published January 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0 INTRODUCTION
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1 INTERTWINED MADNESS
3
2 THEME FUTURE OF CITIES
7
HEALTH[CARE] DESIGN
9
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
11
DIGITAL FABRICATION/MAKING
13
3 ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMMING
15
4 PIPELINE WORK
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5 PARTNERSHIPS
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6 OPERATIONS + MAKERSPACE
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7 ADDITIONAL WORK
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0 INTRODUCTION We build rebels with the confidence to make a difference.
CONTEXT. Innovative thinking + entrepreneurial confidence can be an engine for individuals to challenge the status quo, uncover real issues, and co-create solutions in a radically interdisciplinary, collaborative environment with industries, communities, and academia, locally and globally, with an eye on the future and the dedication of taking concrete steps today. Social impact and how we show up in the world matters and the Impact Report 2019 captures the work from January to December of 2019. While most activities are intentionally planned, others emerged organically with external partners interested in our methodologies, approaches and topics. The report is structured to reflect - Themes that resonated strongly internally and/or externally. - How high-profile immersions, such as ThinkTanks and CityLabs, are a launchpad for projects that continue in academic programs, impact communities, and advance external partnerships. - Pipeline, industry, community impact.
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1 INTERTWINED MADNESS Connections are made based on vision, nurtured with trust, cemented through action, and successful, if partners expand the radius of impact to others. THINKTANK MODEL AS LAUNCHPAD. We re-launched our ThinkTank model in 2018
After convening two successful ThinkTanks in
more out of necessity to off-set limited resources,
2018 - “Future of Cities” and “Future of Aging” -
growing external interest and our desire to
and reaching over 80 industry/community
provide stronger stewardship to our external
representatives and 80 students/faculty, we
partners.
pusblished two booklets and videos capturing the energy and ideas of the day.
The ThinkTank model provided new energy and allowed Wentworth to position itself as a progres-
These publications served as a catalyst for
sive force considering future trends and social
participants to take the ideas to the next level
impact while actively shaping them.
and share them widely in their networks .
It is a curated format, bringing together individu-
In turn this has been leading to additional
als from industry, communities, and academia
introductions, partnerships, project ideas and
across all disciplines to either
opportunities.
- create future scenarios and ideas to large scale societal challenges or - to provide concrete ideas for challenges within the City of Boston.
ThinkTanks can function as a luanchpad to transition partners to other stakeholders across the campus community, take projects into academic programs, engage from a pipeline
The intend is to inspire, invite to pause, listen to
perspective, and overall continue the reputation
stakeholder needs, and determine, how a disci-
that Wentworth is a strong partner.
pline can contribute towards solutions. Front and center is the energy and inspiration to engage with diverse people from different backgrounds and generations you otherwise would not meet.
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THE THEMES. Over the course of the year we intentionally selected macro-themes congruent with Wentworth’s disciplines and the work academic
2019 ENGAGEMENT BENCHMARKS 5628
increase of 120% to 2018
departments have been focusing on over the years. In addition, external partners identified Wentworth as a strong partner for workshops/events/activities. This created interesting synergies around
Individuals engaged in Accelerate
1736
Engaged in Programs
2796
Utilized or engaged with Makerspace activity
1096
Reached through tours
themes augmenting the internal work and as a result, the following areas are reflected in this document: - Future Cities
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Workshops/ThinkTanks/Events increase of 85% to 2018
81
Speakers/panelists
- Health[Care] Design - Climate Resilience - Digital Fabrication + Making Each theme will showcase: - The Launchpad [ThinkTank Model] - Spill over into Academic Programs - Visibility + Community Engagement - Future Opportunities
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2 THEME | FUTURE CITIES LAUNCHPAD | CITYLAB “Reclaiming Spaces” ThinkTanks focus on future scenarios, while the CityLab, which follows the same methodology, takes concrete challenges from our neighborhoods and enlists community leaders and stakeholders as co-creators to solve those challenges. In the Spring 2019 we collaborated with the then Boston City Council President/District 4 Councillor, Andrea Campbell, the Consulate for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, CITXL/NL [founded by WIT Arch Alum living in Amsterdam], Gemeente Amsterdam with a focus on “Reclaiming Spaces”. Learning from the Dutch experience of reclaiming land throughout history, students, faculty, community, members, and industry representatives worked together to generate ideas relevant for Boston. The co-creation with community leaders was essential to address community needs, understand impact and develop meaningful ideas and strategies for underutilized or vacant properties/lots.
