Whether your interest lies in solving the world’s biggest problems, creating the next commercial success or addressing something closer to home, this course will give you a toolbox to vet your ideas and test them in the real world.
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Whether your interest lies in solving the world’s biggest problems, creating the next commercial success or addressing something closer to home, this course will give you a toolbox to vet your ideas and test them in the real world.
You can study this 'On Demand' course online via a computer, tablet or on your phone; at times to suit you, and as its on-demand is will remain available throughout the year.
This course will examine the topics:
Think:
We start at the beginning with your big idea and where it comes from: your everyday experience and known sources of innovation
Listen:
Entrepreneurial lifecycle encourages you to take the big idea you’ve thought about and solicit feedback from the people whose problems you’re trying to solve.
Plan:
Strategy, the art and science of being different than your competition, is the next element we introduce.
Clarify:
Coaching you on continuing to refine your big idea and beginning to communicate it clearly to a wider audience.
Support:
To make your big idea into a reality, you’ll need the personal, professional, and financial resources.
Iterate:
This final step of the entrepreneurial lifecycle outlines a method to continue thinking, listening, planning, clarifying, and supporting your big idea.
There are also a number of 'bonus', non-compulsory, units which you can complete to aide your understanding of the topic.
It is expected that this course should take approximately 12 hrs to complete.