Small research organizations don\'t always have the staff to handle outreach activities effectively. So what do you do? Here are some slides I presented to the National Cancer Institute recently with some advice based on my experience.
The use of Open Badges to recognise non-formal and informal learningIldiko Mazar
Soft skills such as communication, teamwork, creativity and entrepreneurship are more and more in demand on today’s labour market and they may prove to be the decisive factor between two candidates with equivalent qualifications and experience. But how can we measure, improve and publicly display these skills in CVs or e-Portfolios? The ERASMUS+ funded eLene4work (http://elene4work.eu) and Open Badge Network (www.openbadgenetwork.com) projects are doing a crucial job to answer these questions.
An open badge is not simply an online representation of a skill somebody possesses, but also a means that allows its earner to verify their skills, interests and achievements. The aim of this workshop was to highlight how tailor made open badges can serve to promote the acquisition and demonstration soft skills demanded by the 21st century labour market.
After a short presentation, participants were involved in an engaging group activity and were able to experiment with creating their own open badges, using OBN partner, DigitalMe's open badge design canvas (http://www.digitalme.co.uk/assets/pdf/digitalme-badge-design-canvas.pdf).
This practical workshop was a preliminary teaser of a more comprehensive MOOC (http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/open-badges-network/) being developed by the Open Badge Network project.
Prototype Organization Chart | Innovation Platform Research University: 1Ed Morrison
In the future, organizational charts will be different. We are exploring circular organization charts that allow for flexibility around a tight core of hierarchically organized, stable functions.
Imperatives of organizing campus hackathonsHirePro
Organising campus hackathons involves a few important stages, right from identifying the right mode of engagement to collecting feedback from participants.
An overview of how to apply for Erasmus+ Youth Key Action 2 funding. For more information, go our application resources page: https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/application-resources
The Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) is a leading business incubator in Phoenix, Arizona, providing services and support to tech entrepreneurs in the region. This presentation, from Susie Pulido of the Maricopa Corporate College, will showcase how to build a incubation program and facility that offers relevance for startup companies for optimal impact and also diversified revenue streams for sustainability. *Note: This presentation was first given at the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) 2015 Annual Conference in Houston, Texas; October 2015.
The use of Open Badges to recognise non-formal and informal learningIldiko Mazar
Soft skills such as communication, teamwork, creativity and entrepreneurship are more and more in demand on today’s labour market and they may prove to be the decisive factor between two candidates with equivalent qualifications and experience. But how can we measure, improve and publicly display these skills in CVs or e-Portfolios? The ERASMUS+ funded eLene4work (http://elene4work.eu) and Open Badge Network (www.openbadgenetwork.com) projects are doing a crucial job to answer these questions.
An open badge is not simply an online representation of a skill somebody possesses, but also a means that allows its earner to verify their skills, interests and achievements. The aim of this workshop was to highlight how tailor made open badges can serve to promote the acquisition and demonstration soft skills demanded by the 21st century labour market.
After a short presentation, participants were involved in an engaging group activity and were able to experiment with creating their own open badges, using OBN partner, DigitalMe's open badge design canvas (http://www.digitalme.co.uk/assets/pdf/digitalme-badge-design-canvas.pdf).
This practical workshop was a preliminary teaser of a more comprehensive MOOC (http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/open-badges-network/) being developed by the Open Badge Network project.
Prototype Organization Chart | Innovation Platform Research University: 1Ed Morrison
In the future, organizational charts will be different. We are exploring circular organization charts that allow for flexibility around a tight core of hierarchically organized, stable functions.
Imperatives of organizing campus hackathonsHirePro
Organising campus hackathons involves a few important stages, right from identifying the right mode of engagement to collecting feedback from participants.
An overview of how to apply for Erasmus+ Youth Key Action 2 funding. For more information, go our application resources page: https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/application-resources
The Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) is a leading business incubator in Phoenix, Arizona, providing services and support to tech entrepreneurs in the region. This presentation, from Susie Pulido of the Maricopa Corporate College, will showcase how to build a incubation program and facility that offers relevance for startup companies for optimal impact and also diversified revenue streams for sustainability. *Note: This presentation was first given at the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) 2015 Annual Conference in Houston, Texas; October 2015.
Dr Inmaculada Higueras, Social Sciences and Humanities Thematic Lead/ Norther...IrishHumanitiesAlliance
From the IHA Impact in the Humanities event 8 June held in QUB and co-sponsored by InterTradeIreland.
Panel Two: Impact in Horizon 2020 and the EU
How is Impact conceptualised and captured at the EU level, in programmes such as Horizon 2020, and how does this affect academics, research officers and policy makers at the national level?
A practical introduction to - and overview of - the entrepreneurship journey, based on the ecosystem in Copenhagen area. From a lecture, I gave at Aalborg University CPH for engineer candidates (cand.polyt study) in the 'Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Business models'-course as part of the 'Converging Mediatechnology' track.
Most civic engagement offices and small nonprofit organizations are challenged to
effectively communicate and market their opportunities and accomplishments with few
staff and few dollars. We will share our experiences in utilizing solid planning and Internet
tools to communicate for success on a budget.
Emily Shields
Executive Director
Iowa Campus Compact
Justin Ellis
Program Coordinator
Iowa Campus Compact
Monique Ellefson
VISTA Leader
Iowa Campus Compact
The Garage Group on Bringing the Outside In: Collaborating with External Stak...The Garage Group
This is the deck from a talk we gave on Bringing the Outside In: Collaborating with External Stakeholders to Discover Insights and Build Big Ideas at the 2013 Cincinnati Innovation Summit.
Involving key stakeholders in innovation is a critical, but often overlooked criterion for success. Suppliers, influencers, third party buyers, customer gate keepers and other partners are not only critical to an initiative’s success, but they often have insight that can lead to bigger, better ideas.
This breakout session will share the importance of involving external stakeholders in the process of generating insights that lead to ideas; and in the process of developing, piloting and launching new initiatives. We’ll share 2-3 case studies to inspire participants to build an action plan (template to be provided) to map key stakeholders and specific action steps to involve them in a current or future innovation initiative.
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Outreach for Small Research Institutes
1. Goals & purpose for outreach To attract and train the best and most diverse students To enhance and expand our multidisciplinary research projects To translate our IP into technology that will serve humanity
2. Target Audiences Missed Opportunities Educators Patients Donors Small companies Collaborators Faculty Internal Media
3. Outreach Activities Professional Development Seminars* Annual Magazine Mini Symposiums*Events/Festivals Multidisciplinary Clinics*Newsletters Twitter Annual ReportPress Releases Face-to-Face* Annual Symposium* Communications Workshop* Research Laboratory Workshops*Website Company Visit Days* FacebookAnimations Conferences Lectures Visiting ProfessorshipsFlyers/FAQ Sheets Interviews College Recruiting EventsInternships* Collaborations *Active* versus Passive Activities
4. Measure of success? Staff: 2 8; Funding: 1 grant ($3M) 43 ($58M); Students: 5 IGERT 38 in various programs; Postdocs: 0 8; Corporate Partners: 1 8; Faculty: 8 (executive committee) 220+
5. Conclusions/Recommendations Set a few, focused objectives: What do you want to accomplish? Leverage available resources. - Externally, assign staff members to promote your agenda within their job descriptions (eg. Who is keeping your agenda on the media radar?) - Internally, what do you do well? Get buy-in from all participants associated with your group so that they become outreach vehicles for you. If something’s not working, stop doing it.