As a child, I was taught to take risks and color outside the lines. Later, I discovered a love of organizations, particularly visionary companies, and what makes them successful. Creativity, innovation and bringing products to market are not linear processes. It’s messy, complex, exhilarating, frustrating—and it can be done successfully when everything falls into place.
Laura B. Cardinal, Ph.D., SmartState® Endowed Chair + Director, Center for Innovation + Commercialization
Our Focus Is Providing South Carolina with a Strategic Innovation Toolkit So Growing and Established Organizations Flourish.
These are the organizations and people that inspire and motivate us.
We are the strategists, the innovators, the doers who make things happen.
Fall 2022 SMTI Cohort Has Largest Enrollment to Date as the Strategic Innovation Certificate Celebrates Its First Successful Year
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Summer 2022 Cohort Partners with SAGE SmartState Center to Deliver Hands-on Interdisciplinary Experience for Students
Students participating in the MGMT 775 Competitive Strategy Analysis course at the University of South Carolina embarked on exceptional real-world experiences to hone their interests and apply their creativity within… (continued)
SmartState Chairs Celebrate 20 Year Anniversary with Council of Chairs Forum and Legislative Breakfast
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