Corporate Innovation, the lean startup way | Board of Innovation - "We make Corporates innovate Like Startups"

Tools and techniques to become an intrapreneur

Young start-ups have a drive to change the world. How do they innovate differently from (big) companies? What can your organisation learn from them? This 2-day training program brings structured tools and techniques to your team and helps to innovate faster and more cost-effectively. From an accurate understanding of customers’ needs to creating business prototypes. No boring lectures, but hands-on workshops based on exercises outside the building.

“If you’re looking for an inspirational, exciting and enriching view on innovation, Board of Innovation is your way to go! No traditional boring classes but a practical, hands-on approach that lets you experience innovation.”

Luc Verstraete, Director Billing & Payments, Telenet

Context: How to apply Lean Startup methods

Start-up companies often have the same goals as traditional companies, but their approach is different: they are fast and have the capability to transform whole industries with little money. Implementing start-up methods in traditional companies will not only improve innovation efficiency, but also reduce time-to-market and investment risks. It’s time to adopt that innovative approach!

Goal: Learn new tools + make ideas tangible

After this training participants will walk away with a different mindset about developing new business ideas. The goal is that all participants will adopt more hands-on approach to their projects, using a wide variety of business prototyping tools as well as a structured process to change ideas into market-ready solutions.

After the training participants will:

Master techniques to innovate the lean startup way
Understand how start-ups work and run short development cycles
Have the tools to make ideas tangible; fast and inexpensive
Understand how to engage customers and users early in the process
Use templates to prototype new business ideas
Adopt fail & learn mindset in their daily projects

2-day in-company training program

It is a highly interactive seminar in which we combine success and failure examples, lessons learned and practical templates that participants can use the next day in their projects and businesses.

Topic	Time	Details
Why and What to learn from start-ups	0.5d	Inspiring warming-up examples of successful startups and corporates Why are corporates adopting intrapreneurship & venturing? The mindset: Start small. Experiment. Involve customers. Fail. Iterate. What can corporates learn from start-ups; and the other way around?
How-to: Methods and techniques for innovating the start-up way	0.5d	Introduction to the Lean Startup methodology How to use Customer Journeys and Paper Prototyping Learning from failure with inexpensive tools Designing new ideas (group-work) and making them tangible
Idea development and testing in the real world	0.5d	How to understand and engage other stakeholders early in your process Getting customer feedback with fast-made prototypes of an idea Testing Business Models and validate the results Pivot, Pivot, Pivot, …
Pitching your idea	0.5d	What makes a presentation great and how to tell your story? Pitching of your business concept and first street feedback Conclusions and round-up session
Optional: Best ideas come with pizza	option	Pizza-evening the start-up way – between day 1 and 2 - Fun & entrepreneurial mindset Late evening development after working hours

Who is this for?

The training is designed for executives, engineers and managers working in corporate innovation and execution. The training is set up for a group of 8-15 people. (Larger groups or a more personalized program can be discussed. Just get in touch and we will develop a tailored program.)
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