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The Talent Hunt
BusinessWeek
October 9, 2006

InnovationSpace
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June 2006

Rethinking design education in a time of change: risks & rewards
Innovation
Spring 2005

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igniting startups

Phoenix Business Journal
December 17, 2004

ASU, local firm team to spin out student technology
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September 24, 2004

ASU program to bring socially conscious products to market
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July 30, 2004

 



Program

InnovationSpace recognized for creative, innovative thinking

At a ceremony on April 16 members of the InnovationSpace program received the President’s Award for Innovation from ASU President Michael Crow. The award recognizes ASU employees or teams for innovations that improve educational, administrative or other organizational processes through creative approaches. “The work of InnovationSpace is immeasurably strengthened by ASU’s commitment to fostering creativity in transdisciplinary collaboration and social responsibility,” says project leader Prasad Boradkar. “We’re delighted to receive this award on behalf of our efforts to further these goals.”

The citation included the following members of the InnovationSpace team: Kate Benjamin, founding coordinator (2004-2005); Prasad Boradkar, project leader and associate professor of industrial design; Emily Callaghan, teaching assistant (2006-2008); Tamara Christensen, teaching assistant (2005-2006); Thomas Duening, codirector and director of the Entrepreneurial Programs Office; Adelheid Fischer, program manager; Mark Henderson, founding codirector and professor of engineering (2004-2007); James Hershauer, founding codirector and professor of management; Mookesh Patel, founding codirector and associate professor of visual communication design; the late Paul Rothstein, program founder and associate professor of industrial design (2004-2005); and Philip White, codirector and assistant professor of industrial design.