Think Innovation Week:
CirCular eConomy & innovative plastiC reCyCling
01 - 09 July, 2024 | Nancy, France | Université de Lorraine
OBJECTIVES:
In this course, the students will have the opportunity to work on patents at the Université de Lorraine, put the IDéO method into practice to bring an idea to life and transform it into an entrepreneurial project, acquire international management skills and understand the importance of turning an idea into reality in order to develop an innovative concept.WHEN? – July 1-9, 2024
WHERE? – Université de Lorraine | Nancy, France
WHO? – master students, engineering school students, PhD Students
LANGUAGE: English
Application deadline: 10th of June
Selection notification: ongoing or within few days after the application deadline
Contact: eurecapro-contact@univ-lorraine.fr
Student accommodations and meals will be provided by ORION (a Université de Lorraine project). Subscription fees offered. The travel is not supported.
Don’t miss this opportunity, we have a limit to 15 students or PhD Students from the partners of the EURECA-PRO alliance!
If you are a citizen of a country outside the European Union, please check if you need a visa for your stay in France (www.france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas) and complete the necessary procedures. Please note that there may not be enough time to receive the visa before Think Innovation Week starts.
BLOCK 1 | «48 HOURS TO REVIVE DORMANT PATENTS»
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July 1-3, 2024 - 2,5 days
Your objective ? To promote patents that have not yet given rise to an innovation.
During this workshop you will have the opportunity to apply your scientifc skills for the benefit of your team.
You will also use tools that will enable you to acquire skills in Monitoring and Forecasting.
BLOCK 2 | «BUSINESS MODEL DESIGN FOR AN INTERNATIONAL MARKET»
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July 4-5,8 2024 - 3 days
Patents and ideas need a business model to become a genuine opportunity to enhance value. In fact, everyday life is full of professional and personal projects... Do you want to test a method that can apply to any project? Do you want to make your dreams come true? Come and test the IDéO method to transform any idea into a valuable opportunity for a new start-up or an existing company. -
July 4:
Building a global scenario – you will translate your idea into a project. -
July 5:
Designing a winning strategy – you will get deep inside an entrepreneurial mind. -
July 8:
Introduction to International Management
This introductory seminar focuses on three objectives:
1) understanding the strategic dimension of international management and its integration into company’s strategy;
2) decoding the complexity of the international environment and the cultural differences between countries;
3) recognizing how culture may affect foreign customers’ behaviour.
BLOCK 3 | «PROTOTYPING YOUR IDEAS»
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July 9 2024 - 1 day
Based on the FabLab approach, we will present the importance of making an ‘Intermediary object’ in the innovation project development.
Materializing an idea allows people to confront the reality in a frst approach. This creates a shared language among stakeholders.
Having feedback as early as possible in the design process is a key driver to mature an innovative concept.
And also, this establishes the frst step which is to evolve the idea, considering the perspectives of the different actors in the project.