space
to innovate
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

Overview
• Why have space for Innovation
• Creating space for Innovation
• Existing spaces
• The direction things are heading
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

Why innovate ? space to
accelerate change ?
space to breathe ?
To make value over and above that
which we can create normally with the
same resources
space to stimulate ?
space to excite ?
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

My definition of innovation
Ideas Process
Creativity
Manufacturing, BAU, change, implementation, rollout
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

What is creativity ?
Discovery Solving a problem
Idea for a new product / service
Artistic In reality all 3
Books, painting, music, design, theatre
are merged
Humour Looking at something in new ways
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

How do you develop creativity ?
Place People Process
Getting the right The right behaviours The right systems in place
Mental and Physical and attitudes for both creativity and
Space Innovation
Where you are and Thinking and group
your surroundings creativity skills
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

What do we need from spaces ?
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

What types of characteristics
Safety - Safe to talk, around IP etc, safe to expose
Different atmospheres within the same space
A sense of permanency rather than temporary
The kitchen is key
Humour Crossing a threshold
Not over-designed. With enough room for shaping by others
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

Themes from research
see
hear
touch
taste
smell
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

Bespoke spaces created for thought…
The Royal Mail Innovation Lab
“it’s value is in changing
the way people think”
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

Bespoke spaces created for thought…
BERR Futurefocus
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

… and energy … and creativity
• Engagement of hearts and minds in the design
process
• Space to support and enhance activities
• Accelerates removal of barriers
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

The transformation
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Working in innovation space
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

spaces in europe
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

Kingston university innoversity
• Cross discipline
projects
• Small groups of 3/4
• Purpose built space
to facilitate and
enhance activities
• Research into
collaborative tools
• Research into
collaborative space
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

Space to Innovate
• Innovation / creativity any shape, size, and at any level
• Space to support and accelerate activity
• Place, people, process
• There are increasing numbers of people using space
differently.
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

enquiries@philliptovey.co.uk
Concept development, design and
implementation of creative spaces
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008

space
to innovate
Space to Innovate Phillip Tovey.December.2008