Venture Project Two Blog
Applying Evidence-Based Entrepreneurship
Winter 2021
Saul Morales-VP2-Nuestro Taco Drive Thru-E5-W21
This Quarter as an E5 I got to personally work with Megan Shomaker, who was creatively able to help me establish a greater brand identity through the Brand Guide she created incorporating a new logo, color palettes, merchandise, uniforms, and a menu. This quarter I...
Munchiez Food Truck
As one of the E1 groups this quarter, we created Munchiez food truck. Through this venture we developed a business plan to open up a late night food truck operation at Western Washington University outside of the Viking Union, to ensure no student is left without the...
Megan Shomaker Design | W21 | VP2
I promise to create a strong and marketable brand for my clients’ ventures by offering my abilities to effectively create unique branding, packaging, social media, and/or more for my clients. This quarter I worked together with Saul Morales on his food truck venture...
Y’s Buys Consulting
As the E3 group this quarter, we consulted with Y's Buys Thrift Boutique, a thrift shop benefiting the YWCA. Ahead of their grand opening, we sought to build brand awareness and explored ways we could get more customers engaged with their new branding. Click here to...
Take an A with Agenda
Agenda is the app that we created to help students and teachers with scheduling for classes and staying organized. … Take an A with Agenda. Business report Business report cover page (Full business report and remaining deliverables hyperlinked to slogan) ...
WEAR by Localized
The WEAR app is a venture focused on connecting local consumers to local clothing businesses in the Bellingham area. Through our initial interviews we found that, while there is a strong desire to shop locally, there is a disconnect between that and consumers who will...
Honey Salon consulting
This quarter my group and I were tasked with the VP2 consulting project. We had never done anything like this before, and it was a little hard at first trying to get started with everything being online. We were able to work with Honey Salon, a local salon located in...
Essence Events
Essence Events is a virtual event planning company focused on easing the stress of planning and or facilitating virtual events. We do this while also striving to engage others in authentic and positive relationships. We offer planning, facilitation, day-of-event...
Fall 2020
Kylie and Carson’s VP2 Project
This quarter we wanted to create a better way for the Bellingham Community to connect with resources for COVID-19. We were inspired by fundraising events created by others around them. They wanted to make a difference in our community and create an easy way for people...
Your Community Starts with You
This project really dives into the ideas of community and a culture of belonging. I wanted to explore how to get the healing and connective presence of others while living in a pandemic. It made for a challenge, but I learned a lot about myself and how you need to...
Art by Amelia
My name is Amelia Green and I'm an art major here at WWU. For my VP2 this quarter I decided to continue on with my small art business that I launched during May 2020. This quarter I focused on market research, SEO research, creating a website, a full rebrand and...
CO.CO Market
Community Collaborative Market ~where gifting meets community support~ local-artisan-sustainable As a team, we (Sarah Seeberger & Alysa Gallant) have founded and built the beginnings of CO.CO Market. CO.CO Market is a local, artisan, and...
My Legs Hurt, A Podcast
Here's a link to my Venture Project 2 for this fall quarter. You'll be able to tune into my podcast, "My Legs Hurt", in mid January, 2021. Look forward to a comedic discussion of misadventures in the backcountry. Thanks for a great quarter!...
E2/E3 VP2: Passion Meets Profession & The Nourishing Networks Hub
Our team was assigned to help minimize the gap between employers and alum who are a part of the entrepreneurship program at Western. Especially during a time where we are in a pandemic which makes it harder to find jobs because there are more people looking for jobs...
Essence Events
Essence Events is a virtual event planning company focused on easing the stress of planning and or facilitating virtual events. We do this while also striving to engage others in authentic and positive relationships. We offer planning, facilitation, and day-of-event...
Brenna Rice Writing Portfolio
For my VP2 this quarter, I decided on creating an online portfolio that would help to gain a following in readers as well as to help connect me with future employers. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-5O4R57lOxwXfgQvs8CHTDvj3WaqL8Bj?usp=sharing
Megan Shomaker Design
My name is Megan Shomaker and I am a graphic designer. For this quarter's VP2 I focused specifically on branding and logo design for some of my E&I peer clients' ventures. I promise to create a strong and marketable brand for my clients’ ventures by offering my...
Previous Student Work
Change Leadership
IdeaGrit & Change Leadership It is about building the passion and perseverance to bring ideas to impact over and over again in one's life.E1What we love: Well-organized, insightful, paints a future-focused viewpoint and maturity. E2surrounding yourself with...
Venture Project 2
VENTURE PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS Each quarter exploring a different dimension of your development See bottom of page for assignment summaries E1 Welcome to the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Community! Dream and Design new and exciting ventures through evidence-based...
SU22 – VP2: Hapa Sauce!
Summer Quarter 2022, VP2 Project! Kaelyn Melrose - E6 This quarter I decided to work towards the launch of my sauce company, Hapa Sauce. Hapa Sauce is a company started with me, Kaelyn Melrose, and my partner Makoa Iha! We wanted to create a company that would be...
Time Pixies VP2 Project
Hello!My name is John McCullugh and I am an E6 this quarter. As an E6 we are tasked to come up with our own venture, and this is my second quarter working on my NFT venture, the Time Pixies. Please follow the link below to learn more....
Sustainability Swap!
VP2 Spring ‘22 Karl Lam E4 Kaelyn Melrose E5 This quarter we decided to do a group project with Katie, Meg, however, they decided to go in a different direction with their project and so we decided to branch off and move forward with Karl’s idea from last quarter to...
Are You Ready to Venture Bellingham?
This quarter we were able to create an Instagram Page and WordPress Blog highlighting the beautiful city of Bellingham, Washington! We learned how to gain traction on Instagram posts, build and create media, find gems in our community, and overall have fun in a...
SPR22 VP1 – IUnderstand – We Help You Understand
Team: Ira Bagiryants E1, Areli Castellanos E1, Morgan Hawthorn E6, and Naia Vince Cruz E1 Project Summary - IUnderstand is a membership based app that provides businesses that have customer facing services an on demand interpreter by phone or video for the customers...
Yummy Tummy
Megan Hooper E4, Kaelyn Melrose E5, Joseph Eyre E1, Jade Weston E2 Project Summary - Yummy Tummy is an interactive social network of local community members, and local eateries, where they can discuss, rate, and share accommodation options at local eateries. We will...
The Station: Bellingham’s New Community Center
Our offering is to implement, The Station, a downtown Bellingham community center. The Station is one of three parts in which provide solutions to student barriers to spending time off campus. The new center will solve pains such as affordable and accessible late...
BEAM Parking
Welcome to BEAM Parking! As a team this Quarter we were tasked with the prompt of tackling an accessibility issue in Bellingham, Washington. Beginning our Venture in the heart of Downtown we came to the realization that parking in Bellingham is neither ideal, nor...
Karve Scooters!
This VP1 project was created by Alia Jones (E1), John McCullugh (E6), Karl Lam (E4), Molly Leung (E3), and Paul Kim (E1).We found that local Bellingham residents and WWU students often struggle with Transportation, especially if they do not have a car! Karve Scooters...
Time Pixies venture project!
The Time Pixies are a NFT project on the Solana blockchain co-founded by Adam Bullard and John McCullugh. The Pixie NFTs are used to play a game that rewards the players with Solana cryptocurrency rewards! Check out the google drive to see the work!...
W22 E5 VP2 – Cactus Juice Films: Documentaries to Create Change
Team: Morgan Hawthorn - E5 Cactus Juice Films is a documentary film company aimed at giving a platform for change makers to share their message with the world and to help others to find what they can do to become change makers themselves. We aim to...
Look To See The Change I Want To See In The World!
This quarter I had the opportunity to create my own venture, and fall in love with a problem that I found in the world. This quarter I dove into the issue of stigmas within youth athletics. Here is the link to my evidence locker where you can find all of the work I...
THE STICKER PROJECT (E5)
By: Lacoya Reny (E5) This venture is a continuation of my E4 venture working to produce and sell high quality designs that capture the beauty of natural spaces in the Bellingham area by printing stickers of these designs and donating a % of the profits to Recreation...
