Our first virtual Union was what we deem as successful. We discussed how in these unsettling times, we can transition to virtual contact successfully.

1. 18th June 2019
Innovation is no longer a contact sport.

2. Welcome
100%Open
Event Hosts: David Simoes Brown, Katie Walsh, Heli Heartland
Nicole Stevens, Ocean Costello, Rekha Mehr, Ray Leek

3. 16.00 – Welcome and Lockdown
Learnings.
16.15 – Give Get Introductions.
16.45 – Pitches.
Part 1
Agenda
17.00 – Panel.
17.15 – Non-contact Innovation
Brainstorm.
17.45 – Open Social.
19.00 – Close.
Part 2

4. Summer Union
Lockdown Learnings
● What have you learned
about innovation in
lockdown?
● Please post your top tip
in the box below.

5. Union Attendees By Region
Union is a club for innovation professionals.
We host meetups and connect people.

6. 100%Open
Our Mission
We connect the
suits with the
sneakers.

7. Summer Union’s Suits...

8. “No matter who you are,
most of the smartest people
work for someone else.”
BILL JOY, SUN MICROSYSTEMS
100%Open
The Open Innovation Imperative.

9. • Our global network and online communities
source exciting new ideas and technologies
• Colleague Crowds is an internal platform
that connects company silos and unlocks
new value
• Customer Crowds engage people to find out
new insights and co-create new concepts
• Discover Crowds are competitions to find
and select new technologies or partners
to commercialise
• e.g. UBS, Red Cross, CO4
CROWD.
100%Open
Our Services.
LEARN.
• Proven innovation tools to create an open and
innovative culture
• World-class academic leadership learning
modules with the latest management techniques
• Experiential challenges that embed learning by
doing and bring real results
• e.g. National CEO Program, Oman

10. • We help you create the right strategy, plan
and collaborative mind-set
• Manifesto is a clear and actionable
strategy contained in the answers to 6
simple questions
• Blueprint is a clear plan created using
research and collaboration between teams
• Accelerator consists of experiential training
and proven tools and techniques
• e.g. Barclays, LEGO, MOD
THINK.
100%Open
Our Services.
JAM.
• Our collaborative workshops mix diverse
people for maximum effective offline or online
• Explore Jams find unmet needs, new
partnerships and create fresh ideas together
• Extract Jams develop investable propositions
and select the most viable
• Exploit Jams build and test early stage
prototypes and new business plans
• e.g. Unilever, Nissan, Ford

11. ● We are physically prevented
from meeting
● We’re getting used to it
● It might even be better
● Let’s help each other learn,
adapt and succeed
Innovation is
no longer a
contact sport.
Sumer Union Theme.

12. Domestic
Missions in
Lockdown.
More Focused.
More Inclusive.
More efficient.

13. Lockdown Learnings.
Summer Union

14. Give Get Intros.
15 minute breakout.
In your breakout groups please record and discuss why you’re here!
What have you got to Give in a gathering like this?
What might you expect to Get?

15. 5 minute feedback.
Give Get Intros.
Breakout 1

16. Pechakucha!
Summer Union
Pitches
Let’s hear it for our three fine speakers!
We’ll be having a panel afterwards - please
record your questions in the Q&A pod below,
live as people are speaking.

17. Beth Susanne.
International Pitch Coach, Visions in Focus S.L.
New Rules for Uncertain Times….
Summer Union
Pitches

18. bethpitch
bethsusann
e
beth@bethsusanne.co
m
Crisis
Danger Opportunity

19. RESILIENCE
1. ACCEPTANCE 5. REFRAMING
4. UPSKILLING
3. INGENUITY
bethpitch
bethsusann
e
beth@bethsusanne.co
m
2. VISION

20. bethpitch
bethsusann
e
beth@bethsusanne.co
m

21. bethpitch
bethsusann
e
beth@bethsusanne.co
m

22. bethpitch
bethsusann
e
beth@bethsusanne.co
m
Online
Voice Tone Message Body Language
In Person
Voice Tone Message Body Language

23. Estelle Blanks.
Executive Director, SuperNetwork North East England.
Challenge led innovation
during COVID-19.
Summer Union
Pitches

25. •
•
•
•
Context

26. …

31. Mark Famy.
Innovation Development Manager, Saint-Gobain.
How focusing purposefully on
constraints can lead to
important (and often surprising)
innovations.
Summer Union
Pitches

32. LIMITLESS POSSIBILITY DOES NOT MEAN
BOUNDLESS CREATIVITY
THINK
THINKNEVER WORN
FOR SALE:
BABY SHOES,
-ERNEST HEMINGWAY-
LINKEDIN.COM/IN/MARKFAMY

33. NO MORE LARGE GATHERINGS
LINKEDIN.COM/IN/MARKFAMY

34. PLEASE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
LINKEDIN.COM/IN/MARKFAMY

35. FACE COVERINGS ARE COMPULSORY
LINKEDIN.COM/IN/MARKFAMY

36. HOW CAN YOU ‘THINK INSIDE THE BOX’ TO OPEN UP
NEW CREATIVE POSSIBILTIES?
LINKEDIN.COM/IN/MARKFAMY

37. HOW CAN YOU ‘THINK INSIDE THE BOX’ TO OPEN UP
NEW CREATIVE POSSIBILTIES?
LINKEDIN.COM/IN/MARKFAMY

38. Panelists Q&A
● Thanks for your questions!
● We’ll forward them all on to our speakers after Union
Summer Union
Plenary

39. Design the best non-contact
innovation programme.
Summer Union.
Breakout 2.
1. Explore phase - having creative ideas and building networks.
2. Extract Phase - selecting the best ideas.
3. Exploit Phase - building business models or routes-to-market.

40. 5 minute feedback.
Non-contact
Innovation Brainstorm.
Breakout 2.

41. What have we learned?
Summer Union

42. Thank You!
To our speakers.
Our flexible events team!
To you, Unionistas, for trying
something a bit different.
Summer Union

43. Networking!
Now open until 7pm.
Feel free to stay and converse together.
If you would like to chat to someone in a separate
room please invite them in a direct chat and then
let Ray know.
Summer Union

45. Thank you for attending
Thursday 18th
June 4pm