Creativity for Invention Workshops 2018

Want to be an entrepreneur or inventor but don't know where to start? Start here.

There will be two sets of three workshops, and only 25 spots available in each. RSVP to ensure spot.

Those who attend Workshops 1, 2, AND 3 will be eligible for the spring Creativity for Invention class, where you can practice more Creative Problem Solving techniques, be engaged with others who are as excited about this as you are, and move forward with an awesome project you're excited about.

Running

Sep

17

through

Oct

16

2018

RSVP Here for Workshop 1

When

Saturday

,

August

26

at

1:00pm

Where

Workshop 1

What Problem Should I Solve?

Mon. 9/17 AND Tue 9/18

6:30pm-8:00pm
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Do you want to change the world? Often, it can be hard to know how to even approach the large problems facing humanity. We will be leading you through the first stage of the Creative Problem Solving process (Clarify) so that you walk away with a problem to work on that is important, imaginative, and something you have the ability to solve (yes, even as a first year!).

Only 25 spots available. RSVP HERE at http://bit.ly/creativity181 to ensure spot.

Workshop 2

Brainstorming Solutions

Mon. 9/24 AND Tue. 9/25

6:30pm-8:00pm
Rice 011

So, you’ve figured out what problem you want to tackle. What does a good solution even look like? We will be leading you through the second stage of the Creative Problem Solving process (Ideate) so that you walk away with multiple great solutions to the problem you want to solve that will change the world.

Only 25 spots available. RSVP HERE at http://bit.ly/creativity182 to ensure spot. Preference given to those who attended Workshop 1.

Workshop 3

Developing Ideas into Concepts

Mon. 10/1 AND Tue. 10/2

6:30pm-8:00pm
Rice 011

Now, you’ve come up with many possible ideas for solving the problem you most want to solve in the world. We will be leading you through the third stage of the Creative Problem Solving process (Develop) so that you walk away with a compelling concept for the Entrepreneurship Cup Concept competition.

Only 25 spots available. RSVP HERE at http://bit.ly/creativity183 to ensure spot. Preference given to those who attended Workshops 1 and 2.

The Creative problem solving process

A research-backed method of identifying and solving very complex problems.

There are four phases, and each phase alternates between divergent and convergent thinking modes. This means that we first generate as many creative ideas as possible without judgment through divergent thinking, and then use convergent thinking methods to refine the ideas into workable solutions.

Read more about it at the Creative Education Foundation.

Image Source: the Creative Education Foundation

Creativity for Invention Workshop Facilitators

Alexander Zorychta

Tech Entrepreneurship

Alex has been leading workshops for five years to help young entrepreneurs find and pursue high quality opportunities.

Elizabeth Pyle

Tech Entrepreneurship

Ms. Pyle has been helping young entrepreneurs push through any obstacle for the past twenty years. She brings a wealth of real-world experience to participants in the workshops.

Event Schedule (September 1 from 1-3pm)

Welcoming and Introduction
Introduction of Pike Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows program and the 2018 Fellows
First Speaker
Second Speaker
Third Speaker
Fourth Speaker
Fifth Speaker
Reception with light hors d’oeuvres outside of the Newcomb Theater

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event agenda

Works in Progress developed after conversations with 500+ students & was designed with the tiny minority of students working on entrepreneurial projects outside of formal programs in mind. Our operation mainly consists of two full-time staff within the Technology Entrepreneurship program that work on supporting this community part of the time, and we act using lean startup methodology. We operate on personal (one-to-one) rather than transactional (one-to-many) interactions.

Introducing our 2018 Pike Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows

The Pike Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows Program is the premier program of its kind at the University of Virginia, providing seed funding and nine months of intensive support, guidance, and mentorship for early-stage University of Virginia student entrepreneurial projects that are based on developing or commercializing some form of novel technology. The culminating event allows student teams to compete for the $50,000 Pike Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

https://engineering.virginia.edu/departments/engineering-and-society/entrepreneurship-and-business/pike-fellows-program

Team 1

Team 1 Description

Team 2

Team 2 Description

Team 3

Team 3 Description

Team 4

Team 4 Description

Team 5

Team 5 Description

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To achieve great things, two things are needed:

a plan and not quite enough time.

