Innovation Caucus
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Management School
Abstract
The Innovation Caucus will undertake a wide range of project-based research and knowledge exchange activities to provide Innovate UK and ESRC with independent interdisciplinary social science insights on different topics related to innovation theory, policy, and practice. This proposal continues and expands the activities of the Innovation Caucus. The aim is to inform the thinking and shape the practice of Innovate UK and ESRC by drawing on the network of academics that comprise the membership.
The breadth of multidisciplinary expertise comprising the membership of the Innovation Caucus and its approach towards facilitating multiple projects are what distinguishes it from more conventional knowledge exchange initiatives. The format of the Programme of Work, comprising responsive mode and structured components, is able to accommodate an open and agile approach to meet the demands of Innovate UK and ESRC.
The core Innovation Caucus team led by Professor Tim Vorley as PI and supported by Dr Katy Wing as the project manager will provide the main interface with key contacts at ESRC and Innovate UK, as well as with the members of the Innovation Caucus. A key function provided is in brokering and facilitating knowledge exchange through the various activities and projects. Moreover, an important aspect of unlocking and realising the value of social science research is by encouraging more collaborative interdisciplinary engagement of the membership.
Building on previous work, the Innovation Caucus will develop its portfolio of activities ranging from the lighter touch engagement through consultation, to the design and delivery of scoping research for Innovate UK and ESRC. The proposed Programme of Work is based around five key activities, these are:
1. Responsive activities, including rapid responses to requests for evidence, more in-depth briefings, masterclasses and workshops;
2. Commissioned projects on social science questions of interest to Innovate UK and ESRC, funded via open calls to Innovation Caucus members;
3. PhD internships with Innovate UK and ESRC on short term projects providing valuable experience for doctoral students;
4. Core research projects, delivered by postdoctoral research associates across the duration of the funded period;
5. Communications and engagement activities intended to deepen engagement with Innovate UK, ESRC and the Innovation Caucus members.
The Innovation Caucus will work collaboratively with Innovate UK and ESRC to identify how the membership can help address current and emerging priorities. The step change in the proposed outcomes of the Innovation Caucus are to 1) Build a stronger community of engaged scholars in the field of innovation research; 2) Promote awareness and understanding in Innovate UK and ESRC around the value and use of social science research; and, 3) Develop and share research insights relevant to Innovate UK and ESRC from the social sciences to shape thinking and practice.
The Innovation Caucus is fundamentally about harnessing and leveraging the expertise and insights of the membership, to inform and shape to the work of Innovate UK and ESRC in different ways. As opposed to targeting a single major impact, the portfolio of engagement activities and projects are more likely to result in a series of 'micro impacts' that contribute to and enhance the work Innovate UK and ESRC over the 24-month duration of the funding and beyond to support sustainable, innovation-led economic growth.
The breadth of multidisciplinary expertise comprising the membership of the Innovation Caucus and its approach towards facilitating multiple projects are what distinguishes it from more conventional knowledge exchange initiatives. The format of the Programme of Work, comprising responsive mode and structured components, is able to accommodate an open and agile approach to meet the demands of Innovate UK and ESRC.
The core Innovation Caucus team led by Professor Tim Vorley as PI and supported by Dr Katy Wing as the project manager will provide the main interface with key contacts at ESRC and Innovate UK, as well as with the members of the Innovation Caucus. A key function provided is in brokering and facilitating knowledge exchange through the various activities and projects. Moreover, an important aspect of unlocking and realising the value of social science research is by encouraging more collaborative interdisciplinary engagement of the membership.
Building on previous work, the Innovation Caucus will develop its portfolio of activities ranging from the lighter touch engagement through consultation, to the design and delivery of scoping research for Innovate UK and ESRC. The proposed Programme of Work is based around five key activities, these are:
1. Responsive activities, including rapid responses to requests for evidence, more in-depth briefings, masterclasses and workshops;
2. Commissioned projects on social science questions of interest to Innovate UK and ESRC, funded via open calls to Innovation Caucus members;
3. PhD internships with Innovate UK and ESRC on short term projects providing valuable experience for doctoral students;
4. Core research projects, delivered by postdoctoral research associates across the duration of the funded period;
5. Communications and engagement activities intended to deepen engagement with Innovate UK, ESRC and the Innovation Caucus members.
