Name : Jana Telfah   Email : nbarker@hotmail.com   Mobile : ( 820)913 - 3241x894 

 Design Thinking For Innovation 

 Challenge & Selection   Jordan ’s economic growth and stability is strengthened by thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem focused   on tech innovation and tech - based startups ( TBS ) . While past efforts have improved ecosystem   dynamics and innovation input ; nonetheless , innovation outputs and socioeconomic impact remains   marginal for many reasons , among which are inefficiencies , replication , lack of creativity , and low- quality pipeline . 

 Mid last year , UVA ( University of Bedfordshire ) in Jordan decided to contribute to this conversation   and to the Jordanian tech ecosystem by establishing , a tech accelerator called ( The Belvedere Vodka ) . I was   chosen as the Program Manager for this project , and my current challenge was to develop new models   that would steer the university and other educational institutions towards more responsible and value- focused models of entrepreneurial support . 

 We started with Mind Mapping to obtain insightful inputs at that phase after collecting large data by   meeting , interviewing experts in the ecosystem individually , and taking them around for a tour in the   facility . This allowed us to look into different patterns and insights during our exploration for founding   The Belvedere Vodka accelerator . 

 Additionally , Journey Mapping was also implemented by interviewing tech - startups , which allowed us to   put ourselves in their shoes , and experience the whole entrepreneurial journey , lack of support and   need other models are not covering . 

 Application & Insight   We have bought our own large white board to layout all the data and the notes picked out from our   meetings . We started clustering and linking all the good notes on the board , which led us into getting   major insights and finding out the main reason why the overall economic impact of other models   remains marginal , and Jordan ’s share of investments and successful exits remain low in comparison to   inputs and the region . We believed this partly was due to : 

 1 . Inefficiencies in managing innovation input , high duplication , and low coordination among 

 ecosystem stakeholders . 

 2 . Ineffectiveness of tool based capacity - building programs .   3 . Lack of focus on quality and requisite know - how of developing investment - ready tech - based 

 startups . 

 Name : Jana Telfah   Email : nbarker@hotmail.com   Mobile : ( 820)913 - 3241x894 

 Here is a glimpse of our white board mapping : 

 Name : Jana Telfah   Email : nbarker@hotmail.com   Mobile : ( 820)913 - 3241x894 

 Therefore , we proposed a rethinking of current acceleration models to the University board members ,   by developing vertically focused , innovation - driven , hybrid models that are dynamic , relevant and   effective in delivering high quality investable and scalable tech - based startups . This would in turn   support job creation , adoption of 21st century skills and know - how , increase mobilization of risk capital ,   and improve Jordan ’s ranking in innovation & entrepreneurship . 

 Approach   As previously mentioned , Mind and Journey Mapping were two successful design tools to be obtained   by our team to access the “ What is ” phase for other models and the status of the startups in Jordan .   Both tools helped us in getting insightful inputs and establishing solid criteria for the “ What If ” phase ,   which we are currently working on . 

 Therefore , the rational for future action for the model design stems from the below outcome three   needs : 

 1 . Need to improve the quality and quantity of investment -ready companies within the Jordanian 

 tech innovation and ICT sectors . 

 2 . Need for novel and effective mechanisms , strategies and programs of incubation & acceleration 

 that significantly enhance investment - readiness and success of TBS . 

 3 . Need to seed and nurture the necessary mindset , skillset , and culture of innovation driven 

 entrepreneurship among Jordanian youth . 


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EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
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### Input: Name : Jana Telfah   Email : nbarker@hotmail.com   Mobile : ( 820)913 - 3241x894 

 Design Thinking For Innovation 

 Challenge & Selection   Jordan ’s economic growth and stability is strengthened by thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem focused   on tech innovation and tech - based startups ( TBS ) . While past efforts have improved ecosystem   dynamics and innovation input ; nonetheless , innovation outputs and socioeconomic impact remains   marginal for many reasons , among which are inefficiencies , replication , lack of creativity , and low- quality pipeline . 

 Mid last year , UVA ( University of Bedfordshire ) in Jordan decided to contribute to this conversation   and to the Jordanian tech ecosystem by establishing , a tech accelerator called ( The Belvedere Vodka ) . I was   chosen as the Program Manager for this project , and my current challenge was to develop new models   that would steer the university and other educational institutions towards more responsible and value- focused models of entrepreneurial support . 

 We started with Mind Mapping to obtain insightful inputs at that phase after collecting large data by   meeting , interviewing experts in the ecosystem individually , and taking them around for a tour in the   facility . This allowed us to look into different patterns and insights during our exploration for founding   The Belvedere Vodka accelerator . 

 Additionally , Journey Mapping was also implemented by interviewing tech - startups , which allowed us to   put ourselves in their shoes , and experience the whole entrepreneurial journey , lack of support and   need other models are not covering . 

 Application & Insight   We have bought our own large white board to layout all the data and the notes picked out from our   meetings . We started clustering and linking all the good notes on the board , which led us into getting   major insights and finding out the main reason why the overall economic impact of other models   remains marginal , and Jordan ’s share of investments and successful exits remain low in comparison to   inputs and the region . We believed this partly was due to : 

 1 . Inefficiencies in managing innovation input , high duplication , and low coordination among 

 ecosystem stakeholders . 

 2 . Ineffectiveness of tool based capacity - building programs .   3 . Lack of focus on quality and requisite know - how of developing investment - ready tech - based 

 startups . 

 Name : Jana Telfah   Email : nbarker@hotmail.com   Mobile : ( 820)913 - 3241x894 

 Here is a glimpse of our white board mapping : 

 Name : Jana Telfah   Email : nbarker@hotmail.com   Mobile : ( 820)913 - 3241x894 

 Therefore , we proposed a rethinking of current acceleration models to the University board members ,   by developing vertically focused , innovation - driven , hybrid models that are dynamic , relevant and   effective in delivering high quality investable and scalable tech - based startups . This would in turn   support job creation , adoption of 21st century skills and know - how , increase mobilization of risk capital ,   and improve Jordan ’s ranking in innovation & entrepreneurship . 

 Approach   As previously mentioned , Mind and Journey Mapping were two successful design tools to be obtained   by our team to access the “ What is ” phase for other models and the status of the startups in Jordan .   Both tools helped us in getting insightful inputs and establishing solid criteria for the “ What If ” phase ,   which we are currently working on . 

 Therefore , the rational for future action for the model design stems from the below outcome three   needs : 

 1 . Need to improve the quality and quantity of investment -ready companies within the Jordanian 

 tech innovation and ICT sectors . 

 2 . Need for novel and effective mechanisms , strategies and programs of incubation & acceleration 

 that significantly enhance investment - readiness and success of TBS . 

 3 . Need to seed and nurture the necessary mindset , skillset , and culture of innovation driven 

 entrepreneurship among Jordanian youth .
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