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INNOVATION TRAINING

Strengthen Your Research-to-Impact Pathway:
One Module at a Time

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The Innovation Training courses, developed in collaboration with Launch Blue for KCV partner institutions, offer short, asynchronous learning modules focused around a high-level understanding of the innovation and commercialization of research outcomes, as well as entrepreneurship. These modules aim to create awareness of how research results can be translated into impact outside your research institution.

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The courses fall into three themes: Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, with no more than 1.5 hours of content for each theme. Complete all courses to earn your Innovation Micro-Certification. Get started by selecting a course below.

Innovation Training Courses

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IT 100

Growth Mindset in Innovation

Theme:

Innovation

This course explores how adopting a growth mindset can enhance innovation by
encouraging continuous learning, resilience, and adaptability in individuals and teams.

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IT 110

Impact Research

Theme:

Innovation

This course discusses the role of impact vs Impact in research, where capital I Impact looks to
incorporate the community from the very beginning.

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IT 120

Building Impact Research

Theme:

Innovation

During this course, participants will gain a better understanding of ‘traditional’ research,
translational research, and use-inspired research.

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IT 130

Engaging Stakeholders

Theme:

Entrepreneurship

This course outlines how to identify key stakeholders and strategies for engaging them
effectively throughout the innovation process.

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IT 140

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Theme:

Entrepreneurship

This course overviews the concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems, detailing the various
types that support entrepreneurial activity.

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IT 150

Idea to Impact

Theme:

Commercialization

This course is an overview of the journey an idea/early-stage technology takes from the lab, through the Technology Commercialization process, and ultimately into the community.

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IT 160

Protecting Your Idea

Theme:

Commercialization

This course provides an overview of intellectual property (IP) in the innovation space, highlighting what exactly IP is and is not.

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IT 170

Social Innovation to Effectuate Impact

Theme:

Commercialization

This course provides an overview of social innovation and how it can be commercialized/disseminated into the larger community to provide tangible benefit to the population.

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IT 180

Who’s Writing the Checks

Theme:

Entrepreneurship

This course explores various types of innovation funding, giving an overview on where to find
potential support for their technology.

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IT 200

Commercialization Planning in Grants

Theme:

Entrepreneurship

This course introduces concepts related to writing forward looking commercialization strategy sections in basic science and translational research grants.

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