Overview
Practicing Innovation
Innovation is too often used as a buzzword although there is a rich set of methods that practitioners can use to devise, for example, a sound business strategy based on the market context, an improved product development processes, a pivot to a viable business model, etc. With our classes, media articles, and innovation practice, we bring clarity to innovation and how to apply it in your projects.
click here to see our classes in Innovation.Development of Secure and Connected Products
When developing modern products, understanding methods and technology such as DevOps and cybersecurity is key. We focus on these two to bring efficiency and security to all our projects, from our own to the ones we perform in collaboration with others though our business advisory service. Learn to apply these technologies and methods with our classes or by reading our articles in the media.
Community Work
We believe that helping the community with our knowledge and time is an important part of our role in the business ecosystem. We are working closely with the Swiss Government as cyber security experts, give free cyber security classes to kids in primary schools in collaboration with local law enforcement and write in Swiss newspapers such as l'AGEFI and Le Temps (Blog). We also give seminars in local associations such as Kiwanis and others.
Finance and Big Data Analytics
Finance is a big part of any entrepreneur venture and overlooking the importance of a strong financial strategy can be fatal or result in an uncompetitive enterprise. We bring extensive financial experience to companies through our financial advisory service as well as our classes in academia (EPFL executive MBA) and to professionals in collaboration with the IIMT Business School.
Barakat Balmelli, Co-Founder and Financial Lead
- Class on Financial Acconting, EPFL Executive MBA
- Class on Fintech, IIMT Friboug
Laurent Balmelli, Co-Founder and Technical Lead
- Class on Design Thinking & Innovation Strategy at the Innokick Master, HES-SO
- Class on Market Validation & Prototyping at Keio Uni Graduate School in Tokyo, Japan
- Class on Big Data Business Analytics at IIMD, Fribourg
- Various guest lectures on Cybersecurity (EPFL)
NOTICE: COVID-19 CONFINEMENT MEASURES
We have decided to suspend our private class during the covid-19 confinement period. Because of their format, we think that these classes are better delivered in usual classroom.
However, our classes at EPFL, Keio University and HES-SO will be delivered by video-conference.
Class Schedule and MaterialYou can register to our private classes using the links below
Find below the list of classes for professionals where you can register. To attend our class in academia (EPFL, Keio and HES-SO), you need to be a registered student at these insitutions.
If you would like to organize a class or seminar, please contact us directly at +41 76 348 38 61.
You can also click here to see the dates to all our events.
Innovation Classes
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Managing Business Innovation (5 half-days) - Course (French and English Sessions)
Keywords: Innovation, Strategy, Design Thinking, Jobs Theory, MVP, Lean Start-up.
This is our most successful course for professionals to learn how to practice innovation in their own business. This class is based on the class that we teach at the Innokick Master at HES-SO Switerland since 2015. The professional version includes hands-on practices with real case-studies and application to your own project.
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Product Prototyping and Market Validation (5 half-days) - Course (French, English and Japanese Sessions)
Keywords: Product Innovation, Lean Start-up, MVP, Feasiblity Testing
This is our oldest course for professionals to learn about designing products (hardware and software) or service using a model-based conceptual approach developed in Japan. This class is based on the class that we teach at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan since 2007. The professional version includes hands-on practices with real case-studies and application to your own project.
Technology Class
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Secure DevOps for Start-ups and SME's (5 half-days) - Course (French, English)
Keywords: DevOps, Customer Feedback, Product Security, Mobile Security
This is our newest course for professionals to learn how to design, develop and implement a DevOps approach to create ICT and manufactured products in the most efficient manner. This class is based on our own experience deploying DevOps in our own and others' companies, as well as classes that we give at EPFL, Lausanne as guest lectures. When an efficient DevOps process in place, development and operation teams collaborate smoothly, process automation is maximized and customer feedback is included continuously into the development process.
Finance Classes
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Big Data Business Analytics for Enterpreneurship - at IIMT Fribourg and On-Demand (1 half-day) - Course (French and English Sessions)
Keywords: Big-Data, Machine Learning, Data Analytics
With this short class (duration 5h), we provide an overview of the technology to analyze and process data in companies, in particular acquired in mass, with the goal of extracting insights using the best data science techniques. The class include 2h of practices of data analysis using the Python language and open datasets.
This class takes place once-a-year at Fribourg University in September and is organized in the scope of a two-day seminar organized by the IIMT Business School in Fribourg. Please contact this institution directly if you would like to participate to the two-day course or contact us directly if you would like to organize this class in a private setting at your company.
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Big Data in Fintech - at IIMT Fribourg and On-Demand
Keywords: Big-Data, FinTech
This class takes place once-a-year at Fribourg University in September and is organized in the scope of a two-day seminar organized by the IIMT Business School in Fribourg. Please contact this institution directly if you would like to participate to the two-day course or contact us directly if you would like to organize this class in a private setting at your company.