Last week, we were at the AESIS Network conference in Cape Town. Our own Irene Dal Poz led a workshop on mapping strengths and weaknesses of innovation ecosystems, and presented the newly developed SHAPE (Social Sciences Humanities and the Arts for the People and the Economy) Readiness Levels Framework which you can find here: https://lnkd.in/euc-Z5tF. Some key reflections below 👇👇👇 Stay tuned for more insights from the Cape Town Tech Transfer Week as well! #SHAPE #TechTransfer #Innovation
Last week was a busy one, attending the AESIS Network conference on "Societal Impact of Humanities and Social Sciences Research" in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 . A few reflections and learnings💡: - Building an impactful innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem requires coordination across different stakeholders, including not only the research and government sectors, but also corporates and investors. Furthermore, developing a strong and shared ecosystem vision is key to avoid the risks of donors' fragmentation and misalignment between key players' priorities; - We should move away from the "impact vs revenue generation" dichotomy. Social ventures and impact entrepreneurs still need to develop a financially sustainable BM to generate societal impact; - No "one-size-fits-all approach": what works in the Global North R&I ecosystems should not be considered as a blueprint for the Global South ecosystems. Thank you AESIS Network, Anika, Lucila, Claudia, and The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) for creating a space to share different views and perspectives around research, innovation and societal impact. Very much looking forward now to reflecting on and sharing best practices from all around the 🌍 around tech transfer and building effective innovation ecosystems at the "Cape Town Tech Transfer Week", organised by World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO, ATTP (The Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals), Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA), Universities South Africa, and AUTM❗ #societalimpact #Innovation #entrepreneurship #innovationecosystems #techtransfer