Innovation for Alaska: Problem Solving and Ideation Class
May 1, 2024
Want to have an impact? Want to solve Department of Defense challenges? Want to work on an interdisciplinary team? Join BA/HSEM 494: Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic for the 2024 fall semester! Student teams engage directly with complex, real-world problems from policy, economics, technology, national security and innovation. Types of projects include: How can we solve heavy lift platform needs for deploying equipment? What is the next generation flight suit for Arctic operations? Can geophysical data be integrated into domain awareness platforms? Students discuss needs with DoD operators and installations in Alaska and across the U.S. There is the potential to visit DoD facilities, learn about their needs and build towards solutions.
Students are provided with a framework to test hypotheses using a startup model approach and to create the demands of the real world in an early-stage startup environment. Students will build their skills to ideate and adapt their potential solutions while investigating the end-users’ needs for implementation and adoption. to connect with Professor Peter Webley and learn more about projects for the fall semester. You may also email Dr. Webley at pwwebley@alaska.edu for more information, using the subject "Fall 2024 — Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic Class."