IEEE Innovation Nation Bosnia and Herzegovina

25/05/2024

⚡We had a blast!
Today, the Innovation Nation teams proudly participated in the Maker Faire Sarajevo, an event celebrating creativity and innovation. Our teams showcased a wide array of startups and prototypes, demonstrating the ideas they have been developing for the last three months. ⚙️

In addition to the professional achievements, the event was also a lot of fun. We enjoyed connecting with other makers, learning from their experiences, and exchanging ideas. 🚀

Thank you Maker Faire Sarajevo for inviting us! See you next year. 💙

19/05/2024

Another great Industry Guest Lecture was delivered by Majra Hodžić, Executive Business Assistant at .

🤝Majra talked about teams, types of teams, and how essential teamwork, cooperation, coordination and trust within a team is. She addressed the importance of leadership and how effective leadership and management can lead to the success of teams in the rapidly changing, ambiguous and uncertain environment.

Additionally, she highlighted the significance of personality differences, how they fit different positions within the team and how they can be managed. The lecturer also used practical tools, such as the Personal SWOT analysis, which could be used for self-evaluation, detecting ones strengths and areas of improvement.

Lastly, she explained the importance of stages of team development and critical factors that are needed for a team to be successful.

Thank you Majra for inspiring us! 💙

15/05/2024

12/05/2024

🚗Team ODI (Alisa Klepić, Armin Babović, Edin Omerović)

Meet ODI app - your friend in the rush hour hassle. ODI connects you with other people travelling your way. Save money and avoid traffic with ODI! 🛣️

08/05/2024

⚕️Team HealthMate (Ema Hasičević, Armena Kojašević, Ena Milković, Hanan Velić).

"🌟 Introducing HealthMate! 🌟

Allow us to introduce the dedicated team behind HealthMate, the cutting-edge personalized fitness scheduler:
💙Ema Hasičević, our esteemed CEO leading business development and strategy;
💙Armena Kojašević, our astute COO overseeing back office operations and business structure;
💙Ena Milković, our skilled CTO driving tech development and delivery operations;
💙Hanan Velić, our adept CMO spearheading brand development and public relations.

Together, we're committed to revolutionizing how individuals prioritize their health and fitness.

🏋️‍♂️ What do we do? HealthMate seamlessly integrates with your work calendar, facilitating healthy habits by syncing with your schedule. Our team of fitness experts meticulously craft personalized workout plans based on your input, ensuring they seamlessly fit into your busy life.

🚀 What have we accomplished so far? We're delighted to announce that we've reached the prototype stage! HealthMate is rapidly evolving, and we're eager to unveil it to you soon.

Stay tuned for further updates, exclusive previews, and valuable insights as we embark on this transformative journey together. Let's seamlessly integrate fitness into your professional life. 💪✨ "

23/04/2024

Next in line of industry lectures was a lecture by Dragana Marinković who is presently a (Technical) Senior Product Manager at Amazon 💡

Dragana shared invaluable insights on customer clarity and market focus, guiding participants on the essentials of idea development. She emphasized the importance of testing assumptions and prioritizing key conditions for a minimum viable business product. With her expertise, Dragana equipped participants with the tools and knowledge needed to navigate the entrepreneurial journey with confidence.

💙 Some key points from her presentation that we want to stick with all of you are:

• Clarity on the Customer and Beachhead Market - the importance of considering customer needs and preferences when developing an idea.

• Testing Assumptions - emphasizing the significance of testing assumptions before investing resources.

• Prioritizing Assumptions to Test - strategic selection of assumptions to test to minimize risk and optimize resources.

• Key Conditions for a Minimum Viable Business Product - understanding the essential elements necessary for a product to be viable in the market, factors such as functionality, usability, scalability, and customer value proposition.

11/04/2024

We are several weeks into this year's innovation nation and we had another fantastic industry guest lecture 😍

Ned Lomigora, founder of 387Labs spoke about "Implementing a Sound AI Strategy in your Organization"

Ned explained the AI strategies for business growth, as well as valuable insights into successful AI integration in every business. During the presentation, Ned introduced our participants to the latest news from the AI field and mentioned how to make our lives easier with artificial intelligence implementation.

