The concept of the innovation challenge
An original action-based training program that brings together doctoral students and startups in the field of skills.
- Five teams of consultants made up of five doctoral students support five start-ups during five intensive days.
- The aim is for doctoral students to study a problem encountered by entrepreneurs in order to propose a suitable solution.
- They study a complex and multifaceted issue faced by entrepreneurs (developing a strategy for a new market, developing a new service/product using the company's technology).
- They work in project mode with milestones, a deadline, and deliverables to be submitted to their sponsoring company.
- They propose a solution and the associated implementation scenario (human and financial resources, marketing strategy, etc.).
Challenge participants
- The challenge is open to doctoral students from all disciplines who plan to become leaders of innovative projects, either within their organization or through entrepreneurship, following their doctorate.
- The audience consists of international doctoral students from the PEARL program https://www.pearl-phd-lille.eu/, which requires that the entire training course be conducted in English.
Type of projects submitted by startups to doctoral students
- Development of a non-priority project
- Developing a strategy for a new market
- Development of a new service/product using the company's technology
- Development of an innovative deployment strategy for a specific market
- Organizational issues
NB
Doctoral students will come from a variety of disciplines, and it is hoped that the issues addressed will not be scientific or technological in nature, but rather focused on market/business or organizational issues organizational issues. Discussions will be conducted in English.