Innovating with Mexico - Innovation Workshop

Iden%fying
bilateral
innova%on
opportuni%es
5.30PM,
Wednesday,
May
27th
2015
 
ILI
Vancouver.
9th
Floor,
549
Howe
St.
MEXICO
#YVRinnova*on
Innovating with
CONSEJO CONSULTIVO DE
MEXICANOS EN EL EXTERIOR BC

www.envisioninglabs.com
envisioning series
COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION
Vancouver
Innovation
Labs
 
(600+
Innovation
Community)
Envisioning
Labs
+
Partners

Fostering
innovation
for
good

from ideas to biz
INNOVATING WITH MEXICO
Innova*on
Labs

“Innova%on
Challenge”
IDEATION
1
Test
Tube

Crowdsourced
InnovaMon
PROTOTYPING
2
Commercializa*on

Selling
of
the
innovaMon
BUSINESS
CREATION
3

from ideas to biz
Innova*on
Labs

“Innova%on
Challenge”
IDEATION
1
Test
Tube

Crowdsourced
InnovaMon
PROTOTYPING
2
Commercializa*on

Selling
of
the
innovaMon
BUSINESS
CREATION
3
Lowering
the
barrier
of
entrepreneurship
FOR
PROFIT
Accelerate
the
commercializa*on
of
innova*ons

SPEED
Focus
on
innova*ons
that
maKer
and
have
an
impact
IMPACT

four themes
Innova*on
Labs

“Innova%on
Challenge”
IDEATION
1 How
might
we
improve
the
seOlement
experience
of
Mexicans
in
Vancouver?
Mexican
Community
&
Immigra*on
2 How
might
we
use
technology
and
innovaMve
business
models
to
help
a

children’s
shelter
be
ﬁnancially
independent?
Fostering
Local
Economies
via
Social
Innova*on
3 How
might
we
improve
the
user
experience
of
Mexico’s
online
exports
portal?
Technological
Innova*on
and
Exports
4 How
might
we
beOer
provide
guidance
to
Canadians
wanMng
to
do

business
in
Mexico?

Canadian
Guide
for
Doing
Business
in
Mexico

innovation challenge
IDEATION STAGE
How might we improve the se/lement experience
of Mexicans in Vancouver?
Mexican
Community
&
Immigra*on
THEME 1

mexican community
IMPROVING SETTLEMENT FOR THE

mexican community
h/p://ow.ly/NsyYM

mexican community
h/p://ow.ly/Nt1jV

IDEATION STAGE
How might we use technology and innovaCve business models
to help a children’s shelter be ﬁnancially independent?
Fostering
Local
Economies
via
Social
Innova*on
THEME 2

children’s shelter
SOCIAL INNOVATION
Ranchito
con
Esperanza
(LiOle
Ranch
with
Hope)
is
a
casa
hogar

(children's
shelter)
licensed
by
the
Mexican
Government.
The

children
we
care
for
are
rescued
from
situaMons
of
abuse,
neglect
or

abandonment.
 
 
Ranchito
con
Esperanza
gives
these
children
safety,
shelter,
clothing,

food,
health
care
and
an
educaMon,
all
in
the
context
of
a
family

home
where
they
can
grow
up
with
their
siblings.
How
might
we
use
technology
and
innova*ve

business
models
to
help
a
children’s
shelter
be

ﬁnancially
independent?
hKp://www.ranchitoconesperanza.org/english

children’s shelter
SOCIAL INNOVATION
Objec*ve
of
the
Shelter:

See
the
children
heal,
develop
and

grow
into
producMve
adults
Loca*on

Small
rural
community
of

Camichines,
Jalisco,
Mexico.
Located

about
1
hour
southwest
of

Guadalajara
in
the
Sierra
Madre

Mountains.
PopulaMon:
800-‐900

people.
Educa*on

Shelter
runs
a
state-‐accredited

school
with
the
help
of
licensed

teachers
and
volunteers.
 
Bilingual
educaMon.
Farm:

20
Acres
of
arable
land 
Shelter
grows
15-‐20%
of
the
food
it

consumes.

Plan
to
dig
a
well
to
irrigate
the

land,
allowing
for
up
to
60-‐70%
of

food
self-‐consumpMon
Needs/Wants:

FaciliMes
infrastructure
(building

expansion,
energy
eﬃcient

equipment) 
Skilled
volunteers

DonaMons

Children
sponsors
How
might
we
use

technology
and

innova*ve
business

models
to
help
a

children’s
shelter
be

ﬁnancially
independent?

IDEATION STAGE
How might we improve the user experience of
Mexico’s online exports portal?
Technological
Innova*on
and
Exports
THEME 3

hecho en mexico
IMPROVING THE USER EXPERIENCE
h/p://www.hechoenmexicob2b.gob.mx/home/
“Hecho
en
Mexico”
is
a
business-‐to-‐business
(B2B)

online
portal
that
assists
Mexican
producers
and

manufacturers
sell
their
goods
and
services
abroad.

The
site
also
helps
foreign
buyers
ﬁnd
products
and

services
oﬀered
by
Mexican
companies.
How
might
we
improve
the
user

experience
of
Mexico’s
online

exports
portal?
HOME PAGE

hecho en mexico
“Hecho
en
Mexico”
is
a
(B2B)

online
portal
that
assists
Mexican
producers
and

manufacturers
sell
their
goods
and
services
abroad.

The
site
also
helps
foreign
buyers
ﬁnd
products
and

services
oﬀered
by
Mexican
companies.
How
might
we
improve
the
user

experience
of
Mexico’s
online

exports
portal?
MEXICAN PRODUCTS - SEARCH BY STATE AND INDUSTRY

hecho en mexico
“Hecho
en
Mexico”
is
a
(B2B)

online
portal
that
assists
Mexican
producers
and

manufacturers
sell
their
goods
and
services
abroad.

The
site
also
helps
foreign
buyers
ﬁnd
products
and

services
oﬀered
by
Mexican
companies.
How
might
we
improve
the
user

experience
of
Mexico’s
online

exports
portal?
MEXICAN SERVICES - SEARCH BY INDUSTRY

hecho en mexico
“Hecho
en
Mexico”
is
a
(B2B)

online
portal
that
assists
Mexican
producers
and

manufacturers
sell
their
goods
and
services
abroad.

The
site
also
helps
foreign
buyers
ﬁnd
products
and

services
oﬀered
by
Mexican
companies.
How
might
we
improve
the
user

experience
of
Mexico’s
online

exports
portal?
PRODUCTS REQUIRED ABROAD - SEARCH BY COUNTRY

IDEATION STAGE
How might we be/er provide guidance to Canadians
wanCng to do business in Mexico?
Canadian
Guide
for
Doing
Business
in
Mexico
THEME 4

canadian guide
DOING BUSINESS IN MEXICO
How
might
we
beKer

provide
guidance
to

Canadians
wan*ng
to
do

business
in
Mexico?

SAMPLE OF CURRENT GUIDES
CANADA
 
hOp://ow.ly/NvCEc

Guide
by
Export
Development

Canada
(EDC)
COMMERCIAL 
hOp://ow.ly/NvCQJ

Guide
by
UHY,
accounMng
&

business
management
ﬁrm
USA 
hOp://ow.ly/NvCZw

Guide
by
the
US
Commercial

Service

IDEATION STAGE
Suppor*ng
Slides
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