One large county. Two vibrant cities, several thriving towns, hundreds of hidden innovation gems. Known for its beaches and moors, Devon is a force to be reckoned with in business as well. This Board Away Day brought out what was most important for us to move forward and evolve with the times.
Who With
Working with people and organisations that aspire for better.
Our clients are businesses and research organisations in the public and private sectors. The events can be internal to your team or include a range of relevant parties, and can be held in person, online, or hybrid between the two. The promise is that we deliver effective conversations using a strategic, creative, inclusive approach, and you end up with tangible outcomes.
Here are some examples of the events we have delivered.
Talk to us to find out how we can help you.
Businesses in Orange posts
Research organisations in Blue posts
Intersections between them in Purple posts
Community assets in Healthcare
There is ample research evidence for the benefits of healthcare assets beyond the clinic. So how might we turn this evidence to policy and from there into the health system? What evaluation measures are needed for this translation and how might we make it happen? This was the conversation we facilitated for the UKRI’s Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Cultural heritage and climate change Consultation Event
Hosted at the British Council in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, UKRI’s Arts and Humanities Research Council and UNESCO-UK, Collaborative Capacities facilitated a consultation event to determine how policy making might help incorporate cultural heritage into climate change discussions.
Intergenerational Justice Consultation Event
Hosted by UKRI’s Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Collaborative Capacities facilitated a consultation event to explore initial steps towards embedding Intergenerational Justice in the design and implementation of everyday work.
Crop science data workshop
As one of the primary food sources in the global south, cassava is on the menu when it comes to talking about food security. The Gates Foundation has funded large research projects aimed at breeding cassava varieties that can withstand varied growth conditions and pests.
Duke Corporate Education ESG Academy workshop
As a Global Educator at Duke Corporate Education with a focus area on ESG, Sawsan delivered an interactive, engaging session on incorporating Environmental, Social and Governance elements into the innovation processes.
ZSL Project SIARC EDI training workshop
Facilitation of an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) training workshop for ZSL’s Project SIARC, with the aim of building capacity and developing best practice guidelines for the Project.
Green Infrastructure Project meeting and report
A multi-sector engagement to create a roadmap for restoring, enhancing and connecting Green Infrastructure for people and nature in a post-industrial landscape.
Food security consultations
The food security needs and priorities in the ten countries of Southeast Asia are based on a complex set of interrelated dynamics. We designed meeting formats and trained in-house facilitators to run consultation meetings around this topic in Southeast Asia.
Research culture intervention
Whole-university intervention to gain insights around research culture as part of the deliverables for the Declaration of Research Assessment (DORA) and to evidence the implementation of UKRI’s Concordat principles in each department.
Innovation for an improved business model
With business norms evolving, SMEs need to assess their innovation strategy and build resilience into their business model.
Research Strategy Meeting
Generate trust and cohesion, learn from past success, inform decisions for the future.
Land acquisition for carbon multi-sector workshop
The focus was on listening, noting, and arriving at decisions which consider every voice in the room and work towards the common good.
Revenue models for peatland restoration
A multi-sector generative conversation around market based approached to funding peatland restoration, hosted by the Great North Bog initiative and delivered with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Fast Track Impact and Finance Earth.
A broad cross-disciplinary collaborative programme
The hidden histories of environmental science programme was a broad cross disciplinary effort aimed at learning from the colonial past to inform a more equitable, inclusive future for the sector.
Online Innovation Strategy Workshop
This SME had reached a point where they needed to spend time on rather than in their business. We worked with them to unpack their success stories and focus on their future.
The Future of Work
Over 50 people from business, government, NGOs and academics collaborated on what the future of work might look like and what skills might this future workforce need. This was followed by a series of online workshops that gave insightful results around upskilling, reskilling and the impact of digital technologies on the future of work.
Cross-disciplinary research grant scoping workshop
Academic disciplines have different linguistic norms, progression requirements and cultures. Collaborative research projects are smoother, more productive and fruitful when these differences are understood by all parties.
Design Thinking Training
Ready to demystify a process that could transform your business? Heard all the buzz words and trying to figure out how to use them? It’s all quite simple really, and the results are a more innovative, resilient, secure business.
Diversity and Inclusivity in Tech
Women and minorities are still underrepresented at tech events – why is this and how can we encourage more inclusive engagement?
Design Thinking for Stroke Research
Research projects with community-focused outcomes are as much in need of innovation techniques as are market-driven businesses. At a focused, productive workshop participants co-created two collaborative project proposals that would ultimately benefit stroke patients and their carers. We also had fun…
Communication Training for Innovator Challenge
Speaking with clarity and confidence on complex topics: this is communication at its best. It is the sort of communication that is relevant to all business sectors and is key for a competitive advantage in presentations.
Academy of Medical Sciences
Collaborative research does not come naturally within the current reward system of established research excellence organisations. We explored how to get the most out of team science through building trust and provided tools for resolving the most common areas of conflict in scientific research.
The Water Challenge
A two-day innovation Bootcamp at the Environmental Futures and Big Data Impact Lab, University of Exeter, for business, NGOs and academic researchers. By the end, participants defined 6 actionable, fundable collaborative projects.