CRAFT Project

More great work by the team and partners.

💡 We love tools for Social and Impact-Driven Entrepreneurs! Co-creation is all around us whether we like it or not at times. And having a great team or stakeholders to create alongside is an ongoing plant to water and nourish. 🌱 To support social innovators in the Latvian, Romanian, and Croatian ecosystems, we've drafted an enhanced version of the ‘Team Member User Manual’ canvas for honing a successful team. Here’s what we’ve improved on the canvas: 👉Getting started: Added guidance instructions on how to use the tool, what to look out for, and best practices. 👉Expanding beyond work: Added new sections and prompts to the manual itself including personal preferences, values and impact positions, accessibility considerations, optimal wellbeing conditions and leveraging interests or hobbies.  👉Practical Implementation: Added an extra part with a suggestion on how to run a Team User Manual workshop. 👀Curious to see the first improved versions of the tools? Then join us for a CRAFT toolkit showcase & testing session! 📍Date: October 24th ⏰Time: 15.00 - 15.45 CET ✍How: It is online. Register via this link: https://lu.ma/zurce5h4 ✨ The session is facilitated by WorldStartup, which together with Impact Shakers has been responsible for the development of the tailored toolbox. #WeLoveTools #NewPerspective #ProblemSolving #SystemChange #SocialInnovation #innovation #IdeaGeneration  #CraftAction  #Impact  #ImpactEntrepreneurs #SocialInnovators CRAFT Project, WorldStartup, Impact Shakers, Babele, Ville de Toulouse, DISIE, Impact Hub Network, Impact Hub Bucharest, Impact Hub Zagreb, Impact Hub Liepāja

Let's start this week with a talk about compassion in everyday collaboration 🤗 There is a lot of focus on wellbeing in workplaces at the moment, and we are happy about that, because wellbeing is so fundamental that we encourage every organisation to consider integrating it into their daily work. 🫴 Providing a safe space for reflection and feedback can make a difference, simply by allowing people to express themselves freely. Setting the tone with wellbeing-focused guiding principles in the guidance before using any tools is a great way to ensure these principles are included in the work. For example, having "10 commandments for wellbeing" or "this is how we see wellbeing" followed by some bullet points can be helpful. What wellbeing practices do you use in your organisations? CRAFT Project, WorldStartup, Impact Shakers, Babele, Ville de Toulouse, DISIE, Impact Hub Network, Impact Hub Bucharest, Impact Hub Zagreb, Impact Hub Liepāja, Milena Ninova, Gerrit Jan van 't Veen, Diána P., Suzanne Jenkins, Lucia Radu, Ruxandra Creosteanu, Emanuele Musa, Mathilde Pellizzari, Anne Katrine Heje Larsen, Thea Arends, Victoria Dinu, Ana Raguz, Ilze Šupstika Funded by The European Union European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) EU Business Support #Wellbeing #Compassion #WorkEnvironment #SystemChange #SocialInnovation #innovation #IdeaGeneration  #CraftAction  #Impact  #ImpactEntrepreneurs #SocialInnovators

JOIN CRAFT TOOLKIT SHOWCASE & TESTING 🛠️ Most tools used to develop and accelerate businesses are originally made for conventional enterprises. At @CRAFT project we are rethinking the templates, canvasses, and training to fit impact-driven entrepreneurship and social innovation. During summer we have been working on a toolbox of 12 tools suited specifically for social innovators. This was developed in our co-creation community of Social Innovation Multipliers (SIMs), Social Innovation Actors (SIAs) and the experts from the consortium. Now we are ready to share a sneak peek on the first improved versions of the tools! 👀 💎 JOIN US ON THE 24TH OF OCTOBER FOR A CRAFT TOOLKIT SHOWCASE & TESTING SESSION. 15.00 - 15.45 CET, online What to expect from joining this session: ➢ Introduction to tools in development ➢ Toolkit methodology & community activities ➢ Tools' testing ➢ How to integrate tools into your support for social innovators. ✨ The session is facilitated by WorldStartup, which together with Impact Shakers has been responsible for the development of the tailored toolbox. By registering, you get access to the first public part of this session. Sign up to join the online session: https://lu.ma/zurce5h4 #WeLoveTools #NewPerspective #ProblemSolving #SystemChange #SocialInnovation #innovation #IdeaGeneration  #CraftAction  #Impact  #ImpactEntrepreneurs #SocialInnovators CRAFT Project, WorldStartup, Impact Shakers, Babele, Ville de Toulouse, DISIE, Impact Hub Network, Impact Hub Bucharest, Impact Hub Zagreb, Impact Hub Liepāja, Milena Ninova, Gerrit Jan van 't Veen, Diána P., Suzanne Jenkins, Lucia Radu, Ruxandra Creosteanu, Emanuele Musa, Mathilde Pellizzari, Anne Katrine Heje Larsen, Thea Arends, Victoria Dinu, Ana Raguz, Ilze Šupstika