LAUNCHPAD | BOSTON DESIGN WEEK WORKSHOP “Accessible Transportation” As part of the Boston Design Week, we partnered with the Insitute for Human Centered Design to run a workshop investigating the accessibility of the Green line from Brigham Circle to the MFA. Participants from design, healthcare, and technology industries participated along with advocates for accessibility and non-profit organizations. The workshop followed the ThinkTank model and included field studies and interviews on location.
BENCHMARKS FUTURE CITIES 112
7
Total engaged
51
Students representing 8 disciplines
15
Faculty Members representing 6 disciplines
16
Community Leaders
18
Industry Representatives
SPILL OVER INTO ACADEMICS Summer 2019 | Business Management Capstone | Ella Howard, David Mareira, Michael Mozill, Joe Schnackertz Two of the eight project ideas from CityLab were placed into the capstone class and two teams, eight
students, worked towards feasibility studies for a community kitchen and youth development/e-sport gaming center. Each project received mentoring, met with CityLab participants, and had access to the original CityLab project teams. Students presented their final recommendations at City Hall to Andrea Campbell’s office. Fall 2019 | MArch Studio Spring 2020 | John Ellis, Ella Howard At the end of 2019 the new Director for the innovation lab for housing in the Mayor’s Office reached out based on the 2019 work to explore collaborations. The iLab was interested to investigate the triple decker as an opportunity to develop new housing models, the “Future Decker”. John Ellis dedicated his MArch
studio to this investigation, which is still ongoing, and closely collaborates with Ella Howard around history and storytelling.
VISIBILITY FOR WENTWORTH - CityLab Fieldbook + Video - Covered in Dorchester Reporter https://bit.ly/38UdLIr - Testified at Boston City Council as university representative and collaborator for housing - Placemaking | SummerFab bamboo installation from 2017 placed on DCR land in Mattapan and covered in Dorchester Reporter https://bit.ly/391bL0S - Continous outreach for new projects and ideas for collaboration, e.g. D4 artist showcase, community gardens, etc. - Other City Councilllors, State Representatives, Chief of Housing interested to collaborate with Wentworth - Boston Design Week booklet/web representation
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES Through these various projects we increased our visibility and credbility with the community and the City of Boston. We are well positioned to respond to the Mayor’s $500 Mio plan to solve housing issues in Boston and have been tapped as potential partners to create an urban studio or other Wentworth presence in District 4.
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2 THEME | HEALTH[CARE] DESIGN LAUNCHPAD | THINKTANK “Future of Aging” At the end of 2018 the “Future of Aging” ThinkTank partnered with AARP, GE, CIC, State of Massachusetts, Stantec, Business Innovation Factory, and Boston University. Early 2019 the booklet and video were released and much traction generated among external partners and city/state departments, who used the materials to share with their network. This generated many leads for additional engagements with new partners.
LAUNCHPAD | HACKATHON “Capturing Bedside Innovation” In the Summer 2019 we partnered with Boston Childrens’ Hospital and MCPHS to bring together clinicians, nursing students and Wentworth students from diverse disciplines. Ideas generated focused on healthcare service quality and capturing bedside innovation more readily and systematically to impact hospital care on a larger scale.
BENCHMARKS HEALTH[CARE] DESIGN 123
9
Total engaged
52
Students representing 13 disciplines
21
Faculty Members representing 11 disciplines
15
Community Leaders
45
Industry Representatives
SPILL OVER INTO ACADEMICS Fall 2019 | Senior Design | Joe Martel-Foley After partnering with BU on the “Future of Aging” ThinkTank, one of their Alumni launched a startup to develop an infant incubator and reached out to Accelerate. Students in Biomedical Engineering are now working with the Breegi Infant Incubator. Spring 2020 | “Hospital Room of the Future” | Joe Martel-Foley, Lynette Panarelli Based on engagements with Boston Childrens Hospital and EPAM Continuum in 2019, we were pinged to generate ideas for a prototype room that combines technology, engineering, and haptical elements to improve patient experiences, care flow, and patient agency. The prototypes/ideas will inform the development of 400 new hospital rooms for a new Childrens clinical building.
