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Dear All, Please could you kindly circulate details of the following short courses which may be of interest. Thank you _______________________________________________________________________________________ Open Innovation and creative thinking techniques 26th June 2014 @ Imperial College London This workshop will focus on the concept of open innovation and explore open business models as sources of competitive advantage and organisational innovation. Open innovation models are widely used by leading companies to engage customers and users in co-development of new services and products. Participants will have the opportunity to practice creative thinking techniques for generating and analysing ideas to support the development of new processes, services and products through practical group exercises. For more information and registration please visit http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/courses/subject/innovation Business engagement skills in the university context 27th June 2014 @ Imperial College London This practical course will explore a complex university-industry landscape, emerging trends in research and education and skills required to engage with external business partners. We will discuss and practice convincing communication and presentation techniques for promoting university's research and expertise to accelerate knowledge exchange. For more information and registration please visit http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/courses/subject/businessengagement/ Places on both courses are limited, early booking is strongly advised. For further information, please visit the links above or contact Eva Moreno Centre for Continuing Professional Development School of Professional Development Imperial College London email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Tel: 0207 594 6885