W22 VP2 Mind The GAP! (Guiding Alternative Paths)
Mind The GAP! (Guiding Alternative Paths) strives to help create personalized plans for individuals seeking alternative paths to college/university. We aim to find programs that are the best possible match for our customers so they can leave with information about...
Winter 2022 E-2 VP2: Bellingham Quest
For our Venture Project Two this quarter we were tasked with putting on an event. After consideration of multiple event ideas, we decided on creating a downtown scavenger hunt. Bellingham Quest took place on March 5th with a total of nine business participants and...
E3 | The Tabletop Community | VP2 – W22
In this project, we dove deep into our customers minds, inflitrated their communities and gathered intel. The mission was successful and has allowed us to empathize with this community, spot gaps and possible pains that members of this community have to face. We got...
Winter 22 VP1: Increasing Student Awareness of Winco
Team: Darren Jakana E1, Morgan Hawthorn E5, Oliver Rajsbaum E2, Evelyn Baltz E1 For our VP1 this quarter, we decided to create an ad campaign and an optional membership program for Winco. Our goals were to raise student awareness of Winco and to give them...
Barnes & Noble x Meow Wolf
As a consulting team we aimed to collaborate with immersive art company Meow Wolf and bring creativity and immersive realities to the literature world. Specifically, the #1 bookseller in the United States, Barnes & Noble. Imagine the nostalgic memories of the...
The New and Improved Seven Eleven!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14dBS7FtHMPSKvjQRxvPjG24RfXNRAOXN?usp=sharing Above is the link to our Seven Eleven Rebrand google drive! Here you can find the work we put in over this past week to use Evidence Based Entrepreneurship in order to rebrand Seven...
Starlight Shuttle Service Rebrand
Have you heard of the Starlight Shuttle Service? We asked that question to a large group of people during this project and the majority answer was a no. This service is free, but when you pay your WWU tuition a small percentage goes to transportation. WWU students are...
Meridian Plaza: Winter 2022 VP1
For our team's rebrand, we took on the Bellis Fair Mall and examined how it could be transformed into a residential community: Meridian Plaza. Our goal with this rebrand was to recycle the massive space a mall takes up and turn it into something that is lively and...
WWU OTTERS MAKING A SPLASH!
Karl Lam E3, Kaelyn Melrose E4, Shumpei Yanagihara E1, Allan Zhou E1 According to our surveys, only about 30% of WWU students recognize the fact that the Vikings never made it to Bellingham on their voyage to the Americas. In fact, they only reached the eastern coast...
Poise Directional Speakers
Alex Barbaras, Alyssa Hoirup, Art Hamilton, Maddie Sweeney For our Venture Project Two this quarter we have created the Poise Directional Speakers. The purpose of this device is to promote better posture for people who find themselves sitting for an extended amount of...
Fall 2021 VP2 (Art Banana)
Art Banana is app designed to be a one stop shop for those looking to engage with their creative side in new and more diverse ways. To accomplish this Art Banana provides users with on demand access to lesson guides, supplies and stimulating prompts. The lesson guides...
The Collab
E2 & E3 Venture Project 2 Team: E2: Kelsey Johnke, Karl Lam, Aidan Adams, Megan Hooper, Noah Green E3: Kelsey Johnke, Kaelyn Melrose, Katie Potts, Bryan Claussen, Bruno Dornelas, Kristina Carpenter, Morgan Hawthorn The Collab was a fundraiser where college...
Kombucha Creations E4 Venture
Hello! My name is John McCullugh and as an E4, I was tasked this quarter to create my own venture that I will carry through my E5 and E6 quarter. After some ideation I came to the conclusion I would brew my own kombucha. Kombucha creations is a Bellingham local...
THE STICKER PROJECT
The above image shows the current iterations of my sticker designs I created this quarter. Hello! I'm Lacoya Reny and I spent my E4 quarter staring an independent venture aiming to combine empathy, creativity and nature for my VP2 project. My overall goal for this...
Inspector Gadget
For this quarter we were tasked with coming up with a Halloween costume. My group and I had a lot of fun with this VP1. We had the idea of doing something funny that also served a practical purpose, with the help of our pre-prototype interviews and our survey we came...
How to help make Halloween more sustainable, affordable and versatile: Reclaim Halloween – Fall 2021 VP1
Team: Morgan Hawthorn, Karl Lam, Bryan Claussen, Abby Peterson, Harrison Teppen-Ryan, Molly Leung Reclaim is a popup halloween thrift store with a general focus on sustainability, affordability, and versatility. We aimed to provide an alternative to fast fashion...
The JellyFLASH!
Thanks to the JellyFLASH you will be dry, seen, and practicing sustainability! For this Venture Project One, we were given the opportunity to create a fun and sustainable Halloween costume to benefit people in Bellingham and beyond. Using evidence based...
Fall 2021 VP1: The Scare-Away
Our team set out to create a fashionable and functional Halloween costume that can be worn without sacrificing warmth or aesthetics, which led us to creating the Scare-Away! The design consists of tearaway pants and a transformable jacket backpack. Once torn away and...
Entertainment Reimagined with Diablo Productions
Team: Morgan Hawthorn and Qudaffi Howell This summer we decided to rebrand and restructure a currently existing entertainment company. We wanted to create a professional, inclusive troupe of performers to perform at events as they are returning. Our goal this quarter...
Hop on the Train to Success!
Emma Rose DeSantis -E4 & Kaelyn Melrose -E2 This summer we noticed many new students in our class who are new to entrepreneurship and the evidence based entrepreneurial process, as well as getting to know the tools and technology used for this class. We wanted to...
Creating Community and Support: SEAQ VP1
Summer '21 VP1 Sustainable Development For this quarter's VP1 we were tasked to create a product or a service that would address one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. We chose goal #10, Reducing Inequalities, for our project and decided to work with...
Bringing Balance: Recreation of Life
Our venture serves to bring together workplaces, executive teams, sports teams, and other high performing groups in a retreat designed to serve as a contemplative and connecting experience for the entire group. Enjoy and bond over activities such as biking, swimming,...
Joyfilled Adventures Health Community
Joyfilled Adventures Health Community is targeting the three main aspects of health - physical, social, and emotional. Through our online community classes we can gather together within our own homes and improve our overall health. The community is using a new style...
KTBM Consulting Project
KTBM Consulting (Consisting of E2s Kristina Carpenter, Titus Barker, Isabella Milliken, and Mikaela Francis) spent the second half of this quarter working with a family and veteran-owned small window tinting business based in Rochester WA called S&T Window Films....
MGArchitecture Consulting Venture
For Spring Quarter 2021, our team worked with Richard, a local Seattle architect, who needed helped optimizing his online presence. During this project, we worked on empathy between our team and Richard as well as between Richard and his clients so we could better...
Healani Who?
This quarter has been all about finding out who I am as an entrepreneur and using all the tools I have learned to get there. I am so grateful to have created council, an app that lets you connect and access local resources at your fingertips, and the E6 event, where I...
BodyWork Wellness Studio
This quarter as E2s our team embarked upon a mission to exceed the standard and make a positive impact in our community. We teamed up with BodyWork Wellness Studio, a local massage studio, and worked alongside one another throughout the quarter to enhance the long...
Gavin Roberts: Content Marketing Solutions – E4 VP2
This quarter I took on preparing to launch a service providing high quality content centering the client's voice and authenticity to connect and resonate with audiences, with the aim to build client's authoritative voice. The research, exploration, and iterations...
Nuestro Taco Drive Thru – Venture Project 2 – Spring 2021 – Saul Morales – E6
My name is Saul Morales, creator of Nuestro Taco Drive Thru, this has been my last quarter in the E&I program and over the period of my E4-E6 quarters I was able to develop and create a venture that sparked from my true passion of providing people with...
The Purrfect, E3 Event at Neko Cat Cafe!
This quarter, Emma Rose DeSantis, John McCullugh, Lacoya Reny, and Mathias Jacobson were tasked with putting on a networking event! They were able to plan an event at the Neko Cat Cafe located in downtown Bellingham! The event was meant for the class to get together...
