Hawk Pitch 2022
Innovative Ideas to Move CSM Forward
Do you have an idea that will make improvements to the College of Southern Maryland? Whether you are a student or employee, we want to hear from you.
Why?
About the College Innovation Work Group
We are a team of faculty and staff who have been meeting to develop ways we can create an ecosystem of innovation at CSM.
Mission
The College Innovation Work Group ignites and grows innovation through education, research, and collaboration across the institution.
- Design a system of innovation capture and cultivation
- Act as an innovation broker by providing employees and students with a process to pitch new ideas.
- Improve inter-departmental collaboration on projects and new ideas
- Encourage professional development about innovation and intrapreneurship
- Encourage a speaker’s series
- Research and stay current on innovative practices particularly in higher education
- Encourage employees and students to be innovative and have an intra/entrepreneurial mindset
- Reward and celebrate innovation
Define innovation
Innovations can either be performed by individuals, groups or an entire organization.
The types of innovations to be considered can be described as product, process or technical. These innovations can result in radical or incremental change. (Damanpour, 1991) (Damanpour & Aravind, 2012) (Sciulli, 1998).
Radical innovations result in major deviations from current practices replacing them with processes, products or technical changes that are entirely new. Incremental innovations have minor deviations from current practices resulting in a series of small-scale improvements made to an existing product or service to add or sustain value.
- Product innovations are often technology driven based upon demand or new advancements.
- Process innovations are those improvements made to how a product or service is produced, i.e. efficiency.
- Technical innovations can involve both product and processes as its adaptation can improve upon an organization’s work.
Let’s innovate!
Hawk Pitch 2022 Timeline
Download I Have an Idea Worksheet - NOW
Training for Hawk Pitch - May 2022 Date(s) to be determined
Draft I Have an Idea Worksheet due to College Innovation Workgroup for feedback – June 15, 2022
Final I Have an Idea Worksheet due to College Innovation Workgroup - July 27, 2022
Hawk Pitch - August 19, 2022
Submit an idea
Both students and employees can submit their ideas at any time by filling out the I Have an Idea Worksheet. This worksheet will take you through the idea-development process. Once completed, send to erebersole@csmd.edu and someone from the College Innovation Workgroup will get back to you.