INNOLABS
WORK PACKAGES
Grant. No. 2014-1-LV01-KA200-000521
WP1
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
Developed for partners in LV, EST and CY = 3 in
total (university partners)
 Objective – to define the issues, objectives and
needs of each partner for establishing Innovator
model in their organization, background on
innovation support structures, networks,
initiatives etc
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problems and gaps in innovation;
 recommendations how to overcome them;
 stakeholders mapping
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ACTIVITIES
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O1-A1 Definition of feasibility studies
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NHL – leading know-how partner
AAU – contributor role
FS
SEI
IFS
VA
EKA
CUT
Define the structure, research methods, research sources,
interviewee target groups, number of interviews etc.
Time frame: 01-10-2014 – 01-11-2014 – to be replanned
WP1
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
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O1-A2 Research for feasibility studies
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VA – leading organisation, overlook the activity and do
their own data research and interviews
NHL – help with expert input
AAU – help with expert input
IFS – provide input and review function
SEI – provide input and review function
FS – provide input and review function
EKA – do their own data research and interviews
CUT – do their own data research and interviews
Carrying out research and data gathering for
feasibility studies. Interviews (10-15 for each study),
desktop research and statistical information will be
searched.
Time frame 01-11-2014 – 31-01-2015 – to be
replanned
WP1
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
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O1-A3 Feasibility studies: Analysis, synthesis
and report
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FS – leading organization, putting together the
feasibility studies
SEI – putting together the feasibility studies
IFS – putting together the feasibility studies
VA – closely collaborate with the intermediaries
CUT – closely collaborate with the intermediaries
EKA – closely collaborate with the intermediaries
AAU – expert competence where necessary
NHL – expert competence where necessary
Drafting and finalizing feasibility studies so that they
are usable and publishable.
Time frame 02-01-2015 – 28-02-2015 –to be replanned
OUTPUTS
Feasibility studies in LV, EST, CY (O1)
 Translation into English
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WP2
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR INNOVATION LABS
Partners from LV, EST, CY (university partners)
will start to develop their own bottom-up student
innovation labs.
- Description of proposed management structure;
- Involved stakeholders and partners;
- Participation in innovation networks and
undertakings;
- Roles and responsibilities to be carried out by
innovation platform participants;
- Future sustainability issues (after the project
ends);
- How to develop innovative products and services
for their local industries and local regions.
WP2
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR INNOVATION LABS
ACTIVITIES – STAFF TRAINING/STUDY TRIP I
O2-A1 Learning innovation from living labs I
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NHL – leading organization – prepare training
workshop, materials and organize study visits to
selected innovation lab places in Leeuwarden,
Delft and Rotterdam.
AAU – help with their own expertise
FS
02-01-2015 – 28-02-2015
WP2
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR INNOVATION LABS
ACTIVITIES – STAFF TRAINING/STUDY TRIP II
O2-A2 Learning innovation from living labs II
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AAU – leading organization – prepare training
workshop, materials and organize study visits to
selected innovation lab places in Aalborg
(Klimalab, WOFIE etc).
NHL – help with their own expertise
FS
02-02-2015 – 31-03-2015
WP2
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR INNOVATION
LABS
O3-A1 Preparation for Innovation labs
development plans
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FS – leading organization
VA, EKA, CUT – apply the know-how in practice and set up
development plans for innovation labs
NHL and AAU – will help with knowledge and experiences
about operation, institutionalization, sustenance and
growth development of such innovation labs.
Foresee the workshops, internal meetings and
drafting of development plans
 01-04-2015 – 31-05-2015
WP2
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR INNOVATION
LABS
O3-A2 Innovation labs development plans
FS – leading organization, takes control of the
progress and approval of development plan
University partners LV, EST, CY – development
plans ready for approval by university
management
 Final review and approval of development plans
 01-06-2015 – 30-06-2015
WP3
INNOVATION LABS CO-CREATION PROJECTS
WP3
INNOVATION LABS CO-CREATION PROJECTS
WP3 - OUTPUTS
O4 – Student teams will produce fully developed
product or service concepts, resulting in prototypes
and/or service visualisations/descriptions, social
projects, examples for community initiatives or
others.
