Innovation Discovery Studio

This fully funded, two-day workshop is designed for businesses looking to innovate, bridging the gap between groundbreaking new ideas and the value those ideas can create.

Delivered in-person, the workshop will take you through a creative problem-solving exercise around big real-world problems, designing and validating a potential solution for this problem and crafting this solution into something of value to a potential market.

Based on established problem-solving and prototyping methodologies, Day 1 focuses on using Design Thinking as a base for creating viable solution to a real-world problem. Day 2 switches gears towards focusing on how your solution can create value for a market. At the end of Day 2, there is an opportunity to present your solution and the value it creates to an expert panel, allowing for constructive feedback and a steer towards your next steps.

Workshop Agenda :

Day 1 (Friday 9:30 - 16:00)

Using design thinking to solve real-world problems:

- How to identify problems

- Creating solutions to identified problems

- Validating solutions and prototyping

Day 2: (Monday 9:30 - 16:00)

Moving from validated solution to value proposition.

- Who are you potential customers

- How does your solution create value

- Creating a valid value proposition

- An opportunity to present your value proposition to a panel of experts for constructive feedback.

How To Apply:

If you are Exeter based and interested in applying for a place on the Innovation Discovery Studio, please use the 'Register' button to access the application form. The number of places are stictly limited.

Please note that this programme is not available to Students at the University of Exeter due to funding restrictions.

Should you have any queries about the programme, or if you would like to find out more about the support available from the Exeter Innovation Hub, please contact Harry Neill on [email protected]

This workshop will be in person only at the Exeter Innovation Hub, Princesshay, Dixs Fld, Exeter EX1 1GF

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