College Students Innovate for Corporations

March 19, 2008  

Want your organization to be more creative?  Maybe you should ”hire” college students.  Or at least that is what some companies are doing. 

Yesterday’s Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) described a cabinet maker who is partnering with a local university to bring on students with 3-D design expertise.  The students work for the company in exchange for real-life experience and school credits.  The company gets access to skills they do not have in house.

From my perspective, not only do you get needed skills, but you also get a fresh perspective.  This can increase the organization’s level of innovation. 

If you read the article, you will see what I mean (hint: I am quoted).

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2 Responses to “College Students Innovate for Corporations”

  1. karl Staib l Your Happiness Matters on March 19th, 2008 8:22 am

    My company should hire college students. I think they should bring in interns, but we don’t. I’ve tried to convince them, but my pleas fall on deaf ears.

    I think that it’s good to get people who are young and motivated. If they like working for the company they might want to join in after they graduate.

  2. Stephen Shapiro on March 19th, 2008 12:53 pm

    Karl, I totally agree. And I like what you are doing with your new blog. Keep up the great work! Steve