The TCP ConceptThe #TCP2016 Forum used innovative and creative methods to bring concrete examples, share methods, practices across sectors, and experience the local realities of innovation and social entrepreneurship face-to-face during the field visits.
There were several opportunities for participants to interact and contribute to the #TCP2016 Forum objectives. Workshops were led by experts and participants selected during the application process. Likewise, good practices, innovative methods, tools, and learning experiences on how to overcome obstacles were offered a space on the stage for showcasing. Open space was available to everyone for a structured brainstorming so as to tackle not only pending topics but also to facilitate networking and project building among participants. |
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Showcase Workshops Round 1 - Nov 30 - 9:30 - 11:00
R1.1 The "Art" of Business
Danny Quinn - Black Sheep Collective CIC, Milton Keynes, UK
Introduction in kick starting a social enterprise. How to get your idea off the ground. What are the challenges? What are the barriers? What do you want to achieve? Introduction to fundraising, campaigns, supporter engagement and telling your story.
REPORT
Rapporteur: Fumie Izaki
Main topic:
How the Bar Black Sheep coffee shop came about community coffee shop with crowd funding (£50,000 from 3,000 people) and how Black Sheep Collective works.
Three most relevant topics:
1) Small organisations have to self-starting and to self sufficient as governmental and public funding is dwindling. What you do with the profit matters and there is no such a thing as 'non-profit organisation'.
2) Mechanics and benefits of crowd funding and how to start and continue a social enterprise.
3) How to share your stories and ideas from the beginning via active use of social media and engage with people.
Methodology:
The short presentation by Danny Quinn around video clips about the coffee bar, interviews with the initiators, crowd funding pitch page. The delegates were asked to put any questions anytime during the presentation that turned into some delegates sharing their stories related to the topics. The delegates then became interested in the entire collective business re: profitability, a range of projects and decision-making process. The delegates were given a template to turn their ideas into a social enterprise, which was used when starting Blacksheep Collective.
Top three outcomes:
1. Importance of beating/knowing the competitors in the area, by focusing on USPs (e.g. products, values, conversations, use of Suspended Coffees).
2. You should not work alone but work with other organisations/people and pool the expertise and skills together and keep a flat/non-hierarchical structure within your Social Enterprise.
3. Give funders what they are interested in (e.g. big funders are interested in numbers rather than individual stories).
Conclusions:
1) Broadcast consistent and simple message in order to reflect what the community needs and keep the community engaged.
2) Importance of self-sufficiency, a sense of equal ownership of the social enterprise amongst workers/staff, and creativity.
Any Comments?
Informative workshop and very engaging and approachable workshop leader. Shame about poor internet connection and lack of speakers.
Rapporteur: Fumie Izaki
Main topic:
How the Bar Black Sheep coffee shop came about community coffee shop with crowd funding (£50,000 from 3,000 people) and how Black Sheep Collective works.
Three most relevant topics:
1) Small organisations have to self-starting and to self sufficient as governmental and public funding is dwindling. What you do with the profit matters and there is no such a thing as 'non-profit organisation'.
2) Mechanics and benefits of crowd funding and how to start and continue a social enterprise.
3) How to share your stories and ideas from the beginning via active use of social media and engage with people.
Methodology:
The short presentation by Danny Quinn around video clips about the coffee bar, interviews with the initiators, crowd funding pitch page. The delegates were asked to put any questions anytime during the presentation that turned into some delegates sharing their stories related to the topics. The delegates then became interested in the entire collective business re: profitability, a range of projects and decision-making process. The delegates were given a template to turn their ideas into a social enterprise, which was used when starting Blacksheep Collective.
Top three outcomes:
1. Importance of beating/knowing the competitors in the area, by focusing on USPs (e.g. products, values, conversations, use of Suspended Coffees).
2. You should not work alone but work with other organisations/people and pool the expertise and skills together and keep a flat/non-hierarchical structure within your Social Enterprise.
3. Give funders what they are interested in (e.g. big funders are interested in numbers rather than individual stories).
Conclusions:
1) Broadcast consistent and simple message in order to reflect what the community needs and keep the community engaged.
2) Importance of self-sufficiency, a sense of equal ownership of the social enterprise amongst workers/staff, and creativity.
Any Comments?
Informative workshop and very engaging and approachable workshop leader. Shame about poor internet connection and lack of speakers.
R1.2 Exploring innovative solution to craft social innovation activities
Riccardo Maiolini
Associazione ItaliaCamp, Rome, Italy
Associazione ItaliaCamp, Rome, Italy
Developing Social Innovation initiatives is a concept that involves multiple stakeholders, dozens “building blocks”, various types of resources and several service categories.
The main purpose of this seminar is to review existing incubator/accelerator, models, and provide short assessment of their historical applicability, key contribution, performance and efficiency for social innovation purposes.
The main purpose of this seminar is to review existing incubator/accelerator, models, and provide short assessment of their historical applicability, key contribution, performance and efficiency for social innovation purposes.
REPORT
Rapporteur: Adélaïde Legrain
Main topic: Conceptualization of social innovation.
Three most relevant topics:
Riccardo Maiolini contextualized the workshop with the presentation of a study about the Italian social innovation sector. The study focuses on the characteristics of the social innovation sector (state of arts, definitions, approaches, stakeholders. fields of action, geographic areas). The participants were free to intervene. They asked questions about the meaning of "social" and the business aspect. In the end, one of Riccardo's colleague, Andrea, briefly presented five different projects that have been supported by Italiacamp, whose objective is to bridge the gap between ideas and reality.
Top three outcomes
The characteristics of social innovation according to the study presented during the workshop and the five examples of projects supported by Italiacamp are available in the Power Point of Riccardo Maiolini, that he will publish on TCP community website.