The Innovation Caucus will work collaboratively with Innovate UK and ESRC to identify how the membership can help address current and emerging priorities. The step change in the proposed outcomes of the Innovation Caucus are to 1) Build a stronger community of engaged scholars in the field of innovation research; 2) Promote awareness and understanding in Innovate UK and ESRC around the value and use of social science research; and, 3) Develop and share research insights relevant to Innovate UK and ESRC from the social sciences to shape thinking and practice.
The Innovation Caucus is fundamentally about harnessing and leveraging the expertise and insights of the membership, to inform and shape to the work of Innovate UK and ESRC in different ways. As opposed to targeting a single major impact, the portfolio of engagement activities and projects are more likely to result in a series of 'micro impacts' that contribute to and enhance the work Innovate UK and ESRC over the 24-month duration of the funding and beyond to support sustainable, innovation-led economic growth.
Planned Impact
The Innovation Caucus is a knowledge exchange initiative, and therefore engagement and impact is intrinsic to the activities that comprise the Programme of Work. Given that the Innovation Caucus has been funded previously, there is a strategy and plan for working with Innovate UK to identify and initiate projects to meet current and emerging priorities. The focus of this proposal is to continue and expand the activities of the Innovation Caucus, with a view to promoting awareness and understanding as to the value and use of social science research in Innovate UK and ESRC and how it can better shape thinking and practice.
Since 2014 the Innovation Caucus, convened by Professor Vorley, has worked with colleagues at Innovate UK and ESRC to deepen and expand the portfolio of partnership activities. Over this period numerous projects and activities have been developed and facilitated with a view to harnessing and leveraging the expertise and insights of the members of the Innovation Caucus and contributing to and enhancing the work of Innovate UK and ESRC as the primary beneficiaries of the project. The step change in this proposal is extending the capacity of the Innovation Caucus to undertake a wider portfolio of responsive mode and structured activities.
As set out in the Pathways to Impact, the Innovation Caucus will facilitate and support a portfolio of activity engaging the membership of leading social science academics with interests in fields related to innovation theory, policy and practice. Ultimately, the impact of the Innovation Caucus is to facilitate more effective knowledge exchange between the social science research base and Innovate UK and ESRC. To achieve this the core Innovation Caucus team will deliver three key outcomes:
1) Build the membership as a strong community of engaged scholars in the field of innovation research;
2) Promote awareness and understanding in Innovate UK and ESRC of the value and use of social science research;
3) Develop and share research insights relevant to Innovate UK and ESRC from the social sciences to shape thinking and practice.
The project and activity based approach of the Innovation Caucus is premised on the engagement of the core team and the network of academics comprising the Innovation Caucus membership yielding 'micro impacts' that make incremental differences to Innovate UK and ESRC. Over the shorter term the value of social science insights are likely to be on a project by project basis, although over the medium term the intention is to engage and embed social science research more widely in Innovate UK and ESRC and at an earlier stage.
Deepening the relationship of Innovate UK and ESRC with the Innovation Caucus will give rise to new opportunities for research and engagement. In developing the reputation of the Innovation Caucus to date, building relationships and delivering on projects and activities has been an important aspect of gaining traction with further teams in Innovate UK and ESRC. The same has been true with the KTN, BEIS and the Smart Specialisation Hub. As set out in the Case for Support, the long term vision is to extend the reach and intensity of the Innovation Caucus and engage a wider and different sub-sets of the membership.
While the value of the Innovation Caucus is fundamentally in harnessing and leveraging the expertise and insights of the membership, achieving this is contingent on the core team. The role of Professor Vorley as the convenor of the Innovation Caucus has been in acting as a broker to the wider membership as well as facilitating and supporting the delivery of activities and projects. With increased capacity, notably the Project Manager and Postdoctoral Research Associates, the Innovation Caucus will have the ability to extend the portfolio of activities it facilitates and supports. It is this strategy that will ultimately increase the engagement and impact of the Innovation Caucus with Innovate UK and ESRC.
Since 2014 the Innovation Caucus, convened by Professor Vorley, has worked with colleagues at Innovate UK and ESRC to deepen and expand the portfolio of partnership activities. Over this period numerous projects and activities have been developed and facilitated with a view to harnessing and leveraging the expertise and insights of the members of the Innovation Caucus and contributing to and enhancing the work of Innovate UK and ESRC as the primary beneficiaries of the project. The step change in this proposal is extending the capacity of the Innovation Caucus to undertake a wider portfolio of responsive mode and structured activities.
