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Taste of Innovation 2012 Recap

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For this year’s Taste of Innovation, a slew of the tastiest restauranteurs in Columbus were kind enough to donate their delicacies and services to Innovation Fisher on February 9th. Betty’s, Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace, The Jury Room, Piada and Tip Top Kitchen provided a feast of entrees and small plates to the event. The Cheesy Truck donated a VIP Pass that  gave a very, very lucky winner (who may or may not be one very, very lucky IF member Neal Wagner) a VIP Pass for half off all items on the menu. And yes, that totally includes the cavier masterpiece, the Jackie O. Due Amici also pitched in a gift certificate. So a special thanks to all the very, very generous donators (we’re looking at you Liz Lessner and Kevin Crowley) who made this another top-notch event.

The night was punctuated with a Keynote from Kevin Malhame, the founder of such luminary dining destinations as Northstar Cafe and Third & Hollywood. With an emphasis on local, organic food and inspired management, Kevin delivered an intriguing look at how he combined social responsibility and culinary excellence into a Columbus institution. See his speech below.


A sampling of the entrees on hand at The 2012 Taste of Innovation

IF President Scott Gallaway lays the law on Zero Waste

Piada brought its savory Italian Street Food  a plenty

IF Professor Michael Bills with VP of Corporate Development Marcus Hitt and his lovely wife Becky

Piada Manager (and Fisher MBA Candidate) Kevin Crowley with Northstar Cafe Founder Kevin Malhame

IF/AMP Social at SkyZone

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IF & AMP are teaming up to bring you the highest flying social event of all time. *Of All Time!* [Kanye voice]
You can sign up to attend by paying $8 to Scott or to Alisa in the GPO. Price at the door skyrockets. Pay soon.
http://fisherrsvp.student-hub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=602918

 

Taste of Innovation

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It’s time to purchase your ticket(s) to Taste of Innovation, Thursday, Feb. 9, 7:30pm – 9:30pm @ Mason Hall Rotunda (2nd floor) – http://goo.gl/OwCB0.

Taste of Innovation is Innovation Fisher’s second annual fundraiser to benefit its Spring Innovation Summit (4/20/2012). Last year’s pioneering event was a huge success, allowing winning bidders of the limited number of seats to socialize with Columbus’ innovative food minds while sampling various cuisines through the donations of our partner establishments.

We’ve made a number of improvements to this year’s event:

  • Evening event instead of lunchtime so significant others can attend.
  • No more complicated bidding process with a $20 minimum bid. This year’s flat price is $15.
  • Goal for Zero Waste event.
  • Partner restaurant gift cards will be raffled off, including a one-year VIP Membership (half off anything, all the time) to The Cheesy Truck food truck. Special thanks to Due Amici for also raffling gift cards and to Piada for being our only food and gift card donor.
  • A keynote by Northstar Café and Third & Hollywood Owner Kevin Malhame. Northstar Café was recently named to Gourmet Live’s list of the 10 healthiest restaurants in the nation.

For the complete list of partner establishments, see the flyer below:
Buy your ticket(s) here – http://goo.gl/OwCB0


Resource Interactive

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Site Visit to Lextant Recap

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On January 6th, Innovation Fisher members began their 2012 with a visit to Lextant, a design research and user experience design firm located in Columbus. While there, IF’ers took a tour of Lextant’s facilities and enjoyed an engaging dialogue with Chris Rockwell, the founder and president of Lextant.

One highlight of the visit was IF member Zach Friedman trying out his driving chops on a simulator that measures what effects automotive control panel designs may have on distracted driving. This simulator is only one of many tools and methods Lextant uses to understand what drives customer behavior and how companies can use this data for meaningful design. All IF members left this visit with new ideas about design research and how that research can give insights into the experiences consumers desire.

A special thank you to Chris for generously hosting our group!

Winter All-Hands Meeting

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Agenda:

  1. Events
  2. Build your involvement

Events

Site Visit to Lextant  1/6
Friday, January 6, 2012, Time TBA
From their website: Lextant is a Design Research and User Experience Design firm working with the world’s leading companies to bring meaningful products and services to market.
Join us to learn about Lextant’s application of Design Thinking to value creation in business.

http://fisherrsvp.student-hub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=603567

IF Dinner Series:  Innovation Inebriation 1/13
Friday, January 13, 2012, Time TBA
Beginning this quarter, IF will be facilitating informal networking opportunities where members can learn more about the featured guest over dinner and cocktails.
For January, we are aiming to get Dr. Nita Rollins, Futurist at Resource Interactive.

http://fisherrsvp.student-hub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=602911

IF Winter Social 1/28
Saturday, January 28, 2012, Time TBA
We’re going to SkyZone. Get excited. Members only. Very exclusive.
Learn more about SkyZone here – http://columbus.skyzonesports.com.

http://fisherrsvp.student-hub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=602918

Taste of Innovation – IF Fundraiser 2/9
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
The second annual Taste of Innovation will feature the most innovative foodies, in either cuisine or business model, that Columbus has to offer.
Fisher community members will be able to bid on a seat to attend. More information is coming soon.
Last year’s program can be viewed here – http://innovationfisher.com/wp/?p=4.

