My Company is Here: We are curious about engaging with JMU X-Labs, but we don’t know where to start. We are at a pivotal moment in our company where we need to innovate and make a change to stay relevant, recruit and retain talent, and grow. 

Program Overview:

• A one-day visioning session led by JMU X-Labs leaders to help your company discover the heart of an issue or the barriers towards growth.  
• The day will include an experiential mini-design sprint and challenge statement workshop to demonstrate the problem-solving methodology used in JMU X-Labs and consultations. 
• Companies will leave with an identified problem to solve and an action plan of next steps

My Company is Here: We have a company challenge and would like a cross-disciplinary team of students charged with producing solutions to the challenge quickly.

Program Overview:

• A seven-week paid micro-internship that causes thoughtful disruption – to your company and to students – that addresses a challenge your company is experiencing.
• Your company will supply the problem to solve and a mentor to guide the students' work. Expected time investment is two hours per week.
• JMU X-Labs will coordinate the marketing of the Disrupter Internship with [Company Name], Handshake applications, student interviews and selection to include 6-8 cross-disciplinary students, a design-thinking facilitator to guide students, and an experiential learning space.
• Micro-internship length: seven weeks with a dedicated 2-hour meeting time students are required to attend each week. Additional work hours are scheduled by the students.
• Company publicity in JMU X-Labs marketing materials included.

My Company is Here: We have a company challenge and would like a cross-disciplinary team of students to tackle under the guidance of a JMU faculty teaching team. 

Program Overview:

• Sponsorship of a 15-week design thinking JMU X-Labs course to solve a real-world problem your company is experiencing while empowering students with hands-on experience. 
• Your company will supply the problem to solve and a mentor to guide the students' work (including occasional classroom time). 
• JMU X-Labs will coordinate the formation of the course (cross-disciplinary JMU faculty with expertise relevant to your company’s challenge and a design thinking facilitator), marketing and launching the course with 20-30 cross-disciplinary students, and an experiential learning space to host the course.  
• The course will conclude with student presentations and a dossier of ready-to-use research.  
• Course length: 15 weeks with a dedicated 2.5-hour class that meets weekly.  
• Invitation to attend the Solutions Showcase, a public showcase where student teams from all X-Labs.
• Company publicity in JMU X-Labs marketing materials included.
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My Company is Here: We have a company challenge and wish to incubate new ideas with a cross-disciplinary cohort model. We have a desire to reimagine our existing internship program or launch a new one. We are prepared to offer equal weight in resources during our partnership with JMU X-Labs. 

Program Overview:

• Sponsorship of a 15-week design thinking JMU X-Labs course and an 8-12-week paid summer internship to solve a real-world problem while empowering students with hands-on experience beyond the classroom.  
• Your company will supply the problem to solve, a mentor to instruct the students' work to include weekly classroom time, and coordination of a paid internship for all students as employees of your company. 
• JMU X-Labs will coordinate the formation of The Reimagined Internship with [Company Name] course (to include a design thinking facilitator), marketing of the opportunity, Handshake applications, student interviews, and selection of 8-10-student cohort, and an experiential learning space to host the course.  
• Course length: 15 weeks with a dedicated 2.5-hour class that meets weekly. The course will conclude with a formal presentation by the students of their proposed solution and working prototype.  
• Internship length: 8-12 weeks in the summer. The student team will join your company as an established unit to take the prototype to launch.  
• Invitation to attend the Solutions Showcase, a public showcase where student teams from all X-Labs courses that semester present their proposed solution and working prototype.
• Company publicity in JMU X-Labs marketing materials included.
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