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ENTR 468. INNOVATION FOR IMPACT. Innovation and creativity are widely recognized as drivers of success in today’s world for both individuals and organizations. Whether entities are nonprofits, startups, small companies, large companies, or governmental units, they are all looking to employ people who understand innovation. This course will provide students with an understanding of how different entities can innovate using design thinking methodology. As we explore how to innovate in concept, we will use that knowledge to attack problems faced by real organizations in our own community to explore how applying design thinking methodologies can have true impact on real-world organizations. Students will emerge from this course with a toolbox of innovation techniques, real project work that they can use as examples of their practice of those techniques, and the confidence that they are creative and innovative people. Students may not receive credit for both Entrepreneurship 468 and Marketi