Global Innovation Fellows

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About GIF

Global Innovation Fellow program is an Certified Online Hands-on Program focused on Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation.

This program will help you learn and build new projects that can be turned into a Startup venture or a project that addresses a real need in the market. This program is built for people of all ages without any entry barrier. On completion of this program over the course of 6 months, you will get access to Mentors from top US universities, Innovative Tech companies and collaborate with people from different parts of the world solving similar problems as you. You will receive a Certificate of Accomplishment from Ycenter USA.

Key Features

Project building toolkits

Leadership skills and global team building

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Technology prototyping and app building tools

Certificate of Accomplishment

Course Structure

MONTH
1

10 Hours

Complex Problem Solving

Learn how to deconstruct complex systems to determine cause-effect relationships, analyze patterns and frame a structured problem statement.

4 Chapters | 1 Activity View Details

S No.	Chapter Name
1	Month Overview / Guideline Document	Download
2	SDGs - Deep Dive	Learn
3	Idea To Prototyping	Learn
4	Market Research and User Centered Design	Learn
5	Activity 1 - Challenge Statements

MONTH
2

10 Hours

Human Centered Design & Research

Learn how to conduct user and market research to get stakeholder insights, correlate data and build a solution blueprint using Design Thinking.

3 Chapters | 1 Activity View Details

S No.	Chapter Name
1	Month Overview / Guideline Document	Download
2	Ethnographic Research	Learn
3	Market Research	Learn
4	Activity 2 - Stakeholder Interviews

MONTH
3

12 Hours

Ideation And Prototyping

Learn how to turn problems into business opportunities using creative thinking and build + test ideas through user feedback & rapid prototyping.

4 Chapters | 1 Activity View Details

S No.	Chapter Name
1	Month Overview / Guideline Document	Download
2	Ideation Using Analogous Thinking	Learn
3	SUN Prototyping Toolkit	Learn
4	Tech Startup 101	Learn
5	Activity 3 - Solution Idea, Wireframe & User Flow

MONTH
4

15 Hours

Implementation Roadmap

Learn how to turn a prototype into an actionable solution and build a sustainable implementation model by analyzing failure modes & system constraints.

4 Chapters | 1 Activity View Details

S No.	Chapter Name
1	Month Overview / Guideline Document	Download
2	Collecting & Measuring User Feedback	Learn
3	Failure Modes & System Constraints	Learn
4	Tech Automations & Deployment	Learn
5	Activity 4 - User Feedback & MVP

MONTH
5

10 Hours

Business Models & Startup Finances

Learn about intellectual property, managing finances and how to turn your product into a full-fledged startup and build a profitable business model for it.

3 Chapters | 1 Activity View Details

S No.	Chapter Name
1	Month Overview / Guideline Document	Download
2	IP, Startup Financials & Incorporation	Learn
3	Business Model Canvas	Learn
4	Activity 5 - Business Plan

MONTH
6

12 Hours

Storytelling For Impact

Learn how to build a compelling, creative narrative and culture for your product / company and turn your users into a community through effective call-to-actions.

4 Chapters | 1 Activity View Details

S No.	Chapter Name
1	Month Overview / Guideline Document	Download
2	Storytelling 101	Learn
3	Crowdfunding Campaigns	Learn
4	SDG Advocacy & Reporting	Learn
5	Activity 6 - Project video/story, webpage & final presentation

Upcoming Townhall

Global Innovation Fellow program is an Online Hands-on Program focused on Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation. This program will help you learn and build new projects that can be turned into a Startup venture or a project that addresses a real need in the market.

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Global Mentors

Get dedicated, live masterclass sessions with our team of in-house mentors and domain experts from around the world who give real world context to your learning and help turn your ideas into applications.

Dhairya Pujara
Founder, CEO at Ycenter
Entrepreneur, Educator, Biomedical Engineer

Mike McCoy
Consultant at Accenture
Blockchain Expert

Steven Pyser
Rutgers B School
United Nations Fellow

Miten Mehta
Consultant at Google
Entrepreneur, Investor

Tensai Asfaw
United Nations Geneva
Donor Relations Head

Kiringai Kamau
Executive Director at Ycenter
Agriculture Economist, Value Chain Analyst

Michael Glaser
Professor at Drexel University
Product Design Program Head

Rohaan Goswami
COO, Product Head at Ycenter
Entrepreneur, Educator, Product Engineer

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