{"id":103534,"date":"2022-09-21T16:47:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T20:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=103534"},"modified":"2023-03-02T16:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T21:39:39","slug":"help-the-new-office-of-possibilities-drive-innovation-at-nmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=103534","title":{"rendered":"Help the new Office of Possibilities drive innovation at NMC!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to share an update on how we are driving innovation at NMC, and how you can get involved<\/a>. As many of you know, we have been very fortunate to rely on the NMC Foundation for the support of Innovation Grants to improve teaching and learning at the college. But the landscape of higher education is changing, and disruptive innovation has become more critical to ensure NMC\u2019s long-term success. We are fortunate to have dedicated faculty and staff who have always been willing to take risks and embrace new ideas. We are also experiencing a growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Traverse City as more start-ups, incubators and collaborative spaces take root in our region.<\/p>\n

With all of this in mind and in partnership with the Foundation, we are moving forward with a more disruptive and exciting innovation framework at the college. The Office of Possibilities<\/a> (or OOPs) will allow students, faculty and staff to explore and develop the next \u201cbig idea.\u201d Unlike the previous innovation process, it will involve mentoring to challenge and flesh out the idea, connecting back to the entrepreneurial community and focusing on a growth-driven mindset to expand innovation at NMC. We know there will be failures, and that is okay (and why we are called OOPs), and this development will provide the resources and space needed to push, experiment and disrupt how we will meet the needs of NMC and our community.<\/p>\n

<\/a>So how do you get involved? That\u2019s easy!<\/strong><\/p>\n