
Business Model and Prototype Crash Course
How to develop sustainable business ideas and hands-on entrepreneurial mindset
“Empower your future by mastering business and prototype skills. In this workshop we combine your expertise in science with a business mindset and a hands on attitude.“
Are you passionate about creating a lasting impact? Eager to find innovative ideas and turn them into sustainable business models? The Ilmkubator, part of the TU Ilmenau, offers a new and groundbreaking workshop: In just five content-packed days, our team will immerse you in the world of entrepreneurship. Discover how to overcome challenges, design compelling business models and understand the market. Whether you're a student exploring future possibilities, a PhD candidate looking to transfer your research, this workshop is your gateway to success. Each day is devided into a business (theory and exercise) and a making part at our Imkubator Lab.
Programme:
22.9. Day 1: Idea, Customer, Product + How do I design?
23.9. Day 2: Business Model Design + How do I mill?
24.9. Day 3: Excursion to MENT x EASTSIDE HEROES FESTIVAL in Erfurt –
(German language only!)
25.9. Day 4: Market und Competition + How do I solder?
26.9. Day 5: Pitch Training + How do I programme?
Our Ilmkubator Lab is equipped with all the resources and materials you'll need to bring ideas to life, offering a hands-on learning environment and great community.
Registration open until 15 September 2025! Spaces are limited, so register now!
Apply now and equip yourself with the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to thrive in the dynamic world of entrepreneurial thinking. Students with own start up ideas are welcome, but it’s not at all necessary to bring your own idea. Just come along.
Short Facts:
- 22. - 26. September 2025
- 5 Full Days
- Business Model Workout
- Pitch Training
- Skill Building @ Ilmkubator Lab
- Network Event
- All university members welcome!
- Trainer/in: Franziska Dettke
- Trainer/in: Anika Linß
- Trainer/in: Matthias Ernesto Testa
Entfessle dein kreatives Potential und lerne aus völlig neuen Perspektiven zu denken und zu arbeiten. In unserem exklusiven LEGO® Serious Play® Workshop taucht ihr in drei intensiven Stunden in eine Welt voller Innovation und Kreativität ein. Ziel ist es die Methode durch eigenes Tun zu verstehen und auf kleinere Challenges in der Gruppe anzuwenden.
Unter Anleitung von Franziska, Coach & Scout beim Ilmkubator sowie zertifizierter LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator, lernt ihr, wie ihr durch das intuitive Bauen mit LEGO®-Steinen komplexe Ideen greifbar und sichtbar machen könnt. Die Technik ermöglicht einen Blick über den Tellerrand und sich Problemstellungen auf ganz neue Weise zu nähern.
Von der Ideenfindung
über das Prototyping bis hin zur Präsentation – dieser Workshop bietet viel,
was ihr auch im Alltag gebrauchen könnt, um den nächsten Schritt in die
richtige Richtung bei der Projektentwicklung oder in euren Teams zu machen.
Seid dabei, wenn wir gemeinsam mit (bunten) Steinen die Zukunft bauen und
meldet euch gleich an!
Zeit: 8. Juli, 12:00 bis 15:00 Uhr
Ort: K 2039
Sprache: Englisch
Veranstalter:
Ilmkubator
Referentin: Franziska Dettke, Coach & Scout an der TU Ilmenau
Kontakt: franziska.dettke@tu-ilmenau.de
Unleash your
creative potential and learn to think and work from completely new
perspectives. In our exclusive LEGO®
Serious Play® workshop, you will immerse yourself in three intensive hours in a
world full of innovation and creativity. The aim is to understand the method
through your own actions and to apply it to smaller challenges in the
group.
Under the guidance of Franziska, Coach & Scout at Ilmkubator and certified LEGO® Serious Play Facilitator, you will learn how to make complex ideas tangible and visible through intuitive building with LEGO® bricks. The technology allows you to think outside the box and approach problems in a completely new way.
From brainstorming to prototyping to presentation - this workshop offers a lot that you can use in your everyday life to take the next step in the right direction in project development or in your teams. Join us as we build the future together with (colorful) bricks! Register now!
- Trainer/in: Franziska Dettke
- Trainer/in: Anika Linß