VISIBILITY FOR WENTWORTH - Future of Aging Booklet + Video - MCPHS published article on Hackathon on their website https://bit.ly/2tfQcdQ - Panelist at Mass Gerontology Spring Forum discussing interdisciplinary collaboration and ThinkTank methodologies as a way to break up industry silos and produce user generated solutions. - Discussions with MASCO CEO and VP around Wentworth model of innovation and guidance for LMA - Aging Simulation Kit developed in Accelerate was placed into the CIC/AGENCY to support startups focusing on aging. - Goddard House, a Senior Living Facility in Brookline, utilized the ThinkTank methodology for their strategy sessions including WIT students. - Goddard House/ Harvard/Hebrew Senior Living invited Wentworth to keynote their annual Aging Symposium in June 2020. In addition,10 WIT students will facilitate based on ThinkTank methodologies. Harvard willl source 10 Brookline High School students. Both, Wentworth and Brookline High School students will attend one day workshop in Accelerate prior on facilitation and design thinking. - AARP MA President is hoping for Wentworth to support placemaking initiatives in 2020 as they push MA wide initiatives on loneliness/social isolation, cross-generational engagement.
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES Organizations focused on supporting seniors as well as community leaders are eager to figure out how to allow “aging in place” and creating “inclusive cross-generational” communities and are actively seeking our participation and input with programming, student engagement and engaging seniors in our class work, so students can develop ideas/solutions that matter. Further, the Longwood Medical Area ecosystem is ripe for university partnerships and in need for quick rapid prototyping. The hospitals/universities haven’t defined a unified innovation strategy yet, which is an opportunity for WIT. Mobile makerspaces or an intake system to work side-by-side with clinicians to dedicate student time and bandwidth to solving challenges for the medical community can be a powerful push forward for Wentworth while expanding the LMA ecosystem and positiioning us as valuable player.
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3 THEME | CLIMATE RESILIENCE LAUNCHPAD | DUTCH DELEGATION WORKSHOP As a result of the CityLab and the collaboration with the Dutch Consulate then, the Dutch innovation lead reached out to collaborate on a Climate Resiliency workshop based on the ThinkTank methodology in Summer 2019. The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands along with 44 delegates and 10 Dutch government representatives from the Consulate in Boston and New York, Embassy in Washington, and the Dutch Water Envoy participated. 13 faculty from Wentworth along with 3 students were involved and created very successfully ideas for a local site, Mystic River in Charlestown. The Dutch considered the event extremely successful and are interested to continue engagement with Wentworth. In addition, individuals from the Delegation reached out to investigate possible synergies among their company/university and Wentworth.
BENCHMARKS CLIMATE RESILIENCE 85
Total engaged
23
Students representing 8 disciplines
13
Faculty Members representing 6 disciplines
5 44
11
Community Leaders Industry Representatives
SPILL OVER INTO ACADEMICS Fall 2019 | MArch Seminar | Kelly Hutzell, Ingrid Strong Climate resiliency class with continous focus on Mystic River site and opportunity to share contacts from consulate/embassy, built environment, aging/multigenerational space, and innovation area. This was the first iteration of the class and there may be additional explorations in the future. Spring 2020 | Water Festival | Cynthia Williams, Wentworth Systainability Initiative As a result of the Accelerate engagement in 2019 around climate resilience, projected collaborations on workshops, installations.
VISIBILITY FOR WENTWORTH - Media Coverage Little Mystic River Session in Boston https://www.nextarchitects.com/en/what/2019/ NL in the US http://nlintheusa.com/climate-resilience-track/ Wentworth Site https://bit.ly/2OkizyR - Based on the early partnerships with the City’s Department for Neighborhood Development on ThinkTanks, one former manager reached out to collaborate on a ThinkTank in Brussels in 2020. We suggested the focus on Climate Resilience and creating EU connections.
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES Many organizations and industries are taking a stand and promoting “green practices” and a more concious approach of doing business in light of climate changes and sustainability. As Cynthia Williams [CoF Director for Sustainability Center and WIT faculty] suggested: The possibility to utilize climate resilience as a lens through which we approach all of our themes and work at Wentworth could send a message that we are developing concious and responsible citizens and contributing to the larger discussions around sustainability/resiliency across disciplines.