Conclusions
Everyone has an idea/definition of what "social innovation" is, depending on his background, environment and perspectives. This workshop puts words and data on "social innovation meaning”, as well as examples. People attending this workshop can have the same common grounds to 1) precise or debate on the meaning and characteristics of social innovative projects, 2) get an holistic approach of the challenges (who? why? where? how?). This workshop provided the participants with a common framework, based on Italian context.
Rapporteur: Adélaïde Legrain
Main topic: Conceptualization of social innovation.
Three most relevant topics:
- Defining social innovation;
- Identifying the stakeholders and their roles;
- The sustainability of a social enterprise.
Riccardo Maiolini contextualized the workshop with the presentation of a study about the Italian social innovation sector. The study focuses on the characteristics of the social innovation sector (state of arts, definitions, approaches, stakeholders. fields of action, geographic areas). The participants were free to intervene. They asked questions about the meaning of "social" and the business aspect. In the end, one of Riccardo's colleague, Andrea, briefly presented five different projects that have been supported by Italiacamp, whose objective is to bridge the gap between ideas and reality.
Top three outcomes
The characteristics of social innovation according to the study presented during the workshop and the five examples of projects supported by Italiacamp are available in the Power Point of Riccardo Maiolini, that he will publish on TCP community website.
Conclusions
Everyone has an idea/definition of what "social innovation" is, depending on his background, environment and perspectives. This workshop puts words and data on "social innovation meaning”, as well as examples. People attending this workshop can have the same common grounds to 1) precise or debate on the meaning and characteristics of social innovative projects, 2) get an holistic approach of the challenges (who? why? where? how?). This workshop provided the participants with a common framework, based on Italian context.
R1.3 FabriK à DécliK - Behind the scenes...
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Sophie Choron
OIM [Osons Ici et Maintenant], Bordeaux, France |
During this participatory workshop, we will look into the backstage of the FabriK à DécliK, a “citizen expression festival” for young people taking place in France (Bordeaux and Lyon) once a year since 2015. Different structural aspects of such an event (the co-construction of the program and the communication strategy towards young people) will be experienced by the workshop participants!
REPORT
Rapporteur: Juan Ratto-Nielsen
Main topic: During this participatory workshop, we looked into the backstage of the FabriK à DécliK, a “citizen expression festival” for young people taking place in France (Bordeaux and Lyon) once a year since 2015. Different structural aspects of such event (the co-construction of the program and the communication strategy towards young people) was experienced by the workshop participants.
Three most relevant topics:
Explanation, different steps of the project, testimonial short movie.
Top three outcomes
Conclusions
Looking for a follow up system. Developing. A model to export the model. The idea of the festival and diversity. The transferability of the method. The co-construction and Needs analysis. Possibilities for international level. Pre-incubation. Format of the workshop and concentration of activities. Empowering young people, the three phases.
Rapporteur: Juan Ratto-Nielsen
Main topic: During this participatory workshop, we looked into the backstage of the FabriK à DécliK, a “citizen expression festival” for young people taking place in France (Bordeaux and Lyon) once a year since 2015. Different structural aspects of such event (the co-construction of the program and the communication strategy towards young people) was experienced by the workshop participants.
Three most relevant topics:
- Youth mobilization
- Solution oriented-mode
- From idea to project
Explanation, different steps of the project, testimonial short movie.
Top three outcomes
- Concept of the event 3.5 days.
- Different activities/diverse target.
- Experience the creation process of the event Ideation workshop.
Conclusions
Looking for a follow up system. Developing. A model to export the model. The idea of the festival and diversity. The transferability of the method. The co-construction and Needs analysis. Possibilities for international level. Pre-incubation. Format of the workshop and concentration of activities. Empowering young people, the three phases.
R1.4 Challenge your Value Proposition
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Julie Murat - Bridge for Billions
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In this workshop, we will explore what kind of market opportunities will yield the greatest amount of impact. Each entrepreneur will be able to work on their own Value Proposition: they will describe how their product/service solves customers' problems or improves their situation, how they delivers benefits, and they will be able to tell the ideal customer what makes their product unique.
REPORT
Rapporteur: Francesco Romano
Main topic:
Bridge for Billions is the premiere online incubator for early-stage entrepreneurs. It enables quality mentorship and helps people to structure, develop, and refine their business.
Three most relevant topics:
The workshop had one part that was more theoretical and another one that was more practical. It consisted of a simulation of the services that Bridge for Billions offers to its customers.
Top three outcomes:
Conclusions:
The workshop was really interesting and it offered the participants a different way of looking at the support services that could help them to create and improve their business.
Rapporteur: Francesco Romano
Main topic:
Bridge for Billions is the premiere online incubator for early-stage entrepreneurs. It enables quality mentorship and helps people to structure, develop, and refine their business.
Three most relevant topics:
- The democratized access to the entrepreneurship support worldwide.
- A well-defined path that supports the entrepreneurs.
- An innovative, online approache that helps people to transform their ideas into real projects.
The workshop had one part that was more theoretical and another one that was more practical. It consisted of a simulation of the services that Bridge for Billions offers to its customers.
Top three outcomes:
- A well-defined path that drives the customers from the idea to the start-up/small business.
- The mart matchmaking between the potential entrepreneurs and his/her mentor.
- The structure of the mentoring and the tools used for doing it.
Conclusions:
The workshop was really interesting and it offered the participants a different way of looking at the support services that could help them to create and improve their business.
