Innovation U 2.0: Reinventing University Roles in a Knowledge Economy Enters a Very Different World Than Its Predecessor
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Innovation U 2.0 Reinventing University Roles in a Knowledge Economy Louis G. Tornatzky, PhD Elaine C. Rideout, PhD Innovation U 2.0 Reinventing University Roles in a Knowledge Economy Louis G. Tornatzky, PhD Elaine C. Rideout, PhD Contents Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................................................................vii Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................................................ix Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................1 Cases Arizona State University....................................................................................................................................................19 Brigham Young University ..............................................................................................................................................39 California Institute of Technology ........................................................................................................................51 Carnegie Mellon University ..........................................................................................................................................69 Clemson University ................................................................................................................................................................91 University of Florida ..............................................................................................................................................................109 Georgia Institute of Technology...............................................................................................................................127 Massachusetts Institute of Technology..............................................................................................................145 North Carolina State University ..............................................................................................................................171 Purdue University .....................................................................................................................................................................189 Copyright 2014 Louis G. Tornatzky. All rights reserved. Stanford University .................................................................................................................................................................205 This work was created for the purposes of advancing public and private discussion related to university innovation, and to advance education and understanding in that field. Any person or organization who acquires a paper or electronic version of this work, and who will use it for those University of Utah ....................................................................................................................................................................225 purposes, is permitted to freely copy and disseminate the entire volume or chapters thereof. A pdf version is available at: Summary and Recommendations .......................................................................................................................245 www.Innovation-U.com About the Authors and Contributors ............................................................................................257 v Foreword No one realized ten years ago how prescient Innovation U would be. Back then, the words economic development and universities rarely appeared together. Now, many economic developers include universities in their asset portfolios, and a large number of university officials purposefully interact with their local economies.Innovation U should not claim sole credit for this shift; it can, however, claim to have raised awareness in a few critical groups and helped build momentum for critical policies. Innovation U 2.0: Reinventing University Roles in a Knowledge Economy enters a very different world than its predecessor. Government officials are questioning the role of universities in society. The economic underpinnings of higher education, for universities and stu- dents, are stressed. Federal support for research is uncertain. Never have so many raised so many questions about the value, purpose, and impacts of higher education, at least in contemporary times. Amid all these questions, the strategies and practices encapsulated in this book present some answers. Innovation U institutions dramatically depict universities as creators of intellectual capital and economic growth. They show paths for universities to follow for larger impacts on their region. The cases are not exhaustive, and certainly there are omissions. Volumes could be written about each university, and many others are accom- plishing remarkable feats. Dr. Lou Tornatzky and his colleagues—fueled not by remuneration, but by an intense belief in the economic power of universities—should be commended for their dedica- tion and quality product. Dr. Tornatzky recently retired from Cal Poly, and this project caps an illustrious career as a teacher, manager, and researcher in all things in technology and policy. Scott Doron Director Southern Technology Council Research Triangle Park North Carolina vi vii Acknowledgements Financial and in-kind support from the following organizations were instrumental in enabling the execution of this project and the early dissemination of the final report: The National Science Foundation, Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IIP-1140438) provided monetary support for the research team. The William R. Kenan Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science provided monetary support for project execution including dissemination of the final report. The Orfalea College of Business, California Polytechnic State University, supported Dr. Tornatzky’s sabbatical leave in Research Triangle Park, NC. The North Carolina Office of Science and Technology provided logistical and dissemination support. The State Science and Technology Institute featured a digital version of the report in its online newsletter, and sponsored a Webinair to present the project to its large constituency. The Information Technology Innovation Foundation served as a dissemination partner and featured a digital version of the report in its online newsletter. North Carolina State University made office space and support services available for Dr. Tornatzky during his sabbatical leave in Research Triangle Park. A number of individuals made in-kind contributions: Susan Opava, Paul Waugaman and Trent Williams were outstanding in their roles as “critical readers” of draft chapters, and suggesting corrections in grammar, style, and substance. Scott Doron, former Director of Southern Technology Council and a long-time collaborator, was a rock of intellectual and organizational contributions of inestimable value to the execution of this project. His faith in what we wanted to do, with no money to start with, kept us going. Denis Gray was one of the authors on the 2002 Innovation U book, but regrettably took a pass on being a co-author on this project. Nonetheless, over the past 18 months he has provided logistical, intellectual, and political assistance that has gone beyond the call of duty and expectations of friendship. He also was a significant viii ix contributor in the key Introduction and Summary chapters, and co-designed and participated in the Case Selection process. Lynette Tornatzky put up with the senior author’s peaks of creative bliss and anguish, and contributed her graphic design skills to the format of the report. Introduction* During the case selection process, eight very knowledgeable individuals provided valuable substantive input and contributions of their time as a Project Advisory Committee member: John W. Ahlen, The suggestion that US universities do in each university case study; and (5) to describe ; President (retired), Arkansas Science and Technology Authority more to pursue and optimize the potential case selection and analysis methodologies that were Robert D. Atkinson, usefulness of the results of taxpayer-funded used, as well as ones that were avoided, and why. President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; research is not an acclamation that US universities have failed. Instead, it is a Innovation U - 2002 Elizabeth Popp Berman, suggestion that they can improve and, in Twelve years ago a slim paperback volume was Associate Professor, University of Albany, SUNY; doing so, better advance economic growth completed and widely distributed by the Southern and human welfare. Paraphrasing from 1 Barry Bozeman, Growth Policies Board (SGPB), located in elsewhere in this article, better than it Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. It was Arizona Centennial Professor of Public Management and Technology Policy, was is no excuse for failing to pursue or ; entitled Innovation U. New University Roles in a Arizona State University even achieve as good as it could be. Knowledge Economy. The heart of that book was Dan Berglund, — John E. Tyler III, twelve brief case studies of research universities President & CEO, State Science & Technology Institute; Redeploying Bayh-Dole: Beyond merely that