Use Case
Backstory
Every person is capable of having a valuable idea, no matter their age, position, or job. However, when it comes to colleges, universities, and all higher education institutions, we have noticed that it's a gold mine for great ideas, whether they are for improving industrial processes, changing the world, inventing a product, or even improving things inside the college itself.
Who better than professors and students know what needs to be done inside a university? They are the ones with the analytical skills; they take notes, brainstorm, and solve problems on a daily basis. All these qualities can be harnessed to invoke significant change with Agreed.
Agreed is much more than an idea-sharing platform, though. It's an innovation and improvement tool capable of bringing immense growth and success to organizations. It has proven its success with companies and organizations of all sizes and industries, from hospitals to marketing and insurance companies. Now Agreed is bringing these waves of change into higher education.
The pandemic hit the higher education sector really hard. Everything was moved online, processes had to be added or adapted, jobs were lost, and often a huge rift appeared between the students and the staff. Many great ideas for change and improvement were lost, weren't heard, or were ignored. Many of these colleges also suffered great losses in students, staff, and income.
Thankfully, they were able to recover, but not entirely, and they certainly need a lot of help, not only to return to their former glory but to surpass it and become even more extraordinary. By implementing Agreed throughout the administration and student body, many valuable ideas came to light that helped our clients achieve much more than other colleges in the US.
Use case
Although colleges and universities are knowledge and idea hubs, it's essential to have distinct spaces between the three most prominent groups of people: students, professors, and the administration staff. Of course, the challenges are different for each group of users, but in the end, it will result in an overall better and more inclusive college experience for everyone. In our previous cases, we have noticed several problems that Agreed has been able to help in higher education institutions:
First and foremost, the students want change. It doesn't matter how great the institution is; to them, it can always be better. They have ideas to improve things, and they are not afraid to share. By implementing Agreed in your higher education organization, you'll see a boom of invaluable ideas. Ideas that promote inclusivity, diversity, innovation, and success.
In their designed workspace, students will be able to add their ideas, draft and pitch them to the administration departments in charge. These ideas can range from problems with the buildings to new projects and curriculum changes. Agreed will give the students a platform for their ideas to be heard and implemented, teaching them the vital entrepreneurship mindset and why self-confidence is essential for growth and success.
Agreed also is a platform for different students to share their ideas on life-changing projects and research that will help lead the change in the world. Students can pitch project ideas, calculate the funding, get the support and get the idea off the ground. Many universities already have research programs in place. Now it is easier for everyone to jointly decide which projects to greenlight.
For the professors in the colleges that implement Agreed, there is a separate workspace. Here, they can share their valuable ideas and draft and pitch them. They might have ideas about new subjects they want to add to the curriculum, new events to share ideas and help the students be more comfortable sharing their ideas.
Professors, in general, are great agents of change. Implementing the Agreed platform with their own workspace impacts how they will use it and encourage their students to use it. It's a great tool to get students to develop their entrepreneurial mindset.
The professors who have tried it have been quite happy with the results and feedback they have received and state that implementing Agreed in their classroom has led to a more outspoken, innovative, and diverse class than ever before.
They are also happy that they can share their own improvement ideas about budgeting, classes, experiments, and labs that would be financed by the school. The professors state that they have finally found a tool that not only promotes change and inclusivity, but it also gives them a chance to make meaningful changes, backed up by numbers and a whole process, that won't let a valuable idea disappear.
The last group of users for a college is the administration. The administration is responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and is separate from the faculty or academics, although some personnel do have joint responsibilities.
Being responsible for the maintenance of the institution requires a lot of effort and the ability to analyze the day-to-day situations and figure out what's wrong or if anything needs to be replaced or improved.
With Agreed, this communication becomes a lot easier. First, the administration staff sees a problem, has an idea for a solution, and inputs it into the platform. From there, other administration members will add their own evaluations and calculations to make the idea a reality, minimizing the time it takes to fix an issue.
Whether it be about improving campus conditions, budgeting, or investing ideas, they can all put them into Agreed, so every idea gets the attention and buy-in it deserves. In addition, the platform is a great way for the staff to also be on the same page with the students and professors.
Since the administration is responsible for approving many of the changes and improvement ideas that both students and professors will have, it has a critical role in the implementation of the software and its success.
Typical Challenges that Agreed helps to solve:
- 1. Professors want to add or change the curriculum
- 2. Professors have new ideas to test in new laboratories
- 3. Professors/departments want to be more involved in budgeting and decision making
- 4. Staff wants to improve campus conditions
- 5. Staff wants to know where to add more professors and make changes to budgets
- 6. Staff wants new ideas for change in curriculum, classes, and projects
- 7. Students want to improve their conditions
- 8.Students want to change certain classes and curriculums
- 9.Students want to be more involved in projects and research