Example Projects

Trying to gauge if your company’s project would be a good fit for an Innovate for Maine Fellow? Review past project examples to get an idea what our students are capable of!

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Innovate for Maine fellows are driven by a deep desire to learn and drive positive change. By combining their course experience with tools pulled from Innovation Engineering, our students approach their projects with tenacity, creativity, and curiosity. Students in our program are prepared to tackle assignments that include:

  • Drafting product descriptions, blog posts, and email marketing campaigns 
  • Compiling a white paper to provide in-depth analysis of a specific topic, including research, statistics, and real-world examples
  • Standardizing formatting for consistency

  • Visualizing data through graphs, charts, and interactive dashboards
  • Analyzing past sales data to predict future sales trends to make informed business decisions
  • Analyzing consumer data by grouping customers according to demographics, purchase history, and behavior patterns to better understand their needs
  • Compiling historical data on prices and creating a web-based data dashboard
  • Designing and developing prototypes
  • Designing and testing process improvements
  • Technical skills to evaluate production equipment and identify energy sources
  • Prototyping, validation with models and utilizing standards
  • Optimizing a company’s SEO by researching keywords, creating ideal web content, and building links, all while measuring SEO performance
  • Filming & editing short videos for websites and social media platforms
  • Creating engaging visual content such as infographics, social media posts, and ads
  • Assist in the development and implementation of a press strategy
  • Creating a brand voice & visual identity guide for consistent messaging across platforms
  • Developing a community engagement plan, including strategies for responding to followers, engaging with other accounts, and growing an audience

  • Surveying customers for feedback about their experience with a product or service, their likes and dislikes, and suggestions for improvement
  • Collecting and analyzing data on competitors in the market including their products, marketing strategies, and pricing models
  • Testing products to evaluate their performance, usability, and functionality
  • Researching relevant keywords, hashtags, and trending topics to optimize content
  • Developing web-based software applications
  • Creating online payment platforms, including designing the user interface and developing the functionality
  • Developing an internal company network that allows employees to track data and share information
  • Providing frameworks that customers can use as examples and extend in their own software products using C#, C++, and Python libraries
  • Integrating 3D modeling data into a VR experience, leveraging the Unity gaming engine