CRAFT is featured in an article on REVES - EUROPEAN NETWORK OF CITIES AND REGIONS FOR THE SOCIAL ECONOMY. Here you can read more about our work with creating a toolbox of support tools for impact and social entrepreneurship. “By adapting support tools to the specificities of social entrepreneurs, the project aims to facilitate access to social entrepreneurship in its various forms and ultimately normalise this approach.” 👀 There is various interesting articles in the digital REVES magazine: https://lnkd.in/dtpr95Jx Through the digital platform and interactive workshops, CRAFT Project is co-creating tailored tools for business development, impact measurement, financing, and more. 👉 You can join our community and digital platform here: https://lnkd.in/dcA3VvQN We are supported by: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and EU Business A great partnership between: Impact Shakers DISIE Impact Hub Network WorldStartup Babele Ville de Toulouse Impact Hub Zagreb Impact Hub Bucharest Impact Hub Liepāja #CRAFTproject #SocialInnovation #SocialStartups #SocialEntrepreneurship #SocialImpact #SocialPolicy #ImpactEntrepreneurship #SocialEconomy #EISMEA #impact #systemchange #regenerativeeconomy

💡 Tools for Social and Impact-Driven Entrepreneurs! We’re excited to share insights from the CRAFT Project’s co-creation journey, where we focus on tools tailored for social innovators and impact-driven entrepreneurs. 🌍 Based on the business needs of Latvia, Romania, and Croatia, we've drafted an enhanced version of the Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas by Strategyzer suited specifically for social innovators. This was developed in a co-creation ideation process with local participants. Here’s what we’ve improved: 🔹  Broader applicability: Designed for companies, NGOs, and hybrid entities, ensuring relevance across various organizational types. 🔹  Multi-target group focus: Adapting the value proposition to account for the complexity of addressing multiple target groups, common in social innovation. 🔹  Refined prompts: Rephrased questions and wording make the canvas easier to understand and apply in diverse contexts. Values-driven framework: Embedding the CRAFT community’s values, emphasizing mission-focus, stakeholder wellbeing, impact (positive and negative), and flexible financing models. 🔧 “We believe tools carry culture and values. Social and impact-driven entrepreneurship benefits from rethinking templates, canvases, and training to better support the communities we serve.” - The CRAFT Consortium 👉Curious to see the first improved versions of the tools? Join us on October 24th for a CRAFT toolkit info & test-training session! #WeLoveTools #NewPerspective #ProblemSolving #SystemChange #SocialInnovation #innovation #IdeaGeneration #CraftAction #Business #BusinessModelCanvas #ValueProposition #Impact #ImpactEntrepreneurs #SocialInnovators CRAFT Project, WorldStartup, Impact Shakers, Babele, Ville de Toulouse, DISIE, Impact Hub Network, Impact Hub Bucharest, Impact Hub Zagreb, Impact Hub Liepāja, Milena Ninova, Gerrit Jan van 't Veen, Diána P., Suzanne Jenkins, Ruxandra Creosteanu, Emanuele Musa, Mathilde Pellizzari, Anne Katrine Heje Larsen, Thea Arends, Lucia Radu, Victoria Dinu, Ana Raguz, Ilze Šupstika

HOW DO YOU STAY CURIOUS? Today we would like to bring our attention to the very beginning of all new ideas - Curiosity 💡 Curiosity drives us to understand challenges better, to gather more information, to try out different approaches and to connect with others. As children we often let our actions be led by curiosity. It can be fun and valuable to allow this kind of energy into our adult lives and work. So, here’s some questions for you: 🎯 Do you spend dedicated time on being curious?  📆 Can you pick a day and time and add a reminder in your calendar to dive into something with a pair of fresh eyes? Whether it is by joining a webinar, reading interesting newsletters with your morning coffee ☕, challenging yourself with some thought provoking articles or reading up on trends and use cases from around the world, it's time well spent! How do you stay curious? 💭 #curious #curiosity #NewPerspective #ProblemSolving #SystemChange #SocialInnovation #innovation #idea #IdeaGeneration #CraftAction CRAFT Project, WorldStartup, Impact Shakers, Babele, Ville de Toulouse, DISIE, Impact Hub Network, Impact Hub Bucharest, Impact Hub Zagreb, Impact Hub Liepāja, Milena Ninova, Gerrit Jan van 't Veen, Diána P., Suzanne Jenkins, Ruxandra Creosteanu, Emanuele Musa, Mathilde Pellizzari, Anne Katrine Heje Larsen, Thea Arends, Lucia Radu, Victoria Dinu, Ana Raguz, Ilze Šupstika

