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Outside Consultant: How Do I Test a Technological Idea if I Don't Have a Research Lab?
Outside ConsultantIdeas are rarely in short supply for entrepreneurs; however, determining if ideas are practical or possible often requires hands-on research. If your company is in an early stage of development or resources are scarce, traditional avenues to test technological concepts might be out of reach. Independent laboratories can be quite costly and typically focus on…
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Outside Consultant: How Do Subject Matter Experts Contribute to Ed Tech Success?
Outside ConsultantEd tech companies experienced a boom with the general shift to remote teaching during the pandemic. For some, this shift was the push they needed to become established brands. For many, however, the boost faded with the return to the classrooms, as product usage declined. Why do ed tech start-ups, with seemingly great ideas that… -
Outside Consultant: How Do Commercial Leases Vary From Residential Leases?
Outside ConsultantCommercial leases start from different assumptions then residential leases. The law ensures safe conditions for people who rent living space for themselves and their families. Residential landlords must follow detailed rules to lawfully evict a tenant. These laws protect consumers from unethical landlords. Commercial leases presume that both parties are businesses. The law does not… -
Outside Consultant: What Are Some Tips to Be Successful at Sales?
Outside ConsultantPrior to the start of the semester, I send a questionnaire to the students asking why they’ve registered for the Selling class, what they hope to get out of it, what kind of class “structure” they prefer, what are they worried about, etc. Some wonder what selling is all about, some are curious if they… -
Outside Consultant: What Can Be Done to Keep Meetings From Taking Over My Employees' Workdays?
Outside ConsultantWhether virtual or in person, we continue to spend too much time in meetings, and they take a big part of the workday. A recent study by Microsoft found that by the end of 2020, the number of meetings had doubled since the beginning of the pandemic and by 2022, they had hit an all-time… -
How AI Can Revolutionize IP Law Firms
STEAMThe world is not an exception to changes. Change is the constant in life. The world has gone through changes in the past few years. Most of the changes technology-wise have been led by tremendous breakthroughs by the artificial intelligence research community in the past decades. A notable example has been to train computers to… -
Father Chris Collins on the Joy and Message of Easter
Faith and MissionEaster is one of the most treasured holidays on the Christian calendar. In commemorating the resurrection of Jesus, Easter celebrates the defeat of death and the hope of salvation. It is a time of reflection, joy and shared fellowship. The events of Holy Week offer a renewed hope to face the challenges of our world… -
Campus Ministry Discusses the Origins of Passover
Faith and MissionAs many Christians prepare to observe the end of Holy Week and Easter, Jewish people are readying to celebrate the festival of Passover. Passover commemorates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Beginning at sunset on Friday, April 15, and ending at nightfall on Saturday, April 23, the holiday is often celebrated with family… -
Tommie Experts: Associate Chaplain Dr. Sadaf Shier Discusses Ramadan
Faith and MissionDuring the month of Ramadan, which begins this year on the evening of April 2, Muslims begin 30 days of fasting from sunrise to sundown. However, fasting during Ramadan is much more than just not eating and not drinking for 14 to 15 hours each day, said University of St. Thomas Associate Chaplain Sadaf Shier,… -
Tommie Experts: What Led to Russia’s Invasion?
St. Thomas 2025A St. Thomas political science alumna was working on the ground in Ukraine in the weeks before Russia attacked. Stationed in Ukraine until the February 2022 invasion, Colleen Ryan ’14 operated as a monitoring officer with the world’s second largest regional security organization after the United Nations. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe…