A little over a year ago, Emory’s 15,000-square-foot student innovation center, The Hatchery, opened its doors to provide programs and space to fuel creativity and support Emory innovators and entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys.
The opening of The Hatchery kicked off an exciting start to the 2020 spring semester, but COVID-19 soon hit. A space designed for free-flowing collaboration was faced with no students on campus, remote learning and social distancing requirements.
The Hatchery at Emory supports student innovators and entrepreneurs from across the university, and covers all stages of innovation from inspiration and learning to projects and startups.
Shannon Clute, director of The Hatchery, turned the challenge of operating under a suppressed environment into an opportunity to double down on innovation process, co-design and experiment.
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