Blended learning on Innovation & Entrepreneurship
For people with experience and vision – who get started today and shape tomorrow.
Why this course?
More and more people over 50 are using this phase of life to bring new meaningful ideas to life, launch passion projects, get involved in volunteering, or start their own business. In fact, one in four founders is 50+ when taking the leap into self-employment.
Our course “The Key to Innovation and Entrepreneurship – a practice-oriented course for your project start” offers a structured, inspiring and hands-on learning experience. It is designed to support you get started or further develop a project or venture, and connect with like-minded people along the way.
The course is aimed at individuals aged 50+ who find themselves in one of these roles:
- You have an idea? You have a clear or emerging idea and are looking for tools, structure and inspiration to turn it into reality.
- You are a committed co-creator? You are eager to apply your experience and skills to a meaningful project, without a specific idea of your own, and would like to collaborate in a team.
- You are already underway? You are actively working on a project and are looking for new input, exchange with others, and support for your next step.
How the course works
Blended learning combines flexible, self-paced online learning via an e-learning platform with in-person workshops and live video sessions for collaboration and feedback. You can work on your own project idea or join forces with others – supported by experienced innovation coaches.
Procedure:
- Introductory workshop on site in Zurich
- 6 e-learning modules with proven methods in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Apply what you have learned and the methods directly to a real project
You choose your approach- Work independently on your own idea
- Team up with others in the course
- Bring in outside support if you wish
- Regular video calls for guidance and exchange
- Personalized feedback from experienced innovation experts
- Final workshop on site in Zurich
📅 Duration: 4 – 5 months
🚀 Start: September 2025
What participants say
“Personally, I consider the value of the course to be very high […]”
“Thank you for letting me take part. Your feedback was very helpful and delivered in a very pleasant way!”
“It was very valuable for me to try out this kind of learning in later life”
“I’d love to join something like this again! You are a very friendly, well-prepared and helpful group. It was a lot of fun and above all it helped me a lot! […] Many thanks again!”
Curious?
We would love to hear from you:
📩 info@wise-learn.com
In Collaboration With
Behind the course: How it was developed
To ensure the content truly reflects the interests and realities of people over 50, we follow a co-development approach: the course has been created in close collaboration with participants who actively contribute their experiences and perspectives.
- Pilot study 1 – Design Thinking in practice: An initial group of learners completed a Design Thinking course and applied the methods directly to their own projects. Their feedback played a key role in shaping the course concept.
- Interactive workshops: In regular sessions, we discussed content, methods and formats together. The commitment and expertise of our 50+ contributors have been central for the content development.
- Pilot study 2 – Testing Modules 1 and 2: The first two modules of the course were tested with five participants. Their feedback helped us to fine-tune the remaining course content.
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