Showcase Workshops Round 2 - Nov 30 - 11:30 - 13:00
R2.1 Building the future with intergenerational solidarity
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Angela Maiello - Fork in progress - narrative kitchen, Foggia, Italy
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Kitchen is like an archive, where life experiences can be stored and shared, a laboratory where thoughts and emotions are intertwined. In the kitchen young and older people can together retrace the past and imagine the future. Fork in progress contrived cucina narrativa, a method for the food service, which transforms food in a catalyst of experiences.
REPORT
Rapporteur: Adélaïde Legrain
Main topic:
Intergenerational solidarity within a business
Three most relevant topics:
Methodology
Angela Maiello did a short presentation of the project “Fork in progress – narrative kitchen” , Foggia (Italy, its goals and the challenges the team has been facing. Then participants asked questions about the sustainability of the business model based on the workforce of professional and volunteers. The integration of a professional (a Chef) into a social project based on solidarity between older and younger volunteers has been debated. Then the will of clients is very important: what do they expect from the project? How the team should adapt its project to the demand? Are clients observers /witnesses / actors in the project
Top three outcomes
Some reflexion and ideas came up about how to create a synergy between:
The challenges of the project have been discussed with people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives. The synergy between stakeholders and beneficiaries as well as the sustainability of the business model are both challenges that every social enterprise may face. Understanding one successful project (self-sufficient after few months) could help everyone to identify strengths and weaknesses in his own ideas/projects.
Rapporteur: Adélaïde Legrain
Main topic:
Intergenerational solidarity within a business
Three most relevant topics:
- Intergenerational solidarity.
- Addressing clients’ expectations.
- Sustainability of a business.
Methodology
Angela Maiello did a short presentation of the project “Fork in progress – narrative kitchen” , Foggia (Italy, its goals and the challenges the team has been facing. Then participants asked questions about the sustainability of the business model based on the workforce of professional and volunteers. The integration of a professional (a Chef) into a social project based on solidarity between older and younger volunteers has been debated. Then the will of clients is very important: what do they expect from the project? How the team should adapt its project to the demand? Are clients observers /witnesses / actors in the project
Top three outcomes
Some reflexion and ideas came up about how to create a synergy between:
- One professional Chef;
- The expectations and availability of older and younger volunteers;
- The clients who come to have a nice lunch. A cross-sectoral and holistic vision is needed.
The challenges of the project have been discussed with people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives. The synergy between stakeholders and beneficiaries as well as the sustainability of the business model are both challenges that every social enterprise may face. Understanding one successful project (self-sufficient after few months) could help everyone to identify strengths and weaknesses in his own ideas/projects.
R2.2 SLAM! Practical economic independence for young people & communities
Duncan Chamberlain - Bridging to the Future, London & Birmingham, UK
£40,000 income/year, led by 18 year olds,inbuilt succession and leadership cascades.Young people and community leaders are enabled to lead, deliver and sustain projects and enterprises. SLAM! is a social enterprise & leadership development programme, focusing on building capacity within communities. SLAM! has worked with 2000+ young people and created 100+ jobs and evolves confidence, QEAS and business awareness.
REPORT
Rapporteur: Fumie Izaki
Main topic: How Bridging to the Future has come about and sharing the experiences of developing and maintaining SLAM! model with a SLAM! leadership project for 18-years old as an example.
Three Most relevant topics:
Methodology
The workshop focused on the journey Duncan and Bridging to the Future have taken so far and mechanics of SLAM! model with questions and answers for 30 minutes, followed by having a small group to play a business game (spec: a group of 4 to make a pitch for selling 5,000 spoons to an organiser of a EU event in England happening in a week). A Dutch delegate (young entrepreneur) shared his story with positives and challenges to kick-start the discussion. Duncan then distributed BTFF's leaflet and offered to share other resources.
Top three outcomes
Conclusions
To make your idea/project work, passion is important approach of the challenges (who? why? where? how?). This workshop provided the participants with a common framework, based on Italian context.
Any comments
A good presenter, good fun with a business game. I think the presenter felt that it could have been improved by having a separate room rather than a space with a divider but positive attitude amongst the delegates made it work
Rapporteur: Fumie Izaki
Main topic: How Bridging to the Future has come about and sharing the experiences of developing and maintaining SLAM! model with a SLAM! leadership project for 18-years old as an example.
Three Most relevant topics:
- How young people in school can understand the cycle of making profit and investing the profit back into the community with an appropriate model.
- How to enable young people to run a business with relevant support so that they become empowered to do it themselves and develop resilience.
- Importance of economic independence and non-reliance on government/state support (e.g. street economies).
Methodology
The workshop focused on the journey Duncan and Bridging to the Future have taken so far and mechanics of SLAM! model with questions and answers for 30 minutes, followed by having a small group to play a business game (spec: a group of 4 to make a pitch for selling 5,000 spoons to an organiser of a EU event in England happening in a week). A Dutch delegate (young entrepreneur) shared his story with positives and challenges to kick-start the discussion. Duncan then distributed BTFF's leaflet and offered to share other resources.
Top three outcomes
- Once you develop a robust core model, you can adapt it into different context (e.g. social enterprise, self employment, etc.) and achieve self-sustainability.
- The company works with professional experts to help them develop further and move on, rather than telling them what to do.
- Real business needs to be brought into school for the students to understand what entrepreneurship is in reality.
Conclusions
To make your idea/project work, passion is important approach of the challenges (who? why? where? how?). This workshop provided the participants with a common framework, based on Italian context.
Any comments
A good presenter, good fun with a business game. I think the presenter felt that it could have been improved by having a separate room rather than a space with a divider but positive attitude amongst the delegates made it work
R2.3 Managing creativity for social change - ideas from documentary filmmaking
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Anna Sowa - Chouette Films
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The act of fostering creativity in film for social change can cause tensions between the different stakeholders involved: between the visionary filmmaker and the social actor or the researcher; and tensions between freedom and control to name a few. Yet, many of these tensions encourage creativity rather than kill it. How can these processes be relevant to social innovation?
