MeHeFo Business Innovation Camp May 2022
Business Innovation Camp is a facilitated innovation process designed to solve challenges set by the company partners. It is a design thinking platform and method to integrate the perspectives, resources and activities of various actors to develop variety of prototypes of new products, services, and systems This time we will develop ideas for creating personalized food and eating solutions related to MeHefo –project.
We are inviting students from all UTU faculties and backgrounds to join this learning and co-creation opportunity and work together in an intensive workshop across disciplinary borders. The task is to develop together with MeHeFo company partners with the goal to develop innovative business concepts on ecosystem level.
The Camp is organized by MeHeFo company partners and University of Turku.
Companies:
- HKScan
- Kauppahalli24.fi
- Kumppania
- Polar Electro
- Raisio
- UpCodeWorld
- Valio
- Verman
The Innovation Camp will be held in Turku area. Detailed information will be provided to the selected participants.
The process consists of a preparatory briefing session, four actual camp sessions and of a pitching session with presentation of results. The Camp will be concluded with a short debrief session. Participants should reserve the following time slots for the innovation camp:
Briefing Session: 6th May 12.00-14.00
Camp Session 1: 9th May 12.00-18.00
Camp Session 2: 10th May 12.00-16.00
Camp Session 3: 11th May 12.00-18.00
Camp Session 4: 12th May 12.00-18.00
Pitching Session: 13th May 12.00-16.00
Debrief Session: 16th May 13.00-15.00
About 8-16 students from different UTU faculties will be selected emphasizing a heterogenic overall composition of the group. The camp is intended primarily for master level students.
Different disciplines wanted! You are not required to have any specific detailed technical skills. Instead we hope you have interest in innovation, nutrition, health, wellbeing, and making the world a better place.
Concerning earlier camps’ feedback here are some things you might learn and experience during the Innovation Camp:
- innovation skills, curiosity, determination and creativity
- facing of the blank white paper
- teamwork essentials: justifying your view, listening to others and taking care of the joint effort
- managing with time pressures
- gathering relevant information from experts
- support of the mentors and organizers
- presentation and pitching skills in front of both your peers and senior professionals
Overall, the camp is a real opportunity to show what you are able to do! All participants receive an official Innovation Camp diploma upon completion of the camp. This cannot be anything but positive for your CV!
Successful completion of the Camp is registered in Turku School of Economics for 2 ECTS credits. In some case additional credits possible against other assignments like written reports, to be agreed separately. Students from other faculties may ask from their own study coordinators or similar about the possibility to have it registered into their degrees according their own instructions.
Depending on the nature and applicability of the ideas and solutions generated during the Innovation Camp, the organizers might be interested to develop your ideas further. It is possible, but not guaranteed, that the organizers may consider to work with you and your concept after the Innovation Camp. This is subjected to separate mutual consent.
Please register via Webropol form: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/56065BDF2BAEFD17
Basic information is enough and double-check that you're available on the dates listed above in the Schedule -section. We appreciate if you can mention 3-4 rows about your background which helps in forming multidisciplinary teams, but no long texts are required!
Deadline for registration is 2nd May 2022 23:59!
We aim to confirm the registrations within two work days back to you.
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