How To Innovate: Move Beyond The Idea

Course details

This course is for innovators and entrepreneurs who have a great idea but don't know what to do next. "How To Innovate" walks you step-by-step through the Innovation Process and teaches you how to take your idea from concept to reality.

The majority of the lessons are professionally animated videos that have been used to train innovation teams around the world. These videos contain more than 2 hours of content and consist of high-quality animations and professional voiceovers. It is fantastic to be able to make them available to everyone via Udemy.

The course is broken into the following sections and topics:

1) Introduction To The Course

• Overview of the innovation process

2) Testing And Improving Your Idea

• What makes a good idea
• How to build and strengthen your idea

3) Prototyping and Validating Demand For Your Idea

• Validating demand for your idea
• Developing a prototype

4) Securing Endorsement And Funding For Your Innovation

• Stakeholder Management
• Writing a Business Case for your innovation
• Quantifying the benefits of your innovation
• Pitching your innovation

5) Managing Implementation Of You Innovation

• Project Initiation Project Management

In addition to the video lectures there is also lots of content to help you develop your idea. Downloadable worksheets and templates include:

• Idea Evaluation Form
• Idea Development Worksheet
• De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats Worksheet
• Business Case Template
• Financial Inputs Sheet
• Financial Projections Template
• Project Schedule
• Project Initiation Document

And last but not least, I am available to answer all your innovation related questions. Whether you are evaluating your idea or crafting your pitch, I check and respond to questions weekly so you will be sure to get a timely response. It's like having your own personal innovation coach!

This is a truly comprehensive innovation course that will teach you everything you need to know about transforming your idea into a successful innovation. The videos will teach you the theory and then the worksheets and templates will help you apply what you have learned to your idea.

So hit the "Take This Course" button if you have an awesome idea and now want the structure and guidance needed to take it to the next level!