Used for Courses that are SERC offered and not core to the centre trainings
Overview
i-Teams gives entrepreneurial students the opportunity to work with real inventions to determine the best route for their commercialization in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa.
The programme will be delivered in partnership with the University of Cambridge in hybrid format. Lectures and mentoring will be delivered via Zoom.
Each i-Team consists of up to 7 participants from different disciplines and experience, who work with a nominated early-stage product or technology. The i-Team assesses the commercial prospects for the technology by discussing the technology with real target customers in relevant industries. Together the teams will identify suitable markets and define directions for future technology development, helping to drive the use of innovative products in real-world applications.
Identifying the best path for commercialising a breakthrough technology is an iterative process, so the program is designed with many small checkpoints. We expect that you will put forth hypotheses, test them, then go back and revise them based on customer input or other feedback. At several points during the course, teams will have the opportunity to present updates on their progress, to get feedback from the other teams. At each step, the entire group will have the opportunity to review and challenge your hypothesis and conclusions, helping to ensure that the final conclusions represent a well-justified analysis of the technology’s commercial potential.
- Teacher: Lara Allen
- Teacher: Joseph Obbo
- Teacher: Amy Weatherup