Innovation Projects

The Innovation Projects programme is intended for anyone who wants to develop new products, services, and business solutions through a structured and practically applicable approach to innovation. Through training and work on concrete examples, participants learn techniques for ideation, understanding user needs, designing solutions, and transforming them into a sustainable business model with a basic financial logic. The programme connects human-centred design, UX, MVP, agile approaches, and new technologies so that participants can develop innovations that respond to real users and market needs. A particular value of the programme lies in the use of templates and product management tools that participants can continue to apply in their own business practice.

• Develop innovative solutions for new products, services, and go-to-market models based on real user and market needs.
• Identify user needs, shape a business case, and assess the basic development costs and revenues of an innovation solution.
• Apply human-centred design, Design Thinking, Lean Canvas, UX, MVP, and agile approaches in the development of innovation projects.
• Test and improve ideas through concrete examples, user experimentation, prototyping, and practical assignments.

• Upon completion of the programme, participants will be able to:
  • analyse user needs using selected qualitative and quantitative approaches
  • apply ideation techniques in the development of new products, services, and distribution models
  • prepare a basic business case for an innovation solution, including an assessment of development costs and revenues
  • use human-centred design and Lean Canvas in shaping an innovation project
  • plan an MVP, prototyping, and idea testing in collaboration with users
  • evaluate and prioritise product elements through a backlog and product development logic
  • plan the basic steps of strategic innovation portfolio development and team collaboration in innovation work

The programme is intended for individuals who want to systematically develop innovations in a business environment and turn ideas into concrete, tested, and market-relevant solutions. It is especially useful for anyone working on the development of products, services, business models, and innovation projects.

• employees involved in the development of new products and services
• entrepreneurs who want to develop and test new business ideas
• project managers and members of development teams
• professionals in product management and user experience
• individuals who want to connect innovation with concrete business results
• anyone who wants to apply structured innovation methods in everyday work

1. Techniques for Creating Innovation in Everyday Business
   Introduction to practical approaches to innovation and their application in the development of products, services, and business solutions.
2. Using New Technologies in Ideation
   Application of new technologies in designing new products, packaging, services, and distribution models.
3. Design Thinking and Human-Centred Design in Solution Development
   Work on concrete examples using selected Design Thinking techniques and a user-centred approach.
4. Identifying User Needs and User Research
   Use of qualitative and quantitative methodologies for understanding users, with the application of insights from psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
5. Creative Techniques and Solution Design
   Shaping solutions through structured creative methods and developing ideas that respond to real user needs.
6. Lean Canvas and Business Case Development
   Transforming an innovation idea into a business case with a basic financial structure, including the assessment of development costs and revenues.
7. Experimenting with Users and Product Calibration
   Selecting testing techniques, experimenting in collaboration with users, and gradually improving the product based on feedback.
8. MVP, UX, and Prototyping
   Planning a minimum viable product, using prototyping tools and testing ideas, and understanding user experience.
9. Product Development Logic and Priority Management
   Working with the priorities of product elements, the backlog, and the product roadmap in the development of an innovation solution.
10. Innovation R&D and Innovation Portfolios
    Understanding the development of innovation programmes, portfolio architecture, and the strategic planning of innovation through Horizons 1 to 3.
11. Teams, Competences, and Collaboration in Innovation
    The role of teams, competences, and collaboration in the successful implementation of innovation activities and projects.