Ponencia de Maja Jurišić (SEYNers) durante su participación en el WorkShop de la Semana de la Energía Limpia de Canarias (4 y 10 de abril de 2016) organizado por el ICEACAN - Instituto de las Comunidades Energéticas Autosuficientes de Canarias - islas Canarias - España

1. HOW TO TURN IDEAS INTO
FINANCEABLE PROJECTS
Maja Jurišić
Croatia
Island Movement
Supported by

3. PROJECT IDEA
• You identified a problem in your society?
• You want to contribute to the change?
• You are unsatisfied with your job, if you have
one?
• You see the way how to improve a company
you are working for?

4. PROJECT IDEA
1. RESEARCH
IDENTIFY A REAL PROBLEM/NEED
• Explore about the similar projects and ideas
• Observe and rethink
• Stop / Look / Listen / Learn

5. PROJECT IDEA
2. CHALLENGE
CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
• Speak to your neighbor/friend/colleague
• Try new experience
• Challenge the status quo
• Make it fun

6. PROJECT IDEA
3. SHARE
COLLABORATION MULTIDISCIPLINARY
• Seek diversity
• Find a common platform
• Attract multidisciplinary team
• Focus on the positive

7. PROJECT IDEA
4. DO
KEEP TALKING START DOING
• Start small and test it
• Measure reaction
• Don’t be afraid of mistakes
• Done is better than perfect

8. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
THE MOST IMPORTANT
INGRIDIENTS OF PROJECT?
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC (FINANCE)
SUSTAINABILITY

9. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
1 LUNATIC, PROJECT MANAGER, LEADER,
HEFE, CAPETANIO, COMRADE, CRAZY
BEE…
+
GREAT SOCIAL SKILLS TO INFLUENCE,
INSPIRE AND MANAGE TEAM, COMMUNITY
AND ALL OTHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT

10. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
TEAM, WITH THE SAME VALUES, VISION
AND PASSION
+
NEEDED SKILLS
+
GREAT COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SELF
AWARENESS

11. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
TRUST
+
COOPERATION
+
HONESTY

12. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCES
- Which is the starting point?
- Do you have your own start capital?
- Do you have technical support needed for
work?
- Do you have team and whit which expertise?

13. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
TIME
- What is expected time period for developing
a project?
- Who is defining the deadline?
- What are the risks?
- Is there a plan B?

14. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
LOGIC
- Understanding the complexity of structuring
the project
- Visualizing the process of its development
- Defining clear objectives
- Communicate it simple and adjusted to the
varies of target groups

15. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
STAKEHOLDERS
TARGET GROUPS
MARKET
USERS
PARTNERS
SUPPORTERS…

16. PROJECT FINANCING
SOURCES:
1. Donators and sponsorships
2. Grants
3. Loans
4. Alternative sources

17. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY?
RETURN OF INVESTMENT?
LONG TERM IMPACTS?
PRODUCTS?

18. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY?
RETURN OF INVESTMENT?
LONG TERM IMPACTS?
PRODUCTS?

19. PROJECT RESULTS
- DEFINED
- ACHIEVED
- PREDICTED VS UNPREDICTED RISK
- ANALYSE
- LEARN FROM THE PROCESS
- TRACK IMPORTANT LESSONS LEARNED

20. HOW TO RUIN A PROJECT
- You’re always the smartest
- Communication gaps
- Discourage feedback
- Keep “important” information for yourself
- Confuse your team so they don’t see the big
picture
- Don’t create a environment for learning
- Don’t provide guidance
- Don’t be patient

21. HOW TO RUIN A PROJECT
• Make a rapid and short term analysis of
needs;
• Make a vague and thin specification of
requirements;
Ensure that these two phases have to be
executed quickly, preferably under time
pressure…

22. HOW TO RUIN A PROJECT
• Don’t have clear vision, mission, objectives and
values
• Create unclear roles and responsibilities
• If there are conflicting interests between the
experts and the beneficiaries, the experts are
right every time
Ensure that there is disagreement on objectives,
methods and processes. The best thing is
disagreement between the actors involved in the
project…

23. HOW TO RUIN A PROJECT
• Ensure that there is no unity and team
spirit
• Ignore your instinct and do the
opposite
• Don’t take a lot of coffee breaks!!!!

24. THANK YOU!