The Masters in AgInnovation is a one-year programme that provides students with the concepts needed to develop technological solutions to the problems confronting Irish agriculture and the food sector. The course combines MIT's Disciplined Entrepreneurship curriculum with concepts from design thinking and customer discovery. An important feature of the course is that students learn to work with a variety of groups to understand needs and opportunities. The course highlights both business analysis as well as communication skills so that the programme's graduates are well-equipped to either launch their own enterprise or manage innovation projects within a larger organization. Funded by HEA through its Springboard programme, AgInnovate is delivered as a mix of on-line lectures and monthly sessions on campus.<br>The aim of this course is to teach people how to:<br><br>Identify areas for innovation specifically within the agri-domain<br>Launch innovation-driven enterprises or create new business units within an existing company<br>Particular consideration is given to helping participants address:<br><br>Identifying opportunities through design thinking and opportunity recognition<br>Developing concepts and validating markets,<br>Other difficulties related to getting new products to markets.<br>Our focus is on developing students critical thinking, curiosity and utilising a range of tools that will help manage the innovation process. You do not need to bring an idea to the course as we will help you identify opportunities ripe for Innovation. We foster a learn by doing atmosphere with experiential learning at the heart of this MSc.