Welcome to UW-MANIAC!

What is UW-MANIAC? UW-MANIAC (Madison Area Network for Innovation & Collaboration) represents a network of continued collaborative learning and growth. This unique partnership includes a diverse group of UW-Madison departments and academic perspectives, as well as those from the private and non-profit sector. We host several events a year around a wide variety of topics, including the “Innovation and Collaboration Learning Café Series," a creative learning space that teaches creativity tools in an applied manner, a "Breakfast Series" in which members share inspiring ideas and creative approaches to work, and other opportunities to meet and share ideas, both through face-to-face conversation and virtual dialogue. Feel free to utilize this online community to share reflections, ask questions, incubate an idea, and re-connect with those friendly faces from the other events. For additional information, please contact Harry Webne-Behrman, UW Office of Human Resource Development, at 608-262-9934 or hwebnebehrman@ohr.wisc.edu.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Wiscontrepeneur Challenge Fosters Creative Spirit in UW Students

Four UW students recently received prizes for creative projects submitted to the Wiscontrepeneur Challenge sponsored by the UW Office of Corporate Relations. The students had 100 hours to complete the Challenge, which received 63 entries this year. This inspires at last two MANIAC-type thoughts:

1. We should find a way to get more students involved in UW-MANIAC! I recall that some of the most interesting contributions to the two "Inspiration from Unusual Sources" conferences (that catalyzed the creation of our Network) came from students... they would bring a fresh energy to our conversations, and they might even find that we have some things to offer their interests, as well...

2. We might want to consider our own 'innovation challenge' as an event to sponsor... it might not take the same format as the one featured here, but I imagine we could innovatively approach it in a manner consistent with our MANIAC approach to other things.

Just a couple of thoughts...
-Harry
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2 comments:

  1. YakMarch 18, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    Hello! I am researching Innovation Consulting. I don't quite understand the complete offering and therefore how to charge for services. Innovation Consultants in my past experience have taught a method and led the class to some product/process ideas. Also, is there a market for Innovation Consulting in Madison? Do you believe that Innovation for Cost Reduction is a good Consulting Idea?

    Perplexedly Yours,
    Dan Hodges - Mechanical Engineer

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