Are you looking for an innovation and design challenge? Are you interested in sustainability? Are you interested in materials? If you responded yes to at least one of these questions, make sure to check the Nike Circular Innovation Challenge using circular design and Nike Grind materials. Enter the Nike Grind Challenge on OpenIDEO innovation platform to win up to $30,000 of funding for your concept: All early-stage ideas submitted to the Nike Circular Innovation Challenge:…
Summer Start Up Sprint: Looking for a way to refine and grow your idea into a start up
Check the Summer Start Up Sprint, a “2- to 3-week intensive program is one of two bi-annual Startup Sprints for NYU undergrads, grad students & postdocs. Designed for current students (graduating in 2019 or later), the Sprint is an opportunity for early-stage teams to test the value of their solutions with potential customers through customer discovery and experimentation. The Summer Sprint offers either a $350 grant (for two-week participation) or $700 (for three-week participation), plus an opportunity for select…
Ideation Series by Greenhouse at MakerSpace
The Greenhouse team at MakerSpace is conducting an Ideation workshop series aimed at introducing students to Design Thinking, Prototyping and processes that help in delivering the right product to users. The first workshop in the series was Introduction to Design Thinking held by Jason Charles from Design For America, NYU on February 20th. Students learnt how to make the “Perfect watch” by brainstorming and having continuous interviews with users. Simple prototypes were created using resources…
New CNC Mill: What is CNC Anyway?
The MakerSpace has more CNC machines than ever before, including a brand new Tormach CNC Mill. So what are these machines for, and how do you choose the right one for your project?
7th Annual NYU Entrepreneurs Festival
You are invited to join for the 7th Annual NYU Entrepreneurs Festival on February 23 & 24, 2018, to meet and network with over 1,000 people and celebrate the stories of NYU founders, startups, and entrepreneurs. The two-day celebration will feature 25 NYU founder keynotes and panelists, 14 startup roundtables, 6 workshops, a hackathon, pitch competition and an NYU Startup Exhibition (feat. 60+ NYU Startups). All keynotes and panelists are NYU student, faculty, or alumni entrepreneurs.…
