Discover the Problem:
how to discover the problem
that implementation partners
are in-love with, to secure their
participation in your Open Innovation
​process. 
with Elaine France

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The starting point for securing a range of implementation partners in your Open Innovation activities, is to bring them together to discover the problems that they are in-love with.

You want to secure their commitment to participating throughout the process, for their expertise and, especially, for their role as future funders for innovation teams creating radical solutions.

Too often, innovation activities start with what the organiser thinks is the problem, unmet need or challenge and only then they invite potential implementation partners to join the conversation.

To make real change happen - to set up the potential for this right from the start - we need to go back a step to create a safe space for discovery.

Bringing together expertise from strategic foresight, entrepreneurship and innovation work, Elaine France guides you through the process and tools for engaging implementation partners in sharing problems that they're prepared to invest in solving: enabling you to set a foundation for innovation challenges and building relationships.

In this workshop, your key takeaways are:
  • Learn strategic foresight activities to engage potential implementation partners in sharing the problems that they really care about finding solutions for.
  • Discover how to identify the 'sweet spot' of pains and gains that the group of implementation partners share.
  • Connect their concerns to the UN SDGs and climate targets to bring deeper insights about their 'why?' for problem-solving. 
  • Build strong relationships with potential implementation partners by enabling them to visualize their impact if they invest in problem-solving with expertise and funding...create the conditions for them to believe that radical, responsible and regenerative solutions are possible. ​
Who? This workshop is for team members tasked with multi-stakeholder engagement, building relationships and creating collaboration activities.

Standard Workshop Package includes:
  • Pre-engagement call to determine your needs.
  • Workshop design and delivery.
  • Workshop materials.
  • Wrap-Up Reflections Email/Call.

Standard Workshop Fees: Starting at 3000 CHF

Email: elaine@flowinaction.org to schedule a call to talk about your needs.