UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

UpdateDelft University of TechnologyJan Carel Diehl / Marcel Crul

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UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Daily working team

• Marcel Crul• Johannes Kok• J.C. Diehl

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

1.1 Questionnaire

• Questionnaire was prepared & translated• Before April 30th • Returned:

– Cairo University, Egypt– Sfax, Tunesia– St Joseph University, Lebanon

• Missing: four universities• EE Aachen will analyse and evaluate• Basis for next steps

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

1.3 Introducing the chair to the MEDA Universities

• Mr. Paul Althuis (Director TU Delft Valorisation Center)• Mr. Bart Ashmann (Valorisation Manager Faculty IDE)• Dr. Sacha Silvester (Director Delft Design Institute)• Prof. Dr. Han Brezet (Head Design for Sustainability

Research programm)• Dr. Marcel Crul• Mr. J.C. Diehl

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Content for Train the Trainer

• First exploration: what relevant materials are available at Delft University of Technology?

• Content as well as way of teaching.• Which experts could be involved in UNCHAIN?

• Faculty Industrial Design Engineering (IDE)• Faculty Technology, Policy and Society (TBM)• Faculty Aerospace

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Product, process and system innovation

How?

Practicing without ‘real’ pressure Creating products Developing innovative strategies Solving problems

What?Drawing, visualizing, motivating, analyzing, sketching, conceptualizing, detailing, prototyping, multidisciplinary, international, methodologies, creativity, persuasion, markets, strategies, research, evaluation, opportunities, breakthroughs, niche management, backcasting, transition management.

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Innovation and innovation management

How?

Knowledge transfer based on questions like: How to innovate? What to analyze? How to cope with uncertainties? How to create realistic expectations? How to commercialize raw technologies? How does the economic and social society profit from innovation? Etc.

What? Business, culture, globalization, R&D cooperation, strategic alliances, joint ventures, patents, expectations, innovative networked organizations, user innovation, open innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, inter- and intra-company innovation, company and business ecosystems, lean enterprise.

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Social entrepreneurship

What?Developing countries, multiculturalism, differences between rich and poor countries, globalization, sustainable, development strategies, political systems, development economics, raising funds, finances, intercultural differences, social and NOG entrepreneurship, bottom of the pyramid.How?

Setting up a case description for a project together with an NGO or social entrepreneurial company. Internship in a company, NGO or other international or intercultural context

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Sustainable entrepreneurship

What?Product and process development, sustainable technologies, social responsibility, company analysis and strategies, cradle to cradle, end-of-pipe, good housekeeping, swot analysis, Porter’s 5 forces, poverty, etc

How?Partition in a national competition with a sustainable business plan. Development of a new sustainable product with business plan.

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Entrepreneurial skills and HRM

How?Knowledge exchange with industry. Coaching sessions from industry. Network events. Starting and simulating entrepreneurship.

What?Vision, mission, analysis, strategy, monitoring competition, business plan, presentation and communication techniques, entrepreneurial mindset.

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Practical experience in innovation/ Managing innovation

in industry

How?The real thing: Creating products for real companies. Developing innovative strategies for real companies. Solving real problems for real companies.

What?Similar to previous subject; Product development, strategy and advise development and communication, problem solving.

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Science-based business venturing

How?

Learning by doing: Real company assignments. Starting and simulating entrepreneurship. Presenting to gain real investments.

What?Knowledge, skills, attitude, gaming, simulation, management, analysis, strategy, technology, patents, commercialization, finances, marketing, hub & spoke markets, point to point markets, downstream services, upstream technology development, product chain.

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

Legal requirements and IPR

How?A lecture from David Harry, patent expert, teacher at The Hague university of applied sciences, coordinator of the minor ‘entrepreneurship & innovation’ at The Hague university of applied sciences and secretary of ‘Het beste idee van Nederland’.

What?The subject says it all; How to protect ideas and innovations.

UNCHAIN – UNiversity CHAir on INnovation

3.2 Train the trainers

• Preferably January 2010• Knowledge experts

– Topicwise– Education wise

• Experience experts– Incubator YES Delft– Education Industry collaboration– Etc.

• Industry…