Innovation Program Implementation & Growth

At the Arthritis Society, we want to advance our innovation strategy and boldly help people with arthritis. This project will require close collaboration with the Vice President of Innovation and the executive team. The 3 project goals and deliverables are: 1. Create a master list of all potential incubators, academic partners and venture capital companies that the Arthritis Society can connect with as part of the "Arthritis Ideator Program". 2. Create and develop a proposal for a new Ideator initiative that connects directly with universities/colleges. 3. Support the VP of Innovation in launching the 2023 Arthritis Ideator Awards program.

Innovation Strategy and Implementation Plan

We want to create a robust innovation strategy that will help us move the needle on helping people with arthritis. This project will require close collaboration with the CEO and executive team to articulate a strategy, framework, description of components, milestones and action plan for Fiscal 2021/22. Students should focus on: Completing an environmental scan of current arthritis innovation Creating a framework for innovation, along with description of the components Recommendations for a first year action plan and milestones We hope to implement an innovation strategy that will have impact on our mission and significantly shift the culture and brand.