Jam – VP2 – SPR21
Our E1 Team Karl Lam, Megan Hooper, Dylan Dahl, Pontus O'Berg, Aidan Adams Our Venture Project Jam is a hobby-based socialization app aimed to assist people in reintegrating back into socialization after over a year of COVID-19. We believe that prolonged isolation has...
E1 Group 2: WWU Cooking Club
WWU Cooking Club E1’s: Kelsey Johnke, Kaelyn Melrose, Noah Green, Elliot Bremson, Alec Robinson Project Summary: We sought out to help cultivate a community and bring students together in a welcoming and impactful environment. The WWU cooking club will provide...
Megan Shomaker Design | VP2 | SPR21
I promise to create a strong and marketable brand for my clients’ ventures by offering my abilities to effectively create unique branding, packaging, social media, and/or more for my clients. This quarter I worked together with Amelia Green and she is the artist...
Sherwood Music Festival VP2
Sherwood Music Festival is a covid-19 safe event happening on June 12th, 2021 with the intent of bringing local musicians, artists, and performers together in a shared space, in-person and online, among the Bellingham, WA community. We have officially sold out of...
20/21 Human Centered Entrepreneurship and Innovation Reflections
Human-Centered Entrepreneurship and Innovation EducationWhat an exciting year! We say entrepreneurs and innovators discover opportunities and bring people and resources together to make change happen in the world. And my goodness, this has been true this year! Amidst...
Change Leadership Sarah Mahran E5
This quarter I did the E5 Change Leadership assignment; Flourish. I had an incredible experience working on this assignment. I had learned so much about myself that I didn't even realize I knew or had. I will continue to take what I have learned and apply it to my...
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Spring 2021 Venture Project One: The MonoLit
This image shows our final prototype iteration for the MonoLit. We generated two different modes for users to choose between. A cool mode that mimics sunlight and a warm mode that encourages a restful mindset. Project Summary: Our team embarked on a challenge to...
H.I.V.E – Venture Project #1 – SPR21
This project was created by- Saul Morales (E6), Amelia Zahler (E6), Morgan Hawthorn (E2), & Dylan Dahl (E1). The start of Spring Quarter 2021 has begun and with it we kick off with Venture Project 1. The prompt this quarter has asked us to develop an offering...
GapRover VP1
Team Members Drew Vidano (E6), Gavin Roberts (E4), Emma Rose DeSantis (E3), Sarah Jane Hayward (E2), Pontus Oberg (E1) Project Summary We're a team aimed at making entrepreneurship a game everybody can play, GapRover is a digital tool designed to automate and expedite...
Study Buddy: Where Productivity and Connection Intersect
Team Members Adam Bullard (E5), John McCullugh (E3), Karhum Samaha (E2), Bryan Claussen (E2) Our Venture Our VP1 team had a great time working together to design an accessible product that solved a problem we saw pervading the WWU campus. Online learning has taken...
Simplicity: Your Personal Assistant
Johanna Greif E6, Alysa Gallant E6, Lacoya Reny E3, Mikaela Francis E2, Aidan Adams E1 Simplicity is an app created to help users with cognitive disabilities, such as ADHD or Alzheimer's, keep track of their daily to-do lists while assisting with daily self-care and...
The 99: Doing the Right Thing For the Most People
By: Megan Shomaker, Katie Potts, Jennie Adler, Bella Millikan, & Alec Robinson We found the need in our society to create a ride-share app that aims to reach as many people possible. At The 99 we strive to do the right thing for the most people. Our goal for this...
What Now
What Now bridges the gap between generations by making information on current technology, politics, and slang accessible from a physical product. We aim to make the best magazine on the market for people ages 35-60 with a desire to connect with the upcoming...
Access Net: Education Made Easy
By: Katelynn Melia, Zosia Sherwood, and Madison Eby Access Net is an educational app where people can post short 15-60 second videos, make blog post, and visual post as well to help give each other resources in your community. This will help provide students with very...
Bzzzzzing into Your Mental Health
Welcome to Mindful Connections, the place to hold space for one another and develop tools to engage in healthy mindsets. We have created a set of activities and resources to help all WWU students find connection and understand where to find more help when they need...
Saul Morales-VP2-Nuestro Taco Drive Thru-E5-W21
This Quarter as an E5 I got to personally work with Megan Shomaker, who was creatively able to help me establish a greater brand identity through the Brand Guide she created incorporating a new logo, color palettes, merchandise, uniforms, and a menu. This quarter I...
Munchiez Food Truck
As one of the E1 groups this quarter, we created Munchiez food truck. Through this venture we developed a business plan to open up a late night food truck operation at Western Washington University outside of the Viking Union, to ensure no student is left without the...
Munchiez Food Truck
As one of the E1 groups this quarter, we created Munchiez food truck. Through this venture we developed a business plan to open up a late night food truck operation at Western Washington University outside of the Viking Union, to ensure no student is left without the...
Megan Shomaker Design | W21 | VP2
I promise to create a strong and marketable brand for my clients’ ventures by offering my abilities to effectively create unique branding, packaging, social media, and/or more for my clients. This quarter I worked together with Saul Morales on his food truck venture...
Y’s Buys Consulting
As the E3 group this quarter, we consulted with Y's Buys Thrift Boutique, a thrift shop benefiting the YWCA. Ahead of their grand opening, we sought to build brand awareness and explored ways we could get more customers engaged with their new branding. Click here to...
Take an A with Agenda
Agenda is the app that we created to help students and teachers with scheduling for classes and staying organized. … Take an A with Agenda. Business report Business report cover page (Full business report and remaining deliverables hyperlinked to slogan) ...
WEAR by Localized
The WEAR app is a venture focused on connecting local consumers to local clothing businesses in the Bellingham area. Through our initial interviews we found that, while there is a strong desire to shop locally, there is a disconnect between that and consumers who will...
Honey Salon consulting
This quarter my group and I were tasked with the VP2 consulting project. We had never done anything like this before, and it was a little hard at first trying to get started with everything being online. We were able to work with Honey Salon, a local salon located in...
VP2 Team 4 – Fridge Friend
In this venture project, we decided to develop an app that is an amalgamation of your regular cooking applications and your favorite social media platforms. This app will not only be a source of entertainment and relaxation, but also an intuitive learning platform...
Essence Events
Essence Events is a virtual event planning company focused on easing the stress of planning and or facilitating virtual events. We do this while also striving to engage others in authentic and positive relationships. We offer planning, facilitation, day-of-event...
W21 VP1-Coaches
Coaches: Amelia Zahler and Katelynn Melia Link to our coaching file: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-ZaaWhLBUQP1WKJPQuBf2ymE9eJxOIKJ?usp=sharing Team 1 link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1i4syY3HGe6rcsvdARgSFTATkSHbi5_Mr?usp=sharing Team 3 link:...
Venture Project 1- Coaches
Prompt: Venture Project 1 Coaches - Rebrand Execution: For Venture Project 1 this quarter I had the opportunity to coach Team 2 and Team 7 with Sawyer Moss. Shifting from being on a Venture Team to a coach always brings along new and meaningful learning experiences....
The Most Bomb-Diggity Coaching of all Time
Team 4, Blog Post Link: https://wp.wwu.edu/ideastoimpact/2021/01/17/dc-monuments-washington-football-team-rebrand/ Team 5, Blog Post Link: https://wp.wwu.edu/ideastoimpact/2021/01/17/schwinn/ Our Evidence Locker:...
Schwinn Rebrand
We are a rebranding firm focused on the outdoors. We decided to try and rebrand Schwinn, a bicycle company. We created a new branding package along with some basic ads and masks, to get Schwinn's target market comfortable with the new branding. All of our prototypes...
DC Monuments: Washington Football Team Rebrand
The four key aspect we are offering are politically correct, relevant and inclusive logos, color palette, mission statement and community values and goals because more people will be able to relate to it and be able to support the team and purchase merchandise without...
Discord Rebrand
We have created a company rebrand for Discord Inc., a popular gaming-based VoIP service. We created a BMC, BIC’s, VPC, and conducted market research to discover potential new customer markets for the company, including online classes for public and higher education,...
