Launch Your Own Idea (3 days)
Ground your business idea in experience with the people it aims to help. Over three days, investigate the problem, build an initial prototype and try it with people to inform your next decision.
- Experience of testing an idea before investing more time or money.
- An initial prototype and feedback from the people it aims to help.
- Findings about the problem to inform your next decision.
- Who it is for
- Aspiring entrepreneurs
- Scope
- 3 days
- Participants
- Recommended: 10–20 people
- Price
- On request
Who you will work with
You will work in an open group of people from different backgrounds.
What you will leave with
Experience and concrete findings
Take away insights into the problem, experience of designing and testing a prototype, and evidence for your next decision.
The next step for your idea
Choose what you need to discover before investing more time or money in your business idea.
How the programme works
The Camp includes the introductory Spark and one-day Workshop. Two further days add solution design and prototype testing. The purpose is experience and learning; creating a viable product is not guaranteed.
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Your own topic and problem
Connect your interests and abilities with others' needs. Choose a problem and go out to test your assumptions with people.
Day 1
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Solution design and prototype
Build a proposed solution from your findings. Divide work within the team and prepare a prototype that can gather feedback.
Day 2
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Testing and reflection
Compare the prototype with people's feedback. With your guides, examine the result and collaboration, then choose the next step.
Day 3
Tools in practice
Use the tools on your own topic. We will examine what you learn together.
Ikigai
Connect your interests and abilities with where you can be useful to others.
Value Proposition Canvas
Compare customer needs with your offer and interview findings.
Lean Canvas
Connect the idea with assumptions about price, costs and routes to customers.
Field testing
Test assumptions with people and choose the next step based on their feedback.
Your guides
Tomáš and Taťána guide you.
Business and technology
Tomáš Vavrda
An entrepreneur and founder of ORIGAM. He designs and develops information systems, works with customer value and brings his experience into education.
Education and working with people
Taťána Beránková Císařová
An educator and teaching innovator. She leads entrepreneurship programmes and prepares teachers to become guides, connecting participants' own experience with their everyday work.
Practical information
Who it is for and what to bring
For people considering entrepreneurship or just starting, including alongside employment. You can come with a plan or without a finished idea. Start with your interests and experience and refine the topic during the programme.
Duration and group
Duration: 3 days. The three-day format is designed for approximately 10–20 participants.
Date, venue and price
Your enquiry is non-binding. Before you decide to participate, we clarify the content, date, venue and price, including what it covers.