Understand how to pitch innovative ideas using prototypes, and develop your skills by creating your own prototype.
Create your own prototype
In order for companies to remain competitive, they have to create innovative products, processes or services to satisfy new or existing customers. Prototypes allow you to test your ideas early on to get invaluable feedback informing you about what the customers really want.
On this course you will learn about different types of prototype you can use to demonstrate a new product, process or service and you will get the opportunity to create your own. You will use the feedback you receive to refine your idea, explore what makes a good pitch and then have a go at pitching your idea.
What topics will you cover?
- Exploring the innovation process and what it means to be innovative
- Developing innovative ideas and applying them to real-world situations
- The importance of iteration in the innovation process
- The different stages of prototyping
- Validating your business model and pitching your ideas
- naviProM: The four innovation project management approaches
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to…
Describe the innovation process and what it means to be innovative
Apply an ideation technique to generate innovative ideas
Produce a problem statement to an issue which has been previously identified
Reflect upon the importance of iteration in the innovation process
Identify the different stages of prototyping
Produce a prototype
Reflect upon the importance of giving and receiving constructive feedback to improve on an idea
Identify what makes a good pitch
Evaluate your business model using the Business Model Canvas (BMC)
Explore the NaviProM model and its uses for managing innovation projects