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The advent of new ways of production, distribution and creation for products and services has unhinged certain models of innovation in the field of design and entrepreneurship. The course will examine not only the changes in the market structure and emerging forms of production-distribution, but also the consequences that they generate in the disciplinary approaches to the project. The course, therefore, will try to outline the emerging landscapes through different insights and the analysis of excellent case study: from the design-driven innovation principles to the advanced digital manufacturing items, from new business models to the new scenaries of the service design and user experience. The aim is to stimulate an original critical view about the new design challenges, that could help the development of new designer-business or enhance enterprise experiences already started up by the participants. Through an hands-on experimentation phase that will take place within Polifactory - the new makerspace of Politecnico di Milano - the course aims to build a core of expertise that can support the development of new business start-ups related to manufacturing and digital platforms.
The course represents an experimental approach to new patterns of production, distribution and creation of business ideas that are able to mix innovation design, business design, making and new manufacture. The course includes hands-on prototyping of a product-service, realized within Polifactory, integrated with advanced business models using digital technologies (from digital fabrication to apps) and think on new production and distribution models. The aim is to develop "augmented" designers, individuals able to think and act as micro-enterprises, that represent an innovative paradigm in which entrepreneurship is closely linked to the new manufacturing and digital platforms.
- Utilization of exclusive use areas, access to common areas and facilities at PoliHub.
- Use of all the services provided by the district (communication services, events and networking, administrative services, support in the search for funding for innovation, etc.).
- Possibility to access a seed funding from investors part of PoliHub network.
- Support in the development of the business project through the Mentorship program made available within the acceleration program. The Mentor Club of PoliHub includes top managers, entrepreneurs, business angels, able to provide high-level support to business development bringing strong domain expertise in the sector of the project and a proven business experience. Mentors will therefore provide a valuable contribution in every aspect of a startup (product, technology, marketing, sales, human resources, finance, patents, acquisitions) supporting them in the definition of an effective development strategy.
Duration
The starting date is scheduled for May 19, 2016.
Application
Admission to the course is limited to a select number of participants (25) and is subject to a selection process that will evaluate the previous activities of the applicant, their entrepreneurial attitude and their motivation to take part in the course.
- Admission request
- Precompiled evaluation form with your entrepreneurial ideas, supporting warm-up phase
- Curriculum Vitae
- Portfolio
Timing
The course provides two days of weekly attendance: in particular, lessons will take place on Thursday, from 14.00 to 20.00, and on Friday, from 9.30 to 16.30.
Fees
The registration fee is € 2,100 + VAT.