IF Creative Presentations Workshop Sometime in February
February during a lunch hour 12:30pm
Join us for some learnings on bringing creativity to your presentations.
More info to come later…

http://fisherrsvp.student-hub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=602910

Site Visit to Resource Interactive 2/17
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 5:00pm – 8:30pm
The second annual Taste of Innovation will feature the most innovative foodies, in either cuisine or business model, that Columbus has to offer.
Fisher community members will be able to bid on a seat to attend. More information is coming soon.
Last year’s program can be viewed here – http://innovationfisher.com/wp/?p=4.

 Build Your Involvement

  • Future executive team members are selected based upon their involvement
  • Be proactive – help organize events that align with your interests to (1) build your knowledge base and (2) expand your network

Want to make your desires known? Submit this form to the exec team:  http://innovationfisher.com/wp/?p=378

 

IF Member Involvement & Future Leadership Team

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We have a great schedule of site visits, workshops, and socials planned for IF members winter and spring quarter. Now is the time to up your involvement to maximize your IF membership and also to make your abilities known if you desire to be chosen as a member of next year’s IF executive leadership team.

An overview of available IF executive positions will eventually be posted and anyone is welcome to apply. However, current exec team members will select candidates from this pool to be interviewed and if we don’t know you, your chances are slim.

So make yourself known by becoming more involved and indicating your interest via the form below!

IF site visit to the Idea Foundry

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Friday, December 2, 6:30PM

“The Columbus Idea Foundry is a 25,000 square foot community workshop, educational center, small business incubator and micromanufacturer.  We teach hands-on classes in the use of fabrication resources (including woodworking, welding, machining, metal fabrication, metal casting, CAD/CAM/CNC machining, 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics + programming, photography, printing, and more).  Once trained, members may use our tools for a monthly fee and an hourly rate.  The Foundry also provides studio space for individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses, artists, and more; we offer design and prototyping services to help innovators develop their products, and we also perform commission fabrication, micro manufacturing, order fulfillment, B2B and B2C networking, and more.”

~Dr. Alex Bandar, Director, Columbus Idea Foundry

 

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IF Social Celebrates New Members

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Innovation Fisher kicked off its programming with the annual Innovation Social on October 28th, attended by the Professor Chairs Bills & Leiblein, the executive team and members new and veteran. Former IF’ers Dave Shaw and Jeremy Jacobs (now at Resource Interactive) and 2010 IF President Shay Merritte even joined the fun. Festivities started with a tour at Watershed Distillery, a local artisan producer of gin and vodka that began operations a year and a half ago. Co-owner Dave Rigo guided students through the Grandview distillery  while laying out the basics of starting your own spirits company from scratch. An prime example of inspired innovators and innovation in Columbus, Rigo and co-owner Greg Lehman started their project by exploring ways to create a new gin recipe that evolved past the antiquated juniper berry (i.e. Christmas-Tree Taste) aesthetic that has isolated the cocktail  from younger connoisseurs. The pair created a savory blend of citrus and pepper for its trademark spirit instead, leading Watershed to become the most popular liquor producer in Columbus. Judging by the samples that IF tried, we’re not surprised.

After the tour, the team headed to Brazenhead Irish Pub a few blocks over to engage in further merriment with the cozy restaurant’s mix of imported brew and tasty appetizers. Judging by feedback, the event confirmed Innovation Fisher as the best student organization in the history of education and  a pivotal junction in the lives of the new IF members.

“Next to my birth, it was probably the most influential day of my life,” remarked more than one first-year IF Member. The Executive Team couldn’t agree more.

Resource Interactive site visit

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Who: IF members
What: site visit to Resource Interactive
When: Friday, December 2; time TBA
Where: Meet in front of Gerlach to carpool downtown.

Join us December 2 for an inside look at RI:Lab, where Resource develops and monitors up and coming technologies.

Columbus’ own Resource Interactive is a thought leader in the digital, interactive marketing space and is also home to the founders of IF. RI’s clients include the likes of Victoria’s Secret, Home Depot, Sherwin-Williams, and more.

 Spots are limited so sign up on the Hub now!

*Note that the Project One capstone event will wrap up around 1PM. Project One participants WILL be able to participate in this site visit.

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