Sears think[box] at Case Western Reserve University Information

Sears think[box] is a center for innovation and entrepreneurship which provides a space for anyone - students, faculty, and alumni and members of the community - to tinker and creatively invent. Located in a 7-story, 50,000 square foot facility, with 4 floors occupied and more under renovation, this project is the largest open-access innovation center at any university in the world. Sears think[box] creates a distinct, on-campus environment where hands-on education, design and development, and product commercialization can all take place, and where these activities can interact and cross fertilize. More than a meeting place or world-class fabrication laboratory, it's home to educators, advisors, mentors, and facilitators who can assist students and faculty into becoming tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and technology leaders. The vision of think[box] is to change the economic and social culture of the University and region by emphasizing cross-discipline and cross-institution collaborative endeavors that push creativity and innovation to their limits. Think[box] will provide a project-based learning environment where students from all courses of study have an opportunity to understand how innovation and creativity can lead to economic and social advancement. This exposure will encourage entrepreneurial thinking among our students, who will then be poised to become the leaders and innovators of the future. Simultaneously, think[box] will create an entrepreneurial environment where these ideas can be nurtured, developed, funded, and commercialized.