methodology to Unlock Innovation Potential in Moderate and Undergraduate Research Focused HBCUs

EAGER：使用 I Corps 和精益 Launchpad 方法来释放中等和本科生研究重点 HBCU 的创新潜力

• 批准号: 2028508
• 负责人: Raymond Samuel
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-07-01 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2028508&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Using; Corps; Lean; Launchpad

This EAGER project engages in research that has the potential to be transformative in the field of innovation. The project involves a study that evaluates the potential of the Innovation Corps (I-Corps) model and Lean Launchpad Methodologies to foster an entrepreneurial mindset and innovation-worthy concepts at HBCUs that traditionally have not had research intensive initiatives. Innovation is one of the most important drivers of economic growth and prosperity in the 21st century, yet according to the Report on the Demographics of Innovation in the United States, only eight percent of minorities, twelve percent of women, and less than 0.05 percent of African Americans are innovators. To maintain the Nation’s position as a leader in global innovation, it is imperative that we unlock the innovation potential of all our citizens. Ninety percent of HBCUs are not research-intensive institutions and represent an untapped resource of new and innovative ideas. To engage this academic population in innovation and entrepreneurship, this project will reimagine the I-Corps curriculum to fit undergraduate research HBCUs, manage the seven-week entrepreneurship scholars program, train faculty in I-Corps and Lean Launchpad Methodology, and evaluate the effectiveness of the I-Corps new curriculum in generating innovation and entrepreneurship at HBCUs. Results from this study will be used to create the HBCU I-Corp Alliance and Resource Center to continue the program beyond the project.The outcomes will advance our understanding of whether I-Corps and Lean Launchpad increase student interest and engagement in STEM, entrepreneurship, and inform best practices in developing innovation and entrepreneurial capability at moderate research level and undergraduate research HBCUs.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个EAGER项目从事的研究在创新领域具有变革性的潜力。该项目包括一项研究，评估创新队（I-Corps）模式和精益启动平台方法在传统上没有研究密集型计划的hbcu培养创业心态和创新价值概念的潜力。创新是21世纪经济增长和繁荣的最重要驱动力之一，但根据美国创新人口统计报告，只有8%的少数族裔、12%的女性和不到0.05%的非洲裔美国人是创新者。为了保持美国在全球创新领域的领导地位，我们必须释放所有公民的创新潜力。90%的hbcu不是研究密集型机构，代表着尚未开发的新思想和创新思想资源。为了让这些学术群体参与创新和创业，该项目将重新设计I-Corps课程，以适应hbcu的本科生研究，管理为期七周的创业学者项目，培训I-Corps和精益启动平台方法的教师，并评估I-Corps新课程在hbcu培养创新和创业精神方面的有效性。这项研究的结果将用于创建HBCU I-Corp联盟和资源中心，以便在项目结束后继续该计划。研究结果将促进我们对I-Corps和Lean launpad是否能提高学生对STEM、创业的兴趣和参与度的理解，并为中等研究水平和本科研究hbcu培养创新和创业能力的最佳实践提供信息。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。