Program Objectives

The InnovationSpace program has been designed to achieve the following objectives:

• to provide an opportunity for students and faculty to make a positive contribution to a better society
• to establish a new, more effective and more realistic educational experience for students from business, design and engineering
• to assist university researchers and other groups in the successful transfer of socially progressive inventions to the private sector
• to create opportunities for students to benefit from the transfer of their ideas and concepts to the private sector

Program Goals

At the conclusion of the program, students will:

• understand Integrated Innovation and how it can be applied to create progressive proposals featuring design, business and engineering
• acquire valuable experience in cross-functional teamwork
• acquire valuable experience in developing and presenting information and proposals that are direct and persuasive
• appreciate how their work can contribute to improvements for society and the environment