Different medias for presenting (according to the
student works outcomes)
At least 20-25 project, 4-5 projects per university
(VA, EKA, CUT, AAU, NHL)
WP3
INNOVATION LABS CO-CREATION PROJECTS
O4-A1 Preparation of INNOLABS co-creation
projects
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NHL – leading organization, available for help via
electronic communications and will take a part in
stakeholder workshops, overlook this activity for all
partners
AAU – available for help via electronic communications and
will take a part in stakeholder workshops
VA, EKA, CUT – organize local workshops, meetings with
stakeholders, carry out needs analysis and foster studen
idea generation pocess and integrate the innovation labs
processes into education process
FS, SEI, IFS –follow this process and provide feedback and
support for this action.
Concrete implementation plans for each cocreation project for chosen stakeholder.
 01-05-2015 – 30-08-2015
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WP3
INNOVATION LABS CO-CREATION PROJECTS
O4-A2 INNOLABS implementation 1st stage: cocreation project idea generation
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FS – leading organization, follow this process and provide
feedback and support
SEI, IFS – follow this process and provide feedback and
support
VA, EKA, CUT – organize internal working groups to develop
projects, involve student teams and staff
NHL, AAU – help via electronic communications and provide
feedback
Students of diverse study fields will start to develop
the ideas for solutions for raised problems in previous
stage. In multidisciplinary teams student teams will
co-create concepts. The result-concrete innovation
ideas for stakeholders.
01-09-2015 – 31-12-2015
WP3
INNOVATION LABS CO-CREATION PROJECTS
O4-A3 INNOLABS Implementation 2nd stage:
co-creation project development
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NHL – leading organization, provide feedback in one
workshop, help via electronic communications
AAU – provide feedback in one workshop, help via
electronic communications
VA, EKA, CUT – organize internal working groups to
develop projects, involve student teams and staff.
FS, SEI, IFS – follow this process and provide feedback and
support
01-12-2015 – 31-03-2016
WP3
INNOVATION LABS CO-CREATION PROJECTS
O4-A4 INNOLABS Implementation 3rd stage:
Co-creation project development
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NHL – leading organization, provide feedbacks in
workshops and help via electronic communications
AAU – provide feedbacks in workshops and help via
electronic communications
VA, EKA, CUT – organize internal working groups to
develop projects, involve student teams and staff
FS, SEI, IFS – follow this process and provide feedback and
support
01-03-2016 – 30-05-2016
WP 4 METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
O5-A1 Ssustainable Innovation And
Entrepreneurship Methodology
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All partners will be involved in the preparation of
Methodology
Leading organization – NHL
All others participate with their input and provide
necessary contents for the Guidelines.
01-02-2016 – 30-07-2016
WP 4 METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
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O6-A1 Preparation and publication of
Guidelines for Intermediary Innovation
Networks
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All partners will be involved in the preparation of the
Guidelines for intermediaries.
AAU – leading organization
All others participate with their input and provide
necessary contents for the Guidelines
01-02-2016 – 30-07-2016
WP 5 DISSEMINATION
O7-A1 Project website development
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IFS – leading organization for website development and
operation.
All partners will provide input for website
Development of website structure, registering
domain name, preparation of visual identity
(including logo) and other necessary actions for
website development.
01-10-2014 – 31-01-2015
O7-A2 Operation of project website
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IFS – leading organization, maintain the website
technically and in relation to contents.
All partners feed in the information to the website.
Updating and content management of the
website
 01-01-2015 – 31-08-2016
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WP 5 DISSEMINATION
O8-A1 Preparation of dissemination plan
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CUT – leading organization, responsible for development
of the common English version.
All partners feed in the document the channels,
responisibilities and activities to reach their desired
stakeholder groups.
Drafting and preparing of detailed dissemination
plan.
 01-01-2015 – 30-04-2015
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WP 5 DISSEMINATION
O8-A2 Implementation of dissemination plan
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Each partner implements its dissemination activities
according to the plan.
02-01-2015 – 31-08-2016
WP5 - ACTIVITIES
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Project meeting and final event;
Development of project website (including visual
identity);
Brochure;
Development of detailed communication plan;
Press releases (2 in each country);
At least 1 project presentation at international
conference;
Summer camp and contest for project team and best
studen project authors (4 from each country);
Youtube channelling;
Workshops for stakeholders – 1 in 3 countries (LV,
CY, EST).
WP5 - OUTPUTS
1 website
 1 youtube channelling
 10 press releases
 Brochure in 4 languages
 Final event
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…TO THE HAPPY ENDING
31/08/2016
POINTS FOR DISCUSSION
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Criteria definition for student work
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Level/competences of students
Methodology
Multidisciplinary teams
Involvement of stakeholders
Durability
Social relevance
Conceptual framework
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What is INNOLABS