Wirtschaftsinformatik, Medieninformatik sowie weitere auf Anfrage

(in collaboration with ESCP Business School) - Startup Partners: Science & Startups, GreenChem and AI Nation

I – LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This course introduces the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship. Students will learn about the process technology entrepreneurs use to start innovative companies, e.g. Design Thinking, Effectuation or Business Modelling. To gain practical experience alongside the theory, students form teams together with engineers and scientists from Freie Universität Berlin (FU) and with Berlin-based startups. In these interdisciplinary teams, students will have the opportunity to experience hands-on interdisciplinary collaboration by developing real life innovation. The module is part of ESCP Europe’s and FU Berlin’s joint InnoBridge initiative (www.berlin-innobridge.de). Its ultimate goal is to foster the creation of technology based innovation in interdisciplinary teams.

II – LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course permits students to learn how technological innovations can be developed on the basis of current trends, new technologies and existing businesses. In particular, students will achieve the following learning goals:

• method competencies of technology entrepreneurship
• professional competences on the basis practical experience of the application of these methods in real life cases
• interdisciplinary collaboration with company representatives as well as researchers

III – CONTENT

The course at hand views the interdisciplinary team building as part of the entrepreneurial process and will draw on the latest methods of innovation management as well as entrepreneurship research. During this course students will develop tangible innovation concepts together with managers and researchers. The course is split into four components:

• methodological lectures
• work in project teams
• participation in InnoBridge events (InnoMatch, InnoDrive, DemoDay)
• for Information Systems students: research methodology in digital entrepreneurship

IV – TEACHING METHODS

This course uses a broad range of teaching methods to empower students for their technology innovation challenges:

• Readings, lectures and class discussions on concepts and tools
• Real-life cases of entrepreneurial ventures
• Group works to apply newly acquired knowledge and strengthen soft skills
• Peer-to- peer workshops
• Industry experts as guest speakers

During the work in project teams as well as during the InnoBridge events, all teams will have access to experienced mentors.

V - Course Structure

Expected course of events

• Preparation meeting: Monday Oct 12, 16:00 - 17:00 (online)
• Innomatch: Friday Oct 16, 15:00-20:00 and Saturday Oct 17, 09:00-19:00 (tba)
• Innodrive workshop: Thursday Oct 29, 18:15-21:15 (online)
• Innodrive workshop: Thursday Nov 05, 18:15-21:15 (at ESCP Business School, Heubnerweg 8-10)
• Mentoring Session: 09.11.-13.11.26 (online, flexible)
• Innodrive workshop: Thursday Nov 18, 18:15-21:15 (at ESCP Business School, Heubnerweg 8-10)
• Demo Day: Thursday Nov 24, 18:15-21:15 (at ESCP Business School, Heubnerweg 8-10)
• Reflection session: Thursday Nov 25, 18:15-21:15 (online)
• Interactive sessions in December, January and February (tba, Thursdays 18:00-20.00)