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Saturday, July 11, 2026
Techo Startup Center
Discovery Phase
Day 1 · Discovery Phase
Squad formation, innovation training, and Training #1 — mastering user research to identify real-world problems.
Goal of the day
Build teams and master identifying real-world problems through user research.
Schedule
12 sessionsTimeSessionDescription
- 08:30IntroductionMIS Challenge kicks off — a guest speaker shares experiences from the field
- 09:30Icebreaking & squad formation50 students are grouped into 10 balanced squads
- 09:45Q&AOpen floor for student questions
- 10:15Intro to Tech InnovationFrom "just design" to system thinking — the business model canvas
- 11:30Intro to Tech Innovation (2)Problem solving — how to form the idea, led by the trainer
- 12:30Lunch breakProvided on-site
- 13:45Introducing FigmaThe basics, ahead of Day 2
- 14:00Icebreaker · Training #1A fun game around forming an idea
- 14:15Training #1 · User ResearchQualitative vs. quantitative — UX research methods
- 15:45The Insight Hunt (game)Squads interview guest users to uncover hidden pain points
- 16:30Q&A session—
- 16:40Day 1 wrap-upHomework: finalize the user interview
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