Business Operations and Revenue Optimization Consultation

Riipen is seeking a comprehensive consultation to evaluate and enhance its business operations. This could focus on revenue, marketing, internal operations, marketing, business structure or market expansion. The goal of this project is to identify areas of improvement and provide actionable recommendations that can help Riipen streamline its operations, increase revenue, and enhance client satisfaction. Students will apply their classroom knowledge in business analysis, operations management, and strategic planning to conduct a thorough assessment of Riipen's current practices. The project will involve data collection, analysis, and the development of a detailed report outlining opportunities for improvement. This project offers a practical application of theoretical concepts and allows students to gain hands-on experience in business consulting.

Competitive Landscape Analysis for Riipen

Riipen, a company focused on connecting students with real-world projects, seeks to understand its position in the market by analyzing its competitive landscape. The goal of this project is to identify and evaluate key competitors in the educational technology and experiential learning sectors. Students will apply their classroom knowledge of market research and strategic analysis to gather data on competitors' strengths, weaknesses, market positioning, and unique offerings. This project will involve researching industry trends, analyzing competitors' business models, and identifying potential opportunities and threats for Riipen. By completing this project, students will gain practical experience in competitive analysis and strategic planning, enhancing their understanding of market dynamics. - Conduct market research to identify key competitors in the educational technology sector. - Analyze competitors' strengths, weaknesses, and market positioning. - Identify industry trends and potential opportunities for Riipen. - Provide strategic recommendations based on the analysis.

Career Pathing Enhancement for Riipen

Riipen aims to enhance career path visibility for its staff, facilitating better career development and progression. The project involves mapping out potential career paths within the organization, creating comprehensive documentation, and developing communication materials to effectively convey this information to employees. The goal is to empower staff with clear guidance on leveraging career pathing resources and understanding available opportunities. Additionally, the project will include crafting guides for managers to facilitate meaningful discussions with their teams about career development. This initiative seeks to align employee aspirations with organizational growth, fostering a more engaged and motivated workforce.

DE&I Roadmap 2025: Navigating Remote and Multi-Generational Workforces

Riipen is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. The company aims to create a 2025 roadmap that operationalizes the outcomes of its most recent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) data, aligning with company values and DE&I goals. This project focuses on addressing the unique challenges and opportunities presented by a remote work environment and a multi-generational workforce. Learners will analyze existing DE&I data, identify key trends, and propose actionable strategies that enhance inclusivity and collaboration across different age groups. The project will enable learners to apply their knowledge of organizational behavior, data analysis, and strategic planning to develop a comprehensive roadmap that supports Riipen's DE&I objectives.

Business Operations and Revenue Optimization Consultation

Riipen is seeking a comprehensive consultation to evaluate and enhance its business operations. This could focus on revenue, marketing, internal operations, marketing, business structure or market expansion. T he goal of this project is to identify areas of improvement and provide actionable recommendations that can help Riipen streamline its operations, increase revenue, and enhance client satisfaction. Students will apply their classroom knowledge in business analysis, operations management, and strategic planning to conduct a thorough assessment of Riipen's current practices. The project will involve data collection, analysis, and the development of a detailed report outlining opportunities for improvement. This project offers a practical application of theoretical concepts and allows students to gain hands-on experience in business consulting.

Level UP Brand Ambassador - Northwest Territories

*Please note you have to be attending or associated with a post-secondary institution in Northwest Territories to be eligible for this project. The Level UP program by Riipen aims to enhance student participation through a comprehensive marketing campaign targeting post-secondary institutions in the Nova Scotia Province. The problem at hand is the current low awareness and engagement levels among students regarding the Level UP program. The goal is to create strategic promotional materials, conduct market research, and execute targeted outreach efforts. By leveraging social media platforms, email campaigns, and virtual events, the campaign seeks to significantly boost student sign-ups and participation in the Level UP student programs. This project will provide learners with the opportunity to apply their marketing knowledge and skills to a real-world scenario, enhancing their understanding of strategic marketing and outreach.

