Walk-in advising is available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, by appointment. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to book a time in advance to ensure personalized support for their projects and ideas.
The Innovation Studio is reserved every Monday and Wednesday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM for the Bench Top Innovation course led by Professor Joel Mier. To schedule a class session in the Innovation Studio, reach out to Andrew Ilnicki to reserve the space in advance.
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Date |
Time |
Register |
Workshop |
Audience |
Tools |
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22-Aug |
4-5:30pm |
Innovation Studio Open House |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
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5-Sep |
1-2:30pm |
Design Thinking Introduction (90 min) |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
ExperiencePoint |
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12-Sep |
1-2:30pm |
Lego Serious Play Introduction (90 min) |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
LEGO Serious Play |
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12-Sep |
4-5pm |
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GenAI for Creative Work & Ideation (Hub and TLC) |
All Students |
Canva, Adobe Firefly, SpiderAI, GenAI Tools |
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19-Sept |
10am-1:00pm |
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CarMax Excursion and Workshop |
All Students |
Opportunity / Solution Tree |
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19-Sept |
2-4:00pm |
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BioDesign Challenge Open House |
Sustainable Innovation / Sciences & Arts |
Slack |
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26-Sept |
10am-12noon |
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Daily Create Bootcamp with Noah Scalin |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
Creative Sprint + Found Materials |
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26-Sept |
1pm-2:30pm |
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Creative Problem Solving Workshop | All Students & Faculty + Staff | Divergent, Convergent CPS |
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10-Oct |
1-2pm |
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BioDesign Challenge Open House |
Sustainable Innovation / Sciences & Arts |
Slack |
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10-Oct |
3-4:30PM |
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Lego Serious Play Introduction (90 min) |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
LEGO Serious Play |
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17-Oct |
12-2pm |
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Testing & Iteration: Prototype Feedback Lab |
RIF, Bench Top, All Students |
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24-Oct |
10am-2pm |
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Startup Virginia Tour |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
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31-Oct |
1-2:30pm |
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Storytelling for Social Impact |
Social Innovation / All F/S/S |
Canva Pro, Adobe CC |
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7-Nov |
1-2:30pm |
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Design Thinking Introduction (90 min) |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
ExperiencePoint |
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14-Nov |
1-2:30pm |
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Lego Serious Play Introduction (90 min) |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
LEGO Serious Play |
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21-Nov |
1-2:30pm |
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Creative Prototyping: From Idea to Mockup |
Product Innovation / Bench Top Teams, Open |
Miro, Figma, Canva, Adobe CC |
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28-Nov |
1-2:30pm |
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Digital Portfolio Design Sprint |
Creative Innovation / Career Prep |
Canva Pro, Adobe CC, LinkedIn Learning |
UR's Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship initiative has received a $50,000 grant from the Joan and Morgan Massey Foundation to support the Richmond Innovation Fellows program.
Three budding entrepreneurs develop a concept for a disposable cup that will detect date-rape drugs when they are added to a drink.
For questions, please email Andrew Ilnicki, Director of the Innovation Studio