Incubator-in-Action Programme
Becoming an Innovator, Entrepreneur!
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
Extending the Incubator Programme into an “Innovation & Entrepreneur in Action” Programme – Building Something to turn Ideas into Reality! Is an advance programme after the Social Entrepreneurship.
Proposed Programme Core Pillars:
- Winner & Idea Inspiration
- showcase award-winning products/projects, inventions & businesses from local competitions & around the world; group into categories & problem solving themes;
- review & discuss by category or theme (to generate ideas in differing areas or themes);
- invite national/international winners (students to companies), start up and successful entrepreneurs to inspire & share their winning solution/business & experience;
- Idea Generation & Practice (from small ideas to bigger, longer-duration projects)
- Class in small groups generate innovation ideas based on selected problem area/theme;
- Start with 20-30min individual group idea discussion & proposal; idea presentation to class with judging panel (teacher plus 4-6 student panel) and/or class vote to decide winning idea; prize award to top 2-3 winning ideas; “Best of the Best Ideas” Mthly/Semester Award;
- Introduce 2-4wk idea generation/proposal by groups (giving time for research & solution development) and presentation/demo to judging panel/class to select winning teams;
- School Project Competition & Open Day
- 3mth project competition by teams based on various themes;
- School 1st Round selection/shortlisting
- Finalists (with further guidance) to present at Competition Award Judging Day
- Invite parents & friends to School Competition Award Judging & Prize-giving Day
- Judging panel comprising notable external judges, school teachers & parents)
- Nominating & Coaching School Winners for External Award Competitions
- Special coaching to winners and rehearsals
- External Award Competitions (entire process from submission, rehearsals to award judging)
- Incentives & Recognitions
- Simple prizes in class to bigger competition prizes, trophy & certificates
- Winner recognition & highlights in school communication/posters/etc
- Special winner benefits – join special winner/entrepreneur forums, programmes & study tour to innovation centres/companies
Learning Objectives:
- Instil and develop young innovator, entrepreneur mind-set and skills; exposure to the world of innovation, real-world problem solving, idea-generation, commercialisation & entrepreneurship;
- Gain exposure/experience in preparing, pitching & competing in innovation & entrepreneur award competitions/exhibitions; engagement with the innovator/entrepreneur community;
- Promote project based learning to cultivate leadership, teamwork and resourcefulness;
- Exposing to project organization, market research, product/solution development, marketing process and commercial viability assessment;
Potential External Competitions, Forums, Facilities & Resources:
- Award Competitions:
– Malaysian Invention & Design Society (MINDS) ITEX Award & Exhibition
– MSC APICTA Award & International APICTA (school category)
– Microsoft Imagine Cup & World Cup
– MightyMinds competition
– International InnovaServe Awards (Taiwan)
– Samsung, Nokia & other game/mobileapps competition
– Other innovation competitions from other organizations/companies
- Inspirational Winners, Startups & Entrepreneurs
– school category winners in various external competitions
– startups & company winners
– successful award-winning entrepreneurs
– innovation/entrepreneur development entities & competition organizers
- Winning Solutions, Innovations & Inventions : sample source from
– various award competitions locally or in the region
– differing organizations (MINDS, MDec, Mosti, Pikom, IBM Smartcamp, etc)
– Malaysia Business Angel Network(MBAN) or ASEAN network
– universities, international academies & online sources
- Innovator Entrepreneur Forum, Innovation Centres & Facilities
– National Youth Entrepreneur Conference
– MDEC Innovation & Incubator Centre
– MDEC entrepreneur forums, workshops & conferences
– Multinational Innovation Centres & R&D Lab
(Intel, Samsung, Telekom, Tenaga, Ericsson, IBM, Shell, etc)
– various university & other programmes available in Malaysia