Storytelling is essential for humans because our brains are hardwired for narrative. Stories come in a variety of forms: poetry, song, movement, pictures, plays and even Dad Jokes. We make sense of our life experiences in part by the stories we learn or tell ourselves – in our private or professional life, in science or…
The Social Science Garage Emergency Workshop for Engineers is designed to familiarize attendants with fundamental concepts and frameworks in the Social Sciences. That knowledge is indispensable for improving the impact and effectiveness of engineering projects that have a social objective. Furthermore, to stress the ability to think holistically about the problems addressed by engineers, seeking…
Next Tuesday 25th October you can have an introduction to two EU funding tools for start-ups and spin-offs: through the European Innovation Council and its main instruments: The EIC Transition to innovation program, the EIC Accelerator. There will be a round of questions at the end of the session. WHO The speaker of this session will…
In this course, students will be organized in large groups of 15 to 20 people to solve real-life challenges posed by the highest-tiers of our university or associated companies. This structure consciously mimics the challenges and constraints of corporate settings, in which teams are usually dependent on other teams and an overarching divisional structure. We…
The workshop intends to give to the participants the main tools to present successfully a business idea arising from academic research. The teacher, Valentina Maltagliati, is a consultant skilled with these themes for many years. Camilla Giustu will show her own practical experience in pitching her spinoff firm “Ingeniars” The participation is free, registration required…
You are doing research for a reason: you are motivated to achieve change. You wish to come up with a new technology, an innovative method, a novel approach to a certain problem. But can you achieve real change if your innovative ideas are not known, trusted and used by the relevant stakeholders of your research?…