FInD

FInDロゴ_背景オレンジ Overview - Future Innovators Development program (FInD)

Aim to foster researchers, who can develop the creative research and idea with a global prospective for the needs of society. In the course, students learn required mind-set, knowledge and skill for innovation in the academic and industrial sectors.

Master course: Basic (1class)▶Learn the basics broadly

Doctoral courses: Applied (9classes)
▶Conceive ideas
▶Involve people and build a team Workshop
▶Realize the idea and give it shape in society

Doctoral courses: Practice (3classes)
▶Putting the business plan into practice
▶Putting it into practice in the company

FInD_program_web (2.5MB)　*Check the time table & venue in details here  

Part of the curriculum for DCs is identical to the Fledge lectures.    Fledge03
The Fledge lectures are open to everyone: students (undergraduate and interdisciplinary), postgraduate students, university staff and general public.

For Masters ： Basic　                                                                                   　　    　　     

▶Learn the basics broadly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Style / Language

Introduction

to Innovation

Students learn the importance of advanced researchers for promoting innovation to
achieve industrial development and basic matters of technology management
through the lecture by the former corporate executives, the staffs of Center for
advanced education of entrepreneurship and innovation and business
entrepreneurs/researchers/managerial educators. Additionally, learn the concept of
research in a company and the necessity/importance of technology management,
as well as know the ability necessary for the company researchers and learn how to
extend the talents.
Lectures in omnibus format are carried out the following subjects:

-  Necessity of innovation
-  Expectations to researchers in companies
-  Entrepreneurship and starting a business
-  Corporate strategy and research strategy
-  Research development management for commercialization
-  Necessary ethics and knowledge for product developers
-  Intellectual property and its strategy
-  Business planning and research design

2credits

Lectures

 

 Japanese

English

MC_FInD (1.3MB)  *Check the time table & venue in details here    

 For Doctors ： Applied　Fledge03Subjects　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　

◇Students enrolled at the Nakamozu Campus are required to attend classes in person, in principle. Students enrolled at other campuses may take the course online via live Zoom sessions.

▶Conceive ideas　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Style / Language

Idea Generation
Workshop

Through the several method of design thinking and creative development
technique, acquire the way of thinking for new business creation.

-  Design thinking
-  Brainstorming
-  W type model
-  Market research
-  Value proposition
-  Technical method(KJ /Matrix)
-  Business Model Canvas

1credit

Lectures&
Groupwork

 

Japanese 

▶Involve people and build a team　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Style / Language

Management
and Marketing
Workshop

Business strategy with appropriate planning based on the data and information
is essential to ensure the business and projects proceed smoothly and
accurately. Learn practical management and marketing knowledge through
exercises and group work.

-  Decision Making Analysis by AHP
-  Decision Making Analysis by consumer behaviours
-  Evaluation by DEA
-  Comparison by SWOT
-  Business opportunity recognition and domain setting
-  Business model
-  Platform businesses

1credit


Lectures&
Groupwork

   

Japanese

Leadership
and Team
Management
-a

Learn the way of leadership required to the research leaders for promoting
innovation to achieve industrial development through the actual practice, and
foster leadership sense. Additionally, learn the management skills promoting
the project smoothly.

-  Basic Presentation
-  Leadership
-  Project management

 1credit

Lectures&
Groupwork

 

Japanese

English
Leadership
and Team
Management
-b		 This course provides practical learning about the characteristics and behaviors
of leadership required in organizations. Participants will deepen their self-
awareness and understand the principles of team building and communication.
The course also explores how to create an environment that fosters innovation
and the role of leaders in project success. It incorporates case studies and role-
playing to develop practical skills. Participants aim to grow as leaders who can
contribute to organizational goals.
-  Leadership
-  Systems Thinking

1credit

Lectures&
Groupwork

 

English

▶Realize the idea and give it shape in society

Intellectual
Property Rights
Strategy

Focus on the novelty and inventive step of patents, acquire "how to make strong
patents" by utilizing national patent office databases. Introducing the companies
which achieved the competitive advantage of a business.  