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2 THEME | DIGITAL FABRICATION/MAKING LAUNCHPAD | THINKTANK “Digital Fabrication Changes Industries” | MIT Accelerate and MIT partnered to deliver a ThinkTank with Italian/Spanish/Scottish shoe manufacturers and tannery owners, who were on a four day immersion visit to MIT and Harvard. The goal was for them to explore how digital fabrication is disrupting their industries and how they could develop new strategies in a competitive market. The session was curated with industry representatives, faculty and students from different disciplines and groups developed ideas around processes, new material choices, fabrication, and sustainability.
LAUNCHPAD | THINKTANK “Future of Making” In partnership with Autodesk and MassRobotic and as part of Wentworth’s presidential inauguration the ThinkTank focused on making and digital fabrication and how to activate neighborhoods and all generations. The Wentworth Committee responsible for the agenda of the day included Nakisa Alborz, Erik Cote, Monique Fuchs, Dan Holzer, David Mareira, Joe Schnackertz. For this ThinkTank the video format will evolve from previous ThinkTanks and we will produce a documentary around “Makers” showcasing craftmanship and making in the 21st century. The proposed launch date is 2020.
BENCHMARKS DIGITAL FABRICATION
13
71
Total engaged
21
Students representing 8 disciplines
12
Faculty Members representing 9 disciplines
11
Community Leaders
36
Industry Representatives
SPILL OVER INTO ACADEMICS Exploration of Organic Materials + Built Environment MArch student connected with a Danish self-taught scientist/designer, also an MIT Fellow. She shared
experimentations around organic materials that could replace materials in the built environment, fashion industry etc as we know it. Focus was on sustainability and [digital] fabrication.
VISIBILITY FOR WENTWORTH - Media Coverage in La Conceria for MIT partnership - Boston Innovation Training https://bit.ly/3b2sByi - Talk at BSA/SCUP University and College Roundtable discussing making in the context of the Gen Z generation. Over 70 professionals from the built environment participated. - ThinkTank booklet and documentary in the works - Led Hubweek panel on “Makers Shaping Tangible Futures� - Collaboration requests from organizations focusing on multigenerational makerspaces, maker ecosystems, turning ideas into products. - Conducted workshops for middle/high schools, bridge and after school programs around making, digital fabrication, and turning an idea from concept into prototype [see pipeline section].
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES A proposal articulating the activation of the first floor of the CEIS building from Accelerate to the Additive Manufacturing Center as a for-profit entity to demonstrate the pathway from ideation-to-product was shared and is an opportunity to explore further as long as the energy around the new building is still high with internal and external stakeholders. In addition, there is much opportunity to activate the space for pipeline work, community and industry engagement.
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3 ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMMING STARTUP CHALLENGE
EXTERNAL PARTNERS
It was necessary to adjust programming around
52 Launch is a product-to-market company
the startup challenge in 2019 until the two
supporting local entrepreneurs. Accelerate collabo-
full-time roles were re-hired. The goal was to
rated with them on two pitch events to showcase
sustain student interest, remain visible on
their portfolio companies as well as WIT student
campus, and provide student team support.
startup ideas.
18 student teams with a total of 44 students
Empire Group supports entrepreneurs from napkin
participated in the HotSeat mentoring event to
to product and collaborated with Accelerate on
showcase their ideas and receive feedback from
workshops and mentoring.
external mentors. In addition, ten teams showcased to Trustees/University Advisors.
One of the Accelerate students accepted a co-op position with MassChallenge, which continued to
WORKBAR PARTNERSHIP
solidify Wentworth’s relationship with MC.
A partnership with Workbar was established in
Each year, Wentworth sends a student startup
2018 to provide an opportunity for students and
team to the MIT Enterprise Forum’s Beantown
recent alumni to experience a co-working
Throwdown, where teams across Massachusetts
environment, connect with other startups, and
universities and colleges compete.
propel their ideas forward. In addition, it provided Wentworth with a platform to run public facing
PDB ENTREPRENEURSHIP CO-OP
events such as the HotSeat mentoring event and
In 2017 collaboration started among Co-op +
the PitchRounds to new audiences in a setting
Careers, Business Management, and Accelerate to
within the Boston ecosystem. The partnership
re-launch an entrepreneurship co-op. Accelerate
agreement closed in summer 2019.
had employed three between 2014-2015 and shared concept and learnings. In 2019 the PDB Entrepreneurship Co-op was established, which has proven impactful for students.
BENCHMARKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMMING 220
Participants in the Startup Challenge from 19 disciplines
111
Teams submitted startup ideas
44%
New teams in 2019
56%
Repeat teams in 2019
12
15
Student coaches working with startup teams
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4 PIPELINE WORK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENGAGEMENT MASS TLC | Technovations Award Ceremony Since 2017 Accelerate partners every year with MassTLC on their Technovations programming. It attracts each year around 100 female students from Massachusetts between 8 and 18 for six months and supports them around projects in coding and programming. Corporate partners such as Microsoft are lead supporters and each year the program culminates in an awards ceremony at Wentworth to which teachers and families attend with a total of 250-300 attendees.
Tours + Immersions Multiple engagements took place with bridge, after-school, and middle/high school classes over the course of 2019. Possible Project: Accelerate students mentored high school student teams working on startup ideas. Sociedad Latina: Summer workshops around ideation and prototyping BoSTEM: RAMP:
Part of STEM week in October, Accelerate ran multiple workshops for Boston schools Each year Accelerate provides programming to RAMP students around ideation and prototyping
Exploring Collaborations Co-op + Careers and Accelerate met with Hack.Diversity, a non-profit focused on increasing internship and matchmaking opportunities for high school students and companies, to determine opportunities for future collaborations.
BENCHMARKS PIPELINE WORK
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308
Total engaged
216
Students reached from Boston/MA schools
82
Teachers from BPS/Charter Schools/MA schools engaged
23
Industry/Government leaders focused on pipeline work
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT BPS/Autodesk Externships In 2019 BPS partnered with Autodesk for a two week teacher externship. 25 teachers across Boston participated and were placed into companies to collaborate on STEM related work. Wentworth partnered on the Externship Award Ceremony, where teachers, companies, city officials came together to celebrate the program. School Retool | Innovation Programing with Stanford D.School and IDEO Based on our work with the ThinkTanks and Startup Challenge, we partnered with BPS in 2019 to deliver innovation programing. School Retool is a spin off from the Stanford D.School and IDEO and facilitated 39 teachers to re-envision schools.
VISIBILITY FOR WENTWORTH - BoSTEM/United Way Advisory Council Member - MassTLC Ed Tech + Technovations Judge - Some of the schools we had touch points with either through student engagement or teacher development work included: Tech Boston Academy, Commonwealth Leadership Academy, English High School, Mather Elementary, Fenway High, Madison Park, Eliot Innovation School, Cristo Rey High School, New Mission High, Boston Day and Evening Academy
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES - Credentialing of Teacher Externships through CPCE certification and potential partnership with Woodrow Wilson. - Mentorship program opportunity between BPS teachers and Wentworth faculty. - Monthly immersions with Boston schools through BoSTEM/United Way - Connection and potential collaboration with Northeastern on their foundation year/13th high school year - Interest for tours/workshops received from Conservatory Lab Charter, Pope John Paul Charter, Boston English, BC High School, Eliot Church, Louis D Brown Peace Institute. - Leveraging existing programs, such as Hack.Diversity and building strong partnerships Overall we have an opportunity to map existing relationships with middle/high schools across campus from co-curricular engagement to the work academic departments are conducting in this area. This can help us to be more orchestrated and deliberate about our outreach and more mindful on how we can maximize our resources.
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5 PARTNERSHIPS The following listing represents a range of
INDUSTRY
engagements in 2019. Some relationships
Urban Culture Institute
were nurtured over years, others were new
Cengage Learning
touch points created in 2019.
The Partnership Inc.
