Maker Education Initiative | Every Child a Maker lonjaus : a service design consultancy Innov8Social - Exploring Social Innovation Anxo López González Design Manager Design | Madrid Area, Spain, ES Licenciado en Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas por la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya e Ingeniero Técnico en Diseño Industrial por la Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio de Madrid. Actualmente es Resource Manager en la oficina de Madrid de Designit, una consultora internacional de diseño estratégico, con raíces escandinavas, espíritu europeo y alcance global. Como emprendedor, es el cofundador de Miudo, un singular club para compartir a través de productos y experiencias las excelencias de Galicia. Ha trabajado como consultor independiente en proyectos de estrategia, diseño y comunicación en el ámbito de la PYME, así como en el de la comunicación política y el de las instituciones públicas. En el pasado ha sido consultor asociado en XVDMC, realizando proyectos de análisis estratégico y de implantación de la gestión del diseño en empresas e instituciones interesadas en mejorar a través del diseño y la innovación.
Open Living Labs | The First step towards a new Innovation System Uncommon: Consultora de innovación estratégica, negocios y servicios. Social Innovation Generation home (www.sigeneration.ca/) KNOW-HUB KNOW-HUB bridges the gap of shortage of knowledge, skills and experience of European regions in designing and implementing smart and effective strategies for innovation. The practitioners from 10 EU regions will collaborate in reviewing their policies and practices to identify issues for improvement and good practices to share with others. They will learn together how to apply the knowledge and experience identified in the peer review process, and sharing this knowledge with the aid of modern knowledge management tools. Now, more than ever before, Europe needs to remove the obstacles to the knowledge based economy in Europe, such as little demand for innovation, poor social capital, red tape, institutional barriers, shortage of skills and competencies of human capital or poor connectivity between innovation actors. European regions have a crucial role in helping their economies to develop and gain durable competitive advantages. The objective The activities: Benefits for the partn
S3 Platform - Home BRE Group: About the BRE Watford Innovation Park BRE Innovation Park Watford is home to some of the world’s most sustainable buildings, landscape designs and hundreds of innovative low carbon materials and technologies. Since opening in 2005, BRE Innovation Park Watford has continued to attract thousands of visitors – 60,000 at the last count – including royalty, prime ministers and TV crews. “The Innovation Park is much more than a collection of clever and sustainable buildings. Wilder Associates People come to see how emerging and innovative approaches to sustainable design and construction are improving the built environment. Collectively we want to reduce carbon emissions, impacts on the environment, while improving the quality of buildings and the lives of people. BRE Innovation Park at a glance
Start - ClusterCollaboration.eu Ten minutes with ... Ayesha Mustafa, founder of Fashion ComPassion | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian Tell us about your business I started Fashion ComPassion in 2011 as a sustainable online fashion retailer. We provide a platform for socially responsible brands empowering women artisans from war-torn and developing countries. We currently work with 15 brands, from 20+ women co-operatives in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. We've also partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme and every time an item is bought on our site, we help feed a schoolgirl in the developing world. What are the best and worst parts of your job? I love working with people from different countries and cultures who are helping others create a better life for themselves, and being inspired by the lives and stories of the women we work with. What was the inspiration behind setting up Fashion ComPassion? Fashion and philanthropy have been my two biggest passions and Fashion ComPassion is a combination of the two. Do you believe the fashion industry suits social enterprises? Not at the moment. Yes, it is.