Step-up level: This course builds on the foundation level IDEA course. While there are no prerequisites for this Step-up level Idea to Innovation (I2I) course, a basic understanding of the Design Thinking methodology is expected.
Learning outcomes: Over the course of 3-days, you will be building a solid innovation project based on your own research using a variety of tools, including e.g. the opportunity validation canvas, stakeholder mapping and interviews, competitive analysis, and prototyping. You will be actively working together with and learning from your peers along the way. On the end of day 3, you have the opportunity to pitch your innovation project to members of the innovation ecosystem in Oslo for valuable feedback and first connections.
Schedule TBA
Registration deadline: 4 November
Note that registration is binding. When you are accepted into the workshop, it is expected that you attend all three days.
Free for UiO researchers (including PhD candidates and postdocs) and staff.
Please contact training@growthhouse.uio.no, if you are interested in the course but outside the UiO system.
Potential next steps from here: Upon completion of this workshop, you will have a well-structured innovation project and an initial pitch deck, which is a great starting point for writing an innovation grant to obtain funding for further development. You are also very welcome to start working 1:1 with an innovation adviser at The Growth House.
Facilitators
- Dr. Samer Yammine, award-winning entrepreneurship educator, mentorzship, Stockholm.
- Dr. Katja D. Mj?s, senior innovation adviser & teaching captain, The UiO Growth House.
Samer Yammine
- Ph.D. in Cancer Epigenomics, Karolinska Institute
- Entrepreneur, Educator, Innovator
- Award-Winning Entrepreneurship Educator
- Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (Teaching future innovators)
The Game-Changer Approach
- Problem → Creativity → Innovation → Impact
- Advocates for embracing ambiguity and deeply understanding problems before jumping to solutions.
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"All training courses by The UiO Growth House focus on the individual human being and aim to provide an inclusive and safe space for everybody to create, innovate, and test even the craziest ideas without fear."
Katja D. Mj?s