The InnoDays bring together companies, designers, engineers and entrepreneurial students to turn ideas into prototypes within 48 hours. Our challenges address the opportunities that a circular economy provides.
Why join?
As an InnoDays participant you get the chance to collaborate with others on your idea, receive mentoring by inspirational leaders, work on real-life problems and get support from company partners to make your idea happen.
Before the event
You need to take 3 steps to get ready for the InnoDays by September 20.
1. Understand
Understand the challenges of our company partners and study the context, the company, and their customers.
2. Inspire
Introduce yourself with an idea (if you’ll pitch) or an insight relevant for a challenge (if you’ll join a team) in a short video (max. 2 min).
3. Register
Select your favorite challenge during registration. Teams are formed based on the best ideas, mixing skills and your challenge preference.
During the event
Here’s what happens during the 48 hours.
Day 1: Ideate
16.00 Check-in & networking
17.00 Welcome remarks
17.15 Companies present challenges
17.30 Pitch your idea
19:00 Team up to mix skills while enjoying snacks & drinks
19.30 Register your team
20.00 Refine ideas
Day 2: Prototype
8.30 Morning update
9.00 Validate problem
13.00-15.00 Mentoring sessions
17.30 Update meeting
18.00 Improve prototypes
Day 3: Validate
8.30 Morning update
9.00 Test with target customers
11.00 Mentoring sessions
14.00-16.00 Prototype expo
16.30 Presentation winning solutions
17.00 Wrap up
Open end Discuss implementation
Mentors
Get support from mentors from our company partners and other experts.
Location
We are at the TU Berlin – MAR building.
Company partners
University partners & Supporters
