Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), KEEN in collaboration with the Science, Innovation and Technology Agency (MITA) organized a program created by experts from Cambridge University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
For the first time i2i- Ideas to Innovation program for entrepreneurs was organized online. In the middle of July, 4 amazingly intensive days went by in a heart beat and left everyone inspired for their future journeys. Big thank you to all lecturers, facilitators, partners, organizers and participants, who shared amazing feedback with us.
Just a few, from many more:
"It just turned my mind many times and I am very grateful for facilitators of my group that helped me a lot to clear up my idea."
"Very satisfied, my facilitators were really encouraging and inspiring so made me believe in my idea. Thank you all."
"It was beyond my expectations. I really like the intensity of the event. Thumbs up " ​

Start it right: focus, explore, develop

Ideas to Innovation (i2i) has been designed for ambitious individuals looking to unlock their entrepreneurial and creative potential. This programme encourages research students to consider the social and economic relevance of their research.

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Overview

Lecturers

Program

Good news!!! We are going online. This means more opportunities and diversity!
Within the i2i programme you will:

• Explore entrepreneurship as an for option for corporate innovation and new venture creation.
• Gain basic business understanding.
• Develop knowledge of how to commercialise your research.
• Develop a network of likeminded researchers facing similar challenges.

This course encourages researchers, engineers, entrepreneurs, and business people from multiple disciplines to talk to each other “outside the box”. The programme helps you explore your desire to take your research to market, understanding creative methods, team building, cultures and communications and the very basics of business. By the end of the course you will have had fun, learnt about yourself and your idea and managed to communicate them effectively.
You will have met a huge network of smart entrepreneurial people, feel that you are amongst people with shared values and hopefully feel encouraged to take your research forward into society.
Within this four-day entrepreneurial programme we combine large scale plenary sessions with small group activity. Each group has two facilitators to transfer the learning from the plenary – to guide and support you. We feel that this format enables you to consider the social and economic relevance of your research, and will equip you with the skills and know-how to turn your ideas into action.

i2i is for

• Researchers within Centres of Doctoral Training and partner institutions
• Doctoral candidates across multiple disciplines
• Postdocs from multiple disciplines

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