FurHaven Pet Products Rebrand
This quarter for venture project one we got the opportunity to rebrand FurHaven pet products. For this rebrand, we decided to focus on ways to boost local awareness. We made a new logo, a new landing page, and a mockup Instagram campaign. Check out our google...
Kylie and Carson’s VP2 Project
This quarter we wanted to create a better way for the Bellingham Community to connect with resources for COVID-19. We were inspired by fundraising events created by others around them. They wanted to make a difference in our community and create an easy way for people...
Your Community Starts with You
This project really dives into the ideas of community and a culture of belonging. I wanted to explore how to get the healing and connective presence of others while living in a pandemic. It made for a challenge, but I learned a lot about myself and how you need to...
Art by Amelia
My name is Amelia Green and I'm an art major here at WWU. For my VP2 this quarter I decided to continue on with my small art business that I launched during May 2020. This quarter I focused on market research, SEO research, creating a website, a full rebrand and...
CO.CO Market
Community Collaborative Market ~where gifting meets community support~ local-artisan-sustainable As a team, we (Sarah Seeberger & Alysa Gallant) have founded and built the beginnings of CO.CO Market. CO.CO Market is a local, artisan, and...
My Legs Hurt, A Podcast
Here's a link to my Venture Project 2 for this fall quarter. You'll be able to tune into my podcast, "My Legs Hurt", in mid January, 2021. Look forward to a comedic discussion of misadventures in the backcountry. Thanks for a great quarter!...
E2/E3 VP2: Passion Meets Profession & The Nourishing Networks Hub
Our team was assigned to help minimize the gap between employers and alum who are a part of the entrepreneurship program at Western. Especially during a time where we are in a pandemic which makes it harder to find jobs because there are more people looking for jobs...
Essence Events
Essence Events is a virtual event planning company focused on easing the stress of planning and or facilitating virtual events. We do this while also striving to engage others in authentic and positive relationships. We offer planning, facilitation, and day-of-event...
Brenna Rice Writing Portfolio
For my VP2 this quarter, I decided on creating an online portfolio that would help to gain a following in readers as well as to help connect me with future employers. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-5O4R57lOxwXfgQvs8CHTDvj3WaqL8Bj?usp=sharing
Megan Shomaker Design
My name is Megan Shomaker and I am a graphic designer. For this quarter's VP2 I focused specifically on branding and logo design for some of my E&I peer clients' ventures. I promise to create a strong and marketable brand for my clients’ ventures by offering my...
Customer Journey Map
Customer Journey Map How your customers gain awareness of your venture and their journey to loyalty. Teaching fellow Serafima walks you through a sample student customer journey map in order for you to get a better sense of this tool. As you may notice she...
Perma+
FLOURISH WITH PERMA+ Ask yourself…How might you design your life so you can bring our WWU Entrepreneurship and Innovations to impact, over and over throughout your life? IdeaGrit works to answer this question. These five design elements are not prescriptions for...
Vp1 reveiw of teams 2 &4 by Johanna Greif and Adam Bullard
really excited to see the work these teams make this vp1! below are two google dive link with there review videos! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UeQzZILmwAjICyvRRkmO5lj0ML6LMrIn?usp=sharing
Coaching Fall VP1
Coaching VP1: Sean Kilkenny & Schantell Hummel This quarter both Sean and I had the opportunity to coach two VP1 teams. This experience for us was very eye-opening because we were able to gain more empathy for our teams and get insights into VP1 we had never...
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Handbook
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Opportunity Board
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The Game of Major Choices
By: Katelynn Melia, Kylie Mitchell, Saul Morales, Georgianna Andrews, and Kaden Mayberry Executive Summary The game of major choices was created by a group of people who wanted to solve a huge issue. They wanted to solve all of the stress surrounding finding a...
Ocean Rider
Team 5 - Venture Project 1- Fall 2020 We are excited to unveil Ocean Rider, a virtual game built to educate players about the importance and urgency of marine conservation. Our team is passionate about finding ways to educate children about the importance of...
VP1 Assignment F20
Venture Project ONE Applying Rapid-Fire Evidence-Based Entrepreneurship: Design Thinking, Prototyping, and Product Market FitFALL 20: Inventing a Game AssignmentFall 20 Inventing a Game Assignment! Venture Project One Assignment FALL 20 #ventureprojectone #vpone...
Customer Journey Map
Customer Journey Map https://youtu.be/JmJI_ABCM60
Uncle Ben’s Rebrand
Our final rebrand recommendation For summer quarter venture project one we were tasked with rebranding either Aunt Jemima's or Uncle Ben's. We chose to rebrand Uncle Ben's rice while also keeping the brand recognition in mind. This project allowed us to empathize and...
H & E Public Relations
Emilee and I came together to create H & E Public Relations. This was a great entrepreneurial experience for the both of us are in the public relations program here at Western. Together we want to help growing businesses within this minor and the campus community,...
E&I Lunch Bites
From Reactive to Opportunity Orientation in Times of Uncertainty FREE AND ALL ARE WELCOME June 18th: Quick tips to Implement Design Thinking and Creative Problem Solving in Times of Uncertainty June 25th: Nourishing Professional and Customer Networks to...
SP20 Venture Project 2, Rice
Created by Brenna Rice, Zane Walker is a book containing more diversity to help its' readers gain more empathy and battle the prejudice against different cultures. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MSa-m0eYpxsrJbEkVnYfFBDDnpd2OBqUIFZaUOZ5RL8/edit?usp=sharing
SPRING 2020 AMPLIFY NONPROFIT CONSULTING.
Kylie Mitchell (E5) and Carson Brock (E5) worked together to create Amplify Nonprofit consulting company. Amplify works with local Bellingham nonprofits to help amplify their organization to run more effectively. This quarter Amplify connected with nonprofits and...
E&I P.I.V.O.T.
Progressing Integral Values and Opportunities Training Logo: Prototype: Project summary: P.I.V.O.T is a website platform aimed to help educate and assist Bellingham business owners in growing their businesses with different video series, business development tools,...
Angry Onion
The social enterprise is on a mission to speak through the universal language of food to teach the importance of sustainable agriculture and harvesting to share the real wealth and knowledge of the Earth. Angry Onion is a platform that provides knowledge of the wild...
SPRING 2020 PITCH OFF
LIVE VENTURE PITCHESJoin us in celebrating great student work!Get involved!
Spring 2020 Pitch Off
Greetings beloveds, I write this note acknowledging with deep breath how very much texture this quarter has had. Through the challenges, I see and acknowledge so many victories for so many of you. For some of us, this quarter brought isolation, for some it brought...
Jono Warren
Meaningful Business Practices Jono Warren #alumni #sustainability "I knew I’d found myself in the right place when the first day of my entrepreneurship minor in the IDEA Institute our professors led us in a dancing stretch to warm up for class. Through the next six...
Serafima Healy
Living Authentically Serafima Healy #alumni #sustainability "I knew I’d found myself in the right place when the first day of my entrepreneurship minor in the IDEA Institute our professors led us in a dancing stretch to warm up for class. Through the...
Scotty Lousen
Engineering and Insights Scotty Lousen #alumni #sustainability "Scotty"
Coaching for Spring 2020 VP1
Amelia Green and Healani Nendel We were some of the graders for the Soul Steppers and Find My FYDO. We have placed comments on their posts, but wanted to give them another place to find their feedback from us. This is the link for Soul Steppers:...
Coaching SP2020
Drew V., Brenna R. We coached Soul Steppers and Find My Fido this quarter. We were so excited to have the opportunity to coach and give feedback for these awesome projects: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yN_LXVam7B-ohoEugYe42vGQp1583K31?usp=sharing
SPR20 VP1 Coaching
Coaching Team: Kylie Mitchell, Alysa Gallant, & Sarah Seeberger Out team had the opportunity to coach and support two teams throughout Spring Quarter 2020 VP1. The two teams we had the pleasure of working with were Planke and LapDesk 2020. We truly had an awesome...
Spring VP1 Coaching
Team: Megan Shomaker & Emmett Volkmann We worked with two teams throughout their VP1 process, Flushie and The Hair Harvester. We had a great time advising these groups and watching their projects come to life. Access our full project here!
