I-Corps Logic Model

I-Corps Logic Model
TM

INPUTS

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

OUTPUTS

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES

LONG TERM OUTCOMES

• Funding & Logistics
• Resources to help determine the readiness
to transition technology
• Education program and materials
• Lean Start Up Model
• Process, Materials and Resources
• Descriptions of the potential commercial
impact
• Other coordinating entities

• Applicant teams are interviewed
• I-Corps teams are trained to understand
innovation and entrepreneurship
• I-Corps teams engage in direct customer
feedback, modify end use (pivot) as
necessary
• I-Corps teams share experiences to learn
from each other
• Technology demonstrations are made for
potential partners

• Participant PIs graduate from the program,
and become entrepreneurially competitive
• Viability of products and services is
determined as follows:
• Teams complete the course and are
satisfied with its content and quality
• Participants experience an increase in
entrepreneurship knowledge and
change in attitude, perceptions and
behaviors regarding innovation,
commercialization and
entrepreneurship
• Go/no go decision regarding viability of
products and services
• A transition plan and a business plan
suitable for review by third-party
investors is prepared for pertinent
projects is prepared (for those whose
decision was to move forward)

• I-Corps program spurs translation of
fundamental research
• A subset of I-Corps teams initiate startup businesses
• A subset of I-Corps teams license their
products/services to third-party
companies
• A subset of I-Corps teams will submit
SBIR proposals
• A subset of I-Corps teams are funded
through the SBIR program or other early
stage funding programs or mechanisms
• Collaborations between academia and
industry are formed
• A subset of I-Corps teams’ members will
begin to teach others what they have
learned as a result of their participation

• Viable Innovative products and services
created by I-Corps researchers reach in
the market
• A subset of I-Corps teams raise private
funding for commercialization
• Licensing revenues are generated
• Sales of new products or services are
generated
• New jobs are created
• Time and costs from ill-informed, failed
start-ups will be saved

Life of the award

1 year post-award

2-5 years post-award

5-10 years post-award

POTENTIAL INDICATORS FOR
DESIRABLE OUTPUTS/OUTCOMES
PROJECT OUTPUTS:
PARTICIPANT PIS GRADUATE FROM THE
PROGRAM AND VIABILITY OF PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES IS DETERMINED

Number of I-Corps Teams that
complete the course

Number of go/no go decisions
regarding viability

SHORT-TERM OUTCOME:
PARTICIPANTS BECOME ENTREPRENEURIALLY
COMPETITIVE AND ARE SATISFIED WITH THE
PROGRAM

Number of participants that
demonstrate an increase in
knowledge as demonstrated by prepost test results

Percentage of who said the course
met or exceeded expectations

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME:
I-CORPS PROGRAM SPURS TRANSLATION OF
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH

Number of I-Corps teams that initiate
start-ups businesses/ ventures

Number of I-Corps teams that license
their products or services to third
party companies

LONG TERM OUTCOMES OR IMPACT:
VIABLE INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
CREATED BY I-CORPS RESEARCHERS REACH THE
MARKET

Number of products or services in the
market whose commercialization can
be attributed in some degree to
participation in I-CORPS

Number of I-CORPS teams that raise
private funding for commercialization

Licensing revenues generated

Number of transition and business
plans considered suitable for review
by investors

Percentage of participants that rate
course quality as excellent

Number of SBIR proposals submitted
by I-Corps teams and number of
proposals funded
Sales generated

Percentage of participants (of those
with technology ready status) that
state that a pathway for
commercialization has been identified
during the program

Number of collaborations between
academia and industry that PI’s can
attribute to the I-Corps program

Jobs created

INDICATOR
• Number of I-Corps Teams that complete the course
• Number of go/no go decisions regarding viability
• Number of transition and business plans considered suitable for review by investors
• Number of participants that demonstrate an increase in knowledge as demonstrated by pre-post test results
• Percentage of who said the course met or exceeded expectations
• Percentage of participants that rate course quality as excellent
• Percentage of participants with commercialization ready technologies who state that a pathway for commercialization has been
identified during the program
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Number of I-Corps teams that initiate start-ups businesses
Number of I-Corps teams that license their products or services to third party companies
Number of SBIR proposals submitted by I-Corps teams
Number of I-Corps teams’ proposals funded by SBIR or other mechanisms
Number of collaborations between academia and industry that PI’s can attribute to the I-Corps program
Number of products or services in the market whose commercialization can be attributed in some degree to participation in I-CORPS
Number of I-CORPS teams that raise private funding for commercialization
Licensing revenues generated
Sales generated by products and services
Number of jobs created

DATA SOURCE
PROJECT REPORT

SURVEY INSTRUMENTS APPLIED DURING THE
PROGRAM
(pre-post knowledge tests and
satisfaction/service quality questionnaires)

ADDITIONAL POST-COURSE DATA
COLLECTION FOR LONGITUDINAL DATA
SELF-REPORTED BY PI AT DIFFERENT TIME
INTERVALS FOR UP TO 8-10 YEARS