Higher education’s critics are as quick to castigate it as mired in resistance as they are to argue for the existential necessity of colleges and universities to innovate. Many are willing to identify what must be done, but there is much less frequent discussion of how to do it. Join us for a broad overview of the process of innovation in higher education as well as a sharp focus on a specific case. After looking at the potential for a viable strategic framework, we will explore the process of creation in one innovative model and trace its progress from an idea that might solve a problem to a functioning reality.