PhD+ Innovation 7: Weird Science - Hypothesis-Driven Prototyping

virginia.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvdu6rqT4uH9awLqTt1XYga1ZgIhKiV3Ta

The tools of science aren't just for, well, science. Thinking like a scientist—being hypothesis-driven—can also be the right frame of mind when developing novel products and new companies.

During today's session, we will distill a startup idea (aka, the hunch) into a set of hypotheses, while outlining the ways through which we could test those hypotheses using resources already at out disposal.

:: PLEASE READ or WATCH::

Davenport, T. H. (2009). How to Design Smart Business Experiments. Harvard Business Review, 87(2), 68. (UVA Library link)

:: FURTHER BACKGROUND::

Hypothesis Driven Development. IBM Garage

Cowan, A. Hypothesis driven development (practitioner's guide).

INSTRUCTOR

David Touve - Senior Director, Applied Innovation, at Darden's Batten Institute.

Register Here