BECOMING A PUBLIC ENTREPRENEUR
INNOVATION SKILLS ACCELERATOR
Welcome to the New Jersey State Innovation Skills Accelerator. The Innovation Skills Accelerator is a free, online program to train public entrepreneurs to use innovative methods, including design thinking, evidence-based decisionmaking and collective intelligence, to solve public problems. Each module includes video instruction, interviews with leading public sector innovators from around the world, readings and self-assessments. Explore below to get started today!
A MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY
WHAT IS THE INNOVATION SKILLS ACCELERATOR?
EXPLORE THE MODULES
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES
MODULE 2
INNOVATIONMINDSET
MODULE 3
INTRODUCTION TOPROBLEM DEFINITION
MODULE 4
HUMAN-CENTEREDDESIGN
MODULE 5 (Part 1 and 2)
DATA ANALYTICALTHINKING
MODULE 6
INTRODUCTION TO
OPEN DATA
MODULE 7
INTRODUCTION TO
DATA COLLABORATIVES
MODULE 8
INTRODUCTION TOCOLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
MODULE 9(Part 1 and 2)
RAPID EVIDENCE
REVIEW
MODULE 10(COMING SOON)
THEORY OF
CHANGE
MODULE 11(COMING SOON)
EVALUATION
AND EVOLUTION
MODULE 12(COMING SOON)
COALITIONSFOR CHANGE
LEARN FROM GLOBAL EXPERTS
ALEX "SANDY" PENTLANDMIT PROFESSOR DIRECTOR CONNECTION SCIENCE AND HUMAN DYNAMICS LABS
MIKE BRACKENFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL, UK GOVERNMENT
ALPH BINGHAMPRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD INNOCENTIVE INC
STEPHANIE WADELEAD, INNOVATION PROGRAMS, BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES
CAROLE JOHNSONCOMMISSIONER, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
ZACHARY FEDEROPEN DATA MANAGER, NYC MAYOR'S OFFICE OF DATA ANALYTICS
STEFAAN VERHULSTCHIEF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, THE GOVLAB
PETER BRAGGEDIRECTOR OF HEALTH PROGRAMS, BehaviourWorks Australia
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