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Digital Innovation Foundry

The Digital Innovation Foundry (DIF) generates innovation by assessing, integrating, and prototyping digital technologies.

  • A prototype generator, analytical engine, and demonstration showcase.
  • Solve problems, build demonstrations, and generate solutions as part of research or industry projects.
  • A collaboration and project home where teams work on projects in the Digital Innovation Lab.
  • All Temple University faculty and students can participate.

Companies

  • Engage and commission faculty and/or student short or multi-term projects.
  • Co-explore novel technologies – prototype, assess, and evaluate new ideas in the lab.
  • Co-create the user experience or algorithm of digital projects.
  • Assess the value of digital projects.

Students

  • Apply design thinking to leverage new technology and generate prototypes.
  • Solve problems with industry professionals.
  • Up to $5,000 in grants and scholarships plus technology budget.

Faculty

  • Conduct design science research, build research toolkits, publish research.
  • Collaborate with industry and assess the value of digital transformation projects.
  • Up to $10,000 grant plus technology and student budget.

Requirements and approach

  • Digital first approach.
  • You own your project, DIF supports with human, financial, and technological resources.
  • Participate in demonstrations and annual showcase.
  • Corporate: Receive first option rights to invest in any resulting intellectual property.
  • Students: Independent study class with final report.
  • Faculty: Publish report in DIF outlet and acknowledge support in publications.

Governance

  • Maximum of seven projects at a time.
  • DIF team approves and reviews projects providing light weight curation.
  • An advisory council of senior executives is available for strategic advice on projects.

Acknowledgements

  • Persson-Barbour Family
  • Jonathan Brassington
  • Bruce and Betsy Fadem
  • Andrea Anania Stewart
  • Niraj and Cara Patel
  • IBIT Partners
    • Alexion
    • AmerisourceBergen
    • Emtec
    • NBCUniversal
    • Pfizer
    • QVC
    • Scholastic
  • Fox School of Business

More information

Contact the DIF team of Munir Mandviwalla, Laurel Miller, and Manoj Chacko at ibit@temple.edu with your project idea or to learn more.

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