We always knew Yorkshire was an innovative place, home to some of the most creative people, universities and businesses in the UK, but analysing the results of our innovation survey and subsequent map helped the Innovate York team to affirm this! We have had a fantastic response to the survey and now is the time to discuss some of the outcomes. One of the most interesting aspects of the survey results was the responses we received to the question ‘what’s the most innovative thing you have done?’
We knew it was quite a broad question and this was reflected in some of the responses the question... Read more
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By Brendan Tannam
23.05.13
By Claire Eldred
22.05.13
On Tuesday 14 May, SCY were invited to speak at a major government conference on the subject of continuous improvement in public services at the Manchester Conference Centre. The packed event was attended by over 200 directors and senior managers from all areas of local government and was designed to help move away from the old hierarchical structures of the past and towards a new, agile, business-like public sector.
SCY's Innovation Project Manager Claire Eldred was invited to present on the subject of sustainable and disruptive innovation. Below, is her experience of taking part in the... Read more
SCY's Innovation Project Manager Claire Eldred was invited to present on the subject of sustainable and disruptive innovation. Below, is her experience of taking part in the... Read more
By Daniel
13.05.13
The SCY Innovation Team have been building a map of innovative organisations working within the Yorkshire area as part of the ongoing Innovate York programme. This map has been built using Google Maps: My Places.
Creating the map
The data presented on the map was gathered by sending out an Innovation Survey, developed by the SCY Innovation Team in order to capture a picture of current innovation in Yorkshire - along with the region’s ambitions for the future.
When we began taking the information captured in the survey and thinking about how we would create a map, we considered our options and... Read more
Creating the map
The data presented on the map was gathered by sending out an Innovation Survey, developed by the SCY Innovation Team in order to capture a picture of current innovation in Yorkshire - along with the region’s ambitions for the future.
When we began taking the information captured in the survey and thinking about how we would create a map, we considered our options and... Read more
By Brendan Tannam
02.05.13
Innovate York has a new logo (above)! As well as designing a new logo, over the last week the Innovation Team were busy spreading the word about the programme from events in Harrogate all the way to workshops in Cape Town!
On Wednesday 24 April, Project Manager Claire Eldred and I attended 'Getting Connected - Planning for HS2’ at the Guildhall. It was an interesting evening with talks about the High Speed Two rail network from James Alexander, Leader of City of York Council; Colin Stewart, Global Rail Leader with Arup; and Russ Smallwood, Senior Programme Development Manager with Network... Read more
On Wednesday 24 April, Project Manager Claire Eldred and I attended 'Getting Connected - Planning for HS2’ at the Guildhall. It was an interesting evening with talks about the High Speed Two rail network from James Alexander, Leader of City of York Council; Colin Stewart, Global Rail Leader with Arup; and Russ Smallwood, Senior Programme Development Manager with Network... Read more
By Brendan Tannam
18.04.13
‘Innovate York’ is a two year programme delivered by SCY and the City of York Council, funded by City of York Council's Delivery and Innovation Fund.
The five main themes of ‘Innovate York’ are:
Economic Impact;
Community Engagement;
Workforce Development;
Building Capability and Infrastructure;
Growing the Innovation Community.
These may sound fairly broad but this breadth reflects the ambitious nature of the programme’s aims.
The themes can be broken down into some significant deliverables and priorities. SCY have already made considerable progress in delivering economic... Read more
The five main themes of ‘Innovate York’ are:
Economic Impact;
Community Engagement;
Workforce Development;
Building Capability and Infrastructure;
Growing the Innovation Community.
These may sound fairly broad but this breadth reflects the ambitious nature of the programme’s aims.
The themes can be broken down into some significant deliverables and priorities. SCY have already made considerable progress in delivering economic... Read more
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