Every year, the Sport Innovation Institute at IU Indianapolis deepens its footprint in the sport ecosystem; 2025 took on new life. This was the year our team fully embraced Custom Built for Indy Sport not just as a tagline, but as a technical philosophy. While many are still wondering which jobs AI will replace, we… Read more »
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Students Take Home Title at 2025 ASMA Conference Case Study Competition
by Geoffre Sherman with Ryan Fletchall, Lindsay Modjeski, and William Weng Back in November, working with Dr. David Pierce, I had the thought of bringing a student quartet together to compete in the Dr. Samantha Roberts Case Study Competition at the 2025 Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA) Conference in Cincinnati. It all came together when… Read more »
Paris with the Pacers: Teaching and Learning about Sport and Tourism on the Road
by Geoffre Sherman, lecturer of sport management It’s been right around a month now since I was blessed to have had the experience of traveling to Paris, France with the Indiana Pacers for a week in January. What an amazing week it was!
Esports Event Production Students Execute Flawless Tournament
For the second consecutive fall semester, the students in the TESM-G 299 Exploratory Aspects of Esports Event Production course successfully developed and executed an eSports event on campus. After spending months recruiting students to compete and developing a script while learning the foundations of eSports, live streamed events, and how to stream live events, the… Read more »
Sports Innovation Podcast: Introducing the SII Director, Dr. Liz Wanless
by Dr. Liz Wanless, director of the Sports Innovation Institute My First Semester: A Thrill Ride in Indianapolis Sport Innovation Reflecting on my first semester as Director of the Sports Innovation Institute and Associate Professor at Indiana University Indianapolis, I am struck by the dynamic opportunities, inspiring connections, and the extraordinary support that have defined… Read more »
Capstone Students Offer Ideas to Indy Parks in Spurring Youth Sports Initiative
The senior capstone course in Sports Innovation at Indiana University Indianapolis took on a challenge that differed from previous semesters. We immersed our students in the practical application of human-centered design by working on the Indy Youth Sports Initiative focused on enhancing Indy Parks and Recreation programming and facilities for Indianapolis youth. Using a new… Read more »
Role Playing with AI, Mock Sales Calls, and New Venue Result in Banner Year for Sport Sales Class
The sport sales class I teach at IU Indianapolis set a record for revenue generated in the sales center project this semester selling for the Indy Fuel. I can attribute the success of the class this semester to three significant factors.
Sports Innovation Podcast: High-Impact Practices in Higher Education – Capstone
by The SII Team As part of an initiative undertaken by the IU Indianapolis Institute for Engaged Learning, the Sports Innovation Podcast developed a special episode focused on High-Impact Practices in Higher Education. Department of TESM chair Dr. David Pierce and Right Hand co-founder and CEO Bryan Kryder sat down and discussed the high-impact practice… Read more »
2024 USA Swimming Innovation Summit: My Takeaways
by Geoff Sherman On Tuesday afternoon (June 18), before heading to Victory Field to work for Major League Baseball at the Indianapolis Indians vs. Iowa Cubs series opener, I headed downtown to the offices of High Alpha for a special event related to the USA Swimming Olympic Trials taking place right now in Lucas Oil… Read more »
Teaching with Design – How AI Research Synthesis Platform Notably Helped Push My Capstone Consulting Class to the Next Level
Sport management is not an academic discipline or profession that many associate with the field of design. However, over the past 7 years, I have used design thinking as the set of mindsets and methods in my senior capstone class in sport management at Indiana University Indianapolis.
