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Connecting Industry and Students
Katherine Atkinson, Marquette University
"You don’t have to change who you are as a company in order to bring in the entrepreneurial mindset. You just have to change your approach in what you’re doing."
Signals & Systems Without Control
Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University
"I am not a sage on the stage or a guide on the side. In changing the project every year, I become a co-learner and co-author with my students."
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A Vision for Value
Are engineers designers first—or value creators? Creating and delivering value is perhaps the ultimate expression of an entrepreneurially minded engineer. But what does "value" really mean?
From Engineers to Intrapreneurs: An Educator's Toolbox
Great products make an emotional connection to the user. Do your students have a proper appreciation of intrapreneurship to prepare them for the dynamic, technology-driven business?
Poking Holes in Design: How to Ensure Value Creation
We need to go after our design decisions with forks and knives so we can poke as many holes as possible.
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