Epiic solutions

Day 6: We began prototyping our idea/solution to the problem we began thinking about last week! Using Lo-Fi materials. we learned the process of product creation and design. We stayed on BU's campus for our field trips, having Boston University Admissions come in and give us insight into the process of applying to any college, as well as for BU. We then had the startup Collaborative Prep come in and do a Focus group with us for their product, teaching us how to do a focus group as well!

Day 5 we had our summer innovation coach Marietta La Barbera teach wireframing, lo-fi app development, and an introduction to prototyping. After our morning session, we took an informative trip to the Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC) for detailed information on all the heavy machinery and educational technology available to BU students in their workspace. After our trip to EPIC, we then had a biotech-based workshop and tour of the new Kilichand engineering labs with STEM Pathways. Thank you for the invested education presented!

Cheers to the coming week 2!

Here's an update on all of our past Days!

Day 10: The last day of Session 1. The innovators presented the pitch of their product that they have been working on over the past two weeks! Everything went incredibly well! Thank you to all the parents, guardians, family, and friends who came out to see them pitch. Also, a special thank you to our 4 panelists who critiqued each teams product, asking insightful questions, and then provided helpful feedback to all. Cheers!

Day 9: We began studying what it takes to deliver an impactful Pitch, and went to a workshop run by Solve - MIT to aid us in how to refine our pitch and product!

Day 8: We had a morning workshop on Marketing and Branding, and another on Resumes and how to Markey yourself. The two workshops were each led by our Innovation coaches, Marietta La Barbera, and David Joseph! Afterward, we traveled to Bluecross Blueshield of Ma

Day 7: We learned about Cost and revenue in the morning, before having Boston University Admissions come in and teach us about the BU application process. We also had a helpful and very informative focus group, with Collaborative Prep

Day 6: We had a former student Arunima Saxena come and present her current entrepreneurial efforts and business she stared. It was fantastic! We also traveled to Institute for Human Centered Design and worked in highly efficient small groups to help tailor their product and consider those with disabilities in their user profiles.

Day 5: We took a tour of EPIC - Boston University Product Innovation Center and worked with STEM Pathways in a tour of their labs, an interactive workshop on the potential to have a genetically modified generation/future.

Day 3 was a success! After working on our projects in the morning, we were able to travel to OpenIDEO Boston Chapter to get an in-depth look at their workspace and all they do there. BIG thank you to them, specifically Greg for showing us around. We also went on a BU-tiful tour of Boston University's East campus today. Looking forward to more fun!