REPORT
Rapporteur: Francesco Romano
Main topic: Film producer using the medium of film as a tool for social change.
Three most relevant topics:
Methodology
Three examples of Chouette Films work have been presented. Through these three examples the facilitator has been able to show how, in her experience of working on film projects for social change, a creative ideas can often be 'killed' at an very early stage when they are not received initially in a welcoming way.
The facilitator then gave examples of ten different ways in which project managers, team leaders, entrepreneurs in general can foster creativity (e.g. Motivational interviewing, listening by reflecting, etc).
Top three outcomes
The parable of two seeds' is the most effective sentence for expressing the concepts of the workshop, that means that ideas need time to develop and our role as leaders is not to rush them.
Rapporteur: Francesco Romano
Main topic: Film producer using the medium of film as a tool for social change.
Three most relevant topics:
- How to foster creativity in project managers, team leaders and entrepreneurs.
- How to increase impact on humanity with a minimal impact on the planet.
- How to use film as powerful tool for social innovation.
Methodology
Three examples of Chouette Films work have been presented. Through these three examples the facilitator has been able to show how, in her experience of working on film projects for social change, a creative ideas can often be 'killed' at an very early stage when they are not received initially in a welcoming way.
The facilitator then gave examples of ten different ways in which project managers, team leaders, entrepreneurs in general can foster creativity (e.g. Motivational interviewing, listening by reflecting, etc).
Top three outcomes
- The work and the tools used for fostering creativity in project managers, team leaders and entrepreneurs.
- The tools and the strategies used for realizing a film with low impact on the planet.
- The social impact of the films realized by Chouuette Films.
The parable of two seeds' is the most effective sentence for expressing the concepts of the workshop, that means that ideas need time to develop and our role as leaders is not to rush them.
R2.4 Female entrepreneurship program " Min Ajliki" - Morocco
Mahjoub Chahine - APEFE Wallonie Bruxelles - Morocco
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A program to promote female entrepreneurship in Morocco including public and private local partners.
REPORT
Rapporteur: Raluca Diroescu
Main topic: The implementation, success factors and obstacles of an entrepreneurship programme targeting women in Morocco, implemented by APEFE Wallonie-Bruxelles.
Three most relevant topics:
Methodology
The workshop consisted of a presentation of the programme followed by an interactive session with the attendees. The exchange of experiences and practices on the topic of female entrepreneurship was encouraged by the workshop leader. The purpose for that was to provide a comparative overview of female entrepreneurship programmes in Europe and its neighbouring regions and to get inspired by other successful practices.
Top three outcomes
The similarities and differences in the conception and implementation of female entrepreneurship programmes in Europe and Morocco.
Conclusions
The workshop was particularly informational and inspirational concerning the promotion of entrepreneurship among women in a country where traditionally women are not encouraged to be economically independent. Social entrepreneurship was not specifically promoted during the first edition of the programme, but it will be during its second phase
Rapporteur: Raluca Diroescu
Main topic: The implementation, success factors and obstacles of an entrepreneurship programme targeting women in Morocco, implemented by APEFE Wallonie-Bruxelles.
Three most relevant topics:
- The main elements of the programme (awareness raising, training, incubators, guidance, mentoring, coaching).
- The success factors of the implementation of the programme in Morocco. One of the most successful factors was the importance of working with reliable partners on the ground. The local partners need to take ownership of the programme in order to insure its follow-up, independently from the Belgian Institution.
- The new approach and initiatives to be implemented in the future in order to increase the impact of the programme (e.g. increase the number of partners, digitalise the programme, insure a national coverage instead of a regional one, target men during the promotion of the programme, promote social entrepreneurship as well).
Methodology
The workshop consisted of a presentation of the programme followed by an interactive session with the attendees. The exchange of experiences and practices on the topic of female entrepreneurship was encouraged by the workshop leader. The purpose for that was to provide a comparative overview of female entrepreneurship programmes in Europe and its neighbouring regions and to get inspired by other successful practices.
Top three outcomes
The similarities and differences in the conception and implementation of female entrepreneurship programmes in Europe and Morocco.
Conclusions
The workshop was particularly informational and inspirational concerning the promotion of entrepreneurship among women in a country where traditionally women are not encouraged to be economically independent. Social entrepreneurship was not specifically promoted during the first edition of the programme, but it will be during its second phase
Wed, 30 November, 14:00 – 18:00 (Click on the titles for further details)
V1 Boboto, LECCE, ITALY
Boboto promotes activities oriented towards the worlds of education, social inclusion and social innovation.
The most important current project of Boboto is "MONTESSORI 3D", that wishes to maximize the use and inclusiveness of Montessorian pedagogy in all educational contexts. The project aspires to reproduce Montessori material through 3D printing, laser cutting, and other technologies.
Top outcomes:
The idea of open source, the production of learning material adapted to the learning needs, the possibility to get private and public sponsorship to develop the idea.
Any Comments?
The approach itself was a practical application of social innovation and entrepreneurship. The field visit was also quite interesting from the technical point of view as we could see first-hand how the material was produced with laser-cutting and 3D printers. A point for improvement could be a deeper explanation of the social elements behind initiative. Nevertheless, some participants asked questions and we got to know the issues of inclusion and how the CEO became involved in this project.
- The use of Montessori approach into traditional education environment.
- Reproduce tools to make them affordable to public education, teachers and families to promote inclusion.
- The files are open source and available to anyone that would like to use them.
The idea of open source, the production of learning material adapted to the learning needs, the possibility to get private and public sponsorship to develop the idea.
