Workshop dates

• Tuesday 14 February 2012
• Tuesday 28 February 2012
• Tuesday 13 March 2012
• Tuesday 27 March 2012

Participants should attend all four sessions

We are committed to making Scottish businesses more competitive, dynamic and sustainable. That means stimulating and supporting the development of ever greater levels of skill and knowledge in businesses across Scotland which will help develop a culture of innovation throughout our economy.

Why you should attend

Increasing your competitiveness through innovation is the single most important way forward when trading conditions are tough, no less so than when business is booming

This series of workshops:

• Takes proven innovation techniques to a wider business audience
• Provides specialist advice and support that is relevant, useful and affordable for every business
• Is for every business that wants to be the best at what it does
• Will benefit businesses which are already innovative and others who are approaching this challenge for the first
  time
• Adds value to ambitious businesses of any type, in any sector, at any stage of development.

Who are they for?

The workshops are open to businesses who are seeking new skills and guidance for new product, process or service development.

Main topics covered

• Idea and concept generation
• Market researching methods and sources
• Overview of product/service planning and project management
• Product/service design methodology & prototyping
• Product/service development techniques/ tools
• Intellectual property ownership and protection
• Routes to market and commercialisation activities
• Funding the development of new products process and services

Register for this event