VP1 Coaching
Team: Carson Brock and Schantell Hummel This quarter we had the opportunity to coach and review two venture teams. The first venture team was Flushie and the second was Hair Harvester. We enjoyed being able to give critical feedback and advice to our venture teams....
WWU’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs!
Launching events to showcase creativity in our community
Soul Steppers
Soul Steppers is the ideal way to stay comfy inside and out! No more getting the house dirty from going in and out of the house wearing you cozy slippers, or slipping outside, because you have no traction. Now we bring you a two in one shoe that is perfect for inside...
PERMA+
Flourishing with Perma+ Perma+ Video One
Planke.
Planke is a wireless charger for laptops that allows users to do their working from home anywhere! No longer do you have to be a "wall hugger" and always have to be next to the charger plugged into your wall. Now you can truly cut the cord and take your workstation...
Lapdesk 2020
Prototype Draft: Project Summary Given our current Covid-19 Pandemic, students have been restrained to working at their home desks. Without multiple productive space options, many are left feeling restless and unfocused being constrained to one working location. To...
Find My FYDO!
Find My FYDO is an innovative take on the traditional dog collar but goes a step further by adding features that brings this product up to speed with today's technology. The FYDO Collar's main innovation is the printing of unique QR codes on each of the collars that...
The Hair Harvester
Tired of cutting hair out of your vacuum cleaner? Introducing the Hair Harvester, the vacuum that sucks and hair doesn’t get stuck. We promise an affordable, easy to use, hearty vacuum that will pick up even the largest amount of hair off of your carpet. This vacuum...
FACILITATIVE LEADERSHIP
Facillitative Leadership Methods to unleash and empower our community. A toolkit blended from our unique mix of... -Creative Problem Solving -Human-Centered Design -Liberating Structures
Flushie
Grossed out by toilets in public restroom? Wish toilets were more convenient and easier to use? As a group we have come up with a new product, a toilet with a foot pedal to make it easier and with less germs. We call it Flushie! We aim to market our product to...
Sarah Seeberger
Hello, I am so glad you are here! I am a current student at Western Washington University pursuing a major in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. I am minoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, as well as Dance. I am continually striving to...
Megan Monpas
Hi! My name is Megan. I am part of Western Washington University's class of 2021. I am currently in the process of pursuing a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management, and a specialization in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. I'm passionate...
BENJO : E6 Change Leadership
ENTR 446 - E6Change Leadership, Winter 2020 Over the course of joining the entrepreneurship minor I have grown a lot in my ability to, well, put ideas to impact. Before entering the minor I was much less hands on than I am now, and the minor has shown me how easy it...
Traction Journals
Weekly community engagement on WordPress Reflecting on our key takeaways each week helps us keep them at the forefront of our minds when working through our projects-- even more, they may directly apply to what we're doing! Click HERE for student examples. This is...
Traction
What is Traction? Simply put, it's steps forward in your venture. We get there through Plans of Action, Ugly But Tasty, Dress Rehearsals and forward movement on our ventures. It all comes down to the tools behind IdeaGrit. Learn more about all of these topics in...
Setting the Standard: Example VP2s
Setting the Standard: Example VP2sIn WWU's E+I Programs we believe in encouraging students to reach for success. As entrepreneurs and change-makers being sent from academia into the world to leave your positive mark, it will be necessary for students to reach beyond...
Fellows
Fellows Students and recent grads connecting, mentoring and putting in extra effort. Fellows are amazing leaders in our program helping to guide and connect students with passion, purpose and profession.Senior Fellow Rockstar Program gradRecent WWU Grad and Senior...
Breaking Protocol : Challenge Book (Amy Kellogg, E6)
For my E6 quarter, I have been creating a challenge book to help people seek discomfort on a more daily basis. This book will come in different versions to help address the different needs of my customers. The versions will showcase distinct levels of difficulties,...
Mast Media
Mast Media is a venture that has two objectives. The first is to help those struggling with lesser known social issues gain exposure in the public eye by featuring them in documentary films. The second objective is to give fans of documentary films the ability to...
Radicle Coffee Company
Allie Bowe Radicle coffee company is a coffee shop with two parts. The coffee shop itself acts as a typical cafe with ethical and sustainable practices, as well as a community center where people from all backgrounds can come together to get the resources they need or...
VP2 Winter ’20 Ayuda
Our business Logo: Project Summary: Ayuda is a personal mental wellness coach application designed to relieve your anxiety and push you towards your goals. Some of Ayuda's functions consist of monitoring your heart rate and breathing levels through a smart watch to...
Social Fabric Consultation
Alysa, Megan, Amelia, and I (Sarah) had the pleasure of working with Social Fabric for our E2 Business Consultation. Throughout the past couple of weeks we were fortunate enough to get to work with Social Fabric owner Renee...
College Coaches
This quarter I spent my time and energy developing and testing what is currently called College Coaches. College Coaches is a platform for Western Washington University students to get an outside point of view and one on one coaching from myself as an alternative to...
Sidechain Music & Arts Collective
Sidechain is collective of DJ's, engineers, designers, event planners, and friends that work together to throw events at 18+ venues of our choice focused around a curated line up of electronic music artists to provide a platform for artists of all skill/experience...
Consulting Wink Wink
As E2s this quarter, Shantell, Saul and I (Healani) decided to work with the business Wink Wink. This quarter has been a fantastic roller coaster of a ride in which we have lost a week of school due to snow and ended online due to the Coronavirus. We very much enjoyed...
Online Learning
While long-term effects of COVID-19 are difficult to predict, we understand that this unpredictable nature can lead to uncertainty. Now more than ever, we need entrepreneurial leaders who are adaptable and collaborative. That...
Soleia Weisenburger
My name is Soleia Weisenburger (E6) and I am focusing on event planning. This quarter I worked with a local Non-Profit (Blue Skies for Children) in the form of a fundraising event for their winter warm up. I also have experience in planning social events (through a...
Draft to test WP
Dakota White Consulting
Google Drive
Dakota White Consulting
Google Drive
Intellectual Property Primer
Real World Intellectual Property Protection New, Spring 2020! Intellectual Property Attorney, Rhys Lawson, Ph.D. This course provides a broad overview of intellectual property (IP) law, with an emphasis on real-world context and entrepreneurship. The goal is to...
Amelia Zahler
Hi my name is Amelia! I am current student at WWU and will be graduating in 2022. I am currently pursuing an Art Studio major with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovations. My passions align very strongly with my major. I love art and more specifically creating...
Drew Vidano
My LinkedIn I enjoy spending as much time active in the outdoors as I can, and therefore would love to gain experience in the marketing departments of companies who are similarly outdoors focused. I have been putting my design skills to work on an apparel-based side...
Saul Morales
I am currently a Sophomore at Western Washington University pursuing a major in Business Administration with an emphasize in Management. My hopes are to gain some field experience through internships, summer jobs, job shadowing, you name it I'm in it for the...
Alysa Gallant
Major in Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University's Fairhaven College, Minoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. My interests are in sustainable and regenerative systems within both fashion and agricultural organizations that work to reduce waste...
Megan Shomaker
Western Washington University class of 2021. Currently pursuing a degree in Design through the College of Fine Arts. Proficient in a variety of computer-based and physical design skills. Keep It Relevant Fall 2019 VP1 Keep it Relevant is a card game that fosters...
Cavan Lyons Entrepreneurship and Innovation Student I am a WWU Entrepreneurship and Innovation student and documentary filmmaker in Bellingham, Washington. I focus on making documentaries that will give exposure to communities and individuals both locally and around...
Evarosa Perry
A Passionate and Loving Community I believe in the inherit goodness of humans and their abilities to foster a more loving world. This drives me to pursue a career in facilitating genuine connections, both business and personal. I am passionate about knowing my...
Elliot Goit
Studying Marketing and entrepreneurship at Western Washington University. I am passionate for the outdoors and am always looking for ways to innovate and move forwards. LinkedIn
Jake Matson
Venture Project 2 -- Jake Matson, Elliot Goit, Allie Bowe Our team will be presenting academic statistics on the benefits of medicinal psychedelic use in the rehabilitation of veterans & people who suffer from mental disorders.
