This document outlines suggestions for improving a workshop/course based on lessons learned. It discusses simplifying the process without mentors by providing pre-readings, systematically allowing questions, and cutting content. Technical training for using tools like Slack, Google docs, and running programs on Zoom and Meet is suggested. The document also proposes structuring the program and deliverables in one place, using more active participation such as group work, and allowing structural breaks in long courses. Next steps proposed include localizing content, training volunteers, running company programs, and certifying based on innovation management standards.

1. CLOSING TALKS
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2. Our Normal Course (young people)
Mentors
Submit
Challenges
Learn
Apply
(and learn more)
Mentor
Meetings
Deliver
1 task per day
8-9
Hours/
Day
This workshop (more experienced)
Your
Challenges
Learn
Apply
(and learn more)
Deliver
1 task per day
5
Hours/
day
No
Mentor
Meetings
No
Readings
Readings

3. You live and learn
 Without mentors the process needs to be simpler.
 We need systematic ways to ask questions
 No pre-readings made the process harder than it needed to
be
 Note: A reverse course, tests before entering
 Solution: cut course content, give pre-readings or videos

4. Valuable Lessons Learned
(Suggestions for Improvement)
Solution: (1)
training on our tools
and technologies we
use in our program.
2. Course objectives
hard to follow
1. Technical Issues
Solutions:
Give pre readings (some will
read, most won’t)
(2) A simpler overview
3. Talks too long and not
interactive.
Solution: Use more the
strength of remote to work in
groups
(3) Structural breaks in course

5. (1) Technical Training For Trainers
Mural
We’ll be offering one-day of free training on the tools and the technology we use in the program.
We will train you on the following tools:
Slack
PowerPoint
presentations
Google docs.
Google slides
Run the program on
Zoom and Google meet

6. (2) One place for everything
•
Put deliverables here

7. Briefing on the
program structure
Functions
1. Show the process for the course
2. Provide support through the process
3. A place for all links
4. A place for speed dating (where we put
deliverables)
Challenges
1. How to handle different groups working in
the same place

8. (3) More active class participation
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9. Ps.. The course probably
will still work better with
mentors

10. We Want to Work with You!
- Working Together -

11. Working Together
If you would like to use the
material for this course, you
can re-use many items under
our creative commons
license.
What is not available for
re-use:
• The lectures
• The book
• No certification

12. Our core offer €50 per student/participant
You get the materials and teach/train
For Students Teachers/Trainers
A book Training
Online tools Lectures
Copies of lectures Access to ongoing updates
A certification Access to mastermind
sessions
An internal program at your company/ organization
5 week company company programs €15-€50K

13. Conditions
You are free to update/adapt content
(we ask you provide suggestions for improvement)
You can brand the materials with your logo/ organization, but
GE Alliance or CYCLES needs to be clearly listed

14. 4 Ways to work together

15. (1) Localization
of Content
1. New languages
2. New Examples
3. New Partners

16. (2) Train your trainers
volunteers
1
2
3
2 Options
can join as participants and can
use this program to be run into
their local markets.
We make sure the
challenge people work on
are relevant, important and
will deliver quick wins
We make work together on
plans to bring ideas your
whole organization
- Mini programs
- Tools to bring to the
organization

17. (3) Company programs
Free Assessment:
Every organization deals
with different challenges
and we provide a program
to equip you with the tools
to reach the desired
solutions and have an
ongoing problem solving
Training and tools
of the organization.
Support Sprints:
Organizations don’t lack
in making a decisio, but
following a process that
leads them to that
solution quickly and
swiftly.
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2
3

18. (4) Certification Standards
(4) Certification
Bryan is on the IAOIP and ISPIM certification committees
The GE alliance content matches the content of the ISO
56002 Innovation management guidelines. Students will
receive a Accredible Certificate (Block Chain). This
certificate confirms an expertise in the CYCLES method and
ISO 56002.
Further options
1. An exam like the one offered by IAIOP (or their exam)
2. Some sort of sign of by ISPIM
Other ????

19. Next steps together
This was version 1.0 of our shorter course with no mentors, but we plan to have
people like you who can use this to train it further.
1: Let’s try some weekly chats. Open time for anyone to join
First Talk
2: We would like to work with a few of you on how to simplify the
course How: a joint course. Payoff: one of the first one of the leads
3: Make a proposal….
Let's do something together and make a dent in the universe