INDUSTRY Autodesk MassTLC MassChallenge MassRobotics Fable Vision CITIXL/NL Sasaki Sasaki Foundation Suffolk Construction AARP Signify [former Philips Lighting] Design Museum Boston MBBJ Boston Luxe Real Estate Leupold Brown Goldback Architects Business Innovation Factory EPAM Continuum Workbar Future In Sight McKinsey CSpace Optum Essential Design Formlabs Draper Stantec Boston Children’s Museum MassBio Bose Shell TechWorks 19
Jan Gleysteen Architects Castle Group CIC | Cambridge Innovation Center AGENCY @CIC GE Society of Grownups IHS MarkIT Neurxsystem LimeLaw Boston Cyclist Union Jewish Family and Children’s Services Mass Gerontology Associations Leers Weinzapfel Associates Navy Yard Consulting DiMella Shaffer Memory.co Okol MassMedic CTIA Goddard House UG2 Solutions STERIS Cake Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative i2i Experience IDEO Institute for Human Centered Design Breegi LabCentral Harvard/Hebrew Senior Life Gingko Bioworks Good Growth Capital Cast.org
INDUSTRY
COMMUNITY
MIT Tech Review
Greater Mattapan Council
Stanley, Black & Decker BostonApp Deloitte Launch 52 Empire Group GrabCAT Fisher Unitech IRobot James Dyson Foundation JCJ Architecture Knoll Boston Society of Landscape Architects
Ideal Mixer Co-working Grace Communion International Eliot Church Hero Nurturing Center Woodrow Neighborhood Association Coalition Dorchester Synergy Partnership Greater Four Corners Action Coalition Bowdoin Geneva Mainstreets Redefining our Community Neighborhood Assoc Speak for the Trees
Little Pink Maker Particle Validity Sketch GitHub BSA/SCUP JFK Library Foundation Teradyne LL Bean First Repulic Bank Venture Cafe MIT Enterprise Forum Franklin Park Zoo Bequall Handy Cane Boston Children’s Hospital
GOVERNMENT Boston City Council Andrea Campbell’s Office/District 4 Embassy + Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Gemeente Amsterdam MAHA, Massachusetts Housing Authority Department of Neighborhood Development iLab Housing/Mayor’s Office Age Strong/Commissioner’s Office Commonwealth of Massachusetts Swissnex Office of State Representative Dan Cullinane New Urban Mechanics Senator Dan Cullinan’s Office
ChileMass Rendever Blue Cross Blue Shield Bond Dragon Innovation Microsoft 20
PIPELINE
ACADEMIA
Youth Build
MIT Media Lab
MassTLC
MIT Sloan School
Sociedad Latina
MIT/Urban Planning
BoSTEM/United Way
MIT/Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Science
Hack.Diversity
Northeastern/College Arts, Media, Design
BPS Central Office
Northeastern Native + Indigineous Affinity Group
BPS Innovation Incubator
Boston University
Tech Boston Academy
Boston College
Commonwealth Leadership Academy
Curry College
English High School
Holy Cross College
Mather Elementary
Harvard School of Public Health
Fenway High
MCPHS
Madison Park
Emmanuel
Eliot Innovation School
UMASS Boston
Cristo Rey High School
Emerson
New Mission High
Drexel University
Boston Day and Evening Academy
University of Applied Sciences Lucerne
Boston Arts Academy
Olin College
Boston Collaborative High School
D’Youville College
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
MassArt
Boston Community Leadership Academy
Harvard Medical School
Greater Egelston High School
Berkley School of Music
John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and
Stanford D.School
Sciences
Oxford University
Boston Adult Technical Academy
ITH Delft
Boston International Newcomers Academy
SERC Ireland
Charlestown High School Snowden International School at Copley Jackson-Mann K-8 Young Achievers Science & Math K-8 Brighton High Excel High Lyndon K-8 School
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WENTWORTH FACULTY [42] Nakisa Alborz, Interdisciplinary Engineering
John Vecchio, Mechanical Engineering
Derek Cascio, Industrial Design
Cynthia Williams, Humanities + Social Sciences
Abby Charest, Civil Engineering
Simon Williamson, Industrial Design
Steve Chomyszak, Mechanical Engineering
Charlie Wiseman, Computer Science + Networking
Robert Cowherd, Architecture
Deborah Wright, CPCE
Ed Cuoco, Business Management
Yugu Yang-Keathley, Electrical Engineering
Manuel Delgado, Architecture Len Delosh, Business Management Meliti Dikeos, Architecture Douglas Dow, Electrical Engineering Jack Duggan, Civil Engineering John Ellis, Architecture Antonio Furgiele, Architecture Jody Gordon, Humanities + Social Sciences Chuck Hotchkiss, CADCM Ella Howard, Humanities + Social Sciences Kelly Hutzell, Architecture Ali Kiapour, Biomedical Engineering James Kostaras, Architecture Shankar Krishnan, Biomedical David Mareira, Business Management Joe Martel-Foley, Biomedical Engineering Jim McCusker, Electrical Engineering Mark Mulligan, Architecture Memo Ergezer, Computer Science Michael Mozill, Business Management Derek Pajaczkowski, Architecture Charlie Pham, Computer Science
WENTWORTH STAFF [19] Faith Bade, Co-op+Careers Ryan Babanowski, Engineering Robbin Beauchamp, Co-op+Careers Megan Bouchard, Student Engagement Alex Cabal, Center Diversity + Social Justice Erik Cote, President’s Office Beth Curtis, IA Rebecca Drossman, CLP Lori Friedman, IA Jer Jurma, Co-op+Careers Kevin Kidd, Library Alex McGillivray, Student Engagement Erik Miller, CLP Ricky Meinke, Diversity + Social Justice Brian Quigley, Student Engagement/WOW Erik Roe, Alumni Engagement Chris Scanlon, Student Leadership Don Tracia, LIT Jac van Loon, Industrial Design
David Rosenberg, Computer Science Kristin Rosero, Humanities + Social Sciences Anne-Catrin Schultz, Architecture David Simpson, Biological Engineering Ingrid Strong, Architecture Rick Trilling, Business Management Rob Trumbour, Architecture Santiago Umaschi, Business Management
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6 OPERATIONS + MAKERSPACE STAFFING In January 2019 two full-time positions were vacated. A committee worked through the Director applications and made finalist recommendations. An offer was accepted and start date of the new Director will be March 2020. The second full-time role will be posted. In addition, Accelerate lost a temporary full-time role in January 2019, which was focused on coordination/communications.
