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2012-2013 Innoservice Design Project
2012-2013 Innoservice Design Project
Project Background
Designed to•Provide avenue for students to showcase technical capability•Enable students to experience the steps needed to deliver a product to market•Help develop the “soft” skills involved with technical problems
2012 Challenge
Develop the next great consumer product that improves the lives of Asian consumers or solves a problem unique
to the Asian environment.
Project Requirements• Report
– Product background– Technical aspects– Business model:
Commercial/marketing/distribution plans– Estimated cost to produce
• Prototype• 5 min “Elevator Pitch”• Poster Presentation
Team Development• Each Team Must Contain:
- 2-6 Students-Students must be current SASE members-Must attend chapter’s home school
- 1-2 Mentors-Can be from academia or working professional
Project Benefits• Showcase technical capabilities• Experience product development cycle• Interact with professionals in different
areas of product development• Present and receive feedback from senior
leadership in major corporations
Project Rewards
• Three Prizes– 1st Place: $3000– 2nd Place: $2000– 3rd Place: $1000
Project Timeline/Logistics• Form Teams (with mentors)• Send an email with team members, mentors, and project ideas to [email protected]
–By Oct 10 to be showcased in Natl Conference• Final Reports (Mid-March ‘13 Date TBD)
–Due Prior to the NE regional conference• 5min Elevator Pitch (Mid-March TBD)
–Presented at the NE regional conference
Project Timeline/Logistics• Winners will be announced that the NE Regional Conference• Judging Criteria will be shared at a date closer to the conference• Teams will be judged on overall technical merit as represented in the final report and elevator pitch, as well as communication and style
Prototype
Prototype should: • Represent key features of product accurately• Reflect what the product would look like• Have sufficient durability to be handledPrototype does NOT:• Need to be perfect• Have extra features that are not necessary
to core performance.
Prototype Funding
• Teams will receive $250 dollars to develop their prototypes
• Funds will be distributed to the chapter president
• Teams may use any available resources to develop their prototype
Chapter Next Steps• Establish Teams!!
– 2-6 Students/Team– Identify 1-2 Mentors
• Register Your Team– saseconnect.org/innoservice
• Prepare Abstracts for Natl Conference– Brief description of idea & execution plan
• Attend National Conference in Baltimore– Optional!! 10/11-10/13