Cavan Lyons
Sustainablility Maven Idea Grad Gwen Larned #alumni #sustainability "I knew I’d found myself in the right place when the first day of my entrepreneurship minor in the IDEA Institute our professors led us in a dancing stretch to warm up for class. Through the next six...
Carson Brock
Businesses and Sustainability Major, Passionate about student Leadership, Creating change in the community.
Brandon Roeseler
Hello! I am a senior at WWU and working towards a venture around the idea of helping people be the best that they can be. To me this work occurs through personal coaching and development that happens one on one. My hope for this venture is to establish a framework of...
Brenna Rice
Planning an event that will be hosted at the Washington State Convention Center Ballroom. Theme will be based around donations for entrepreneurs and non-profit groups working toward the United Nations sustainable development goals.
Tori Corkum
My LinkedIn I'm currently studying visual journalism at Western Washington University. I'm passionate about photography, team motivation, public speaking, and developing connections within both professional and casual settings. I love how photography allows people...
Zosia Sherwood – E3
LinkedIn I am passionate about understanding human connection, mainly regarding communication, both behaviorally and cognitively. I hope to generate research that will bring a greater amount of knowledge to the psychology community about how the brain...
Allie Bowe
I am a business management major, and a double minor in entrepreneurship and education/social justice. I am passionate about creating change in people's lives and I hope to someday combine my passions, skills, and abilities to help my community. Linkedin:...
Ugly but Tasty
UGLY BUT TASTY! Testing Incremental Traction Review the Big Idea Canvas
Venture Coaching
Venture Coaching Coaching Overview https://youtu.be/ysm-BdWU-KI Coaching Template Venture Coaching Wheel
Social Media Basics
WEB BASICS Getting Connected LinkedIn
VP1 Grading Project: LEAP!
Natalia and I made a video explaining our grade for the venture project team, LEAP! The link to our video: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XzvG7K1LMlSH7jM0TvihXvCJDcl8Qhp4
VP1 Grading Project: Aspire
Natalia and I made a video explaining our grade for the venture project team, Aspire. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1i9oAPhFNuskHdRWkeEZpfGgzj7hwtCLk
VP1 Grading Project: Institution of Innovation
Natalia and I made a video explaining our grade for the venture project team, Institute of Innovation. Our link to the drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M6dZmwoRr_m7t8OCqzDXfNaLczTfWE1X
Dare
To Dream. To Discover. To Do. A re-branding of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation program to allow for all majors and community entrepreneurs at Western to have the opportunity to know about and join the Entrepreneurship...
Creating a Launchpad for Innovation and Change
For this project we focused in on what the student is getting out of the overall experience of going through the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor. We took our own ideas and considerations to come up with some initial ideas and questions that we could ask to...
Entreprenuership and Innovation Center
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MTE30YD7-sUWW-pPY1y3r8M-5afQeHg8?usp=sharing
S.T.R.I.V.E.
STRIVE is Sustainable, Transparent, and Realized innovation through Ventures in Entrepreneurship. We wanted to accurately portray the program as it is now not as it has been seen in the past. We wanted this re branding to be something that the current students could...
E2/E4 Exam W 20
https://youtu.be/lzyxIiAOmyc Take home exam! Link here.
LEAP! Leadership Entrepreneurship Action Program
We believe that entrepreneurship and innovation provides a platform for a remarkable transformation to grow. We believe that it can allow students to LEAP! on the pathway to your passions. We want everyone to have the choice to discover themselves, their interests and...
Your True North
An innovative environment allowing students to explore different interests and passions. Classes are facilitated as learning labs with a focus on student leadership. We collaborate with community members to develop long-lasting connections. The Entrepreneurship and...
Institute of Innovation
For this VP 1 project we re-designed the minor. We worked on changing the name and the message of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Academic Program. For our project we changed the name to The Institute of Innovation and changed our message to reflect the values of...
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
Hello, our team name is Team DALE, we're excited to announce that the re-brand of our program isn't changing much. The 'Idea Institute' will now be known as the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program. Using Evidence based Entrepreneurship we felt that this change in...
Awesome VP1 Brand Genius
We're the check it out best!
ENTR & INNO – VP1
For this venture our group was asked to take a second look at the name and brand of the entrepreneurship program at Western. While there is always an incentive to change, after talking to a a number of students and professors who have experience with the program we...
Aspire
Aspire, Radical Innovation through collaboration A new redesign of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Academic Program with a nee name, tagline, logo, and casual design. Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yDq9QtNmOsYJf2k1Kmab7oJrWX0vwkA7?usp=sharing
Market Research
Market Research Tools Business Evidence Overview Market Research: Secondary Census Reports Overview Census Report Sample Graph Using Research in Pitch Decks
Z-Model
Z-MODELS Sketching out the course of your development
Competitive Analysis
Competitive Analysis
SWOT Analysis
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Part Two Part Three Includes #pestle #pestleanalysis
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Journey
Setting your path. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Designed with you in Mind. Welcome to E1! Introduction to E2 Part TwoIntroduction to E3
True North and Major Definitive Purpose
True North and Major Definitive Purpose Part One https://youtu.be/PHgClTI4KhM True North and Major Definitive Purpose Part Two https://youtu.be/PHgClTI4KhM
Idea Grit
Idea Grit A special kind of Entrepreneurship and Innovation grit. Building passion and perseverance to bring ideas to impact over and over throughout one’s life. https://youtu.be/DBPwvqCindQ#sparks #opportunity orientation #discovering you on purpose #flourish by...
Conflict Resolution
Conflict is inevitable And not necessarily bad. How you manage the friction makes all the difference. Conflict Resolution Top Pointers 1. Acknowledge the frustration. 2. Assume best intentions. 3. Ensure all voices and concerns are heard. 4. Apologize....
Community Map
Community Maps Part One: Visualizing Relationships Part Two: Assessing Relationships
VENTURE PROJECT ONE WINTER 2020
Venture Project One is a fantastic fast start to the quarter! We can't wait to see what you have in store!SAMPLE VENTURE PROJECT ONE POSTBRAND NAME YOUR TEAM NAMES #words that you associate with xxxx We're passionate about XXX #brand #story #venture project one
The Unchanged
Hello there! My name is Tommy Cha, and I am here to boost representation about the Hmong. Now, what is Hmong? It is a people and a language! I am working on a life-long project to help out the Hmong community. How will I do this? I will be creating a book about a...
Sidechain Music & Arts Collective
Sidechain Music & Arts Collective is a collective/pop-up event company made up of DJ's, engineers, graphic designers, event planners, clothing designers, and an accountants. SMAC plans it's own uniquely designed music events from start to finish. SMAC's focus is...
Project Management Position for IES
Hello!
My name is Eric Marquette, I am an Energy Policy and Management major in the Institute for Energy Studies (IES). For my last two quarters (E5,E6) I worked on creating a Project Management position for IES. Many students in IES work on energy projects, this could be designing a solar array for campus, planning retrofits, and conducting energy audits on buildings. In order to allow students to start and get involved in as many of these projects as possible, I have designed a position that helps IES faculty members take on more of these projects than they currently can. This position will help faculty members manage student led projects, allowing for more projects to get the support they need to be successful.
Super Duper
Super Duper is spread thin in its attempt to be a multifaceted store without planning out the proper customer flow. This solution we have came up with is well suited to cater towards customers different needs but causes shortcomings in areas of service they are...
Chef’s Hat
Chef’s Hat is an app we are creating to prepare and teach college students how to cook for themselves in a way that is easily accessible, affordable, and understandable. Some of the problems students run into are lack of time to prepare food, lack of knowledge on how...
Plastic Paladin
Plastic Paladin is an app that is working to create a platform that lets individuals pool their voices to create collective change and put pressure on big corporations. Our project has only span this quarter, but we have learned much from the pivots and changes we...
Dakota White Consulting
Dakota White Consulting offers businesses around Whatcom County new ways to improve processes while reducing costs. We will help transform processes into efficient driven beasts. Making processes easier and more efficient will help employees more with work life...
