In this publication of the Sports Innovation Journal, authors Bradley Baker, Anthony Pizzo, and Yiran Su explore the emergence of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in the sports industry. NFTs are a form of digital ownership that is recorded to a permanent ledger on blockchain. NFTs have transformed from free digital art pieces to highly valued and… Read more »

IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute · Talking Small Businesses and Trends in Sports Innovation with the Co-Founders of Upper Hand   Co-founders of Upper Hand, CEO Kevin MacCauley and Chief of Product Myles Grote, joined the SII podcast to talk about their company as well as innovation trends in sport before and after the pandemic. Upper… Read more »

Techstars Senior Project Manager Andrew Hippert joined the SII podcast to talk about their sports accelerator located here in Indianapolis. Hippert starts by explaining first what an accelerator means for a start-up business and why Techstars decided to base their sports accelerator in Indianapolis. Hippert then gives a walkthrough on what company applicants can expect… Read more »

IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute · RefReps and the Critical Shortage of Referees SII Director Dr. David Pierce and RefReps founder Kyle Armstrong recently joined the SII podcast to discuss the growing concern of a shortage of sports officials. Dr. Pierce’s class managed a project and case study which he outlines in the episode explaining the… Read more »

IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute · Indianapolis Hosts The Entire 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament NCAA Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt joins the SII podcast to discuss the 2021 March Madness basketball tournament, which will be entirely played in the Indianapolis area. After speaking about the tournament logistics the conversation turns to what innovation is needed… Read more »

Dr. Armin Marquez joined the SII podcast to talk about the recent publication in the Sports Innovation Journal, “Factors Affecting Leaders’ Adoption of Innovation: The Case of Digital Ticketing in the High School Athletic Space.” IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute · Digital Ticketing in High School Athletics w/ Armin A. Marquez, Ph.D. Download the paper here:… Read more »

Researcher Chad Gobert joins the SII podcast to talk about his new paper in the Sports Innovation Journal titled Augmented Reality in Sport Marketing: Uses and Directions. The augmented reality (AR) market is expected to grow to $60.55 billion by 2023 and there are currently an estimated 4.2 billion AR-capable devices in the hands of… Read more »

Dr. Nick Elam joined the IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute podcast to discuss the recently published SIJ article An Examination of the Effectiveness of the Elam Ending  In basketball, teams often employ late-game strategies designed to manipulate the clock, such as stalling by leading offenses and deliberate fouling by trailing defenses. These strategies result in choppy… Read more »

Researcher Heather J. Lawrence, PhD joined the IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute podcast to discuss the recently published SIJ article Applying Activity-Based Costing to Intercollegiate Athletics. Current accounting methods in intercollegiate athletics make it difficult for leaders to assess and understand the true cost of each sport team operations. Institutional and athletics leaders often make decisions… Read more »