Idea Lab

About Idea Lab

Idea Lab is a student-run project development launch pad.  Projects are selected from a wide variety of proposals by any Ohio State University student, developed and realized with help from faculty, the community and the OSU Urban Arts Space staff.  Up to $2000 in project support is available, smaller projects also encouraged.

The Idea Lab at The Ohio State University’s Urban Arts Space began in the 2008-2009 school year, as an incubator for student ideas. Any Ohio State University student can submit a concept or “seed” idea during open application periods.

If the proposal is accepted, the student will work with the Idea Lab’s creative staff to cultivate the project, product, or event, and turn it into a reality. The type of support available through the Idea Lab will vary according to the proposal at hand but will potentially include financial support, marketing and advertising assistance, budgeting help, time management advice, brainstorming development, technical and aesthetic expertise, collaboration experience, problem solving strategies, and audience development techniques, among other types of support systems

Students who participate in the Idea Lab program – both as awardees and creative staff ­– will have an innovative educational opportunity, as well as a practical entrepreneurial experience.  By helping students to navigate the entire creative process from formulation, to implementation, to evaluation, the OSU Urban Arts Space Idea Lab will generate Ohio State graduates capable of creative problem solving and idea development.  See the Archive for past projects.

Questions?  Email UASIdeaLab@osu.edu

Looking for funding for Distinction Projects?  Try http://ugresearch.adm.ohio-state.edu/

Idea Lab 2010

Timeline

• October 31, 2009 – Call for Proposals opens

• January 15, 2010 – Proposals due

• January 29, 2009 – Awards announced

• Winter Quarter – Workshops and Development period

• Spring Quarter – Projects executed

• Late Spring Quarter – Final Project Presentation

Expectations
What kinds of things do Idea Lab participants do?  Starting in early February participants will attend workshops on various topics and brainstorming sessions at the Space to develop their projects.  The projects or events will take place in Spring Quarter.  At the end of Spring Quarter all participants will evaluate their programs and present them at the Space.

Check out our archive for information on our past Idea Lab projects!