JKEDI holds ‘Idea Generation Workshop’ for
students of Women’s College Gandhi Nagar Jammu
Institute actively involving youth under J&K Startup Policy:
Director
JAMMU, JULY 12: Jammu and Kashmir
Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) on Friday conducted an “Idea
Generation Workshop” for 100 students of Govt College for Women (GCW), Gandhi
Nagar, Jammu. The workshop was conducted under J&K Startup Policy 2024-27
here at Bari Brahmna campus of the institute.
The workshop aimed at fostering innovation and
entrepreneurship saw an enthusiastic participation from students of the
Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. During the workshop various
aspects to be considered while starting out sustainable and scalable
businesses, were highlighted.
“The institute is actively involving the youth
under J&K Startup Policy and the response has been quite satisfactory.
Students received valuable insight as to how to think and generate ideas for
startups,” said Director JKEDI, Rajinder Kumar Sharma.
The Idea Generation Workshop began with the
session by the team of the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Business
Modelling (CIIBM), a program vertical of JKEDI encouraging the participant
students to think of the various problems faced by the society.
The team comprising Zahid Ali Dar and Sorab
Mengi spoke about generating ideas that would be viable as businesses and
encouraged students to think about uniqueness, feasibility and competition as
well. It was an interactive session where 100 students from GCW Gandhi Nagar
Jammu participated and made it a fun workshop. Some students shared their ideas
and a professional discussion over the steps to take an idea to a business took
place over the same. The participants were guided through various exercises and
activities designed to stimulate their creative thinking and idea generation
skills. The workshop aimed to provide a platform for students to explore their
entrepreneurial potential and develop innovative solutions to real world
problems.
“It was a great learning experience for us and
an exciting experience for everybody present here,” a participant student said
while sharing her feedback.
Other JKEDI officials present on the occasion
were Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma and Sahil Sharma.