Any Comments?
The approach itself was a practical application of social innovation and entrepreneurship. The field visit was also quite interesting from the technical point of view as we could see first-hand how the material was produced with laser-cutting and 3D printers. A point for improvement could be a deeper explanation of the social elements behind initiative. Nevertheless, some participants asked questions and we got to know the issues of inclusion and how the CEO became involved in this project.
V2 Officina Creativa (Made in Carcere), Lecce, Italy
Officina Creativa s.c.s. is a non-profit company. Through the products of the “MADE IN CARCERE” brand, we give a second chance to female inmates.
OFFICINA CREATIVA s.c.s. is a non-profit company active in the rehab and reintegration of disadvantaged people. Through the products of the “MADE IN CARCERE” brand, Officina Creativa promotes the philosophy of the “second chance”: another chance to women and a new life to fabrics and objects. In the prisons of Lecce and Trani the female inmates make bags and accessories using waste and recycled fabrics.
Top outcomes:
Conclusions:
Officina Creativa is innovative from a a social point of view (giving a second chance to stigmatized people) as well as from an economic perspective (using free social media and recycled fabrics). Officina Creativa finds a perfect balance between pursuing social goals and economic development in order to hire people and diversify its activities. Social added-value and economic development (business aspect) are the main priorities of social and innovative entrepreneurship.
- The necessity of a business perspective for a sustainable project;
- Promoting the philosophy of the “second chance”: another chance to women and a new life to fabrics and objects;
- Diversifying activities with social added value.
Conclusions:
Officina Creativa is innovative from a a social point of view (giving a second chance to stigmatized people) as well as from an economic perspective (using free social media and recycled fabrics). Officina Creativa finds a perfect balance between pursuing social goals and economic development in order to hire people and diversify its activities. Social added-value and economic development (business aspect) are the main priorities of social and innovative entrepreneurship.
V3 SELLALAB, Lecce, Italy
Incubation of Fintech Startup, Acceleration of Digital Startup, Corporate Programs
During the visit the participants will discover the opportunities given by SELLALAB (a spin-off of Banca Sella Group) to the region.Create a Network with multiple players, incubate but above all innovate through people and startups.
Incubation of Fintech Startup, Acceleration of Digital Startup, Corporate Programs
During the visit the participants discovered the opportunities given by SELLALAB (a spin-off of Banca Sella Group) to the region. Create a Network with multiple players, incubate but above all innovate through people and start-ups.
Top outcomes:
Conclusions:
The benefits of the incubator experience are direct and practical; the young people are free to explore the better way to reach their goals, with the support of the incubator, but with no pressure about the economic output. The investor is really involved in the process and could directly check what the entrepreneurs are doing and what kind of solutions they can find through its support and cooperation. The community the young people come from is involved in their personal and professional development.
During the visit the participants discovered the opportunities given by SELLALAB (a spin-off of Banca Sella Group) to the region. Create a Network with multiple players, incubate but above all innovate through people and start-ups.
Top outcomes:
- Two innovative start-ups have been presented, directly by the two young people run them.
- All the path from the idea to practice has been analized and we could have a direct experience about the connection between all the parts involved: young entrepreneurs, incubator, investors, community.
Conclusions:
The benefits of the incubator experience are direct and practical; the young people are free to explore the better way to reach their goals, with the support of the incubator, but with no pressure about the economic output. The investor is really involved in the process and could directly check what the entrepreneurs are doing and what kind of solutions they can find through its support and cooperation. The community the young people come from is involved in their personal and professional development.
V4 Luna - laboratorio rurale, Seclì, Lecce, Italy
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#groundbreaking #rural #socinn_we mix agriculture and social innovation creating longlasting changes for rural Salento area > facebook.com/lunarurale/
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#downshifting #crowdfunding #openrurality_wandering across the fields, we will share with you our journey to foster the growth of a renovated local rural community. And what about a cup of hemp tea with honey? Try our products, they tell our story too!> https://goo.gl/NV6MN5
A journey to foster the growth of a renovated local rural community
How to engage with everybody in the area so that they feel they own the space and make it nice and useful to them through their contributions. Luna is doing it legally - currently a cultural association but now looking into turning a part of the operation into a cooperative in order for the activities to become sustainable.
Top outcomes:
Be open to people and individual ideas and integrate them under an over-arching vision.
Any Comments?
I think the participants enjoyed very much finding out about the activities and their approaches, values and challenges in situ.
How to engage with everybody in the area so that they feel they own the space and make it nice and useful to them through their contributions. Luna is doing it legally - currently a cultural association but now looking into turning a part of the operation into a cooperative in order for the activities to become sustainable.
Top outcomes:
- Be clear about your core values (in Luna, it is about being a hub of a community where everybody can run their projects and application of traditional/ancient methods.
- Ask everybody in community what they want to use the space/centre for.
- Help each other out within the community without financial transactions nurture co-working principle.
Be open to people and individual ideas and integrate them under an over-arching vision.
Any Comments?
I think the participants enjoyed very much finding out about the activities and their approaches, values and challenges in situ.
V5 Work in Progress - WIP4EU, Galatone, ITALY
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Work in Progress focuses on all opportunities offered by the EU in the fields of social innovation in mobility, training and entrepreneurship.
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The visit will show the “EUProjectHub” model of social innovation: it gives youth organizations the opportunity to write European projects in a more efficient and sustainable way; they will therfore have more chances to obtain funds for the implementation of their activities. The participants will discover our organizational and business model through a workshop about how to implement the model in their local reality.
V6 Staisinergico - Racale, Italy
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STAISINERGICO is a coworking space that enhances regional values, creates employment and educational opportunities.
