The program delivery will be through live online teaching – 18 hours of instruction during the first three weeks and several hours of guest lecturers on special topics.

Program participants will be divided into groups with 5 members (4-6 members with one group leader):

• • All participants should have good English understanding with one group leader to communicate with mentors.

  • Each group has a designated mentor and a teacher assistant provided locally by TSISDA.

  • TAs should get familiar with the Lean startup methodology before the start of the course.

  • TAs need to learn the Lean startup methodology trained by Dr. Arding Hsu separately.

  • There will be 10 mentors. Each mentor will spend 1 hour/week with his/her group.

  • Several other mentors will be on standby to help and assist as and when needed.

Group Presentation:

The project involves making a case for a new ESG related business model to grow the market:

• Group projects are expected to articulate how and why the businesses may need to be created or restructured to enhance revenue generation under the newly proposed model.

• Specific instructions & layout of the project with the required deliverables will be provided on the 1st class day.

• Group Project Outline will be provided during the first day of the class for preparation of the final project.

Deliverables:

• An evidence-based repeatable and scalable ESG business model briefed in the Business Model Canvas with details in the PPT.

The Project Goal:

• Practicing Lean startup methodology through innovative ESG projects to create value for your organization. The goal is to have Participants learn the basics of Lean startup methodology and then use it to complete the creation and validation of the business models based on their proposed ESG projects.