ECOSYSTEM GROWTH STRATEGY

COURSEWARE PRODUCTS Empower teachers, don’t replace them Easy to adopt, adapt and share Embedded social/viral features

NETWORK MARKETING Encourage sharing Event, email, phone Create network effect Public relations and promotions

Support a thriving community “Join the network” messaging Channel partners

SCALABILITY Adoption and “ Definitely good and clear Distribution graphics make a positive impression, particularly those that outline a key synthesis of the proposal. “Selective use of color is also very effective. PLANETWORKS PLAY DISTRIBUTION FLOW

Dr. Rosalind Sadlier, NIH Reviewer TAKE SHORT TERM (Phoenix) SIMULATE ACTION LONG TERM (Baltimore)

ACTION OPTIONS SHARE SOCIAL ACTION MEDIA

MONITOR HEXES STATS CHANGE

ECOSYSTEM GROWTH STRATEGY EARN EXP UPDATE STREAM LEVEL UP COURSEWAREHEXES MONITORED PRODUCTS/ACTION OPTIONS Empower teachers, don’t replace them Easy to adopt, adapt and share Embedded social/viral features

NETWORK MARKETING Encourage sharing Event, email, phone Create network effect Public relations and promotions Support a thriving community “Join the network” messaging Channel partners Prototype Launch Scale Integrate Social & Game Release Game, Develop Sales & Marketing,

Layers, Align Universities Certificate Programs, Diversify beyond US

Develop Networks SCALABILITYEnable Opportunities Adoption and Distribution As a reviewer, I find that“ well- YEARS 1 2 3 4 5 6 thought out, strategically-placed 1,000 users 100,000 users 10 million users graphics in a proposal are PLANETWORKS PLAY DISTRIBUTION FLOW “advantageous. NASA Reviewer TAKE SHORT TERM (Phoenix) SIMULATE ACTION LONG TERM (Baltimore)

ACTION OPTIONS SHARE SOCIAL ACTION MEDIA

MONITOR HEXES STATS CHANGE

EARN EXP Improving your UPDATE STREAM LEVEL UP HEXES MONITORED/ACTION OPTIONS figures & diagrams

Michael Northrop | Art Director, ASU Research Development | [email protected]

Prototype Launch Scale Integrate Social & Game Release Game, Develop Sales & Marketing,

Layers, Align Universities Certificate Programs, Diversify beyond US GRAPHICS Develop Networks Enable Opportunities

YEARS 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,000 users 100,000 users 10 million users In order for graphics to be effective, one must know their primary objective (Parkinson, 2017). Having well-done ORG CHARTS OUTSIDE THE BOX

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the application. Annette Haslam Eric Johnson Ninet Tayeb Director of Data Strategy Chief Architect Project Co-Director NIH Reviewer

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“ viewer. 2) They make your proposal or report more memorable it more enjoyable for by leaving a lasting and favorable impression.

the reviewers and often Take time to experiment with positioning and sizing help explain complex “ using different design elements. Don’t rush the ideas. This being said, design process. Submit more than one idea. a good proposal can be Individuals – scientifically minded even better with good or otherwise – rely on rational and graphics. emotional abilities and are visually driven and aesthetically engaged NIH Reviewer (Yalanska, 2017). Graphic design as a persuasive means of messaging is

most effective when it follows design trends (Jones, 2017). Jones, M. (2017). The importance of imagery in your content marketing strategy. Retrieved from: https://www.coxblue.com/the-importance-of-imagery-in-your-content-marketing-strategy/ Parkinson, M. (2017). Using graphics in page-limited proposals. Retrieved from: http://www.24hrco.com/images/articles/html/GraphicsPageLimited.html Yalanska, M. (2017). Why is graphic design important?: Retrieved from: https://www.quora.com/Why-is-graphic-design-important