Neil Ferguson
Head of Student Entrepreneurship
Galway Metropolitan Area
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About
As the Head of Entrepreneurial Development at IdeasLab, I am dedicated to creating effective and memorable training programs for students, staff, and partners. By utilizing customer-journey analysis, human-centered design, and data-based approaches, I ensure that our programs are tailored to meet the needs of our participants. I am a firm believer in experiential learning, where individuals learn by doing and having fun. My main focus is on helping students develop empathy skills, understand customer needs and pain points, and then use that information to identify and solve problems. We use a wide variety of tools to ideate solutions and test them out with low-fidelity prototypes. Storytelling is a crucial part of the process, as it helps to convey the problem and solution in a compelling manner. At IdeasLab, we are committed to developing life-long skills and preparing our students for their next steps, whatever they may be.
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Two members of Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, headquartered at University of Limerick, have been announced as…
Two members of Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, headquartered at University of Limerick, have been announced as…
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Back at my desk after a summer break, refreshed and ready for action! For me, the start of September is a key planning period (along with end/start…
Back at my desk after a summer break, refreshed and ready for action! For me, the start of September is a key planning period (along with end/start…
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Even though I’m away at the moment I have tuned in to RTÉ Radio One and followed the commentary on Twitter about the death of Nell McCafferty. It is…
Even though I’m away at the moment I have tuned in to RTÉ Radio One and followed the commentary on Twitter about the death of Nell McCafferty. It is…
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Experience
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University of Galway
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Industry Programme and Business Development Manager
Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM)
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Business Development
Mayo Clinic Ventures
Education
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Tsinghua University visitors and alum Prof Ming Yu visiting University of Galway enjoying a night at Trad On The Prom after working in the School of…
Tsinghua University visitors and alum Prof Ming Yu visiting University of Galway enjoying a night at Trad On The Prom after working in the School of…
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Great to see Conor Hanley, CEO, FIRE1, profiled in today's Irish Times as one of the finalists in the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland…
Great to see Conor Hanley, CEO, FIRE1, profiled in today's Irish Times as one of the finalists in the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland…
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We are excited for the new academic year 💡If you want to meet new people, develop skills and behaviours, work to solve industry challenges or set up…
We are excited for the new academic year 💡If you want to meet new people, develop skills and behaviours, work to solve industry challenges or set up…
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🚀 Academic Year 24/25 here we go!. Our first workshop of the new year and what a session!. 🌍 We were delighted to host a design thinking sprint…
🚀 Academic Year 24/25 here we go!. Our first workshop of the new year and what a session!. 🌍 We were delighted to host a design thinking sprint…
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Fuel Your Startup Journey with These Must-Read Books! 📚🚀 We are back with another set of recommended reads. This time we are exploring some great…
Fuel Your Startup Journey with These Must-Read Books! 📚🚀 We are back with another set of recommended reads. This time we are exploring some great…
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🇺🇸 | 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨! University of Galway, in collaboration with Chicago…
🇺🇸 | 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨! University of Galway, in collaboration with Chicago…
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Thank you to Medtronic for their ongoing support of our programmes. In particular, we are delighted to be a part of the Signature Innovation…
Thank you to Medtronic for their ongoing support of our programmes. In particular, we are delighted to be a part of the Signature Innovation…
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Thank you Ronan Berry & Midlands 103 for having me on this evening to talk about the University of Galway IdeasLab #Start100 programme & FocusZen!
Thank you Ronan Berry & Midlands 103 for having me on this evening to talk about the University of Galway IdeasLab #Start100 programme & FocusZen!
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We all struggle with paying attention sometimes 😬 Caoimhe Walsh was curious to learn more about why and picked up our copy of "Stolen Focus: Why You…
We all struggle with paying attention sometimes 😬 Caoimhe Walsh was curious to learn more about why and picked up our copy of "Stolen Focus: Why You…
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Lovely to receive this in my email this morning from The Fulbright Program
Lovely to receive this in my email this morning from The Fulbright Program
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SAP - thank you for being a great enterprise partner! 🚀 IdeasLab x SAP 2023-24 :: Shadowing Experience 🌟 This year, we piloted a shadowing element…
SAP - thank you for being a great enterprise partner! 🚀 IdeasLab x SAP 2023-24 :: Shadowing Experience 🌟 This year, we piloted a shadowing element…
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