Integrated Product Development

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Integrated Product Development John Ochs,
PhD., Director Lisa Getzler-Linn, Academic
Projects Manager
IPD
www.lehigh.edu/ipd
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IPD Program Mission Statement To develop,
implement and support a comprehensive campus-wide
educational and research environment focused on
experiential learning in design, innovation
technical entrepreneurship.
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IPD
Project year 2004 (January - December)
IPD Program Audience
203 undergraduate students, representing 20
majors are working in 34 cross disciplinary teams
with 18 faculty advisors and 22 industry
sponsors. We currently have 4 student
entrepreneurial teams with both undergraduate and
graduate student members. The graduate programs
include independent programs in the colleges of
engineering, business, arts science and
education. The MBA program offers a Ventures
Series and the IPD graduate courses in
Engineering focus on new product development with
a globally dispersed team.
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One of IPDs most exciting activities

• Student Entrepreneurs Competition
• Got an idea for an innovative new product or
  technology?
• Think it has potential commercial or social
  benefits?
• Want to start-up a new business or non-profit?
• Looking for money and time to get started?
• WINNERS
• Lead a multi-disciplinary student development
  team
• Receive IPD seed funding and the opportunity to
  receive up to 20,000
• Participate in two (2) semesters of IPD Sp05
  and F05
• New in 2004
• Actively seeking sustainable technologies and
  innovations
• with a social or environmental impact.

Past winners Tim Marks Pat Clasen EcoTech
Marine
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Faculty attitudes encompass 9 of IPDs Top 10
Challenges
10. Faculty must be a "guide on the side" not a
"sage on the stage" 9. Faculty must
encourage student ownership of projects 8.
Faculty must stop spoon feeding information
start developing knowledge and wisdom through
experiences empowering for success 7.
Faculty must demand rigorous attention to details
and due diligence 6. Faculty must respect
and engage the talent and skills of other
disciplines, outside experts and successful
alumni 5. Faculty must seek collaborations,
change and risk 4. Faculty must learn from
and share lessons learned from failures 3.
Faculty must not be problem solvers but
opportunity seekers 2. Faculty must model
creative, innovative and entrepreneurial
behaviorsAnd the number 1 challenge for IPD is
The silo based administrative structures that
are unresponsive to cross disciplinary programs
we need a dean for interdisciplinary programs
with appropriate funding.
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New Initiatives

• Office of Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurial
  Research Education
• Entrepreneurship Minor

A 16 credit minor Economics 1, Entrepreneurship
I, Entrepreneurship II, Entrepreneurship III
IV Practicum
Student Entrepreneurial Team Glowfriends