Biotechnology YES

Who Am I?

Jenny BiddulphCurriculum Development Officer

Entrepreneurial Development UnitCareers ServiceKings Gate

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/

Ideas Generation

Ways to think in new directions

Hello! My name is....

I like (doing)....

I don’t like (doing)....

I know a lot about....

organising

motivating others

being creative

numbers

report writing

public speakinggetting stuck in

problem solvingreading

drawing

business

challenges

working in a team

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/

5 minutes!

Our team

S W O T

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

SWOT?

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/

7 minutes!

First... find a problem ‘There must be a better way than...’

•What products or services would you want that you haven't been able to find? •Is there something that everybody hates to do that you can do for them?

•Is there a product or service that would make life easier for people you know?

•What business trends are happening that you want to participate in...that really light your fire?

•Are there gaps in the market that you can fill with your talents? What are they?

http://www.smetoolkit.org

Define the problem

=Not just a clock but...a way to manage my time efficiently

A non-allergenic gluten replacement

Analysing blood chemistry with a hand-held device that harnesses fluorescing quantum dots

A genetically modified Hosta plant control slugs

Combining distillation and fermentation for efficient ethanol production

Contact lenses for diabetics that change colour when their glucose levels change

Product that removes bird waste from buildings

A novel vaccine for Hepatitis C

Genetically modified grass that never needs cutting

Ideas in groupsNo such thing as a silly ideaNo criticismDiscuss ALL ideas

Think about how to communicate your idea to your team mates...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU

Chance favours the connected mind...

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/

7 minutes!

Generating Solutions for Problems

Different techniques...

Mind Maps

Create New Eyes

Radical Thinking

Think in 3’s Taken from The Idea Generator, Ken Hudson, 2008

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/

10 minutes!Be prepared to explain and discuss what you

thought about the technique you are using, with the rest of the room

How was it for you?

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/

5 minutes!

Jenny Biddulph

jenny.biddulph@ncl.ac.uk

Careers Service – Kings Gate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHfplNP8_Tw&feature=channel