Make your ideas happen
You have no shortage of ideas to help your company grow, but figuring out which to prioritize, reducing the perceived risk, and selling them internally is a challenge. We’re here to help.
Is This a Thing? Workshop
Our half-day workshop will teach your team the Is This a Thing? framework for evaluating new business ideas with hyper efficiency. They’ll get hands-on experience applying the framework to real business ideas, work together to identify and troubleshoot potential implementation challenges, and agree on shared tools and vocabulary to adopt.
Big Idea Sprint
This 6-week course gives participants the opportunity to learn by doing and apply the Is This a Thing? Process to an idea of their choice. Classes are taught virtually with one half-day, in-person workshop at the UWTEL. In addition to small group instruction, students also benefit from peer support and 1:1 coaching. Leave with a certificate in the Is This a Thing? Method.
1:1 Coaching
We work with individuals 1:1 to support them in the process of generating, testing, and pitching ideas in their organization. Coaching is ideal for participants who have completed the workshop and/or course and are looking for continued support in applying the frameworks they’ve learned. We often focus on navigating internal communication and organizational dynamics for success.
Project Support
We also work on custom projects to support your team. This often looks like supplementing your internal resources by designing and conducting tests to evaluate new ideas (for example, customer interviews, prototypes, or unbranded ad tests) and creating high-impact internal presentations.
These services are offered in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Technology Exploration Lab.
Revenue is shared with the UWTEL to support their continued operation and mission to empower student entrepreneurs
Participants in these services also gain access to UWTEL meeting facilities and get a first look at student and faculty innovation for potential collaboration.