Lean Start up: A model for service-learning projects in Higher Education
Abstract
A recent research by Harvard Business School revealed that over three-fourths of the new projects fail, a new way of reducing risk of new ventures is the Lean Start Up model. Large corporations embracing this concept find it convenient to use student-resources in these lean start up projects as a part of their service learning. The collaborative effort between a university and regional not-for-profit organizations creates a platform for developing a sustainable network by identifying innovative core projects for the region and then create a sustainable infrastructure and process. This paper highlights how a single-semester service learning project can become a sustainable long-term project that can be extended beyond one semester. The implications are discussed.