Research Institutes: Success factors for converging disciplines, talent, space, and funding

The “institute” model of coalescing talent, funding, space, and disciplines can accelerate interdisciplinary convergent research and advance discoveries to solve the world's greatest challenges. This session delivers the organizational and physical best practices to make it happen. Session leaders identify key process elements in creating the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, from engaging the right partners and anticipating and navigating layers of governance, to programming the space types required for complex research missions. They examine project examples, highlight potential challenges, and distill success factors for creating culture, designing space for unknown faculty, and facilitating economic development.