YEAR Annual Conference
- The deadline of the YEAR Annual Conference (AC) is approaching - 26th of April 2019.
This edition of the YEAR Annual Conference is taking place in Gothenburg on 27-28 May 2019, hosted by the YEAR member RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden).
During this 2-days event, professional trainers will give you practical tips and tools for collaborative innovative project ideas. In the conference, you will learn and get hands-on training on how to improve your individual and team innovation behaviors and establish cross-functional teams with higher probability for impact. The event aims to create a unique international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary environment, in view of proposing solutions for major societal challenges.
Training – The 2019 Annual Conference will focus on creating high performing innovation teams. The conference participants will collaboratively work in groups, which will be grouped according to their thematic preferences. Participants will learn to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment, and to align their innovative ideas to global challenges, which will be chosen from the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The interactive format of the Annual Conference will provide you with the opportunity to practice on and improve on the following skill sets;
- Problem finding & Problem solving (e.g. Association, the power of Randomness and Networking)
- Experimentation (e.g. Hypothesis validation, Backcasting from Dream project & Dream results) and Failing well
More info and registrations here: http://www.year-network.com/?ourevents=year-conference-2019-rise-to-innovation-being-a-team-player-to-bring-your-idea-to-live
A social weekend will take place before the conference (see details on the website). Travel costs are at your own expense.