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During the visit we will first go to Alliste (LE) where there is a “synergistic gardening” created by Staiterraterra, an association born after the meeting of Jolanda and Fabio, two members of Staisinergico. After this, we will go to Racale to visit our headquarters.
Top outcomes:
During the visit were discussed ideas for the preparation of joint projects. Participants exchanged addresses and we agreed to continue the exchanges.
- Combining organic farming and tackling female unemployment;
- Ideas for the participation of unemployed people in the region for the development of ecological agriculture;
- Development of innovative methods for raising children.
During the visit were discussed ideas for the preparation of joint projects. Participants exchanged addresses and we agreed to continue the exchanges.
#John Stevens
Country: United Kingdom
Organisation: Royal College of Art, London, UK
Description: Goldfinger Factory: a design, build and teaching platform centred around up cycling to create furniture while helping artisans and artisans-in-the-making become self-sustaining through craft and in turn saving materials from landfill in one of London’s most deprived yet wealthiest areas.
Organisation: Royal College of Art, London, UK
Description: Goldfinger Factory: a design, build and teaching platform centred around up cycling to create furniture while helping artisans and artisans-in-the-making become self-sustaining through craft and in turn saving materials from landfill in one of London’s most deprived yet wealthiest areas.
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#Umulkhayr Mohamed
Country: Wales
Organisation: The Centre for African Entrepreneurship
Description: A Youth Entrepreneurship Network (targeting disadvantaged/disenfranchised young people):
This network will provide an opportunity for true partnerships between the business professionals and the local community and young people, creating an environment that allow them to impact through innovation
Organisation: The Centre for African Entrepreneurship
Description: A Youth Entrepreneurship Network (targeting disadvantaged/disenfranchised young people):
This network will provide an opportunity for true partnerships between the business professionals and the local community and young people, creating an environment that allow them to impact through innovation
#Jovana Kepčija
Country: Croatia
Organisation: Rehabilitation centre for stress and trauma
Description: My organization and the work we do, to show our projects and how we contribute to the less fortunate places to get what is in their need, like opening Youth centers, employment of local citizens to look after the elderly or opening Community center for disabled people.
Organisation: Rehabilitation centre for stress and trauma
Description: My organization and the work we do, to show our projects and how we contribute to the less fortunate places to get what is in their need, like opening Youth centers, employment of local citizens to look after the elderly or opening Community center for disabled people.
#Eei Pavlaki
Country: Greece
Organisation: DEMOSCOPIO HERAKLION CRETE, GREECE
Description: ‘DEMOSCOPIO’ engages the stakeholders of the city in open dialogues, based on the methodology of Structured Democratic Dialogue, to resolve complex issues with consensus. Consulting to new ideas and keys how to become a viable business. Workshop of a Dialogue Game using our software ‘Logosofia’.
Organisation: DEMOSCOPIO HERAKLION CRETE, GREECE
Description: ‘DEMOSCOPIO’ engages the stakeholders of the city in open dialogues, based on the methodology of Structured Democratic Dialogue, to resolve complex issues with consensus. Consulting to new ideas and keys how to become a viable business. Workshop of a Dialogue Game using our software ‘Logosofia’.
#Filomena Tucci
Country: Italy
Organisation: Eskillsforwomen founder Reggio Calabria Italy
Description: Eskillsforwomen is a program for women born in the south of Italy on digital skills and opportunities offered by stem, robotics and it for women of all ages. The challenge that I would like to launch is transform the program in a benefit society and help women around the world
Organisation: Eskillsforwomen founder Reggio Calabria Italy
Description: Eskillsforwomen is a program for women born in the south of Italy on digital skills and opportunities offered by stem, robotics and it for women of all ages. The challenge that I would like to launch is transform the program in a benefit society and help women around the world
#Simona Savickiene
Country: Lithuania
Organisation: European social entrepreneurship and innovative studies institute
Description: Voyage Challenge - kick off social business development system with personal and professional development activities, leadership, coaching, mentoring, etc. During 2016, 15 social products were developed, 65 youths participated from all over the world
Organisation: European social entrepreneurship and innovative studies institute
Description: Voyage Challenge - kick off social business development system with personal and professional development activities, leadership, coaching, mentoring, etc. During 2016, 15 social products were developed, 65 youths participated from all over the world
#Mohamed Yassein Salma
Country: Egypt
Organisation: Mesaha for Community Development
Description: Beyond spaces, enabling approach for social innovation
through a cooperative enquiry, we questioned our five-year experience with Mesaha - activists’ enabling space in Cairo, to highlight five layers of interdependent meanings about the significance of such kind spaced to social activism.
Organisation: Mesaha for Community Development
Description: Beyond spaces, enabling approach for social innovation
through a cooperative enquiry, we questioned our five-year experience with Mesaha - activists’ enabling space in Cairo, to highlight five layers of interdependent meanings about the significance of such kind spaced to social activism.
#Engin ÇAVUŞ
Country: Turkey
Organisation: DEAR (Duzce Educational Advisory and Research Association)- Duzce, TURKEY
Description: A project idea on social entrepreneurship, which we can discuss among participants and cooperate under the frame of Erasmus+
Organisation: DEAR (Duzce Educational Advisory and Research Association)- Duzce, TURKEY
Description: A project idea on social entrepreneurship, which we can discuss among participants and cooperate under the frame of Erasmus+
#Ksenija Martinović
Country: Montenegro
Organisation: Association for Democratic Prosperity - Zid (ADP-Zid), Podgorica, Montenegro
Description: ADP-Zid is leading applicant for YOUSEE! Platform for Social Innovations in Youth Employment (www.youseefor.me). YOUSEE! is a regional project and response to youth unemployment in Albania,Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey, through research and social innovation testing.
