As part of the “Deplastify the Planet” class, my team and I were assigned to work with Ecover, a Belgian company that manufactures ecologically sound cleaning products, to create an elevated experience for packaging free soaps.
Read moreCreated in August 2019, Deplastify The Planet (DTP) is a one-of-a-kind project-based class offered jointly by UC Berkeley (SCET) and Schoolab where students work with companies on real-life challenges. With a single goal in mind: “deplastify & regenerate” the planet. Each team of students is paired with a corporate partner and spends the entirety of the semester brainstorming, building, testing, and solving the environmental and social challenges.
Read moreInnovation has become a real engine of growth and stock market value in the image of Amazon. Many companies now want to improve their competitiveness by using an external innovation consulting firm.
Read moreIn recent years, and even more now due to the pandemic, post-graduation life has been difficult for young innovators and entrepreneurs. Indeed, standing out on the job market has become an impossible task.
Read moreAfter years of exchanging with various contacts and stakeholders, things suddenly took off in the second half of 2019, with 3 events in 6 months.
Read moreSchoolab had been commissioned by BPIFrance (the sovereign fund of the French government) to organize a week-long learning expedition in the Bay Area for some of France’s top deep tech scientists-entrepreneurs to learn from the Silicon Valley ecosystem.
Read moreFor the past two months, Schoolab has been conducting an introductory workshop to Design Fiction "your life after Covid-19" focusing on challenged industries. Participants spanned many organizations, age groups, and across continents.
Read moreEntrepreneurship and the creation of startups are on the rise. In 10 years, France has seen the birth of dozens of startup incubators.
Read moreNew product development: how to launch products and innovations faster? Lean Startup theories or rapid prototyping methods have completely changed the way innovative projects are launched.
Read moreAs Remote Work is becoming more widespread for many companies, and more and more training, meetings and workshops are now taking place 100% online.
Read moreIn 2019, Kim decides to launch her full-time mobile app project to support and encourage women to travel alone. "Our goal is to encourage women to become globetrotters. Travelling is always a unique experience and a way of knowing who you really are.
Read moreUber, Apple, Facebook, Airbnb: From modest start-ups, these companies have become leaders in their field and have also had a profound impact on the company following a breakthrough innovation.
Read moreIn canvassing activities, creating a simple landing page is often the most effective way to test the value proposition of a product or service. However, for this landing page to be successful, some basic rules must be followed.
Read moreFundraising is primarily used to finance and support the growth of a start-up, it must be seen as a lever and not as an end in itself.
Read moreThroughout his career, Stéphane has had the opportunity to meet and accompany a large number of founders, but also to see the market evolve.
Read moreOverall, the partner pact allows us to anticipate conflictsituations, to anticipate problems, in particular by getting some partners out in a framed manner and protecting those who remain.
Read moreYou're there, that's it... It's time to contract with your associates. Good news? Yes, because it means your startup is starting to gain traction and it's time to take the next step!
Read moreEntrepreneurs, don't get me wrong: your idea will inevitably evolve during the discussions you will have with your target audience, because it does not necessarily correspond to the real expectations of your prospects.
Read moreThe technological innovations of the last thirty years have led society to an inevitable consequence: the permanent transformation of our lifestyles.
Read moreGlobalization and the complexity of business models during the 20th century gave rise to strategy consulting firms, allowing organizations to streamline and optimize their activities.
Read moreWhat is Design Thinking, the phrase that is on the mouths of all intakers and intrapreneurs? Design Thinking, by its definition, is an innovative project design methodology, centered on the human and the concrete.
Read moreAs economic uberization spread, large companies are more and more aware of the need to adapt in order to survive. Organizational change management is at core of this adaptation.
Read moreTo sustain your business, the key challenge in the economic context of recent years is to know how to conduct effective change.
Read moreWhat's a startup? According to Steve Blank, one of the popes of Silicon Valley, it is "a temporary organization in search of an industriable, profitable economic model, enabling exponential, repeatable and scalable growth".
Read moreIt can be applied to all industries and has the ability to radically transform the consumption patterns of all individuals. It is trendy, the media and companies have only it in the mouth.
Read moreDo you want to unite a team around common values? define the strategic axes for the years to come? or align the vision between the different participants?
Read moreThe idea was born in Stanford, in the late 90s, where Jean-Claude Charlet spent three years, at the time of the birth of Google and other web pioneers
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