As set out in the Pathways to Impact, the Innovation Caucus will facilitate and support a portfolio of activity engaging the membership of leading social science academics with interests in fields related to innovation theory, policy and practice. Ultimately, the impact of the Innovation Caucus is to facilitate more effective knowledge exchange between the social science research base and Innovate UK and ESRC. To achieve this the core Innovation Caucus team will deliver three key outcomes:
1) Build the membership as a strong community of engaged scholars in the field of innovation research;
2) Promote awareness and understanding in Innovate UK and ESRC of the value and use of social science research;
3) Develop and share research insights relevant to Innovate UK and ESRC from the social sciences to shape thinking and practice.
The project and activity based approach of the Innovation Caucus is premised on the engagement of the core team and the network of academics comprising the Innovation Caucus membership yielding 'micro impacts' that make incremental differences to Innovate UK and ESRC. Over the shorter term the value of social science insights are likely to be on a project by project basis, although over the medium term the intention is to engage and embed social science research more widely in Innovate UK and ESRC and at an earlier stage.
Deepening the relationship of Innovate UK and ESRC with the Innovation Caucus will give rise to new opportunities for research and engagement. In developing the reputation of the Innovation Caucus to date, building relationships and delivering on projects and activities has been an important aspect of gaining traction with further teams in Innovate UK and ESRC. The same has been true with the KTN, BEIS and the Smart Specialisation Hub. As set out in the Case for Support, the long term vision is to extend the reach and intensity of the Innovation Caucus and engage a wider and different sub-sets of the membership.
While the value of the Innovation Caucus is fundamentally in harnessing and leveraging the expertise and insights of the membership, achieving this is contingent on the core team. The role of Professor Vorley as the convenor of the Innovation Caucus has been in acting as a broker to the wider membership as well as facilitating and supporting the delivery of activities and projects. With increased capacity, notably the Project Manager and Postdoctoral Research Associates, the Innovation Caucus will have the ability to extend the portfolio of activities it facilitates and supports. It is this strategy that will ultimately increase the engagement and impact of the Innovation Caucus with Innovate UK and ESRC.
| Description | The proposed outcomes of the Innovation Caucus in this phase of work were to 1) Build a stronger community of engaged scholars in the field of innovation research; 2) Promote awareness and understanding in Innovate UK and ESRC around the value and use of social science research; and, 3) Develop and share research insights relevant to Innovate UK and ESRC from the social sciences to shape thinking and practice. As opposed to targeting a single major impact, the portfolio of engagement activities and projects are intended to result in a series of 'micro impacts' that contribute to and enhance the work Innovate UK and ESRC, supporting sustainable, innovation-led economic growth. Below we have highlighted a number of achievements of the work funded through this award. 1. The Innovators' Breakfast Club (Series 1 & 2). Utilising the social science expertise from across the UK, via the membership of the Innovation Caucus and other expert collaborators, we arranged a well-attended series of virtual events to inform Innovate UK's work on areas of interest. Attendance also included other interested staff members across UKRI, with each event allowing engaging discussions on important contemporary innovation issues in the UK. Based on demand we are working with Innovate UK/UKRI to take this forward into a third series. 2. Innovate UK Strategy Working Group. Building on the wide-ranging expert discussion at the Innovators' Breakfast Club series, a smaller group of expert social scientists was formed to provide insights to Innovate UK in relation to the formation of their new strategy. A series of discussions around the latest research-backed insights has taken place and the group remain available to provide expertise. 3. Supporting social science input into the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: the expertise of the Innovation Caucus members continues to be accessed to provide social science insight across a number of ISCF challenges as outlined in our submission. A key impactful outcome has been our ability to act as a conduit to the social science academic community through the organisation and facilitation of events in response to ESRC requests, exemplified by our Manufacturing Made Smarter Research Director town hall event. This event enabled more informed applications for the position and as a result of its success, a further event supporting another Challenge area is being planned. 4. Supporting Diversity and Inclusion in Innovation: The Innovation Caucus conducted a study identifying the opportunities, challenges and support needs of disabled and ethnic minority innovators. The project was commissioned by Innovate UK's Head of Equality and Diversity and the findings confirmed that participation in business innovation is influenced not only by minority status, but also by intersections with other social categories, such as gender, age and class, within which that minority status is embedded. The resultant report was published on government webpages and included a series of practical recommendations which are currently being taken forward by Innovate UK. 5. Supporting ecosystem development in the UK space sector: The Innovation Caucus conducted a primary research project exploring the foundations, current characteristics, and factors affecting future growth of the UK space industry across five self-identifying clusters. The project resulted in a practical assessment tool to help policymakers and leaders within clusters to understand and reflect on their own development needs. Discussions and exploration of further uses of the tool are being taken forward. See grant ES/T000570/2 for most recent and updated key findings. |
