Catalyst Activation
15th & 16th May at Castle Green Hotel , Kendal
The programme begins by forming the ‘Innovation Catalyst’ at a two-day, induction event designed to stimulate ideas for tackling challenges in the sector. This immersive start will develop the peer group; building trust, creating bonds and developing interaction and energy to activate ideas and commitment to tackle the challenge. The process works through mapping goals, challenges and needs. A shared commitment will be formed.
Innovation Collaboratories
6th and 25th June, 18th July, 12th September and 3rd October
Expertly facilitated by Lancaster University Management School, Innovation Collaboratories are a solutions focused space to exchange knowledge, share expertise and resources to accelerate innovation and encourage exponential change. Opportunity to experiment with new ideas and discuss solutions to challenges with policy makers, influential business leaders and academic experts.
An expert speaker will join the group to inspire and inform on a specific topic, thereby creating a sense of urgency. This will galvanise the group to act by seeking further research information.
Innovation Accelerator
Dates organised independently
These break-out sessions will be formed independently by delegates in either pairs or smaller groups (accompanied by an Innovation Associate). They will provide the group with space to actively experiment, test and learn from ideas developed during facilitated activity. This could include researching innovation barriers such as resource constraints, organisational structures, processes, or stakeholder conflicts. Findings will be shared with the wider group. This process seeks to develop insight and idea generation - accelerating innovation.
Innovation Associates are Lancaster University students who provide insight, perspective and resource as equal members of the Catalyst taskforce. Recruited from faculties across the university, they bring diverse knowledge, expertise and ideas to the group. As representatives of the future generation of innovators, the associates will actively contribute to ideas generation and project planning, inform process through research and development, and accelerate progress through collaboration.
Final Symposium
24th October
This session will reflect on the groups journey and ensure that action is planned to continue to tackle the challenges outside of the Catalyst. By this point, the group will have developed an ecosystem of firms, industry experts, academics, support service providers and others that has the ability to solve/has solved both individual and shared challenges.
