Create Valuable Ideas for Your Business
A course by Lola GiardinoArt Director
A course by Lola Giardino, Art Director
Looking for ways to generate valuable ideas for your business? Discover how to make use of your skills and talents to have a positive effect on the world.
In this online course, Lola Giardino, designer and founder of the Creative Laboratory and NonaBruna, will guide you to discover and enhance your unique gifts and creativity. You will learn to turn your ideas into projects with real value for the world.
During the course, Lola will show you how to spot your unique talents and use them to create services and solutions that meet people's needs. Through practical exercises and reflections, you will learn to materialize your dreams and fill out an exercise book that will serve as a guide.
You will explore different areas of your life, you will analyze your talents and abilities, you will identify social problems and you will find your ideal clients. In addition, Lola will teach you strategies to develop creative solutions and how to carry out a prototype of your idea.
What will you learn in this online course?
11 lessons & 21 downloads
What are valuable insights?
4 minutes, 5 seconds
Wheel of life and display panel
6 minutes, 12 seconds
Your Toolbox
7 minutes, 11 seconds
Troubleshoot
4 minutes, 53 seconds
Ideal client
5 minutes, 54 seconds
Solutions: play with pieces of paper
7 minutes, 34 seconds
What's included in this course?
Lola Giardino will teach you how to turn your gifts and talents into valuable ideas that add real value to the world. You will learn to materialize your ideas and turn them into concrete and feasible projects.
To start, Lola will explain what a valuable idea is and how to identify it. Afterwards, you will analyze different areas of your life to discover your unique talents and abilities. You will learn strategies to identify social problems and find your potential customers.
Then, in a playful way, you will explore creative solutions and select an idea to develop a prototype. Together with Lola, you will decide how to launch your project to the world and receive recommendations to overcome common difficulties.
At the end of the course, you will have an organized idea, aligned with your talents and ready to be implemented. You will learn the practical and creative way to develop efficient projects that make you and your audience happy.
What is this course's project?
In the final project of the course, you will create a valuable idea based on your gifts, talents, and abilities. Your idea will cover a specific need and will be aimed at people who would be delighted to work with you. Through the presentation of your project, you will demonstrate how your talents can bring real value to the world.
Who is this online course for?
This course is for creative people who have lots of ideas, but struggle to bring them to fruition. It is also ideal for those who want to create projects aligned with their unique qualities.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, no prior knowledge is required. You will only need paper and pencil, as well as an open attitude and a desire to try. Put into practice everything you have learned and surprise yourself with the wonders you can create.
Reviews
- 1 year ago
Me gustó mucho. Salgo con nuevas ideas para poner en práctica :)
- 1 year ago
ótimo curso, principalmente para um público mais jovem. bom conteúdo e qualidade, o curso nos ajuda a pensar, organizar e projetar nossas ideias.
- 2 years ago
Un curso práctico e inspirador Gracias Lola
- 2 years ago
Este curso permite-nos reflectir um pouco sobre nós próprios e olhar mais para os nossos pontos fortes do que para os nossos pontos fracos. De uma forma subtil, este curso ajuda-nos a combater o nosso síndrome do impostor.
- 2 years ago
Es un Curso muy agradable y útil sobretodo cuando nos estamos reinventando y tenemos muchas ideas y no sabemos por cual empezar. Me encantó este curso.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Preparation
- What are valuable insights?
- Wheel of life and display panel
- Your Toolbox
- U3
The client and the problem to solve
- Troubleshoot
- Ideal client
- Solutions: play with pieces of paper
- U4
Putting the idea into practice
- Creating Solutions: Minimum Viable Product
- Launch
- Final recommendations
- FP
Final project
- Create Valuable Ideas for Your Business
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
Certificates
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
Connect with a global creative community
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FAQs
This course combines ceramics, creative coaching techniques, and design thinking to help you uncover your talents, develop meaningful ideas, and launch projects that align with your passions and skills.
The course is intermediate level, perfect for creatively curious people who want to enhance their talents and turn ideas into projects, though no expert knowledge in ceramics or coaching is required.
You’ll learn how to identify your gifts, create a strengths inventory, apply design thinking to creative projects, validate business ideas, and effectively communicate your value propositions.
All you need is internet access, a notebook for exercises, writing materials, and an open mind ready to explore your creativity. No specific ceramics materials are needed to get started.
The course teaches you how to use design thinking to empathize with your customers, define problems, generate innovative ideas, prototype solutions, and validate them with your ideal client.
You’ll work through self-awareness exercises, skills inventories, life balance wheels, and vision boards to pinpoint your strengths and turn them into meaningful projects.
You’ll learn practices like morning pages, role-playing exercises, sticky note dynamics, and coaching methods designed to unlock ideas and boost your creativity week by week.