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Generating and Testing Ideas

Generating and Testing Ideas

This course is part of Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation Specialization

Instructor: Pearson

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply various ideation techniques to generate and structure new business concepts from real-world problems.
Formulate a clear concept statement to articulate and assess the preliminary viability of a business idea.

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There is 1 module in this course

Learn how to transform your creative ideas into viable business ventures by mastering the process of feasibility analysis. This course provides insight into how entrepreneurs generate and test new concepts, identify problems to solve in everyday life, and avoid confirmation bias when validating their assumptions. By the end of this course, you will be able to systematically evaluate the potential of your entrepreneurial ideas and confidently determine which ones are worth pursuing.

This course dives into the dynamic process of generating and testing ideas for entrepreneurial ventures. You'll gain insight into how entrepreneurs spark new ideas and uncover opportunities for business ventures. Feasibility analysis is a critical step in the entrepreneurial journey, and in this module, we guide you through the process. You'll learn how to draw a mind map as a tool for organizing thoughts and exploring connections between ideas and frustrations. You'll also have the opportunity to identify problems to potentially solve in everyday life and understand the concept of confirmation bias.

What's included

1 video2 assignments3 app items4 plugins

1 videoTotal 3 minutes

Testing Our Ideas; Is it Feasible?3 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Practice Quiz30 minutes
Graded Quiz30 minutes

3 app itemsTotal 85 minutes

Reading: Generating Ideas pp. 63-7625 minutes
Reading: Feasibility Analysis and Demand pp. 80-9325 minutes
Reading: Industry and Target Market Feasibility Analysis pp. 94-11235 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 20 minutes

Interactive: Finding Gaps in the Marketplace5 minutes
Interactive: Different Ways Entrepreneurs Generate Ideas5 minutes
Interactive: Confirmation Bias5 minutes
Interactive: Ideas for Products5 minutes

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