KEEN'zine

Get inspired by living examples of the entrepreneurial mindset (EM).

Faculty, staff, and administrators contribute stories and strategies to the KEEN'zine, a publication dedicated to the national effort to create entrepreneurially minded, technically skilled engineers.

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KEEN'zine: Issue 6 | Partner Showcase

3   Contents

4   Why Focus on Entrepreneurial Mindset

6   Build a Culture of Champions

10  Drive Change Through a Department

15  An Institute Aimed at Mindset

19  Scale Impact Through Academic and Student Affairs

23  A Systems Approach to KEEN

28  A Model for Partnership

33  Leading Through Education Innovation

38  A Blueprint to Reach 100% of Students

42  The Visioneering Center - A Home for KEEN

46  Empower Faculty Through a Leadership Academy

50  Ready, Set. . .EMERGE!

53  Amplify Mission With a Like-Minded Community

58  Mindset as Differentiator: Helping Students Succeed

62  Faculty Retreats: A Community of Learners

68  KEEN National Conference

KEEN'zine: Issue 5 | Handbook for EML

2   Contents

4   Debate: A Contrarian Approach to EML

8   Getting EML Off the Ground

12  Ohm's Law is a Lie

16  Perspectives: Fostering Healthy Dialogue

18  Stepping Up to the 3C's

22  KEEN Leaders Are Rockstars

26  KEEN Framework

30  Fighting the Big C with the 3C's

34  A Vision for Value

36  Building EML Foundations

39  The Entrepreneurially Minded Desk

40  KEEN & ABET

42  Practicing What We Teach: An Entrepreneurial Approach

45  KEEN National Conference

46  Flying Forces: Adding Lift to Statics

50  We Are KEEN

KEEN'zine: Issue 4 | Mindset Unleashed

2   Editor's Note & Contents

4   Engineering a Stronger Tree

7   KEEN + You + Students

8   A Sound Case For Entrepreneurially Minded Learning

12  Thermodynamics Is Fun! (No, Really!)

16  Crash Course

20  Faculty Acclamation

22  Entrepreneurially Minded Learning Unleashed

24  KEEN Framework

28  Astronauts Must Go Where No One Has Gone Before

31  The University Innovation Fellow Experience

32  The Right Kind Of Case Studies

34  A Step-By-Step Guide To Biocompatibility

36  Game Lab!

40  Elevating Sustainability With EML

44  What Engineering Faculty Say About the Entrepreneurial Mindset

46  Educators. Innovators. Friends.

47  Transforming Engineering

KEEN'zine: Issue 3 | Intrapreneurship

2   Editor's Note & Contents

4   Engineering With a Can-Do Attitude

6   Entrepreneurially Minded Learning Defined

10  KEEN Framework

20  The Engineered Sole

22  Intrapreneurship at Work

24  From Engineers to Intrapreneurs

26  Mining Meaning With an Entrepreneurial Mindset

28  The Intrapreneurial Internship

30  Unleash the Intrapreneur

32  Drilling Into Established Industries

36  The Power of People

38  The Power of Collaboration

40  Ideation Toolbox

KEEN'zine: Issue 2 | The Engineer We Need

2   Editor's Note & Contents

4   Going Pro: Engineering Extraordinary Value

6   Bridging the Knowledge Gap

9   Why KEEN?

11  Entrepreneurial Mindset Defined

12  The Engineer We Need – KEEN Framework

18  KEEN – A Springboard for Student Success

20  Classroom Conversion

22  Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset

24  A Healthy Approach

26  A Model for Engineering and Enterprise

28  The Silicon Valley of Water Technology

30  A Lifetime of Entrepreneurial Engineering

32  KEEN Resources

KEEN'zine: Issue 1 | Instilling EM in Students

2    Editor's Note & Contents

4    The Economic Necessity of the Entrepreneurial Mindset

6    The Need for KEEN

8    Engineering Skills from Opportunity to Business

10  KEEN Student Outcomes

12  Fostering a Mindset in the Classroom

14  Creating Value by Connecting Students With Customers

16  Businesses Value the Entrepreneurial Mindset

18  Identifying Business Opportunities as an Intern

20  A Lifetime of Entrepreneurial Engineering