Innovation at work.
Engagements where ENTEVATE frameworks moved from blueprint to real-world impact.
State of Connecticut
AIQUI Innovation Sandbox
ENTEVATE worked closely with the State of Connecticut, City of Hartford and industry leaders to design and facilitate the launch of the first applied AI + Quantum Innovation (AIQUI) Sandbox environment grounded in the ENTEVATE Ecosystem Model and Waypoint framework. Working across academic, research, policy leaders, vendors and industry stakeholders, ENTEVATE mapped the full AIQUI Innovation Sandbox ecosystem using the 7 Core Ecosystem Elements Basecamps™ — identifying gaps, aligning cross-ecosystem priorities, and standing up a structured sandbox to accelerate applied technology outcomes.
Energy
Innovation Lab
A leading energy organization partnered with ENTEVATE to build an internal innovation lab capable of moving ideas from signal to scalable venture. ENTEVATE led the design of the lab's operating model, facilitated structured ideation and validation cycles through the Innovation Roadmapping™ framework, and connected the venture pipeline to capital readiness programming through the Innovation Funding Lab®.
Cloud / Cyber
Innovation Sandbox
In partnership with kloudtrack, Cisco Systems and the Cisco Developer Network (CDN) ecosystem, the first Cloud / Cyber Innovation Sandbox was launched in the DMV+ region with George Mason University. Housed in the Volgenau School of Engineering, the sandbox aligned applied computer science capstone Fellows with industry use case and vendor stakeholders. The Innovation Sandbox team was instrumental in defining best practices and metrics of evaluation for Centers of Excellence, co-chairing the NIST Working Group and Reference Architecture efforts for Cloud Computing, Cyber and Data Interoperability. Sandbox outcomes directly informed the launch of the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).