Innovation Lab​

The university launched the Innovation Lab on August 26, 2022, in line with its new strategy; To create a stimulating environment and a positive climate that helps creativity and innovation in the security field. The laboratory aims to become the leading Arab space for creativity and innovation in the field of security sciences, and through it, innovative solutions with impact are developed that serve decision-makers and beneficiaries in the security field. Thus, it falls under the university’s vision, which is to make it the first institution to prepare Arab leaders and experts in the security field. It embodies the university’s mission of developing specialized security cadres by offering distinguished programs in graduate studies, training, and scientific research in the Arab world.

 
 
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​Innovative stimulation

The Innovation Lab works to establish a culture of innovation at the university, whether in scientific research, training, or education. Innovative stimulation is based on four main activities, operating in the form of tracks, the aim of which is to build a culture of innovative thinking, which are: Brains Meeting, Skills Transfer Meeting, Metab Meeting, and Idea Generation Workshops.

 

Meeting the Brains

 

Skills Transfer Meeting

 

Meetup

 

Idea Generation Workshop

Innovative Production

Innovative production has two paths: innovative research and innovative products. It is based on embracing and developing research and innovative products that aim to develop and improve known methodologies. This allows the implementation of new, better, and more solutions.​

 

Innovative research

It focuses on finding new and innovative creative solutions or developing new technologies, mechanisms, methods, and methodologies for problems and challenges related to security in its comprehensive sense.​

 

Innovative Product

A new or improved product resulting from a series of creative and innovative thinking processes, procedures, efforts, research, and creative and innovative development processes, that contribute to new or improved and innovative solutions to problems and challenges related to security in its comprehensive sense.​

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A flash of innovation

Innovation

Fresh ideas inside the mind to make the world a better place to live. In order to achieve innovation, there must be an innovative idea, an innovative environment, an innovative team, and innovative leadership.

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What is the innovative idea?

To be innovative and your idea innovative, make sure there is a “yes” answer to six basic questions that the innovator must ask: 1- Is your idea for something that people really need?

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What is the innovative idea?

2- Does my idea make the world move forward?

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What is the innovative idea?

3- Does my idea redefine or reshape the status quo?

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What is the innovative idea?

4- Does my idea address a problem or challenge?

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What is the innovative idea?

5- Is my idea original?

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What is the innovative idea?

6- Is my idea implementable?

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How can an environment be creative and incubate innovation?

Make innovation an integral part of leadership and management activities, be open to discussions and stimulate discussions about new ideas and initiatives.

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How can an environment be creative and incubate innovation?

Launch work practices that support innovation: group leisure time, new ways of reporting, new ways of meeting, and encourage idea-generating meetings.

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How can an environment be creative and incubate innovation?

Encourage creativity: Allow time for creative play, encourage doing things in different ways, and provide tools and 3D objects to give ideas life.

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How can an environment be creative and incubate innovation?

Design a physical environment that supports innovation: open, different, well-lit, with access to the sun, fresh air and plants, with a space for meetings, brainstorming, idea generation workshops, multiple sub-spaces, inspiring graphics and backgrounds,

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How can an environment be creative and incubate innovation?

Provide learning opportunities in different ways.

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What are the characteristics of an innovative team?

Cooperation and participation.

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What are the characteristics of an innovative team?

We embrace a culture of “We are proud of where we have come, but we know we have a way to go together.”

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What are the characteristics of an innovative team?

Adopts a culture of “sharing means caring.”

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What is innovative leadership?

Take the initiative, accept the challenge, encourage and participate in innovative transformation.

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What is innovative leadership?

Accept failure and attempts that may fail; Because a good and new idea is based on learning from failure.

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What is innovative leadership?

Encourage relationships and exchanges.

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What is innovative leadership?

Always provide your feedback, especially when it is asked for, and always stay in touch with the team and continue to exchange, discuss and spread positive waves.

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What is innovative leadership?

Support the organization's innovation team leaders: A dedicated team, plenty of time to build a culture of innovation, and take distractions and routine tasks off their agenda, allowing them to conduct deep work, experience flow, and fully immerse themsel

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Contact us​​

For more information about the Innovation Lab, please contact us through the following link:

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