MOVE + OPENING + UTILIZATION OF MAKERSPACE In January 2019 Accelerate moved into the new CEIS building with a focus on the following: - Ordering and placing equipment - Establish and produce safety procedures, protocols and documentation - Develop intake forms and processes for requests related to project support, equipment usage, tours - Piloting sign in technology at front desk
ACTIVATION WITH STUDENT CLUBS Accelerate pro-actively recruited student clubs to utilize the Makerspace as their home base, which contributes to a more diverse student body utilizing the space and at the same time promotes work across disciplines. 9 student clubs became resident clubs in 2019 including the Costume Club, IdeaHackers, Product Design + Development Collaborative [PDDC], Robotics Club, Virtual Reality Club, SME Club, Computer Science Society of ACM, CROWNS.
BENCHMARKS OPERATIONS 2251 30
Request for space usage from internal departments and external partners
552
Attendees in internal/external partner events
818
Individuals utilized the equipment for personal/school projects
7 54
23
Students engaged with Accelerate Makerspace
Co-op students supported Accelerate and Makerspace operations Workstudy + 12 student coaches worked with Accelerate
7 ADDITIONAL WORK INNOVATION + EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING REPORT MAY 2019 A report was produced with extensive input from 26 internal stakeholders from across the university to capture current work in innovation + experiential learning as part of co-curricula and curricula engagements. Ideas were shared for future opportunities and positioning with incoming new President.
INNOVATION + ENTREPRENEURSHIP IMPACT REPORT FOR AY 2018- 2019 A state of I+E report was created in the summer of 2019 to give a background of I+E activity on campus, how it relates to Wentworth’s future and what the opportunities are. It was submitted to the new President.
MARKETING PLAYBOOK A marketing playbook was produced to capture opportunities, storytelling, and provide a guideline for how Accelerate can better position internally and externally, how relationships can be nutured through communication and social media, and how we can increase overall Wentworth visibility.
CONCEPT DIGITAL FABRICATION Provided ideas on how to capitalize on the first floor of the CEIS as an ecosystem showcasing the path from idea to product. In addition, there is an opportunity to articulate the internal campus wide makerspaces/labs and juxtapose them to our overall positioning in the maker/digital fabrication ecosystem in Boston to better differentiate ourselves and provide services that connect to the startup, innovation, and neighborhood communities. Creating a digital fabrication hub on campus to be accessible for each discipline and turning us into a thought leader on how digital fabrication is disrupting the industries we serve.
CASE STUDY WITH MIT SLOAN SCHOOL | WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE Wentworth’s co-op program was compared to a German university’s dual studies model in a case study published by MIT Sloan School. The researcher frequently met with Monique Fuchs and also interviewed Robbin Beauchamp, Chuck Hotchkiss, Cidhinnia Torres-Campos, Fred Driscoll. The case study was published for the Workforce of the Future and Good Companies Good Jobs initiative.
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This report was produced by Monique Fuchs with extensive support from Tory Lam, without whom none of the benchmarks and formatting would have been possible. Every attempt was made to reflect accurate and complete information and list every individual/organizations contributing to the campus-wide success of innovation + entrepreneurship activities. Should there be an individual or project missing, please reach out, so this report can be updated. fuchsm@wit.edu lamt1@wit.edu
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