Seattle Children’s Hospital Roaring 20s Gala
This quarter I worked with Kylee Jovag, Colman Mitchell, and Marissa Loya to launch the Roaring 20s Gala for Seattle Children's Hospital. Colman first started this project winter of 2018 and the event finally came together this November. I have recently joined the...
CAMP INN
CAMP INN is a bicycle camper that can be used for any outdoor adventure. It is made out of recycled materials that are both durable and lightweight. It is big enough to fit a twin size bed yet small enough to be towed by a bike. This camper can be used for camping,...
Chile Gold
Chile Gold is a brand that started in the heart and mind of one entrepreneur, that has now ensnared the vision of another. Ever since, they’ve been working together to bring incredible flavor and spice to Bellingham- and later the world. We seek to bring a locally...
Business Consultation with ANMLY Cafe
This quarter our team consulted with ANMLY cafe located in downtown Bellingham. The project involves social media marketing suggestions, giveaways/promotions, extending hours, and events that have been identified as key areas of opportunity. We wanted to focus on his...
Mini Me Meals
Mini Me Meals is a restaurant idea where we want everyone to come together to share laughter and joy. As we continue to explore the community and the prospect of locations, we are continuing to nurture this idea into the healthy, mini me meal restaurant where family,...
You Review
We developed an app that provides a local up-to-date events page for WWU students and faculty. This app will also include ratings and reviews that are created "by students, for students". Our Group: Adele Houston, Sean Norton, Marius Schmitt, Ella Schroth, Zosia...
Kollab-Social – Kaleb Hébert
A micro-social media mobile app built to help connect students with similar projects and interests.
H & E Public Relations
For this venture Emilee and I came together to create H & E Public Relations. This is great entrepreneurial experience for the both of us because we are seniors in the public relations program here at Western. Together we want to help growing businesses within...
Seattle Children’s Hospital Gala
This November I had the pleasure of launching a one time Charity Gala benefiting Seattle Children's Hospital with a really fantastic team. Colman Mitchell originally launched the project in Winter 2018, and I joined in Spring 2019. We were both really...
Rogue Alchemist Cosmetics
Rogue Alchemist Cosmetics is an upcoming makeup brand that is launching with a flagship product line of custom foundations. This brand is currently in its early stages, but we are building our brand to be as inclusive and sustainable as possible. In an effort to...
Delivered & Done- Anna Priebe
Delivered & Done is a venture project to create care packages for families of college students to give their student while they're away from home. I strive to help eliminate the negative effects of distance on loved ones. If you'd like to check out my website:...
Roaring 20s Gala
Step back in time and enjoy a fun evening while supporting an incredible cause! We are bringing the glamour and excitement of the Roaring 20’s to our corner of the Northwest! The era will come to life through the timeless beauty of Bellingham's iconic venue, Lairmont...
Casey Gackle: SkimTrax Skimbaording Pools
SkimTrax is a service that is provided via skimboarding pools! A safer way to get exposed to a new board-sport. We do rentals, demos, and lessons with the main goal of increasing the popularity of a sport that is not very accessible. These pools change this, bringing...
Dakota White
Trip Jackson
Hello, my name is Trip Jackson! As an E6, and a senior at Western, I'm super excited to get out into the world and begin my changemaking journey. For my final quarter in the program, I'm working with Conor Moma in a joint startup hot sauce company temporarily named...
Noora Monghate
Hello, my name is Noora and I am aspiring to be an orthodontist. All through middle school I had braces and I was amazed with the results. It really opened my mind to new opportunities. A couple years go by and I am a senior in high school job shadowing an...
Apply for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor
ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS Together, let's DESIGN, DISCOVER and DO! #apply
How to get an A…OR more importantly, how to Succeed as an Entrepreneur!
How to get an A OR more importantly, how to Succeed as an Entrepreneur!
Message Map
Message MapPaths to Clarity and Success
Venture Project Two Assignment
Venture Projects Identifying and pursuing new and real opportunities. Through Evidence Based Entrepreneurship.
Eric Marquette
Yo WAZZ GOOD? ericrmarquette@gmail.com
Complex Sample Student Profile Post
Product Design MY ProjectLorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard Details Jan 14, 2017Elegant Themes Categories Web DesignBranding Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and...
Sample Student Profile Post: Simple
Lead Instructor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Meg Weber I'm passionate about #belonging #art #students #venture projects #learning #flipped classroom #entrepreneurs #innovators I have the amazing and remarkable opportunity to work with crazy talented students and...
Zion Mouton – Photography
Calendar and Syllabus
Tricks for Treats
Tricks for Treats is a game that focuses on bringing people in the dorms together in an effort to create inclusivity. Our project started out late as we missed the first day, but we hit the ground running and created a game that will work in tandem with other events...
B’Hub
Block Ball
For Venture Project 1, we were tasked to create a physical game that promoted diversity and inclusiveness. We at Square^3 (Square-Cubed) decided that building a lawn-type game would work best for what we all have with our skills and creativity combined. Block Ball...
B’Hub
B’Hub is an interactive app that connects the community together through weekly challenges and events. The main map on the app shows all real-time events with the event name, date, time and age range. The weekly challenges is a game that the app users participate in every week. The user completes a challenge and gets virtual currency through the app which can be translated into real world prizes. B’Hub was created to give people a convenient way to see the events happening around town to get involved in as well as giving an incentive to go by earning points for prizes.
Venture Project 1: Lickity Split
Venture project one (VP1) is always fast paced and exciting. We were given the task of creating a game that promotes and/or facilitates diversity and inclusion. Brainstorming from the beginning was focused on finding a group of people who were already focused on...
B’Hub
B’Hub is an interactive app that connects the community together through weekly challenges and events. The main map on the app shows all real-time events with the event name, date, time and age range. The weekly challenges is a game that the app users participate in every week. The user completes a challenge and gets virtual currency through the app which can be translated into real world prizes. B’Hub was created to give people a convenient way to see the events happening around town to get involved in as well as giving an incentive to go by earning points for prizes.
https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1rLSCb6DplZrYwAyG2RM0V7n6u64IeWhw?sort=14&direction=d
Jono Warren: Handmade Products for Social Good.
Working toward win/win solutions between businesses and stakeholders. Hello, My name is Jono and I am passionate about creating a better world for all through empathy and creative problem solving. The primary way I want to work for change is through social business....
Go-Ham!
In our effort to build upon the theme of a culture of belonging we created Go-Ham! With Go-Ham we wanted to build a sense of belonging within Westerns community, starting at the roots with the Freshman class. We built Go-Ham with the purpose of connecting Freshmen...
Rewind & React: High School Edition
Rewind & React: High School Edition is a multiplayer choose-your-own-adventure game in which players will aim to achieve their character’s objective while making collaborative storyline decisions as a group.
Spoon Assasins
For the first venture of fall quarter my group took on the challenge of creating a game that made a community. First we wanted to make just a physical board game of sorts, but then we decided to be more inclusive and we needed the game to be on a bigger scale....
Strange Connections is a self-driven series of challenge cards encouraging individuals to meet new people. Players draw a card at random from a deck, and each card lists a challenge to be completed with a stranger. Those challenges can range from "trade an item with a...
VP Rockstars
Tell you what's so rad about inclusion and gaming! Check out our project! my project is rad
B’Hub
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cm8vfhO0JnhZCs_s-qDSC4RzrAYTgHuA B’Hub is an interactive app that connects the community together through weekly challenges and events. The main map on the app shows all real-time events with the event name, date, time and age range....
Not 4 Solitaire
Bellingham is such a community-based place. We wanted this game to encourage people to go out within their community and get involved (hiking, events, or playing a game at a random location WITH someone they do not already know). This is a fun Bellingham game for...
Keep It Relevant
Despite the fact that there are many games that appeal to a wide range of people, there is not ONE game that everyone can relate to, has the knowledge for, feel comfortable playing, or want to play, or is not a drinking game. Keep It Relevant fills this gap...
Taste Of Culture
The Whatcom County community or even the Bellingham community is growing at a rapid rate and is becoming more diverse. Our community has many different cultures, religions and beliefs, and we believe that it is important to recognize and appreciate each and every one....