CRAFT is featured in an article on #CORDIS Research Results about our work promoting social innovation in Europe. The CRAFT team is looking back at July’s Online Policy Summit with joy. We had some great knowledge sharing going on! ✨ 🛠️ This continues in our Living Lab Sessions where we are bringing together Innovation Actors in Latvia, Croatia and Romania in online co-creation sessions to test, evaluate and give feedback on different tools used to support social entrepreneurship. These Living Lab sessions are providing us valuable insights on how tools made for conventional businesses can be altered and improved to fit impact-driven enterprises and social entrepreneurships.  By this the CRAFT Project will develop a toolbox tailored to empower social entrepreneurs, changemakers and innovators to make a real difference in their communities. We would like to thank #CORDIS for the opportunity to promote our work. Read the article here:  https://lnkd.in/drFEuJ4v Read more on our website: www.craftaction.eu and follow us here on LinkedIn if you want to learn more or get involved in the future! 🚀 CRAFT is funded by The European Union, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and EU Business A great partnership between: Impact Shakers, DISIE, Impact Hub Network, WorldStartup, Babele, Ville de Toulouse, Impact Hub Zagreb, Impact Hub Bucharest, Impact Hub Liepāja Lucia Radu, #SocialInnovation #ImpactEntreprenuership #ToolsForSocialInnovation #SystemChange #SustainableSociety #RegenerativeSociety #ImpactDriven #SocialEntreprenuership #CraftAction

At the first CRAFT Policy Summit that we held at the beginning of July, we gained valuable insights from the invited experts in the panel debates and speeches. Critical perspectives were highlighted for advancing social entrepreneurship and innovation in Europe: 🇪🇺 The New European Innovation Agenda: Massimo Gaudina (European Commission) emphasised initiatives supporting sector-specific innovations in addressing global challenges, highlighting the role of social entrepreneurship in achieving societal well-being across Europe. 🚀 Diverse Entrepreneurial Perspectives: Insights from Cristina Căluianu (CED Romania ), Domagoj Boljar (Earthbound™ Eco Sneakers), Tatiana Glad (Impact Hub Network) and Cristian Ormindean (Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development Agency / Agenția pentru Dezvoltare Regională București-Ilfov) showcased the evolving landscape of social entrepreneurship, emphasising accessibility, ecological innovation, and the integration of beneficiary voices. 🔧 Innovative Tools for Impact: Discussions featured cutting-edge impact measurement tools like the Impact Score by Mouvement Impact France and the SKI.F.T project, a comprehensive initiative driving the green transition within the social economy. Octave Kleynjans (Mouvement Impact France), Elsa Brander, PhD (Kooperationen), and Daniel Krüger (TU Dortmund University) underscored the importance of co-creation and ecosystem approaches as essential drivers for meaningful social change and establishing sustainable models. 💡Policy Insights: Melis Aslan (OECD - OCDE) and Toby Gazeley (Euclid Network (EN)) underscored the importance of institutional frameworks, legal recognition, and data-driven policies to support social enterprises and ensure sustainable economic growth. 🌟 The Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool is an engaging learning resource. Mathilde Pellizzari (CRAFT Project) introduced the research results from CRAFT Better Entrepreneurship Policy Group which focuses on gathering data to inform policy recommendations for social entrepreneurship in Europe. You can join the CRAFT Better Entrepreneurship and help shaping future EU policy! Sign up: https://lnkd.in/dJyw2y8A Read more about the Policy Summit on our website: https://lnkd.in/dctUUX9H

Thank you! 🙌 🙌 🙌 Last Thursday, several months of work culminated when we held our first online Policy Summit! We are super happy and satisfied with the result! 🙏 🎤 We would like to thank all speakers and moderators for participating and providing their valuable inputs to the discussions. 👀 It was great to see that people from all over Europe, from Finland to Croatia and even from various African countries attended the interesting and educational panel discussions. Thank you! We hope that the conversation will continue. 🎯 Our work continues with building the European ecosystem of social innovators and impact entrepreneurs and finding the best practices and tools to support them. We will also continue to work with our research and present our overall recommendations to European policy makers. Follow us here on LinkedIn and on our website for more exciting news! www.craftaction.eu The pictures are from behind the scene at the ‘CRAFT control tower’ 👩🏻🚀 and a happy ’Yes! We made it!’ 🥳 moment afterwards with some of the consortium partners! 👏👏👏 Toulouse Métropole, Impact Hub Network, Impact Shakers, WorldStartup, Babele, DISIE, Impact Hub Liepāja, Impact Hub Zagreb, Impact Hub Bucharest Massimo Gaudina , Nicole Miquel-Belaud, Lucia Radu, Tatiana Glad, Cristina Căluianu, Domagoj Boljar, Cristian Ormindean, Octave Kleynjans, Elsa Brander, PhD, Daniel Krüger, Mathilde Pellizzari, Toby Gazeley,Melis Aslan, Emanuele Musa, Diána P., Milena Ninova, Loredana Breazu