The Innovation Scouts are a community of practice held for North West participants which focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship. Supported by the Innovation Agency through a programme of networking, learning and development opportunities, Innovation Scouts increase confidence in innovating, making connections and attaining practical entrepreneurial skills for the purpose of improving health and care services. Please complete this form to indicate your interest in becoming an Innovation Scout.
Benefits
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Innovation tools and approaches – design thinking, experimentation, thinking creatively, innovators mind-set, practical tools, hackathons, MedCamps.
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Culture and leadership for innovation – organisational readiness, strategy development, engaging staff in innovation, conditions for innovation culture, developing innovative teams.
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Innovation pathway – appraising evidence, evaluation, uptake of innovation, optimising diffusion.
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Entrepreneurial skills – entrepreneurs mind-set, business skills, creating successful start ups, intellectual property, commercialisation, navigating procurement, resilience and maintaining wellbeing.
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Coaching and mentoring – access to innovation coaches and business mentorship
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Thought leadership and site visits – bringing expert speakers on innovation and entrepreneurship and facilitating visits to leading innovative organisations.
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Connecting and networking – providing opportunities to share experiences and gain knowledge through networking with like-minded people.
Members
We seek to attract a wide range of clinicians and health professionals from across care settings as well as academics, innovation leads and social entrepreneurs, local NIA fellows and clinical entrepreneurs. Please forward this link to anyone you know who might be interested...
Please note there is no function to confirm this application form has been received if you have any questions please contact
karla.rimaitis@innovationagencynwc.nhs.uk.
