Breakthrough: Taking Action

TBA



  • Thursday, 16/07/2020
  • 10:00 - 12:00

TBA
Enterprise Skills

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Breakthrough, in partnership with Skillfluence, will be offering an online 6-week Future Innovators programme starting Thu 11 June at 10 am.

 

This new online programme involves some pre-work and equates to approximately the same time as a two-day course.

 

This innovation programme is available to anyone working on the Easter Bush Campus and is offered free of charge. The course will be limited to a maximum of 24 people.

 

Who is this online programme for? Anyone with an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship.

What does the programme cover? Participants will learn a proven system designed specifically to help decrease the financial and organisational risk associated with innovation while enabling creative thinking and problem-solving.  Participants will learn how to clearly define problems, create a large number of possible solutions, select top ideas, quickly develop those ideas and finally present them to management in a clear and concise manner. 

How long does it last? 10.00 – 12.00 each week with approx. 60 min live training, a short break followed by a 30 min conversation with an external guest with time for Q&A.

What platform is being used? Zoom.

Pre-work: Individual application activities on the Skillfluence eLearning platform

Individuals who attend the full 6-week programme will receive a Completion Certificate

 

Session 1 Thursday 11 June: 10.00 – 12.00

Innovation System Overview: Introduction to innovation systems and processes. Understanding the value of innovation, challenges and opportunities. Guest Speaker: Early Career Researcher.

To register please click HERE

Session 2 Thursday 18 June: 10.00 – 12.00

Idea Generation: Learn tools, techniques and principles to immediately increase their ability to create a large volume of high-quality ideas to solve current societal or business challenges. Guest Speaker: Successful Spinout Representative.

To register please click HERE

Session 3 Thursday 25 June: 10.00 – 12.00

Idea Communication & Idea Selection: Learn a framework for effectively communicating new ideas in a way to gain buy-in. Learn how to pick ideas with a higher likelihood of success. Guest Speaker: FAST & WAYRA accelerators.

To register please click HERE

Session 4 Thursday 2 July: 10.00 – 12.00

Making it Real (1): Learn tools and techniques to quickly accelerate the development of new ideas while reducing overall risk. Guest Speaker: Academic working with a local company.

To register please click HERE

Session 5 Thursday 9 July: 10.00 – 12.00

Making it Real (2): Learn tools and techniques to quickly accelerate the development of new ideas while reducing overall risk. Guest Speaker: Company Representative.

To register please click HERE

 

Session 6 Thursday 16 July: 10.00 – 12.00

Taking Action: Explore how to apply the principles in a structured way to get buy-in, generate results and take action.

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