Level UP Brand Ambassador - Nova Scotia

*Please note you have to be attending or associated with a post-secondary institution in Nova Scotia to be eligible for this project. The Level UP program by Riipen aims to enhance student participation through a comprehensive marketing campaign targeting post-secondary institutions in the Nova Scotia Province. The problem at hand is the current low awareness and engagement levels among students regarding the Level UP program. The goal is to create strategic promotional materials, conduct market research, and execute targeted outreach efforts. By leveraging social media platforms, email campaigns, and virtual events, the campaign seeks to significantly boost student sign-ups and participation in the Level UP student programs. This project will provide learners with the opportunity to apply their marketing knowledge and skills to a real-world scenario, enhancing their understanding of strategic marketing and outreach.

Level UP Brand Ambassador - Prince Edward Islands

*Please note you have to be attending or associated with a post-secondary institution in Prince Edward Islands  to be eligible for this project. The Level UP program by Riipen aims to enhance student participation through a comprehensive marketing campaign targeting post-secondary institutions in the Prince Edward Islands Province. The problem at hand is the current low awareness and engagement levels among students regarding the Level UP program. The goal is to create strategic promotional materials, conduct market research, and execute targeted outreach efforts. By leveraging social media platforms, email campaigns, and virtual events, the campaign seeks to significantly boost student sign-ups and participation in the Level UP student programs. This project will provide learners with the opportunity to apply their marketing knowledge and skills to a real-world scenario, enhancing their understanding of strategic marketing and outreach.

Level UP Brand Ambassador New Brunswick

*Please note you have to be attending or associated with a post-secondary institution in New Brunswick to be eligible for this project. The Level UP program by Riipen aims to enhance student participation through a comprehensive marketing campaign targeting post-secondary institutions in the New Brunswick Province. The problem at hand is the current low awareness and engagement levels among students regarding the Level UP program. The goal is to create strategic promotional materials, conduct market research, and execute targeted outreach efforts. By leveraging social media platforms, email campaigns, and virtual events, the campaign seeks to significantly boost student sign-ups and participation in the Level UP student programs. This project will provide learners with the opportunity to apply their marketing knowledge and skills to a real-world scenario, enhancing their understanding of strategic marketing and outreach.

Level UP Brand Ambassador Newfoundland

*Please note you have to be attending or associated with a post-secondary institution in Newfoundland to be eligible for this project. The Level UP program by Riipen aims to enhance student participation through a comprehensive marketing campaign targeting post-secondary institutions in the Newfoundland Province. The problem at hand is the current low awareness and engagement levels among students regarding the Level UP program. The goal is to create strategic promotional materials, conduct market research, and execute targeted outreach efforts. By leveraging social media platforms, email campaigns, and virtual events, the campaign seeks to significantly boost student sign-ups and participation in the Level UP student programs. This project will provide learners with the opportunity to apply their marketing knowledge and skills to a real-world scenario, enhancing their understanding of strategic marketing and outreach.

Level UP Brand Ambassador - Nunavut

*Please note you have to be attending or associated with a post-secondary institution in Nunavut to be eligible for this project. The Level UP program by Riipen aims to enhance student participation through a comprehensive marketing campaign targeting post-secondary institutions in the Nunavut Province. The problem at hand is the current low awareness and engagement levels among students regarding the Level UP program. The goal is to create strategic promotional materials, conduct market research, and execute targeted outreach efforts. By leveraging social media platforms, email campaigns, and virtual events, the campaign seeks to significantly boost student sign-ups and participation in the Level UP student programs. This project will provide learners with the opportunity to apply their marketing knowledge and skills to a real-world scenario, enhancing their understanding of strategic marketing and outreach.

Level UP Brand Ambassador - Yukon

*Please note you have to be attending or associated with a post-secondary institution in Yukon to be eligible for this project. The Level UP program by Riipen aims to enhance student participation through a comprehensive marketing campaign targeting post-secondary institutions in the Yukon Province. The problem at hand is the current low awareness and engagement levels among students regarding the Level UP program. The goal is to create strategic promotional materials, conduct market research, and execute targeted outreach efforts. By leveraging social media platforms, email campaigns, and virtual events, the campaign seeks to significantly boost student sign-ups and participation in the Level UP student programs. This project will provide learners with the opportunity to apply their marketing knowledge and skills to a real-world scenario, enhancing their understanding of strategic marketing and outreach.