Organisation: Association for Democratic Prosperity - Zid (ADP-Zid), Podgorica, Montenegro
Description: ADP-Zid is leading applicant for YOUSEE! Platform for Social Innovations in Youth Employment (www.youseefor.me). YOUSEE! is a regional project and response to youth unemployment in Albania,Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey, through research and social innovation testing.
#How to inspire unemployed and people in situations of social exclusion to innovate and set up their own business
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Initiator: Nadia Grech
Rapporteur: Nadia Grech What was discussed? Start by empowering the people and help them believe that they can do it that society needs their skills that they can make a change to society and themselves. The family can be an important role in this phase. There is a lack of skills in the labour market therefore we need to assess the needs of the markets, and promote the right kind of training, engage people to pursue such training, mentor and follow-up and promote the opportunities they can engage it - both in employment or self-employment |
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New ideas?
Change the way we teach, move away from academia and focus more on the practical work.
People can promote their skills obtained from life experiences and other informal practices on a CV which can take forms in more modern tools such as a video or photos
Help people engage in fun and motivating projects which will entice them to learn more and do what they love, do things that makes their brain work and what makes their body and mind get out of their comfort zone.
Conclusions - Next Steps:
Rope in NGO's, Academics and Companies to help out
using more job shadowing and using apprenticeship schemes and opportunities
A learning and motivational model is required, this created by the suggestions of these people together with professionals while including Gov and EU funding to help this flourish.
Change the way we teach, move away from academia and focus more on the practical work.
People can promote their skills obtained from life experiences and other informal practices on a CV which can take forms in more modern tools such as a video or photos
Help people engage in fun and motivating projects which will entice them to learn more and do what they love, do things that makes their brain work and what makes their body and mind get out of their comfort zone.
Conclusions - Next Steps:
Rope in NGO's, Academics and Companies to help out
using more job shadowing and using apprenticeship schemes and opportunities
A learning and motivational model is required, this created by the suggestions of these people together with professionals while including Gov and EU funding to help this flourish.
#Promoting entrepreneurship practices to disadvantaged young people
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Initiator: Harry Young UK
Rapporteur: Ildikó Rózsás What was discussed? Using Erasmus + funding to organise youth exchange for young people from UK, Hungary and Bulgaria to increase young people's knowledge and skills about social and business entrepreneurship. Topics like: team building, benefit volunteering increased self-confidence and other personal development like decision making etc. As regards business, entrepreneurship young people will take part in session to learn business practice and design new products will present to the groups. Cultural learning will also take place and new language skills will be developed. Youthpass certificates to award young people with an accredited award New ideas? New youth work proposal under KA 1. Possible job shadowing project to follow as partnership working develops. Conclusions - Next StepsMore contact to be made after this forum. |
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#Measuring impact of entrepreneurship programs in young people skills acquisition (empowerment)
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Initiator: M. Teresa Clotet - Diputació de Barcelona
Rapporteur: Idem What was discussed? 1 - The interest of self-growing as a starting point of entrepreneurship promotion programs. 2 - The different ways of considering entrepreneurship concept (economical, social). 3 - The necessity of are always in contact to social reality and evaluating future necessities in order to implement it in entrepreneurship training. 4 - The importance of impact evaluation as a basis of a program improvement. 5 - The importance to make the impact evaluation from the point of view of young people (not about the impact of economic or material results, nor about the impact in the promoting organisations). 6 - The necessity to select a limited number of capacities to be monitored. 7 -The difficulty to select the most important items in the design of the impact measure engine. |
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New ideas?
1 - To use forms from organisations or enterprises that recruit by competences as inspiration source to design the measure methodologies.
2 - To involve young people in the design and implementation of impact measure activities.
Conclusions - Next Steps
We encourage the interested organisations to design an engine to measure impact of entrepreneurship programs in young skills acquisition and to share with everybody involved in this matter.
1 - To use forms from organisations or enterprises that recruit by competences as inspiration source to design the measure methodologies.
2 - To involve young people in the design and implementation of impact measure activities.
Conclusions - Next Steps
We encourage the interested organisations to design an engine to measure impact of entrepreneurship programs in young skills acquisition and to share with everybody involved in this matter.
#7 cooperative principles in practice
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Initiator: Martyn Johnston
Rapporteur: Young Cooperator Network What was discussed? - History of co-op movement - Young Co-operators Network; translating old principles into practice to inspire younger people - 7 cooperative principles and examples of good practice - Historic challenges of self managed organisations New ideas? - Tools such as Loomio - Methodologies such as sociocracy Conclusions - Next Steps - Free ourselves from old ideas and theories. Cooperation is more of a mentality and a practice. - A useful start was made translating principles into practice and the Young Co-operators Network will continue to work on this. |
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#How can we engage young innovators in trade unionism?
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Initiator: Alan Johnson
Rapporteur: Alan Johnson What was discussed? We discussed the following topics: What are the benefits of engaging with trade unions for social innovators? Topics discussed included increased productivity, happy workforce, supported staff, supported management, risk mitigation against industrial tribunals, risk mitigation against contract breach, support for the company in terms of getting policies and procedures right. Why do young innovators not engage? Topics included a fear of radical action against the company, concerns over negative stereotypes. How can we engage young innovators? Topics discussed included working with universities and colleges, inspiring employers, competitions to solve problems and clearly communicating the benefits to young innovators. |
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New ideas?
The debate resulted in a clear vision that partnerships should be created between trade unions and universities, colleges and schools to communicate the benefits of trade union membership for social innovators prior to hem establishing their businesses.