| Exploitation Route | Within each individual output detailed in this submission we have outlined the specific ways in which we expect each area to be taken forward. Taking a higher level view, we can return to the three areas outlined in our Pathways to Impact statement as a guide. Under our first outcome area 1.'Build a stronger community of engaged scholars in the field of innovation research' we have now increased the number of Innovation Caucus members involved with Innovate UK and ESRC and strengthened those relationships. This increasingly strong community has built the capacity of policy-engaged innovation scholars going forward. Under our second outcome 2) Promote awareness and understanding in Innovate UK and ESRC around the value and use of social science research, through our a comprehensive series of events, engagements and research projects as outlined in our submission we increased an awareness of the utility of social science research across a wide range of sectors that will endure through a legacy of assets, many of which are made publicly available to a non-academic audience where possible (publications, event videos, toolkits as outlined in our submission). Lastly we have sought to 3) Develop and share research insights relevant to Innovate UK and ESRC from the social sciences to shape thinking and practice - within this area our research insights are co-created, enabling the capacity and greater likelihood of being taken forward, as well as always being delivered with a practical recommendations for taking forward. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| URL | http://innovationcaucus.co.uk/ |
| Description | The Innovation Caucus has been very active during this reporting period, seeking to provide agile social science insight to support innovation activity during this challenging period. As a knowledge exchange, translational and capacity building initiative the Innovation Caucus core team continues to work with the membership of 80 academics to deliver research-based insights that inform and influence the thinking of Innovate UK and ESRC. Within this reporting period, the support we offer has widened to several additional funding councils within UKRI. The Innovation Caucus has continued to deliver on a programme of activity delivered through a combination of Core Projects undertaken by the Innovation Caucus Research Associates, Responsive Activities, Commissioned Projects and PhD Internships. A move to virtual working has led to new opportunities to widen the reach of social science insight through engaging online activities such as the successful 'Innovator's Breakfast Club' series 1 and 2 with colleagues across Innovate UK. Recent projects that have informed the thinking and practice of Innovate UK include: i) understanding the impact of Covid-19 on Innovate UK funded firms, ii) understanding nature and interconnection of Standards Regulation and Trust in supporting innovation, iii) exploring societal and environmental impacts in innovation funding, and iv) examining the nature of scaling up and the support needed to enable it. These projects were undertaken and completed with colleagues at Innovate UK and ESRC in relation to specific questions and projects asked of the Innovation Caucus members. See grant ES/T000570/2 for most recent impacts and outputs. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2020 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Education,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | Assessing the impact of Covid-19 on Innovate UK award holders - wave 1: Final report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Understanding the impact of Covid on Innovate UK award holders will help inform efforts to support innovative businesses during the pandemic and beyond. |
| Description | Assessing the impact of Covid-19 on Innovate UK award holders - wave 2: Final report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Understanding the impact of Covid on Innovate UK award holders will help inform efforts to support innovative businesses during the pandemic and beyond. |
| Description | Diversity & Inclusion - Final Report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | This report shed light on the involvement of people with disabilities and from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in business innovation and provided recommendations for increasing diversity and inclusion in business innovation |
| Description | Space Project - Briefings and Report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Understanding the promise and prospect of growth of the space economy from both a UK-wide and place-based perspective reduces the risk of the space economy becoming overly fragmented. Outlining the clusters of the space agencies has led onto a further project looking at clusters from a wider perspective. |
| Description | Wider Social & Societal Impacts - Final Report (2019-2020) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Reviewing Innovate UK projects concluded they delivered the necessary building blocks that could be built upon for further future delivery of progress against SDGs and wider societal and social impacts and provided practical recommendations to that effect. |
| Description | Innovation & Research Caucus |
| Amount | £7,500,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/X010759/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2023 |
| End | 03/2026 |
| Description | PhD Internship: Helping Innovators to Manufacture |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Innovation Caucus recruited the PhD intern through an open process, with the successful applicant from the University of Strathclyde undertaking the internship placement with the KTN. Innovate UK is also a stakeholder in the project. The Innovation Caucus is supporting the intern on an ongoing basis, to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved for the KTN, Innovate UK and for the PhD student. This involves academic guidance from the PI, administrative support, and input from the Project Manager to help keep the project on track. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The PhD intern is being supervised by a manager in the KTN Manufacturing team. The University of Strathclyde is allowing the intern to take time out of her doctoral studies to undertake the placement. |
