From idea to digital service and product

From Idea to Digital Service and Product -coaching sets have ended.

Thank you for all the participants!

The coaching sets were organized by Turku University of Applied Sciences, University of Turku and Turku Business Region. The coaching sets were part of EU funded DigiReactor project.

We organized two coaching sets during DigiReactor project. The coaching events were free of charge and aimed at people aged 18-99 years living in Finland Proper. The events were especially aimed at immigrants but are open for everyone. Each set lasted approximately 4-5 months.

The coaching set is organized by Turku University of Applied Sciences, University of Turku and Turku Business Region. The coaching set is part of EU funded DigiReactor project. The coaching events are free of charge and are aimed at people aged 18-99 years living in Finland Proper. And by people we mean all the people: employees, students and unemployed. The events are especially aimed at immigrants, but are open for everyone.

Coaching set starts in November 2022 and lasts four months. Coaching set requires participants to have digital product or service idea, which the participant develops further as part of the development path. Participation is free of charge.

To whom

The coaching events are free of charge and are aimed at people aged 18-99 years living in Finland Proper. No matter if you are entrepreneur, employee or student, you are welcome to join our journey. The events are especially aimed at immigrants, but are open for everyone. Participation is free of charge.

Bring your idea

The idea of the coaching is the participants have a digital product or service idea, which participant can develop further as part of the journey.

The product idea can be something very new or reinventing some already existing!

Hear what previous From Idea to Digital Service and Product coaching event member thinks about the journey!

WORKSHOP STRUCTURE

This is preliminary schedule for the From Idea to Digital Service and Product –coaching. Once we have confirmed the participants, we can make some arrangements based on their schedules – so sign up now and start a journey to gain new skills in digital product development!

Workshop 1:
Setting up the goals

In the first workshop you will learn to know the whole group as well as your own team members. The topics and coaches will be introduced and we will jointly set up the goals and working methods for the journey.

Workshop 2:
Loving the problem – Relevance of the idea

In this workshop you will learn the skills how to identify a relevant problem and to contextualise it, and how to gather information of the needs of the users (potential customers, employees). You will also learn the basics of horizontal prototyping.

Workshop 3:
Engaging stakeholders – With whom and how

This workshop concentrates on learning skills how to identify and engage stakeholders in the really early phase of the product development, how to manage expectations and how to and how to use the information gained from stakeholders.

Workshop 4:
Developing technical solution – Tools and methods

This workshop concentrates on how to break down the product or service idea and translate it into technical specifications and to get an understanding of available technologies for digital product development.

Workshop 5:
Ensuring economic viability – Business models and profitability

This workshop concentrates on learning skills how to choose different pricing strategies for your product. You will learn some basic tools for evaluating the economic viability of your business idea.

Workshop 6:
Pitching and next steps

This workshop gives you an opportunity to communicate your service or product idea to external business developers and investors. Future plans of the participants are also discussed.

Workshop 1:
Setting up the goals

Wed 19.1.2022 at 14-17

Workshop 2:
Loving the problem – Relevance of the idea

Thu 27.1.2022 at 14-17

Workshop 3:
Engaging stakeholders – With whom and how

Wed 16.2.2022 at 14-17

Workshop 4:
Developing technical solution – Tools and methods

Tue 15.3.2022 at 14-17

Workshop 5:
Ensuring economic viability – Business models and profitability

Thu 14.4.2022 at 14-17

Workshop 6:
Pitching and next steps

Tue 24.5.2022 at 14-17