Design & Found a Start-Up, Virtually 6 Weeks to take a problem, form a team, discover opportunities, and create an innovative venture
Design & Found a Start-Up, Virtually 6 Weeks to take a problem, form a team, discover opportunities, and create an innovative venture
present A Unique Experiential Learning of Entrepreneurship
Spend 6 weeks (9th November to 18th December) going through a design and ideation process to co-found a new start-up and become a entrepreneur.
Come with a social problem that you’d like to solve. Attend 18 webinars – 3 per week, each 2 hours. And, outside of webinars, collaborate with your team and conduct research and tests to develop an innovative new product or service.
And, participate in this program for free – with a weekly data allowance thrown in!

present A Unique Experiential Learning of Entrepreneurship
Spend 6 weeks (9th November to 18th December) going through a design and ideation process to co-found a new start-up and become a entrepreneur.
Come with a social problem that you’d like to solve. Attend 18 webinars – 3 per week, each 2 hours. And, outside of webinars, collaborate with your team and conduct research and tests to develop an innovative new product or service.
And, participate in this program for free – with a weekly data allowance thrown in!
Schedule
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Week 1
Problem Definition
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Problem Framing
- Team Formation
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Week 2
Empathy with Users
- Human Centered Design p.1
- Human Centered Design p.2
- Problem Trees
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Week 3
Systems Thinking
- Systems Thinking
- System Map Presentations
- Current Force & Ecosystem Mapping
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Week 4
Ideation
- Positioning Decision
- Fast Idea Generator
- Value Proposition Canvas
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Week 5
Prototyping
- Lean Start-up Methodology
- User Journeys
- Assumptions and Rapid Tests
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Week 6
Venture Canvas
- Testing Insights
- Social Venture Canvas
- Final Presentations
Schedule
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Week 1
Problem Definition
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Week 2
Empathy with Users
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Week 3
Systems Thinking
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Week 4
Ideation
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Week 5
Prototyping
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Week 6
Venture Canvas