UC San Diego Extension Presents: Essentials of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Course

Cleantech San Diego is a community partner of UC San Diego Extension.

Cleantech San Diego members receive $50 off registration with discount code EOESAVE50.  

Essentials of Entrepreneurship & Innovation provides an introduction to critical knowledge and skills related to creating new business and product ideas. In this course, you will discover new ways of thinking, learn to drive innovative initiatives, and approach business challenges with a fresh perspective. By the end of the course, you will be able to understand the principles and methods of idea generation and development.

Learn How to Think, Not What to Think

Are you a Creative, Disruptor, Manager, Individual Contributor, Changemaker, or…? Whether you are creating something new or want to improve processes in business, projects, or development, this course gives you the tools to view problems in a different way, validate solutions with customer discovery, and pitch ideas to stakeholders.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand design thinking and ideation;
• Understand business models and connect innovation and entrepreneurial initiatives to organization objectives and goals;
• Develop knowledge and skills to use Lean Startup methodology in customer development and discovery
• Understand how to communicate, finance, or market a new idea, product, or initiative.