-  What are strong patents in business world
-  Conflict: Novelty and inventive step of patent
-  How to make strong patents (cases in US, EU)
-  Exercise  (making, searching patents)

 1credit

Lectures
&exercise

 
Japanese

Case Studies
in Startup
and Business
Strategy

Learn the basic knowledge of MOT (Management of Technology) necessary for
corporate researchers. Through the case studies of scientific technology in US,
learn about necessity of innovation, human capital, value creation by e-learning
and workshop.

-  What is innovation
-  Human capital
-  Innovation eco system :The Rainforest
-  The value proposition
-  I-Corps style workshop

 1credit

Lectures&
Groupwork

 

English 
Commercialization
 Consulting Seminar

Learn about the concept and process of commercialization and the
industrialization for the result of advanced science and technology research, as
practical exercises based on some cases. Lectures and seminars by inviting the
personnel from consulting companies, under the following subjects:

-  MOT and technical consultant
-  Developed products and functions
-  Ideas for making products to sell
-  Thinking of hearing to customers
-  Challenge to R&D
-  Commercialization of research and development results
-  Thinking about usage and function
-  Concept design of products
-  Combination of design and function
-  Time schedule for commercialization

 1credit



Lectures&
Groupwork

 

  

Japanese
Marketing and
Management for
Innovative
Products/Services

Through the Technology Marketing Game “Mark Start” , a marketing simulation
software, learn about business strategy and management and get a feedback
“how you made the most of the strategies in the markets” through group
competition.

-  What is your marketing strategy?
-  Market research
-  Conflict companies
-  Reflection strategy
-  Decision-making

 1credit


Lectures&
Groupwork

   

English
Venture Business
and
Entrepreneurship
Basics

Learn mainly required knowledge, skill and mind for entrepreneurship and the
creation and management of new business in companies. Aim to brush up the
business plan.

-  What is a venture company - mile stone of growth
-  Business planning/innovation
-  Competitors analysis and marketing
-  Financial statements
-  Venture capital
-  Corporate value proposition
-  Shift changing
-  The way to EXIT
-  Can Ventures save Japan?
-  Ventures in the big companies.
-  Group work: Lean LanchPad

-  Should be done “TECII- F” before starting this course.

 1credit



Lectures&
Groupwork

 

  

Japanese

English

 For Doctors ： Practice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　

▶Putting the business plan into practice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Style / Language　

Business
Planning
Workshop
Fledge03		 This course aims to enhance business planning skill for high level of academic
research result to link to the development and innovation of new industries.
Develop the ability to design research strategy and to link their research result to
innovation, by creating the plans developing the technology seeds required from
research result to business.

2credits

Exercise

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

▶Putting it into practice in the company　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Style / Language　

Research
Internship		 This course first offers an introductory lecture that explains the importance of
fostering advanced researchers for promoting innovation to achieve industrial
development, followed by pre-internship lectures on special topics, such as the
business and research etiquette required in companies, compliance, and intellectual
property strategies. While engaging in research activities as an intern at their host
organization, students learn firsthand what industrial R&D is like, as well as the need
and importance of the management of technology. Corporate internships also offer
participants the opportunity to find a potential career path in a field different from
their field of specialization. Internship placements are arranged by Center for
advanced education of entrepreneurship and innovation, an inter-university
organization that has assisted over 150 doctoral students in finding host companies.

2credits

Exercise
Collaborative
Research
Leaders
Internship		 After the lecture that explains the importance of advanced researchers promoting
innovation to achieve industrial development, students acquire the abilities required of
research leaders through seminars on management-level business skills followed by the
lecture of the feature of corporate research and practical training including market
research, the drafting of research plan and budget, the organizing of teams, progress
management of research, etc., under proposing assignment from companies. The
students can develop the abilities required for corporate research leaders.

2credits

Exercise

DC_FInD (2.5MB)  *Check the time table & venue in details here　　    

■For information on credit certification for the FInD curriculum, please refer to the course
■Content for learning the basics of entrepreneurship and new business is available through e-learning. Interested individuals should apply through the enrollment application form.


FInD course application form for Doctors only
Courses for DCs in this program cannot be registered through the student portal (UNIPA). Please make sure to watch the orientation video first, and then register using the form on the left.

Contact

FInDロゴ_背景オレンジFInD office
TEL:072-254-9265　E-mail：gr-idec-find@omu.ac.jp