The Innovation Fund
Innovation in Digital Archiving Workshop
Applications to The Innovation Fund are now closed. However, you can apply to take part in the INNOVATION IN DIGITAL ARCHIVING WORKSHOP. Download application form and guidelines here.
Cornwall Film and University College Falmouth are hosting an Innovation in Digital Archiving workshop to support a partnership between a local digital media company and a Cornwall based heritage project with a large archive of material.
To apply to take part, you will need to complete an application form and return this to Cornwall Film by 27 March 2007. The workshop will take place at a convenient time in May.
Applicants must be a partnership of a digital media company and a heritage project. Both must be based in Cornwall. Only one project will be selected for the workshop.
What is an Innovation in Digital Archiving Workshop?
‘Innovation Labs’ have been a standard part of the toolkit for the product development lifecycle of large companies for many years. These labs are a short cut to new product ideas, the creative use of technologies, and Intellectual Property such as patents to protect products from competitors. As such these labs are a necessary process for any entrepreneurial company to stay fresh and ahead of their competitors.
The Innovation in Digital Archiving Workshop will consist of an intensive one to three day workshop, run by an experienced facilitator that takes a small well selected team of experts on a journey of discovery in search of innovation fusing creativity and technology. The team will mix different disciplines and types of people such as creative talent and technology expertise.
The starting point for a workshop is an ‘opportunity statement’ expressing an intent. The local digital media company and the heritage project act as ‘business owners’ who take responsibility for the workshop with guidance from the expert facilitator. Prior to the workshop the business owner recruits a team of experts and thoroughly researches all available background on the proposed area.
During the workshop the facilitator of the workshop will use a variety of processes moving back and forth from a wide vast view to detailed drilling down. The workshop initially flies over the whole landscape and makes a crude map of the main features. Then the ‘business owner’ selects areas of promise for in depth prospecting. The final output of the workshop is a write-up of the essential material for creating new patents, new business ideas, and other forms of intellectual property.
Both the pre-workshop preparation and the after-workshop exploitation of the results are essential requirements for maximising the success and future impact of these workshops. Therefore the scheme will provide mentoring for both the preparatory steps and for the post-workshop exploitation.
Do get in touch as soon as possible to discuss your idea in advance of making an application. For more information, call 01872 240 900.
