New ideas based on high-technology research have a high failure rate because they hit the ground running with lopsided priorities and misalignments. Students complete this course with an Innovation Creed (“Why are you doing this?”) and a customized Idea Filter (“Are you working on the right priorities?”)—2 simple tools that steer concept-stage commercialization to success.
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Technology Commercialization, Part 1: Setting up your Idea Filtering System
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Students will be able to apply tools to guide concept-stage innovation and development.
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Welcome to the technology commercialization revolution! And Foundational starting point: Your Innovation Creed
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Top reasons why commercializing technology is so difficult
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6 videos1 assignment
Turning those challenges into an Idea Filter
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10 videos1 assignment
Customizing Your Idea Filter: the best ideas for your particular Creed and Examples of various Filters for differing dimensions of Creed
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Reviewed on Aug 8, 2017
Excellent, easy to put it into practice, thank you!
Reviewed on Jan 8, 2017
I guess, the this course need to be enpowered by practical case
Reviewed on Oct 30, 2017
Proved to be very useful for me personally. Would be great to see part 2 now!
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