Ned is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Falcon Venture Partners. His work in AI started at MIT AI Lab, where his research resulted in the formation of Auto ID center, which received significant funding. Lomigora was a managing partner of a private equity fund investing in advanced manufacturing companies. He has built and successfully exited several technology startups in the US and advised numerous startup founders over the course of his career. Lomigora has built a global software consulting business catering to Fortune 100 clients and launched an AI startup. Lomigora graduated from MIT with MS, and IIT with BS, both in Mechanical Engineering.

03/04/2024

Our program has got off to a hot start with an industry guest lecture from Ibrahim Sagerer Foric who is the Founder & CEO of BergWind. Ibrahim's presentation was titled "Road to Innovation".

💙During the presentation, Ibrahim shared his experience in starting a business, what led him to innovation, and with his personal story as well as advice, he encouraged the participants to dare to take that path themselves.

💙Prior to launching his own venture, Ibrahim was a global R & D senior expert for Lenzing group.

💙His new company BergWind is determined to find and exploit new spaces for renewable energy. Their patented energy modules, various cable cars can be upgraded to solar and wind farms. Energy modules are designed by BergWind together with European wind turbine manufacturers. These are wind turbines that can be clamped to cable cars/chairs or even garaged in gondolas! Thus, wind turbines can be simply and modularly installed, expanded and maintained on existing infrastructure in windy mountains. Construction of towers and transport by mobile crane or helicopter is not required.

13/03/2024

Welcome to Innovation Nation 2024! ⭐️
With this weekend behind us, the 2024 Innovation Nation program has officially kicked-off. This year's 37 selected participants from all over Bosnia & Herzegovina will take part in a 12 week intensive learning entrepreneurship program. 🚀

During this weekend, all participants had a chance to learn more about the program logistics, form teams, meet program instructors and become more inspired through a panel with some of the past Innovation Nation winners: Faruk Šehić, Enis Habul, Bilal Hodžić, Zerin Redžepović & Siniša Milošević. 🗣️

Our keynote speaker Amar Mahmutbegović, Head of Engineering at further inspired the participants by speaking about his journey with the company, from garage to delivering major technology solutions to global clients right out of Tuzla. 📈

As part of the program, participants will be engaged in 12 weeks of intensive learning, online learning modules, weekly industry lectures from seasoned entrepreneurs, 3 hour weekly workshops and lots of regular mentoring. 🔎

🫶🏼A big thank you to our program partners , , .mozaik, and GIST for supporting us and a special thanks to all the volunteers and staff that ensure the program runs smoothly.

12/03/2024

S vikendom iza nas, IEEE Innovation Nation Bosnia and Herzegovina program je zvanično započeo. Ovogodišnjih 37 odabranih učesnika iz cijele Bosne i Hercegovine učestvovat će u 12 sedmičnom programu intenzivnog učenja o poduzetništvu 😍

Tokom ovog vikenda svi učesnici su imali priliku da saznaju više o logistici programa, formiraju timove, upoznaju instruktore programa i budu inspirisani kroz panel sa nekim od prijašnjih pobjednika Innovation Nationa programa: 💡Farukom Šehićem, 💡Enisom Habulom, 💡Bilalom Hodžićem, 💡Zerinom Redžepovićem. 💡 Siniša Miloševićem.

Naš glavni govornik Amar Mahmutbegović, šef inženjeringa u Semblie-u, dodatno je inspirisao učesnike govoreći o svom putu sa kompanijom, od garaže do isporuke velikih tehnoloških rješenja globalnim klijentima direktno iz Tuzle ✅

U sklopu programa, učesnici će biti uključeni u 12 sedmica intenzivnog učenja, module za online učenje, sedmična predavanja iskusnih poduzetnika iz industrije, 3 sata sedmičnih radionica i puno redovnog mentorstva.

Veliko hvala našim programskim partnerima IEEE, ZenDev, Fondacija Mozaik, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT i GIST-u na podršci i posebno hvala svim volonterima i osoblju koji osiguravaju nesmetano odvijanje programa.

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