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Start-up and Innovation Ecosystems: The Value of Testbeds

Unsurprisingly, academic research often lags behind market developments (Brown & Mawson, 2017). What if, to help us close this gap, we thought of practitioners and policymakers as researchers? What if...
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Strategic Innovation in Food Technology

Agile approaches to strategy and innovation in technology-rich environment is a relatively new field. The availability of strategic innovation tools and techniques, specifically designed for food technology, is significantly lacking....

Accelerating Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystems in Lafayette and West Lafayette

MatchBOX Coworking Studio and the Purdue Agile Strategy Lab have entered into a new partnership, further deepening the relationship between MatchBOX and Purdue University. The focus of the new partnership is...

Beta Test of CommPlexity Shows Promising Results

Last week we rolled out a beta test of our new CommPlexity workshop and the data we collected has us very excited. CommPlexity helps people better communicate complex challenges and...

CommPlexity Comes Out of the Garage

Last week we beta tested a one-hour CommPlexity workshop with 30 PhD students. Participants were asked to come prepared to talk about their research for 30-60 seconds. We then worked...

New Jersey Innovation Institute Opens its Agile Strategy Lab

Over the past four years, we've worked" with the New Jersey Institute of Technology on the launch of their New Jersey Innovation Institute. Many of the ideas underlying Institute emerge...
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Commplexity, a New Lab Offering

The best ideas and solutions paint a picture of a future that others can see, others can feel. They allow us to envision that future state and think, “life will...

Lab Continues Work with Fraunhofer and New Jersey Innovation Institute

For the past three years, we have been working with the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) to pilot innovation and technology management frameworks in the U.S. market. The models, developed...

The Lab Works with the Kauffman Foundation on a Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Research

The Kauffman Foundation has engaged the Lab to develop a research roadmap that will guide  the foundation's investments in entrepreneurship research. Scheduled to be delivered in mid-November, this work consists...
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Partnership with the University of Massachusetts – Lowell

The Lab is partnering with the University of Massachusetts – Lowell to deliver agile strategy training to members of the faculty and staff at the University.  the training involves the...

Lab Launches New Online Course in Agile Strategy and Collaborative Leadership

Scott Hutcheson, Associate Director of the Lab, has been working with Wiley to produce a new online course in Agile Strategy and Collaborative Leadership. The course is a component of...

Memorial University: An Engagement Leader Joins Our International Network

Memorial University, based in St. John's, Newfoundland, is a recognized global leader in University engagement. For the past two years, we've been sharing our work in agile strategy with the...

What People Are Saying About Our Approach to Agile Strategy

We've gathered a few comments on Strategic Doing, one component of our work at the Lab. We are developing the new tools and frameworks to manage networks and accelerate innovation...
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Four Award Finalists Deploy Strategic Doing

Every year,  the University Economic Development Association conducts a highly regarded awards program to celebrate the accomplishments of universities exploring new approaches to university engagement. Each year, UEDA members compete for the...

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