7. DEFINE CHALLENGE
2-3 months
Ideate & define challenges with
corporate partners and city mentors
to be addressed by startups
SELECT STARTUP
2 months
Select the best international
and local startups
DEVELOP / EXPERIMENT
2-3 months
Develop prototype and conduct
field experimentation with startups,
partners and cities
SCALE
Go/No-Go Decision
Negotiate Commercial (and IP)
Deal between partners. Deploy
solution / address the challenge
internationally
DEMO
DAY
Industry partners design their optimal involvement per Challenge
Description according to business & innovation interests.
8. Intellectual Property
(sharable, or service agreement)
Data as Common Basis (not IT)
(demystify data)
Lean Startup
(methodology as rule book)
Milestoning + Scheduling
(insurance against slowness)
Startup Selection
(capable, core-business, org strength)
Corporate Selection
(collaborative culture)
Program Selection
(valuable even without deal)
Innovation Hub + Business Unit
(+ external partner)
Principles