Welcome	
#KTNdesign	
	
Break	through	innovation		
22	May	2018
#KTNdesign
Who	we	are	
	
We	connect	people	to	speed	up	
innovation,	solve	problems	and	find	
markets	for	new	ideas.	
We	bring	together	businesses,	
entrepreneurs,	academics	and	funders	
to	develop	new	products,	processes	
and	services.	
	
#KTNdesign	
The	UK’s	innovation	network		
UK	Economic	
Growth	
Businesses,		
Entrepreneurs	
and	Investors	
KTN	The	UK’s	
Innovation	
Network	
Technologies,	
Inventions	and	
Creativity
KTM	team	
#KTNdesign	
Health	IoT,	Digital	&	Creative	
Manufacturing	
Richard	Foggie	 Astrid	Ayel	 Terry	O’Neill	 Mehdi	Tavakoli	
Access	to	
Finance	
	
Mairi	Dillon	
Emerging	
technologies	
Ali	Anjomshoaa	
Lampros	Litos	 Ben	Peace	
Innovation	effectiveness	
Frank	Boyd	 Delina	Evans	
Working	with	designers	
Edward	Hobson	 Jake	Larsson
Who	is	here	today	
•  Companies	who	undertook	a	design-led	project	to	develop	
new	products	or	services	
•  Companies	who	provided	design	expertise	to	help	companies	
do	this		
•  Companies	who	are	interested	in	addressing	similar	
innovation	and	business	challenges	
#KTNdesign
Your	menu	for	the	day	
Morning	(coffee	@	11:30)	
Innovation	journeys:	impact	and	insights	
Lunch	(@	13:00)	
Networking	and	plate	balancing	
Afternoon	(start	14:00)	
One	to	one	conversations	and	business	support	
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Break Through Innovation
Ben Griffin
Innovation Lead, Design
22/05/2018
R&D funding helps you progress an idea
…but where do great ideas come from?
…and how can you be sure they’re
great before you invest in R&D?

X
X
X
X
INSPIRE	
VALIDATE
INSPIRE
VALIDATE
INVEST IN
EARLY STAGE
DESIGN
AND
BOOST
VALUE
TO DE-RISK
R&D INVESTMENT
£
£
THE PROOF
OF THE
PUDDING…
ONE SIZE
DOESN’T
FIT ALL…
…BUT
THERE ARE
COMMON
THREADS
Collaborate more effectively
#KTNdesign
Identify the right opportunities
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Reduce risk – increase confidence
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Communicate ideas more effectively
#KTNdesign
Improve innovation processes and strategy
#KTNdesign
ENJOY
CONNECT
DISCUSS
BE INSPIRED
What	does	successful		
innovation	look	like?	
	
Oliver	Moffat,	Baxi	
Charlie	Guy,	LettUsGrow	
Ben	Swan,	Immaterial	Labs		
	
#KTNdesign
Table	talk	
From	what	you’ve	heard	so	far	
	
Is	there	a	particular	insight	that	resonates	with	
your	business	challenges?	
	
(Please	use	the	speech	bubbles	to	capture	these!)	
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#KTNdesign
How	did	you	do	tackle		
that	differently?	
	
Eunice	Baguma	Ball,	Stav	Bar-Chany,	ATBN	
Simon	Kampa,	SensEye	
#KTNdesign
Table	talk	
From	what	you’ve	heard	this	morning	
	
How	did	you	do	that?	What	questions	do	you	have	for	
our	expert	panel	of	designers?	 	 	 		
	 	 	 	 	 		
