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From Vision to Velocity: Fellows Accelerate Their Impact in Atlanta

Something clicked in Atlanta. Four months after their first gathering in New Orleans, the inaugural Ecosystem Futures Fellowship (EFF) cohort reconvened, this time at Georgia…

The Challenges of Bringing a Revolutionary Innovation to Market—And Some Solutions

Some innovations are so groundbreaking that the excitement around them can hinder their path to commercialization. When an innovation sounds too good to be true,…

From Strategy to Action: Reflections From the Ecosystem Futures Fellowship New Orleans Gathering

VentureWell’s higher education team convened 26 Ecosystem Futures Fellows from across the country for their first On-Campus Immersive Experience (OCIE), a core component of the inaugural program.

Why We Flipped the Model: A New Era for Higher Ed Innovation

By Demetria Gallagher After nearly three decades of catalyzing faculty-driven innovation and cultivating thriving on-campus innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems through our Course & Program (C&P)…

Measuring What Matters: Weaving Science, Service, and Systems Into Data and Evaluation Practice

By Chithra Adams For nearly three decades, VentureWell has been at the forefront of evaluating STEM innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) programs. Our approach spans multiple…

Empathy in Entrepreneurship Education: Five Ways To Bring Empathy Into the Classroom

Through the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) workshop series, funded by the National Science Foundation, social scientists collaborated with entrepreneurship educators to bridge the gap…

Four Ways To Foster Creative Thinking in Student Entrepreneurs While Developing Their Problem-Solving Skills

With the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) workshop series, educators offer classroom techniques to develop problem-solving skills.

Bringing Critical Thinking Into the Entrepreneurship Classroom: Six Techniques

Through the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) workshop series, social scientists offer research-based insights and classroom techniques to improve critical thinking.

Increasing Student Engagement In Entrepreneurship: Four Key Motivational Tactics

These research-based tactics can help you motivate student entrepreneurs to get engaged and make a real-world difference.

Successful Startup Teamwork Relies on Three Communication Strategies

Teaching communication is part of teaching teamwork is part of teaching entrepreneurship. These techniques are based in academic research.