Verizon Innovative Learning Design Thinking Program

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Verizon Innovative Learning Design Thinking Program

ASU and Verizon partnered to bring digital tools and hands-on learning opportunities to youth in underserved schools.

Verizon Innovative Learning

Middle school students gained skills in emerging technology, design thinking and social innovation.

A speaker gives a slide deck presentation on a three-year business development plan for an Internet of Things venture.

Venture Devils

Edson E+I Venture Devils offers a full suite of services — from mentorship to access to ASU funding opportunities —to catalyze entrepreneurial success.

Ten entrepreneurs seated around a conference table share ideas.

The Resource Innovation and Solutions Network (RISN) Incubator

The RISN Incubator offered entrepreneurs in the early stages of waste-to-product innovation an opportunity to rapidly scale their startups for success.

Startup Village

Join entrepreneurial-minded students to collaborate, innovate and connect in a vibrant residential environment.

Two entrepreneurs receive online education and training as part of the Risk Innovation Nexus.

Risk Innovation Nexus

The Risk Innovation Nexus provided online education and training resources for individuals and organizations on how to think differently about risk.

Food samples in plastic cups include seasoned jicama sticks and blue corn chips.

Prepping to Digitize Your Food Business

Edson E+I’s Prepping to Digitize Your Food Business program helped food entrepreneurs gain the digital skills they needed to pivot during the COVID pandemic.

Two women work at their mobile food business serving handcrafted aguas frescas.

Prepped

Edson E+I’s Prepped program provides food entrepreneurs with free immersive training in the skills they need to succeed.

Two students laugh during a that was part of the Poder program.

Poder

Students learned how to use entrepreneurship skills to solve community issues, develop personal success strategies and use technology during the Poder program.

Peoria Forward

Peoria Forward, a partnership between Edson E+I and the City of Peoria, fosters entrepreneurship in the community to create a thriving economy.