SPLASH
FROM A RIPPLE TO A SPLASH!
SPLASH Entrepreneurial
Coach Training
Designed for universities and organizations seeking to enhance their entrepreneurial education offerings.
5 x 3 hours duration online workshops
To equip STEM educators with practical skills and strategies to inspire the next generation of innovators.
The best match for educators who want to develop the skills of mentoring, innovation promoting, strengthening cooperation in a team, and creating an inspiring open continuous learning environment.
What to expect?
Problem Validation
This online training session delves into the crucial art of problem validation in entrepreneurship. Shaping innovative solutions begins with a deep understanding of the challenges we aim to address. Participants will explore techniques that help to uncover the essence of various business problems, ensuring that ideas resonate with real needs. Through interactive discussions and practical exercises, participants will gain tools to get into refining ideas, enhancing their viability, and setting the stage for impactful change.
Ideation Process
Building upon the foundation of problem validation, this online session ignites the spark of innovation in entrepreneurship. Guided by facilitators, participants will be immersed in a dynamic experience exploring tools fostering ingenious solutions. The pathway to crafting concepts that resonate with genuine needs will be revealed through collaborative discussions and hands-on exercises.
Customer Journey & Value Network
During this day, participants will uncover the intricate pathways of business impact. Navigate the dynamic terrain of understanding customer needs, behaviours, and experiences requires dedicated tools. Through interactive exercises and guided discussions, participants will delve into the art of mapping value networks that underpin innovative solutions.
Competitor analysis & Pitch Training & Business Modeling
This session is dedicated to equip participants with the tools to guide teams with the tools refining the competitive edge and perfecting the pitching skills. Through hands-on exercises and personalized guidance, participants will learn to best practices to articulate the vision, showcase solution's value, and captivate the audience. This transformative session focuses on translating visionary concepts into actionable business models for entrepreneurial success.
Pitch your Idea
The final workshop in the series will prepare participants to pitch their business ideas compellingly and persuasively. This session covers the essential elements of a successful pitch, including storytelling, highlighting unique value propositions, and addressing potential investors' concerns. Participants will learn useful tools for pitch deck structuring.
Why Choose SPLASH?
Knowledge Exchange
Engage in a collaborative environment where participants share experiences and best practices across countries or locally, fostering diverse perspectives and innovative approaches.
Empower Educators to Lead
Equip your faculty with actionable tools to integrate entrepreneurial thinking into their courses, preparing students for real-world challenges.
Comprehensive Startup Ecosystem Insights
Clarify key ecosystem elements like incubators, accelerators, and funding mechanisms, enabling educators to guide students to start the innovation journey.
Hands-On Practical Skills
Our program provides training in idea generation, business modelling, validation, and pitching techniques, empowering educators to deliver immediate value in their classrooms.
Real-World Challenges
Focus on solving urban mobility challenges, showcasing how entrepreneurial skills can address critical societal issues.
Build Collaborative Networks
Facilitate connections between educators from diverse backgrounds, fostering partnerships that drive long-term innovation.
Proven Results
The most active teams in our training report the highest satisfaction and tangible outcomes, demonstrating the direct link between engagement and success.
SPLASH Training Takeaways
I joined the training to learn how to turn chaotic ideas into structured business plans and it delivered beyond expectations! From mastering problem validation and customer journey mapping to hilariously selling random useless items for practice, the hands-on experience was both practical and unforgettable.
Svetlana Vihodceva, Lead Researcher at Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering of Riga Technical University
Quick task solving is an excellent strategy to encourage innovation in the classroom. It challenges students to think on their feet, solve problems in real-time, and collaborate with peers in dynamic, real-world scenarios.
Gediminas Monastyreckis, Assistant professor at Kaunas University of Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design
The training offered fresh perspectives on familiar concepts while introducing practical tools and methods. Its intensive, hands-on approach provided valuable insights for working with students and teams.
Maris Millers Lecturer at Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management of Riga Technical University
The SPLASH training equipped me with tools to create more engaging and motivating classes that stimulate students' entrepreneurial spirit. It also fostered valuable connections with colleagues, offering insights into diverse educational practices.
Rui Quaresma, Associate Professor, Director of the Management Department of Evora University
Bring SPLASH to Your Institution
Interested in hosting the SPLASH Entrepreneurial Coach Training at your university or organization? Contact us to explore how we can tailor the program to meet your institution’s specific needs and goals.
Reach out today to learn more:
splash@kimitisik.eu
START FOR FUTURE (SFF)
OPEN INCUBATION PROGRAM
Start For Future (SFF) is the fastest growing open alliance of various Universities (HEIs), university linked incubators, R&D organizations, regional hubs, startups, different industries and public organizations (e.g. EIT). It is presented as an open entrepreneurship hub that drives and facilitates the systematic innovation internationally.
The Open Incubation programme is part of the Start For Future framework. It consists of 3 phases:
Phase 1- LEARN
Phase 2 - MATCH & START
Phase 3 - CO-CREATE & DEVELOP
In SFF, European student teams, early stage startups & talents who are thrived to become entrepreneurial are coming together to work on their own project ideas & create innovative solutions. Our SFF alliance members and public organization: EIT (European Institution of Innovation and Technology) are here to support our applicants’ development, taking their projects “from Zero to Hero”.