WHAT IS AN INNOVATION CIRCUIT?
Innovation Circuits, delivered by industry experts and influencers, are immersive topically linked sessions that give students an opportunity to gain expertise, innovate, and contribute meaningfully. Short Circuits are topic-based conversation sessions that help students gain expertise in innovation mindset, skills, and practices.
Upcoming Circuits
6-Week Circuit: Change By Design
February 4 – March 11, 2021: 6 weeks, 6 Sessions
Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, Founder, Disrupt Design
Short Circuit: Make Me a Millionaire by 40
Friday, February 4, 2021
Jonathan Pearson, Partner, Wealth Advisors of Iowa Jonathan Fox, Ruth Whipp Sherwin Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Human Sciences
2-Session Circuit: Let’s Make a Deal with the Deans
Part 1: The Art of Negotiation
February 8, 2021
6-Week Circuit Orientation: How to Innovate Frostline Soft Serve
February 11 – March 18, 2021: 6 weeks, 6 Sessions
Short Circuit: How to Innovate an Unfair Advantage
Friday, February 12, 2021
Lance LaDuke, Serial Innovator, Carnegie Mellon; Teaching Professor, Music Entrepreneurship
2-Session Circuit: Let’s Make a Deal with the Deans
Part 2: Coaching and Competition; $500 in prizes for student negotiators
February 15, 2021
Short Circuit: Is It Right, Is It Best? The Innovator’s Ethic
Friday, February 19, 2021
Anthony Sardella, CEO and Founder, evolve24
Moderated by Kevin Kimle, Director, ISU Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative
Short Circuit: Global Innovation — From the Battlefield to Football Field
February 22, 2021
Tilman Engel, Iowa State Graduate 1989
Short Circuit: The Single Best Indicator of Business Success
February 26, 2021 — More details coming soon
Bill Gross, Founder of Idealab
Short Circuit: Making Friends and Influencing the Deans
March 8, 2021
Featuring: Laura Jolly, dean of the College of Human Sciences; Sam Easterling, James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering; and John Lawrence, Vice President for Extension and Outreach
Short Circuit: It’s (Not) A Small World After All
March 29, 2021
Featuring: Dean Beate Schmittman, Dean Hilary Seo, and Dean Dan Grooms
What circuits have we offered before?
Have questions about our online Innovation Programs?
Contact Karen Kerns
Entrepreneur in Residence President’s Initiative for Entrepreneurship and Innovation