Search for improvement leads to revamp of Duke's innovation activities

摘要

Sometimes when university TTOs decide to engage in self-examination, they are pleasantly surprised to find that things aren't as bad as they may have thought. Such was the case at Duke University, where the university's Board of Trustees initiated a study to examine the university's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Despite the generally positive view, however, a consensus emerged that there remained a vast amount of unmet potential, and Duke's just-completed reorganization reflects a public commitment to succeed in the innovation and entrepreneurship arena at the highest level. That commitment runs through all university levels, from the Board of Trustees and president to senior officers and deans, and is detailed in a well-thought-out and well-coordinated vision of supporting the university's faculty in innovation and entrepreneurship.