This document provides information about an innovation and product development course. It includes an agenda for the course that covers topics like introduction to innovation and the innovation process. It also lists the teaching team which is led by Thomas J. Howard and includes guest lecturers. Assessment is based mostly on an entrepreneurial output involving a business plan and pitch. Reading materials and the lecture schedule are provided which cover various aspects of innovation and product development.

1. Welcome to 42629
Innovation and Product Development!
Thomas J. Howard
thow@mek.dtu.dk
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2. Agenda
08:30 – Introduction
09:00 – Break and discussion
09:15 – Introduction to the Venture Cup
10:00 – Break and discussion
10:15 – Introduction to Innovation
11:00 – Break and discussion
11:15 – The Innovation Process
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3. The Teaching Team
Course Responsible & Lecturer
Thomas J. Howard, PhD, Associate Professor
DTU-MEK, building 426 room 142
thow@mek.dtu.dk
https://sites.google.com/site/thomasjameshowardhomepage/home
Course Lecturer
Jakob Bejbro Andersen, Entrepreneur
CEO and Co-Founder of EdgeFlow
http://www.edgeflow.dk
http://www.edgeflow.dk
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4. Thomas J. Howard
• The creative design process
• Harvesting creative stimuli using IM techniques
• Engineering and Design Information Management
• Design theory
• Embodiment design methods
• Knowledge transfer
I have been involved in the following courses:
• Innovation in Product Development
• Product Development in Companies Design
• Integrated Product Development
Images from http://www.bmwgroup.com/
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5. Jakob Bejbro Andersen
• Graduate from DTU Design & Innovation.
• Thesis on utilizing wind resource in the built environment (2008).
• Co-founded EdgeFlow Aps in 2009 (www.edgeflow.dk).
• Co-founders: PLH Architects, SEED Capital (investor) & Henning Solfeldt
• Currently CEO of EdgeFlow.
• Has led the company through two full scale prototypes iterations,
• ... and three succesful funding rounds.
• Large network within the Danish entrepreneurship sector.
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6. The Teaching Team
Guest Lecturer
Tim C. McAloone, PhD, Associate Professor
DTU-MEK, building 426 room 141
tmca@mek.dtu.dk
http://www.kp.man.dtu.dk/staff/tmca.aspx
Guest Lecturer
Verena Simpson, European Patent Attorney
CEO and Co-Founder of EdgeFlow
vsi@gipc.eu
http://www.gipc.dk/en/our-team/verena
Guest Lecturer
Mads Thimmer, Lab Agent
Co-founder and Lead of Innovation Labs
mads@ilab.dk
www.innovationlab.dk
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7. The Teaching Team
Guest Lecturer
Balder Onarheim, PhD Fellow
Copenhagen Business School
balder@onarheim.com
http://www.onarheim.com/
Guest Lecturer
Morten Friis-Olivarius, PhD Fellow
Copenhagen Business School
mf.marktg@cbs.dk
http://www.cbs.dk/en/staff/Morten%20Friis-Olivarius
Venture Cup Correspondent
Mikkel Sørensen, Regional Manager
Venture Cup
ms@venturecup.dk
http://www.venturecup.dk/
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8. The Teaching Team
Student Helper Student Helper
Jeanne Mia Lønstrup, Lærke Sofie Spaabæk Holstebroe,
Design & Innovation Masters Student Design & Innovation Masters Student
jmlonstrup@gmail.com laerkeholstebroe@gmail.com
Image from http://www.venturecup.dk/
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9. Course Material
http://tinyurl.com/Innov-Prod-Dev
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10. Agenda
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11. Assessment and Hand-ins
80% - Entrepreneurial Output
Business plan
Business pitch
Quality of your solution
10% - Analysis Presentation (Mid term)
Hand-in printouts of slides
Attendance
10% - Reflection Report
Submission of separate report
Attendance
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12. Entrepreneurial Output
• Find the template on the Ventures Cup website and the course homepage.
• Submit one version to Venture Cup, deadline: 23:59 on 7th May 2012
• Submit the same version with supporting Appendix of data and solution description
to campusnet, deadline: 23:59 on 7th May 2012
• Exam Day (Business Pitches) 15th May 2012
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13. Analysis Presentation
Present and hand in 5 slides outlining something like:
– your technology/product,
– your target market and its estimated size
– Your business plan (how you make money or succeed)
– what you need to do to achieve your goals
– how you rate your chances of success
Deadline: 20th March 2012 (hand-in during midterm presentation)
Reflection Report
Reflection report filled in online:
(form found on assessment page)
Deadline: 11th May 2012
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14. Reading Material
Product Design and Development 5th Ed. Exploring Innovation 2nd Ed.
by Ulrich and Eppinger. by David Smith.
ISBN-13: 978-007340477-6. ISBN-13: 978-007712123-5.
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15. Lectures
Lectures: Tuesdays, 08.30 - 12.00 in Building 421 Aud. 73.
Group work: Fridays, 13.00 - 17.00 starting with a briefing in 303A/44
then moving to the group work area in upstairs 302.
The Lectures:
• 01: Introduction & the Innovation Process
• 02: Design and Business Startegies
• 03: Integrated Product Development (IPD)
• 04: Invention, Creativity and Problem Solving
• 05: Market, Customer Research and Forecasting
• 06: Creating a Business Plan
• 07: Innovation Types and Cases
• 08: Mid-term Presentations and Feedback
• 09: Intellectual Property
• 10: How to Pitch a Business Idea
• 11: Funding, Organisational Structures and Teams
• 12: Protovation - Prototyping and Validating Ideas
• 13: Pitch Coaching
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16. Lecture page
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17. Homework
• As this course is 10 ects – so you need to do extra work!
• You will have some exercises and background reading
– Look at the attachments of the next lecture for the
proposed reading material.
– Other assignments will be emailed to you.
• Practical and applied rather than theoretical, everything
should be geared towards making your product better and
your business stronger.
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18. Group Work
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