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Technology Entrepreneur Speakers

Payam Pourtaheri & Ameer Shakeel

AgroSpheres

Begun as an iGEM project in 2013, Payam Pourtaheri (Nanomedicine Engineering 2016) and Ameer Shakeel (Biomedical Engineering 2017) partnered with nanoscience expert Professor Mark Kester to commercialize a technology to remove harmful pesticide residues and improve food safety worldwide.

Vincent Ning

Scaphold

Vincent Ning (Computer Science & Economics 2015) took his first entrepreneurial steps when he won second place in the UVA Entrepreneurship Cup. After he graduated, he worked for Microsoft for a year and then quit to pursue Scaphold, a platform to offer GraphQL back end as a service, within Y Combinator.

Crystal Icenhour

Phthisis Diagnostics & Aperiomics

Crystal Icenhour commercialized research from UVA into life sciences startup, Phthisis Diagnostics. After it was acquired in 2013, she went on to co-found another startup company, Aperiomics, which is developing cutting edge pathogen diagnostics.

Joseph Kilroy

SoundPipe Therapeutics

Joseph Kilroy (Biomedical Engr PhD 2014) launched SoundPipe Therapeutics right out of his graduate student work, where they are developing a novel, intravascular ultrasound system for drug delivery. Dr. Kilroy will be talking about his journey from graduate student researcher to technology entrepreneur.

Evan Edwards

Kaleo Pharmaceuticals

Joshua Anton (Commerce 2014) has launched a series of mobile applications under his X-Mode company, the most famous of which being Drunk Mode that has amassed almost 2 million downloads. He has raised almost the same amount in investment so far, and has been featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

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Want to be an entrepreneur or inventor but don't know where to start? Start here.

There will be two sets of three workshops, and only 25 spots available in each. RSVP to ensure spot.

Those who attend Workshops 1, 2, AND 3 will be eligible for the spring Creativity for Invention class, where you can practice more Creative Problem Solving techniques, be engaged with others who are as excited about this as you are, and move forward with an awesome project you're excited about.

Newcomb Hall Theater

"I think what WIP is doing is fostering a culture that brings people together. By being able to hold ourselves accountable with the other entrepreneurs in the community, it helped structure me and keep me focused in terms of making sure I could work on my entrepreneurial project after college."

Joshua Anton

X-Mode

UVA Class of 2014

Want to be an entrepreneur or inventor but don't know where to start? Start here.

There will be two sets of three workshops, and only 25 spots available in each. RSVP to ensure spot.

Those who attend Workshops 1, 2, AND 3 will be eligible for the spring Creativity for Invention class, where you can practice more Creative Problem Solving techniques, be engaged with others who are as excited about this as you are, and move forward with an awesome project you're excited about.

RSVP Here

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3 Workshops to Prepare for the UVA Entrepreneurship Cup

Sep

17

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Oct

16

,

2018

Creativity for Invention Workshops 2018

5:45pm

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12:00pm

Only 25 spots available in each. RSVP to ensure spot.

(Those who attend Workshops 1, 2, AND 3 will be eligible for the spring Creativity for Invention class, where you can practice more Creative Problem Solving techniques, end up with an awesome project you're excited about, and be engaged with others who are as excited about this as you are).

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Creativity for Invention Workshops 2018

September

17

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2018

Only 25 spots available in each. RSVP to ensure spot.

(Those who attend Workshops 1, 2, AND 3 will be eligible for the spring Creativity for Invention class, where you can practice more Creative Problem Solving techniques, end up with an awesome project you're excited about, and be engaged with others who are as excited about this as you are).

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Creativity for Invention Workshops 2018

Come for the creativity practice, stay for the engaged community of student entrepreneurs.