KEEN'zine

Get inspired by living examples of the entrepreneurial mindset (EM).

Faculty, staff, and administrators contribute stories and strategies to the KEEN'zine, a publication dedicated to the national effort to create entrepreneurially minded, technically skilled engineering talent.

Coming soon!

Issue 6 will explore how leaders across the nation integrated EM on their campus. 

Get a step-by-step guide for buy-in, learn about creating faculty champions, and much more. 

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KEEN'zine: Issue 5

2   Contents

4   Debate: A Contrarian Approach to EML

8   Getting EML Off the Ground

12  Ohm's Law is a Lie

16  Perspectives: Fostering Healthy Dialogue

18  Stepping Up to the 3C's

22  KEEN Leaders Are Rockstars

26  KEEN Framework

30  Fighting the Big C with the 3C's

34  A Vision for Value

36  Building EML Foundations

39  The Entrepreneurially Minded Desk

40  KEEN & ABET

42  Practicing What We Teach: An Entrepreneurial Approach

45  KEEN National Conference

46  Flying Forces: Adding Lift to Statics

50  We Are KEEN

KEEN'zine: Issue 4

2   Editor's Note & Contents

4   Engineering a Stronger Tree

7   KEEN + You + Students

8   A Sound Case For Entrepreneurially Minded Learning

12  Thermodynamics Is Fun! (No, Really!)

16  Crash Course

20  Faculty Acclamation

22  Entrepreneurially Minded Learning Unleashed

24  KEEN Framework

28  Astronauts Must Go Where No One Has Gone Before

31  The University Innovation Fellow Experience

32  The Right Kind Of Case Studies

34  A Step-By-Step Guide To Biocompatibility

36  Game Lab!

40  Elevating Sustainability With EML

44  What Engineering Faculty Say About the Entrepreneurial Mindset

46  Educators. Innovators. Friends.

47  Transforming Engineering

KEEN'zine: Issue 3

2   Editor's Note & Contents

4   Engineering With a Can-Do Attitude

6   Entrepreneurially Minded Learning Defined

10  KEEN Framework

20  The Engineered Sole

22  Intrapreneurship at Work

24  From Engineers to Intrapreneurs

26  Mining Meaning With an Entrepreneurial Mindset

28  The Intrapreneurial Internship

30  Unleash the Intrapreneur

32  Drilling Into Established Industries

36  The Power of People

38  The Power of Collaboration

40  Ideation Toolbox

KEEN'zine: Issue 2

2   Editor's Note & Contents

4   Going Pro: Engineering Extraordinary Value

6   Bridging the Knowledge Gap

9   Why KEEN?

11  Entrepreneurial Mindset Defined

12  The Engineer We Need – KEEN Framework

18  KEEN – A Springboard for Student Success

20  Classroom Conversion

22  Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset

24  A Healthy Approach

26  A Model for Engineering and Enterprise

28  The Silicon Valley of Water Technology

30  A Lifetime of Entrepreneurial Engineering

32  KEEN Resources

KEEN'zine: Issue 1

2    Editor's Note & Contents

4    The Economic Necessity of the Entrepreneurial Mindset

6    The Need for KEEN

8    Engineering Skills from Opportunity to Business

10  KEEN Student Outcomes

12  Fostering a Mindset in the Classroom

14  Creating Value by Connecting Students With Customers

16  Businesses Value the Entrepreneurial Mindset

18  Identifying Business Opportunities as an Intern

20  A Lifetime of Entrepreneurial Engineering