Problem-Solvingin Action

Frank Bonsal IIIDirector, Entrepreneurship

Innovation & Applied Research

Identify Problems

What problems do you see everyday?

What issues do you find in your environment?

What dilemmas keep you up at night?

Classroom >> Boardroom >> Ecosystem

Native Baltimorean

Traditional + Experiential Education: MD, OH, NH, UK, TN

15+ Years Teaching + Coaching

15+ Years Education Technology Investing

15+ Years Volunteer Education Nonprofit Service

3+ Years University Entrepreneurship + Education Innovation Cluster

TU Incubator

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Mapping, Supporting, & MaturingBaltimore’s EdTech Ecosystem

Our Networks are Vast (in EdTech)

Our Purpose

Literacy &

LanguageSTE[A]M

Research

& WritingAssessment

Postsecondary

Access

Teacher

Effectiveness

& Well-Being

Student

Success

Our End User + Customer

Identify Problems

What problems do you see everyday?

What issues do you find in your environment?

What dilemmas keep you up at night?

Business Model Canvas

Value Proposition

What opportunities do YOU see to

kill pain or create gain

What does it do, and why does it matter?

Minimum Viable Product

● Essential value propositions of your solution

● Used to test the core aspects of an idea

Test Your Assumptions

Online

Offline

Target Customer (beachhead markets)

I.D.E.A. Testing

Identify your riskiest assumptions

Design an experiment

Execute and adapt your experiments

Assess results and form conclusions

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