IP Outreach in Practice > IP Creation
Overview
Organizer: | National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) |
Country/Territory: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Focus: | Creativity, Entrepreneurship |
Outreach Tools: | Awards / Scholarships / Grants, Brochures / Guides, Case Studies, Competitions, Events, Films / Videos, Newsletters, Social media, Studies, Training, Website |
Target Audience: | General Public |
Details
"Creative Enterprise Toolkit": helps creative individuals take their bright ideas and turn them into successful businesses
"Neighborhood Challenge" (2010-2012) supporting community-led innovation; aims to show how community organizations – when equipped with the right skills, practical tools and small, catalytic amounts of money – can galvanize people to work together to create innovative responses to local priorities, particularly in neighborhoods with low levels of social capital
Training:
- "Starter for 6": an enterprise training program that supports up-and-coming creative entrepreneurs across Scotland
- "Insight Out": enterprise training program for creative individuals wanting to set up a business within the creative industries
- "Big Green Challenge" competition (2009/2010) to stimulate and support community-led responses to climate change
Several activities aimed at brokering partnerships for innovation
Links
http://www.facebook.com/nesta.uk
http://www.nesta.org.uk/areas_of_work/public_services_lab/big_green_challenge
http://www.nesta.org.uk/areas_of_work/public_services_lab/neighbourhood_challenge
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http://www.nesta.org.uk/assets/features/creative_enterprise_toolkit
[Date Added/Updated: Nov 22, 2012]