Crafting imaginative stories can be transformative, offering an alternate view of oneself. When university students wrote alter-ego origin superhero stories and mentored elementary students, they engaged in a range of reflective and authoring practices. These vulnerable acts of being open allowed them to agentively explore their past, present, and…

Open innovation (OI) has become an essential business model for big tech companies and innovation ecosystems. However, most STEM high schools in the United States do not have appropriate OI programs for students. This paper explores how various perspectives on open innovation as an emerging trend in the entrepreneurial ecosystem can link with STEM…

Sociologists and instructors who teach about community service share an affinity for understanding and addressing social problems. While many studies have demonstrated the benefits of incorporating community service into sociology courses, we examine the benefits of incorporating sociological content into community service classes. The authors…