KEEN 2020 Annual Report

4 Transactional value, an exchange value that creates the rich interconnectedness of economic systems and stimulates dynamism in global and free markets. Instrumental value, which focuses on usefulness within a context. It’s a utilitarian form of value. Collective value, a type of shared value that promotes a degree of sacrifice of self-interest to focus on benefits for a community or society. Intrinsic value, ascribed by the individual to objects, activities, or pursuits in which one considers personal, moral, or aesthetic value. CREATING VALUE The theme for the 2019-2020 academic year was creating value as a mindset. At the 2020 KEEN National Conference, participants were energized through new perspectives and ways of looking at value. The term “value” is terrifically complex and multi-faceted, worth an in-depth examination. Value is a rich topic and creating value has a host of meanings: Log in and check out the conference proceedings on EngineeringUnleashed.com/group/48 to explore these facets of value in more detail 2019 Rising Star award recipients and KEEN Awards committee