Level UP Ambassador Campaign - Northwest Territories

The Level UP program by Riipen aims to enhance student participation through a comprehensive marketing campaign targeting post-secondary institutions in the Northwest Territories. The target goal is to increase awareness and engagement levels among students for the Level UP program. The goal is to create strategic promotional materials, conduct market research, and execute targeted outreach efforts at your school. By leveraging social media platforms, email campaigns, and virtual events, the campaign seeks to significantly boost student sign-ups and participation in the Level UP student programs. This project will provide learners with the opportunity to apply their marketing knowledge and skills to a real-world scenario, enhancing their understanding of strategic marketing and outreach.

UI / UX exploration of experience-project hierarchy from learner point of view

Riipen would like to explore improving the usability of our platform for learners by improving the way they interact with experiences and projects. (Note: in DTTP, an experience = a Program) On Riipen, an experience is created by an educator or administrator and describes all the parameters of the experiential learning engagement. It includes the learner audience information, the number of projects desired, the types of projects desired, and information about learner capabilities. The educator matches projects with the experience in the Riipen marketplace and approves them for their learners. Once learners access the platform, their access to projects is determined by which experience (again in DTTP context, which "Program") they are given membership to. This leads to some confusion from learners and issues we would like to address in their user experience. To a learner, the purpose of the experience is unclear. Their main interest is in projects, and the experience itself serves an unclear role in their user journey. The hierarchy of project-experience is unclear The experience can feel like an unnecessary hurdle that they need to join or once joined, click on in order to view approved projects. They'd prefer more direct access to projects. As Riipen, we'd love to hear these problems examined by a student team looking at the user experience and to hear your perspective on solutions.

Product specifications document - Sharing feedback and achievements

Develop a product requirements document describing how the feedback and achievements that users receive on Riipen could more easily be shared to other platforms, primarily LinkedIn. Currently, all users receive feedback from other users at the conclusion of a project. They also receive gamification awards called "achievements" at different points in the user journey. We would like to promote the opportunity to share achievements and feedback, and provide easy tools for users to do so. The only current offering is for learners; from received feedback they can access a "share" icon to share a piece of feedback to their LinkedIn profile as a "certification." The goal is to get more users leveraging the recognition they receive on Riipen in other contexts, and to make them aware of the benefits of doing so.

Product specifications document - Learner project ranking

Develop a product requirements document describing a feature for learners to rank their preferred projects under a single experience. Our thinking with this feature is that an educator could invite learners to the experience to allow them to review all projects and identify their preferences. The educator could use these preferences to assign learners into teams and assign them to projects based on what projects they are most interested in. The goal is to provide educators with an option to give students more say in project assignment, and to improve student engagement with projects and ultimately their outcomes, as they'll be completing projects they have more interest in.

Revamping Riipens Employee Engagement in a Remote Environment

Since Riipen's inception in 2013, our journey has seen our business and products evolve, which has naturally shaped the transformation of our Riipen culture. Over the past decade, we've successfully developed meaningful people programs and initiatives that resonate with our organization's identity. However, as we continue to evolve, it's essential to assess what works well and where we can make improvements. In 2020, we underwent a significant transformation, transitioning into a remote-first organization. This transition has expanded our horizons by allowing us to tap into exceptional talent across Canada and the US. Yet, it has also presented us with the challenge of reimagining how we foster connection and engagement in a virtual setting, without relying on traditional in-person events.  We are looking for your help to rethink our current employee engagement initiatives to ensure we’re creating people programs that are impactful and aligned to increasing engagement in a remote environment. This project will leverage past employee engagement survey data and implement strategies to increase employee motivation, satisfaction, and overall engagement. In this project, you'll work directly with the Riipen People & Culture (HR) team.

UI/UX Design Project: Riipen learner experience

Our goal is to reduce friction in the onboarding process for learners. As a learner, you join Riipen at the invitation of an educator or facilitator, join an experience, and from there find and start a project. We want to make this process as short and seamless as possible to reduce effort on the part of the user, and to avoid confusion or potential escalations to support.

