The Future of Work and Innovation
The future of work is innovation: developing new solutions to complex problems. Learn how successful entrepreneurs use research skills to rapidly develop and test innovative solutions, and how to adapt your own skills to solve the kinds of real-world problems you’ll face in your future of work.
The Future of Work and Innovation: Thinking, Testing, Solving like an Entrepreneur
Free of Charge
for eligible students from ATN member universities.
Optimal Module
for those in the second half of their PhD studies.
Suitable for
all Higher Degree by Research students of all disciplines.
You don’t have to be an entrepreneur to have an entrepreneurial mindset. Whether you’re imagining an improved first-year orientation, a response to a coming technological disruption, or an innovative business of your own, entrepreneurial problem-solving can help you get there faster and more efficiently.
Learning how to think, test and solve like an entrepreneur will help you make the most of skills you’ve already developed through your HDR program. In this module, you’ll learn hands-on tools and strategies for finding real-world solutions to real-world problems.
- Part 1: Key entrepreneurial methods and approaches to problem solving – including how entrepreneurs approach disruption as an opportunity rather than a threat, estimate the value of an opportunity, and compare opportunities. You’ll identify opportunities to create value while acting on your personal values and passions.
- Part 2: Focuses on rapidly testing potential solutions through “lean” experiments. You’ll learn how entrepreneurs identify what assumptions most need to be tested, plan a rapid experiment, and develop prototypes. You’ll also walk through the steps of planning your own lean experiment.
Learning hours: Total of approximately 8-10 hours of learning across 4 weeks. Your learning will consist of approx. 8 hours of asynchronous online learning within the OpenLearning platform + 2 hours of synchronous learning in a live online facilitated workshop with content experts (dates and times in the 2024 Delivery Dates section below).
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this module you will be able to:
- Recognise opportunities to create value through your work
- Understand how to plan and run “lean” experiments
- Be familiar with core entrepreneurial concepts
- Self-reflect on your experience, strengthening your resilience and adaptability
2024 Delivery Dates
5 February – 1 March
Online Workshops
15 April – 10 May
Online Workshops
29 July – 23 August
Online Workshops
14 October – 8 November
Online Workshops
Students who complete Level 1 of ATN Frontiers will develop the ability to:
- Appreciate the types of changes in societal needs
- Research capabilities and technological sophistication that may impact our future and employability within it
- Recognise and explain potential disruptors of a future area of work or research
- Explore the potential impacts/outcomes of that disruptor
Interested?
In order to enrol, students will receive the ATN Frontiers Registration of Interest form directly from their university. Once this form is complete, the ATN Frontiers Program Team will contact students to complete their enrolment. Places are limited so we recommend registering interest as soon as possible.