Futudemy: Innovate Future-ready Smart Business and Service Ideas

Course description

The student is able to:

• describe methods to generate creative ideas
• describe how to use APIs, data and smart technology as part of service design
• create a working prototype of a future-ready idea that solves a business problem using data and smart technologies
• prepare an effective pitch for an actual hackathon or business idea pitching session

This course is suitable for all bachelor’s programs. In this course we will practice digital service design skills with real cases using data and smart technologies. All industries, even the most traditional and human-centric are becoming more data- and digitally driven. You need to be able to work together with people with different skills to solve new problems. – Service designers can create better services, if they know how to include data, AI-based solutions and automation to customer journeys. – IT professionals need more experience on how to solve business problems with data and technology.

This course is based on Futudemy, a unique idea development concept created by Osaango Oy. The course features 4 x 2h Futudemy sessions, where you’ll generate new service ideas. Even if you have no prior experience, you will l earn how to make your idea “smarter” by using data and a technology called APIs (application programming interfaces) which is essential to using data and smart technologies. Learn more about APIs: https://youtu.be/cAC66ZkYb3M

Everyone needs to actively work on their idea, but you will innovate together with other students, partners and mentors, such as Cisco and Osaango. You will need a few hours outside of the joint session to develop the ideas further.

Prerequisites

This course is suitable for all bachelor’s programs.

Assessment criteria

Approved/failed

Course way of working and time table

This is a remote course with live sessions on the Futudemy platform. Due to the nature of the learning experience, attending all of the online sessions is mandatory.

You will receive further information and materials during the first session.

During the sessions you will collaborate with other students, but the final work will be individually assessed

Sessions on Tuesdays

• 7.11.2023 16:00-18:00 EET: Introduction to tools and methods generating future ideas
• 14.11.2023 16:00-18:00 EET: Fuelling your idea with data, APIs and technology
• 21.11.2023 16:00-18:00 EET: How to lift your idea off the ground
• 28.11.2023 16:00-18:00 EET: What makes your idea future-proof

Course info

This course is provided by Osaango Oy. In this course you will have technology companies as mentors, such as Cisco.

Course additional info

Attending all of the online sessions is mandatory.