Ideation and beyond: cultivating and refining your ideas

Building a Business is a co-curricular event series open to all current University of Oxford students and staff who are either in the early stages of exploring their own potential ventures, or beginning to consider their entrepreneurial potential and want to deepen their understanding of what it takes to run their own business.

The foundation programme is aimed at introducing the journey of an entrepreneur and gives you the opportunity to broaden your network, learn how to navigate the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Oxford and build your entrepreneurial skill and mindset.

Building a Business takes place on Mondays from 5.30pm to 8pm and consist of a main session from 5.30pm to 7pm, followed by an hour of networking activities, which will vary from week to week.

Session 3: Ideation and beyond: cultivating and refining your ideas

This session will help you answer the question: Where do successful entrepreneurial ideas come from? It will empower you to tackle open-ended problems and explore how transformative innovations are made. Delve into current trends in entrepreneurship and beyond and discover new ways to utilize existing resources creatively. You will be introduced to various design thinking activities and ideation tools that will enhance your creative process. Join us to unlock your creative potential, refine your ideas and contribute to meaningful change in your entrepreneurial journey. 

How to sign up?

You can sign up to Building a Business sessions via Inkpath, a skills and career development platform allowing you the opportunity to track your progress, set goals and choose the path that is best for you. In between sessions, you are encouraged to spend time reviewing additional resources on Inkpath, such as short videos, articles and activities. Guidance on how to create your Inkpath account can be found here.

Want to get involved in all six Building a Business sessions? The full series of Building a Business events are as follows and are all available for sign up on Inkpath.

• Monday 14 October, 5.30-8pm - Entrepreneurial beginnings: your path via Oxford's ecosystem
• Monday 21 October, 5.30-8pm - Entrepreneurial beginnings: embracing entrepreneurial mindset
• Monday 4 November, 5.30-8pm - Ideation and beyond: crafting compelling value propositions
• Monday 11 November,  5.30-8pm - From co-founders to capital: building your support network
• Monday 18 November, 5.30-8pm - From co-founders to capital: funding your journey