Conclusions - Next Steps
Communicate the above message to a range of trade unions and educational establishments. This may be done in the UK via existing links to national trade unions (PCS, Unite in the Community etc) and educational establishments.
The debate resulted in a clear vision that partnerships should be created between trade unions and universities, colleges and schools to communicate the benefits of trade union membership for social innovators prior to hem establishing their businesses.
Conclusions - Next Steps
Communicate the above message to a range of trade unions and educational establishments. This may be done in the UK via existing links to national trade unions (PCS, Unite in the Community etc) and educational establishments.
#The effects of Discrimination in Education
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Initiator: Vassya Likova-Arssenova
Rapporteur: Vassya Likova-Arssenova What was discussed? The following education providers mustn’t discriminate against:
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It’s only unlawful discrimination under the Equality Act if an education provider treats you unfairly because of:
New ideas?They expressed ideas - to seek ways of involving migrants and refugees to European culture with special projects and training, to promote mutual understanding and cultural meeting.
Developing training programs to overcome cultural differences - as a way of fighting discrimination - especially in young children and students.
Develop training courses for profession - for immigrants and migrants, refugees - to overcome discrimination in education.
Development of language courses - migrants and refugees to help them quickly adapt to the culture of the city, the locality in which they are established to initiate children to attend school and parents to have jobs. Do not weigh on the budget of the European Commission - themselves made their money and take care of their families.
Conclusions - Next Steps
- To organize more training for overcoming discrimination - especially in schools and educational institutions.
- To organize interlanguage and intercultural courses to help understand the specifics of the new culture of the ethnic groups that come in Europe.
- disability
- gender reassignment
- pregnancy or maternity
- race
- religion or belief
- sex
- sexual orientation
- The Equality Act calls these things protected characteristics.
New ideas?They expressed ideas - to seek ways of involving migrants and refugees to European culture with special projects and training, to promote mutual understanding and cultural meeting.
Developing training programs to overcome cultural differences - as a way of fighting discrimination - especially in young children and students.
Develop training courses for profession - for immigrants and migrants, refugees - to overcome discrimination in education.
Development of language courses - migrants and refugees to help them quickly adapt to the culture of the city, the locality in which they are established to initiate children to attend school and parents to have jobs. Do not weigh on the budget of the European Commission - themselves made their money and take care of their families.
Conclusions - Next Steps
- To organize more training for overcoming discrimination - especially in schools and educational institutions.
- To organize interlanguage and intercultural courses to help understand the specifics of the new culture of the ethnic groups that come in Europe.
#Competences for employability in the future labour market
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Initiator: Alberto García García
Rapporteur: Alberto García García What was discussed? New trends in the labour market (especially new competences for employability) New ideas? The session was an opportunity to get participants acquainted with the new trends in the labour market, the drivers of those tendencies, their expected impact and how the so-called competences for employability will dramatically change in the near future. Frederik (Denmark) and Tucci (Italy) played an important role in the activity sharing their professional experiences on incorporating IT competences into educational curricula. |
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Conclusions - Next Steps
Participants agreed on the need of adapting our educational systems (both formal and non-formal) to the expected changes. Non-formal education can play a significant role on developing the new set of competences among young people. Collaboration frameworks were discussed among the participants and key resources as 21st Century Skills and ESkills for jobs were shared.
Participants agreed on the need of adapting our educational systems (both formal and non-formal) to the expected changes. Non-formal education can play a significant role on developing the new set of competences among young people. Collaboration frameworks were discussed among the participants and key resources as 21st Century Skills and ESkills for jobs were shared.
#Promoting sustainability and active citizenship at individual level
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Initiator: Alberto García García
Rapporteur: Alberto García García What was discussed? Strategies to promote sustainability and active citizenship at individual and local level. New ideas? Two initiatives were showcased to the participants in the workshop: Yo Actúo and 90 jours soyez la change climatique. Both of them promote sustainability and active citizenship at individual and local level. Moreover, the participants also shared useful resources in the field of sustainability. |
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Conclusions - Next Steps
Two participants showed their interest to implement the YoActúo model into their countries and consequently the first steps of a long-term cooperation were established between the parties. In addition, the participants got acquainted with the main management tools used in the project.
Two participants showed their interest to implement the YoActúo model into their countries and consequently the first steps of a long-term cooperation were established between the parties. In addition, the participants got acquainted with the main management tools used in the project.
#How to use new tech to develop entrepreneurship competences
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Initiators: Naomie Escortell and Massimo Capano
Rapporteurs: Naomie Escortell and Massimo Capano What was discussed? We presented our idea about using NT as tool to implement or teach new competences aimed on entrepreneurship. The most important thing is to know that we have to be focused on the process having a look on the final products. During the process we can work around these key competences: 2: Communication foreign languages 3: Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology. 4: Digital competence 6: Social and civic competence 7: Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship |
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Another interesting thing is that you can develop practically the following skills: teamwork, - problem solving, project management, interaction between, timing, organization, and international dimension
We discussed the concept of «collaborative spaces» (How to use new tech to develop entrepreneurship competences using the collaborative spaces as Fablab & makerspaces)
New ideas?
Some participants showed interest in future collaborations.
Conclusions - Next Steps
At the end we thought to launch a call on KA1 first to create an informal network (then it could become formal) between France, Italy and some other countries. We will work around it for the first deadline on February 2017.
We discussed the concept of «collaborative spaces» (How to use new tech to develop entrepreneurship competences using the collaborative spaces as Fablab & makerspaces)
New ideas?
Some participants showed interest in future collaborations.
Conclusions - Next Steps
At the end we thought to launch a call on KA1 first to create an informal network (then it could become formal) between France, Italy and some other countries. We will work around it for the first deadline on February 2017.
