Thank you to all of our participants for an amazing event! At the Innovation Days, we brought together companies, designers, engineers, and entrepreneurial students come together to turn ideas into prototypes within 48 hours. Our challenges addressed #ServiceInnovation. Join our community to keep up to date on the outcomes of the Innsbruck event and updates from other events.
Challenges
Before the event
You need to take 3 steps to get ready for the Innovation Days.
1. Understand
Understand the challenges of our company partners and study the context, the company, and their customers.
2. Select
Select your favorite challenge by registering here by May 24. As a participant you have two options: Pitch your own idea or join a team.
3. Introduce
Introduce yourself by presenting your idea (if you’ll pitch) or share an inspiration relevant for the challenge (if you plan to join a team) in a short video in our closed Facebook group by May 24. Teams are formed based on the best ideas, mixing skills and your challenge preference.
During the event
Here’s what happens during the 48 hours.
Day 1: Ideate
16.00 Check-in & networking
17.00 Welcome remarks
17.15 Companies present challenges
17.30 Pitch your idea
19:00 Team up to mix skills while enjoying snacks & drinks
19.30 Register your team
20.00 Refine ideas
Day 2: Prototype
8.30 Morning update
9.00 Validate problem
13.00-15.00 Mentoring sessions
17.30 Update meeting
18.00 Improve prototypes
Day 3: Validate
8.30 Morning update
9.00 Test with target customers
11.00 Mentoring sessions
14.00-16.00 Prototype expo
16.30 Presentation winning solutions
17.00 Wrap up
Open end Discuss implementation
Why Join?
As an Innovation Days participant you get the chance to collaborate with others on your idea, receive mentoring by inspirational leaders, work on real-life problems and transform your idea into a new venture, and get support from company partners to make your idea happen. In addition, our partners offer prizes to inspire you to implement your idea.
Social Innovation Prize
The most impactful idea can join the summer program GetActive.
Community Choice Award
A surprise prize for the community’s favorite idea.
Prototyping Prize
Get access to the co-working space and Fablab of the Werkstätte Wattens.
Supporters
Company partners
Universities
