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UND Center for Innovation & Grand Forks Region Economic Development Development Corporation (EDC) Present at National GCEC Conference.
Written by Alexis Burstad Last week, two members of our CFI staff attended the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC)…
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Getting to Know Travis Fretheim
Travis serves as our Technology Director at CFI. Whether he’s leading facility tours, connecting with entrepreneurs, troubleshooting tech problems, or…
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Getting to Know Amanda Voigt
Amanda is CFI’s Assistant Director. She helps oversee innovation and commercialization training for faculty, students, and community members. She also…
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Getting to Know Kevin Lunke
Kevin is CFI’s Commercialization Specialist. His focus is on autonomous systems commercialization through various sectors such as UAS, transportation, healthcare,…
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Develop an Actionable Plan to Grow Your Business in One Day
Running a small business in Grand Forks is no small feat. From juggling daily operations to planning for growth, it’s…
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Exploring Divergent and Convergent Thinking
By Tamara Bertram There are two types of thinking to solve any problem: divergent and convergent. Generally speaking, divergent thinking…
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Design Tool to Apply in Business/Life: The Sailboat Exercise
By Tamara Bertram Finding out what your goals really are, the reasons behind them, and what’s stopping you from achieving…
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Getting to Know Sona Lesmeister
Sona is the Entrepreneur Coach and Start-up Specialist here at the Center for Innovation. Her days here are never the…
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Exploring Creativity and Innovation at CPSI 2024
Tamara Bertram, our Innovation Training Specialist, recently attended CPSI (Creative Problem-Solving Institute), an annual conference dedicated to exploring and fostering creativity…