Engineering for Company Name

Our company advertises thousands of products through a user interface. We would like to work with students to create a new recommendation system that returns products based on what a user has previously viewed or rated. The recommendations should also consider products viewed by other users who are like the given user. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Analyzing our existing dataset of users, products, and reviews. Developing a recommendation engine software.

Website Development

Our company advertises thousands of products online. We hope to update and revamp our existing website to attract more customers. We would like to work with students to develop a new website that is easy to maintain while providing an appealing interface for users. This can be achieved through common site building tools such as Wix, Webflow, and WordPress. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Researching different site-building tools and their associated advantages / disadvantages. Conducting a needs analysis to determine which platform is most suitable. Building a website, with our assistance in providing the content. Providing training on updating and maintaining the website. Bonus steps in the process would also include: Testing prototypes with customers and refining ideas with feedback.

Open Source REST API Ruby Client

The goal of this project is to create an open source ruby package that interacts with a 3rd party REST API. This project will involve several different steps for the students, including: Researching and understanding the 3rd party API and its capabilities. Developing a ruby package that interacts with the API. Testing the package to ensure it is working properly. Optimizing the package for performance. Writing documentation for the package.

User Testing and Analysis Project

The goal of this project is to conduct user testing on Riipen's new product and provide an analysis on the results. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: - Setting up user testing sessions with users from various backgrounds. - Collecting and analyzing data from the user testing sessions. - Identifying areas of improvement for the product. - Developing recommendations for product enhancements. - Creating a report summarizing the user testing results and recommendations.

Accessibility Testing

Our company advertises thousands of products online. The main problem we are trying to solve is to garner more user feedback on our interface’s accessibility. We would like to collaborate with students to conduct accessibility tests on our website with pre-identified customers. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Conducting background research on disabilities and methods of evaluating accessibility. Reaching out to customers and scheduling interviews. Familiarizing themselves with the test tasks that should be administered. Conducting accessibility tests remotely and following up with customers to thank them for their participation. Analyzing and reporting the metrics / results of the tests. Bonus steps in the process would also include: Recommending website improvements based on findings.

Improving Riipen's Social Media Strategy for Targeting 18-24 Year Old Students

The goal of this project is to understand how to improve Riipen's social media strategy for targeting 18-24 year old students. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: - Researching current trends in social media usage among 18-24 year old students. - Analyzing Riipen's current social media presence and identifying areas for improvement. - Developing a strategy for targeting 18-24 year old students on social media. - Creating content that is tailored to this demographic. - Testing the developed strategy and making improvements based on feedback.

Awareness Campaign Speaker Invitation

Our organization is passionate about promoting social causes. We ​​want to increase awareness about a particular topic. We would like to work with students to identify potential speakers and sponsors for our awareness campaigns. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Familiarizing themselves with the social cause, our mission and goals. Identifying groups that our campaigns will target. Identifying potential speakers, sponsors and partners who can support our campaign. Drafting emails to invite speakers. Bonus steps in the process would also include: Assisting in contacting speakers.

Sales Process Optimization based on Neuroscience Science

Our Business Consultant team is hoping to improve our sales process to improve our ROI and overall sales operations. In this project, students will evaluate our current sales process and presentations, as well as follow up materials we send to our clients to determine changes we can make.

Cloud Infrastructure Review and Audit

The main goal of the project will be to take an existing cloud architecture for a modern web application, review and audit it against industry standards for security, scalability, availability and consider other factors such as pricing and produce either a proof of concept or a written report which details possible improvements and different services which can be better utilized to improve the cloud architecture.

Inspire Projects - Phase 9

This project is to support the phases of the Inspire partnership.

Culture Analysis for Newly Forming Team

Our Business Consultant team is made up for 8 team members, 5 of which are relatively new. We would like students to conduct a group-based consultation for our team, study our organization, identify strengths and challenges, analyze the cause(s) of the strengths/challenges, and provide recommendations that will help our team better function and collaborate together. Our goal is to be a team that has high moral and motivation and that produces strong results due to a strong cultural foundation.

Inspire Projects - Phase 8

This project is to support the phases of the Inspire partnership.