Jamie Henderson
My name is Jamie, and I'm excited to be working on fostering human connections and experiences to Western. I feel passionate about connecting with others and practicing face-to-face interactions, especially in an overwhelmingly digitized age. My teammate, Olivia...
Benjo Weimer
Hi everyone, my name is Benjo Weimer. I'm an E5 and my venture project is working to create a new Disability Studies Minor at WWU. WWU has one of the highest proportions of students with disabilities to it's student body in the United States but still lacks a program...
Breaking Protocolol
Soleia and Amy are working together to build a group dedicated to encourage people to step out of there comfort zone and try new things while building meaningful lasting connections with others.
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FIG Slide Decks
Slide Decks FIG Recap Intro Video
Pitch!
Video Walk Through of How to Pitch in our Community! https://youtu.be/FyvS8xRmWQU Sample Pitch Deck How to present research in your pitch How to Create a Pitch Deck for Investors from Slidebean Pitch with Clarity https://youtu.be/XWRtG_PDRik ...
Rapid Idea Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping Purpose and Definition, People Involved, Process and ResourcesRapid Idea Prototyping Part 1 Defining Purpose Rapid Idea Prototyping Part 2 People, Who's Involved? Rapid Idea Prototyping Part 3 Process and Resources Review...
Culture of Belonging
Culture of BelongingWelcome from Meg and Dr.S! E&I Academic Program Journey Statement A collaboratively built guiding statement for our Culture of Belonging diversity, equity, and inclusion values-in-action strategy. Welcome to the Entrepreneurship and Innovation...
Venture Project One
Venture Project One Launching and testing prototyping, innovating and testing. Summer 20 Brand Challenge: Product Re-Design Venture Project One: Summer 20 #ventureprojectone #vpone #vp1 Spring 20 Innovating a physical product! Venture Project One Assignment SPRING 20 ...
Interviews: Purpose, People, Process and Resources
Customer Interviews & Jobs to be Done Statements Clarifying Purpose, Defining Roles and People, Allocating Resources and Process Interviewing Resources & Jobs to Be Done StatementsInterviewing Part 1: Defining Purpose Interviewing Part 2: People ...
Feedback
Feedback in our Entrepreneurship and Innovation Community More from our friends at Shift Yes
Team Overview
Teaming Fundamentals
Recruiting, Retaining and Developing Your Team
A team is a group working towards their goals. Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, defines "[a] team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to information, resources, and skills and who seek to combine their efforts to...
Design Thinking
Design Thinking Design Thinking- Using Empathy, Creative Confidence and Methods to Solve even the most Wicked Problems
TEAM CYCLE
Team Cycles Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning Teams have natural cycles to development that drive overall success, while some may feel awkward and contrarian. These defined phases were defined in 1965 by a psychologist named Bruce...
Plans of Action (POA)
Plan of Action (POA) Your Path to Success in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Start with Why Simon Sinek -abbreviated version herehttps://youtu.be/ArkbCbtH1Ac How to Give POA Feedback Suggestions on Peer Reviews
Opportunity Orientation
Opportunity orientation is being able to see the world filled with opportunities, how you might create and/or access opportunities and learning optimism that flips challenges and “failures” into possibility and opportunity to make a difference as a Changemaker through...
Customer Profiles
Customer Profiles Capturing Drivers and Characteristics of Target Customers
Value Proposition and Gap Analysis
Evidence of Product/Market Fit Value Proposition Canvas, Big Idea Canvas and the Business Model Canvas https://youtu.be/JmJI_ABCM60Value Proposition Canvas from Strategyzer.com https://youtu.be/ReM1uqmVfP0 A walk through the Value Proposition CanvasReview the Big...
Test Cards
Test Cardshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfj8tVf8HJ4&feature=youtu.be A walk through Test Cards by Dr. SLearning CardsHow to Design Experiments from Strategyzer.com
BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS
Modeling Enterprise Formationhttps://youtu.be/AzSRYGBl2RQ A walk through the Business Model Canvas
Nourishing Networks
Nourishing Networks Growing ConnectionsHow might we give, grow and collide? There's magic in working together. https://youtu.be/nTrXEP-fXg4Still Unsure? We Get It. Here are some tricks and tips. GET PREPPED with your pitch. In 30 seconds, how would you share your...
What is Entrepreneurship?
WELCOME TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION! (E&I) We invest in creating and nourishing opportunities for meaningful connection and participation leading to empowerment, mutual support and a flourishing E&I community. By fostering a welcoming...
Designing Your Life
DESIGNING YOUR LIFEDesign thinking can apply to all elements of prototyping and planning your path. FURTHER READING AND VIEWING Further Reading on Design Your Life
Hello!
Welcome to Hempstics! Our team is driven and passionate in our goal of building a community of environmental action. Our purpose at Hempstics is to provide a hemp-based biodegradable plastic water bottle that limits our community’s environmental impact while allowing YOU to feel guilt-FREE about buying your on-the-go water bottle!
Our team includes Dakota White (E5) and Hugh Fogarty (E6), but we are excited to grow our team! If you would like to learn more about Hempstics or offer salient feedback, please Teams either Dakota or Hugh.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS FIG THING
So tell me about this FIG thing Want to spend your time doing what’s important to you? Do you dream of controlling your own destiny and the chance to leave a legacy? Whether you’re interested in for-profit, non-profit, policy change or community development, learning...
Creative Confidence
Innovate like a five year old with a decade or more under their belt. What does it mean, really mean to experience yourself as fully able to create, delight, and innovate? Consider with us the top priority of you, our community, and your participation. Check out the...
Dylan Santos Green
Impact Multiplier Designer, Innovator Dylan Santos Green #alumni Boom Dylan Rocks 2017 Idea Minor Grad
Change Leadership
Focusing on you and your impact on the world.Identifying and pursuing new and real opportunities. Ask yourself...How might you design your life so you can bring our ideas to impact, over and over throughout your life? IdeaGrit works to answer...
Tell Another Tail
Where in time would you travel to discover a forgotten piece of history? Who has never let you down? What supernatural experience have you been part of? These questions and hundreds more are the soul of the party game, Tell Another Tail. A virtual card game that...
Makeup Artist
Hello, I'm Lucylle and as you've already read, I'm a makeup artist! Currently, I am working on building my brand through Instagram. This takes a lot more than you're thinking it does, I'm sure. Figuring out the best ways to gain...
Idea Grit
We use the IdeaGrit model for developing lifelong changemakers through Multi-purpose Entrepreneurship and innovation created through Dr. Sherwood’s research and global collaborations. IdeaGrit is the passion and perseverance to pursue a lifetime of taking ideas to...
Business Model Canvas
What is the Business Model Canvas?Business Model Canvas is a strategic management and lean startup template for developing new or documenting existing business models.[1][2] It is a visual chart with elements describing a firm's or product's value proposition,...
Sustainability Maven Gwen
Sustainability Maven Idea Grad Gwen Larned #alumni #sustainability "I knew I’d found myself in the right place when the first day of my entrepreneurship minor in the IDEA Institute our professors led us in a dancing stretch to warm up for class. Through the next six...
2019 Summer Fun!
Summer 2019 VibrancyWhew what a super fun summer 2019. From international studies in Costa Rica, to a high school summer college quest, to a capstone course--this summer has been chock-full of exciting opportunities.
2019 Venture Projects Explained
2019 Venture Projects Identifying and pursuing new and real opportunities. Through Evidence Based Entrepreneurship.
Big Idea Canvas
Generating New Ideas. Solving Big ProblemsIdentifying and pursuing new and real opportunities. Big Idea Canvas OverviewBig Idea Canvas Case Study
E2/E4 Exam
E2/E4 Exam Questions here
Syllabus and Course Objectives
Fall 19 IDEA Minor Syllabus Your Guide to Success!
Syllabus
All you need to know
Art Sherwood
Art Sherwood is the David Cole Professor of Entrepreneurship in the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University. Dr. Sherwood is the director of Western's IDEA Institute (InterDisciplinary Entrepreneurship in Action), an Affiliated Faculty of...
Meg Weber
Meg Weber - Head Coach: Idea Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program - Western Washington University | LinkedIn