The Alexandria Co-working Network, developed by Arizona State University (ASU), brings people together in collaboration spaces in public libraries, creating a network of places for people to connect, collaborate and find valuable resources. Launched in May of 2013, Alexandria Co-working Network is designed as a hub and spoke between the activities of the ASU and the public library system. The objective is to help designated libraries in Arizona and beyond offer innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration spaces through both a physical and a virtual network that supports the creation of new innovations and aids economic development through the creation of new startup companies. Libraries in the network create open collaboration spaces in their facilities, where innovators and entrepreneurs can find collaborators and mentors. In this environment they also get access to fully equipped working spaces, library fact-finding services, and physical and digital library resources. Through the Network, ASU offers entrepreneurial education, training to library staff, access to a distributed mentor pool and most importantly a platform, in which libraries can use to serve the entrepreneurial community. Since the launch of the network, ASU has jointly opened four locations within Arizona (Scottsdale, Mesa, Phoenix, and Goodyear) and these spaces have reported success in serving the community, making impact upon the local economy, and attracting new constituents to libraries. In the near future, the Network will expand to other states, with current discussions underway in several libraries.
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UEDA Annual Summit 2014 - Awards of Excellence - Community Connected Campus - Alexandria Co-Working Network
1. 2014 UEDA Awards of Excellence
Mitzi Montoya
How to redesign libraries and museums for the 21st century.
The Alexandria Innovation Network case study
UEDA Theme: Community Connected Campus
entrepreneurship.asu.edu
2. Mitzi Montoya
Vice President and University Dean of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Mitzi M. Montoya is Vice President and University Dean for
Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Arizona State University. She also
serves on the Advisory Board for the Center for Entrepreneurship in
the W.P. Carey School of Business. Dr. Montoya received her Ph.D. in
Marketing and Statistics and a B.S. in Applied Engineering Science,
both from Michigan State University.
Dr. Montoya is responsible for advancing ASU as a leader in
entrepreneurship and innovation and for strategic direction for ASU’s
broad portfolio of entrepreneurial and innovative initiatives, including
student and faculty entrepreneurship as well as advancement of the
entrepreneurial ecosystem. She has established ASU as a national
leader in the growing maker movement and developed an innovative
partnership with TechShop uniting a public open prototyping facility
with higher education.
3. about ASU & the New American University model
design aspiration / value entrepreneurship
ASU inspires action. We harness knowledge for
innovation and create purposeful ventures in all
sectors and realms. We are entrepreneurial as
individuals and as an institution.
IDEA
SOCIAL
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
4. E+I mission
Our mission is to support regional
economic growth and social change;
foster an innovative culture among the
students, faculty and all units at ASU; and
be a national model for E+I at a public
research university.
5. the need
Challenge
Inventors, problem solvers, potential entrepreneurs, micro and small businesses need
assistance in cultivating and advancing their ideas in the United States.
The vast majority of libraries and museums, both traditional community hubs for
knowledge acquisition and knowledge sharing, are not innovating on their models to offer
21st century skill development programs for the communities they serve.
Many librarians and museums are looking to transform their public spaces to better
serve community interests by making shifts in their role in the community.
Solution
The Alexandria Innovation Network (AIN), designed by ASU, creates a collaborative
network of libraries, museums and community partners that advance and promote local
innovation and entrepreneurship through knowledge sharing. The partners in the network
provide community members with broad access to continuing education in
entrepreneurship, mentors, service providers, and other community-based resources for
current and aspiring small-business owners.
6. about AIN
The Alexandria Innovation Network provides a place for entrepreneurs to go
to work on their ideas and collaborate with other entrepreneurs.
ASU actively engages with each of our library & museum locations by
setting up mentor office hours, holding entrepreneurial classes under
ASU’s Rapid Startup School program, and providing marketing material
for the libraries to promote their location.
Additionally, ASU connects AIN locations to the local entrepreneurial
ecosystem. These collaboration spaces are designed to complement other
types of co-working spaces rather than compete with them.
7. community connectedness: Rapid Startup School (RSuS)
ASU’s Rapid Startup School (RSuS) is a sequence of continuing education modules, organized in three
stages:
Stage 1: Ideation (RSuS S1). Learning modules and tasks for entrepreneurs that are refining initial
problems/solutions and learning how to efficiently navigate potentially viable markets.
Stage 2: Validation (RSuS S2). Learning modules and tasks for entrepreneurs that are experimenting
and developing prototypes, minimum viable products, and launching solutions in the market.
Stage 3: Acceleration (RSuS S3). Learning modules and tasks for entrepreneurs that have successfully
demonstrated product-market fit and revenue generation and are ready to scale, expand, or optimize their
commercialization activities.
ASU RSuS continuing education programs are available for two audiences:
Entrepreneur training is for current and aspiring entrepreneurs interested in advancing their
ideas and developing their ventures.
Facilitator training is for individuals interested in becoming certified ASU RSuS facilitators
for S1, S2 and/or S3 entrepreneur training.
8. impact to date
6k
total participants in ASU-led programs held at AIN locations since May, 2013.
12+
over a dozen new companies have been launched at AIN locations since May,
2013.
55%
over 55% of participants surveyed indicated that they had not visited their local
library prior to participating in an AIN event.
9. impact to date: continued
Since launching AIN, we have opened collaboration spaces in four library
locations including (with more launching this year):
Phoenix Burton Barr Library
Mesa Red Mountain Library
Scottsdale Public Library
Goodyear Public Library
ASU has plans to expand to other cities in Arizona as well as libraries and
museums in California.
10. a community connected campus
ASU had delivered more than 30 classes as part of the network.
AIN has also attracted national attention. Many other libraries and
museums have expressed interest in participating in the Network as well
as modeling similar partnerships.
The core goal is to have a community-based, ‘democratization of
entrepreneurship’, that is complimentary to the existing entrepreneurial
ecosystem. These spaces in AIN locations will serve anyone who wants
to be part of the entrepreneurship value chain from idea to product to
commercialization, such as mentors, experts, innovators, thought
leaders, curious-minded individuals, and problem solvers.
11. 2014 UEDA Awards of Excellence
Mitzi Montoya
How to redesign libraries and museums for the 21st century.
The Alexandria Innovation Network case study
UEDA Theme: Community Connected Campus
entrepreneurship.asu.edu
Notas del editor
Introduction Slide – introducing you as presenter.
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Introduce ASU as author of the New American University concept, which activates us to create new, innovative partnerships.
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Introduce E+I as the unit within the university that leads to the creation of innovative programs that benefit the community – like the Alexandria Co-working Network.
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Describe the need/problem that ALEX addresses. Who identified the need and how did ASU become involved?
Notes: Start this slide by describing how you launched this partnership. How it started, who was involved.
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Describe the originality, scalability/replicability, and sustainability of ALEX. What did ASU do that was innovative or unique? What are the benefits/impacts realized/anticipated from this partnership.
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Describe improved connection to the community/region. What is this partnerships role in the economic infrastructure of the community. What are our measures of success?
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