MIT REAP PROGRAM

The MIT Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (MIT REAP) achieves success by translating research insights into practical frameworks, convening stakeholders focused on IDE, and educating regional leaders through team-based interaction to achieve economic and social progress.

MIT REAP Framework

The objective of the MIT REAP Framework is to understand the key strengths and weaknesses of the region’s innovation ECOSYSTEM and evaluate the engagement and level of collective impact by regional STAKEHOLDERS. Teams then design a STRATEGY to strengthen the region’s innovation ecosystem by engaging the resources and stakeholders necessary to IMPLEMENT the Team’s strategy.

MIT REAP Framework

The program involves four action-based learning cycles over a two-year period, which takes participants through a process of analysis to implementation. This enables teams to learn from and collaborate with MIT experts, c atalyze regional action, and leverage global best practice through cross-regional cooperation

Workshops

Teams will attend a highly interactive 3-day workshop twice a year. All Teams attend workshops together, where they have time to interact with faculty, work together as a Team, and collaborate with other global regions. Workshop activities are designed to share global best practices as well as to critique and iterate on their overall MIT REAP Strategy and strategic intervention designs.

Action Phases

Action Phases are active time between workshops for Teams (in their region) to complete specific projects and milestones designed to deepen analysis, validate assumptions, and implement new programs and policies. Teams will leverage faculty coaching (virtually) and the community of their peer Teams to more effectively impact their ecosystem.

MIT REAP Global Network

The MIT REAP Global Network (RGN) enables MIT REAP Teams to continue engaging with and learning alongside one another (both as individuals and as institutions) as well as directly with MIT after completion of the 2-year program. The MIT REAP website (reap.mit.edu) and RGN keep regions connected during and after their coursework.

Program Timeline

“We’re thrilled to welcome leaders from such a diverse group of regions into Cohort 11. Now in our 12th year, we look forward to sharing the learnings and impact of our global alumni community with our incoming teams and seeing the momentum they will bring to their own regions’ IDE ecosystems.”
Travis Hunter,
Director, MIT REAP

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