Engaged research on people, productivity, place, and policy relating to entrepreneurial capabilities and innovation
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaborative (IEC) is a platform for cross-faculty collaboration on innovation and entrepreneurship. Collectively, our work inspires and supports policy, startup support organizations, educators, and individuals to increase productivity and create social impact.
We engage in thought leadership, practice, and courses on a broad range of innovation-related topics. The common interest lies in how people develop the capabilities to increase productivity within a place and how their actions can be shaped by policy. This includes research on entrepreneurship education and the future of work, startups, innovation districts, innovation systems, and inclusiveness. Many of our projects have a built-in pathway to impact through collaboration with project funders.