(Please	use	the	thought	clouds!)	
#KTNdesign
Insights	across	industries	
	
Lucy	Steward,	We	are	Snook	
Adrian	Westaway,	Special	Projects	
Robbie	Bates,	Uscreates		
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Panel	Q&A
Supporting design in
Innovation
Ben Griffin
Innovation Lead, Design
22/05/2018
Our hypotheses
INVEST IN
EARLY STAGE
DESIGN
£
+ VALUE CAPUTURE
FOR UK BUSINESSES
+ RETURN ON UK
INNOVATION INVESTMENT
•  Clear short-term project impacts
•  Plus early evidence of
•  Further investment secured
•  New R&D projects planned/initiated
•  ‘Wrong’ projects averted
•  Recruitment of new staff
•  New capabilities, processes and culture change
that should improve innovation effectiveness
Signs are very positive
•  Untapped markets
•  More than funding
•  Integrated design support
…but design is different
•  Focus on
-  excellent design
-  actionable design
Considerations for the future
( x7 )
GRAND CHALLENGES CHALLENGE FUNDS (£1.7bn so far)
•  Data for early diagnosis
& precision medicine
•  Healthy ageing
•  Prospering from the energy revolution
•  Transforming construction
•  Transforming food production
•  Next-generation services
•  Audience of the future
•  Quantum technologies
•  Robots for a safer world
•  Leading-edge healthcare
•  Faraday battery challenge
•  Self-driving vehicles
•  Manufacturing and materials
•  Satellites and space technology
•  and more to come…
Clean growth
The ageing society
Future mobility
AI & data economy
•  Challenge-led design support (ISCF)
•  Audience of the Future (opened 21st May)
•  Smart local energy systems (opened 8th May)
•  Others in the pipeline
•  Integrated design support in open competitions
Looking forward
•  UK Research & Innovation: www.ukri.org
•  Innovate UK: www.innovateuk.org
•  Knowledge Transfer Network: www.ktn-uk.org
•  Look up the KTN Design Foundations group,
and myself (Ben Griffin), on LinkedIn
•  Talk to us today
There’s more to come, so keep in touch
#KTNdesign
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KTM	sector	experts	
#KTNdesign	
Health	IoT,	Digital	&	Creative	
Manufacturing	
Richard	Foggie	 Astrid	Ayel	 Terry	O’Neill	 Mehdi	Tavakoli	
Access	to	
Finance	
	
Mairi	Dillon	
Emerging	
technologies	
Ali	Anjomshoaa	
Lampros	Litos	 Ben	Peace	
Innovation	effectiveness	
Frank	Boyd	 Delina	Evans	
Working	with	designers	
Edward	Hobson	 Jake	Larsson
My	business’	challenge…	
	
I	need	to	be	sure	I	am	developing	something	that	enough	people	need	and	will	
pay	for	
I	need	to	prove	concept	without	sinking	huge	amounts	into	development	
I	need	to	engage	different	sectors	or	disciplines	for	my	next	development		
I	need	to	convince	investors,	partners,	board	members,	customers	that	this	is	a	
great	proposition	worth	getting	behind	
	
#KTNdesign	
Talk	to	a	designer	to	see	how	they	might	help
Lunch		
Enjoy		
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How	the	afternoon	will	work	
#KTNdesign
KTM	Sector	Experts	
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Health	IoT,	Digital	&	Creative	
Manufacturing	
Richard	Foggie	 Astrid	Ayel	 Terry	O’Neill	 Mehdi	Tavakoli	
Access	to	
Finance	
	
Mairi	Dillon	
Emerging	
technologies	
Ali	Anjomshoaa	
Lampros	Litos	 Ben	Peace	
Innovation	effectiveness	
Frank	Boyd	 Delina	Evans	
Working	with	designers	
Edward	Hobson	 Jake	Larsson
#KTNdesign
My	business’	challenge…	
Recognising	the	right	problem		
Am	I	developing	something	that	people	really	need	and	will	pay	for	it?	
Effective	collaboration		
I	need	to	work	in	new	ways	across	different	sectors	or	disciplines	
Managing	risk	
I	need	to	prove	concept	without	sinking	huge	amounts	into	development	
Better	communication	of	ideas		
I	need	to	convince	investors,	partners,	buyers	that	this	worth	getting	behind		
	 #KTNdesign	
Talk	to	a	designer	to	see	how	they	might	help	in
Keep	in	touch	
	
Ben	Griffin	 	Ben.Griffin@innovateuk.gov.uk 		
Edward	Hobson		Edward.Hobson@ktn-uk.org 		
Jake	Larsson 	Jake.Larsson@ktn-uk.org 	 		
Delina	Evans 	Delina.Evans@ktn-uk.org	
	
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#KTNdesign

Break Through Innovation, 22nd May 2018