2012-2013 Innoservice Design Project

Project Background

Designed to•Provide avenue for students to showcase technical capability•Enable students to experience the steps needed to deliver a product to market•Help develop the “soft” skills involved with technical problems

2012 Challenge

Develop the next great consumer product that improves the lives of Asian consumers or solves a problem unique

to the Asian environment.

Project Requirements

• Report– Product background– Technical aspects– Business model:

Commercial/marketing/distribution plans– Estimated cost to produce

• Prototype• 5 min “Elevator Pitch”• Poster Presentation

Team Development• Each Team Must Contain:

- 2-6 Students-Students must be current SASE members-Must attend chapter’s home school

- 1-2 Mentors-Can be from academia or working professional

Project Benefits• Showcase technical capabilities• Experience product development cycle• Interact with professionals in different

areas of product development• Present and receive feedback from senior

leadership in major corporations

Project Rewards

• Three Prizes– 1st Place: $3000– 2nd Place: $2000– 3rd Place: $1000

Project Timeline/Logistics• Form Teams (with mentors)• Send an email with team members, mentors, and project ideas to innoservice@saseconnect.org

–By Oct 10 to be showcased in Natl Conference

• Final Reports (Mid-March ‘13 Date TBD)–Due Prior to the NE regional conference

• 5min Elevator Pitch (Mid-March TBD)–Presented at the NE regional conference

Project Timeline/Logistics• Winners will be announced that the NE Regional Conference• Judging Criteria will be shared at a date closer to the conference• Teams will be judged on overall technical merit as represented in the final report and elevator pitch, as well as communication and style

Prototype

Prototype should: • Represent key features of product accurately• Reflect what the product would look like• Have sufficient durability to be handled

Prototype does NOT:• Need to be perfect• Have extra features that are not necessary to

core performance.

Prototype Funding

• Teams will receive $250 dollars to develop their prototypes

• Funds will be distributed to the chapter president

• Teams may use any available resources to develop their prototype

Chapter Next Steps• Establish Teams!!

– 2-6 Students/Team– Identify 1-2 Mentors

• Register Your Team– saseconnect.org/innoservice

• Prepare Abstracts for Natl Conference– Brief description of idea & execution plan

• Attend National Conference in Baltimore– Optional!! 10/11-10/13

Questions?Contact SASE:

innoservice@saseconnect.orgor

verasamy.mt@pg.com