| Impact | The output to date is a literature review on the challenges of hardware commercialisation and scaling up manufacturing. Anticipated outcomes and impact will arise from a mapping of the support currently available, qualitative interviews with innovators, and recommendations as to how best KTN can provide future support. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | PhD Internship: Helping Innovators to Manufacture |
| Organisation | Knowledge Transfer Network |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Innovation Caucus recruited the PhD intern through an open process, with the successful applicant from the University of Strathclyde undertaking the internship placement with the KTN. Innovate UK is also a stakeholder in the project. The Innovation Caucus is supporting the intern on an ongoing basis, to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved for the KTN, Innovate UK and for the PhD student. This involves academic guidance from the PI, administrative support, and input from the Project Manager to help keep the project on track. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The PhD intern is being supervised by a manager in the KTN Manufacturing team. The University of Strathclyde is allowing the intern to take time out of her doctoral studies to undertake the placement. |
| Impact | The output to date is a literature review on the challenges of hardware commercialisation and scaling up manufacturing. Anticipated outcomes and impact will arise from a mapping of the support currently available, qualitative interviews with innovators, and recommendations as to how best KTN can provide future support. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | PhD Internship: Helping Innovators to Manufacture |
| Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Innovation Caucus recruited the PhD intern through an open process, with the successful applicant from the University of Strathclyde undertaking the internship placement with the KTN. Innovate UK is also a stakeholder in the project. The Innovation Caucus is supporting the intern on an ongoing basis, to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved for the KTN, Innovate UK and for the PhD student. This involves academic guidance from the PI, administrative support, and input from the Project Manager to help keep the project on track. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The PhD intern is being supervised by a manager in the KTN Manufacturing team. The University of Strathclyde is allowing the intern to take time out of her doctoral studies to undertake the placement. |
| Impact | The output to date is a literature review on the challenges of hardware commercialisation and scaling up manufacturing. Anticipated outcomes and impact will arise from a mapping of the support currently available, qualitative interviews with innovators, and recommendations as to how best KTN can provide future support. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | PhD Internship: Modelling RoI at the Firm Level |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Innovation Caucus recruited the PhD intern through an open process, with the successful applicant from the University of Bath undertaking the internship placement with Innovate UK. The KTN is also a stakeholder in the project. The Innovation Caucus is supporting the intern on an ongoing basis, to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved for Innovate UK, KTN and for the PhD student. This involves academic guidance from the PI, administrative support, and input from the Project Manager to help keep the project on track. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Innovate UK is hosting the PhD internship, with the Evaluation - Lead Specialist supervising the work. The KTN is a stakeholder with an interest in the model that is being developed. The University of Bath is allowing the intern to take time out of his PhD research to undertake the placement. |
| Impact | The output to date is a literature review on measuring private and social R&D returns. The main output from the project will be a tool for measuring return on investment at the firm level, which is currently under development. An anticipated outcome will be to support Innovate UK to measure the return on its investments. A further anticipated outcome is the KTN's use of the tool as a firm level calculator. There is also potential for the collaboration to have an influence on innovation policy. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | PhD Internship: Modelling RoI at the Firm Level |
| Organisation | Knowledge Transfer Network |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Innovation Caucus recruited the PhD intern through an open process, with the successful applicant from the University of Bath undertaking the internship placement with Innovate UK. The KTN is also a stakeholder in the project. The Innovation Caucus is supporting the intern on an ongoing basis, to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved for Innovate UK, KTN and for the PhD student. This involves academic guidance from the PI, administrative support, and input from the Project Manager to help keep the project on track. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Innovate UK is hosting the PhD internship, with the Evaluation - Lead Specialist supervising the work. The KTN is a stakeholder with an interest in the model that is being developed. The University of Bath is allowing the intern to take time out of his PhD research to undertake the placement. |
| Impact | The output to date is a literature review on measuring private and social R&D returns. The main output from the project will be a tool for measuring return on investment at the firm level, which is currently under development. An anticipated outcome will be to support Innovate UK to measure the return on its investments. A further anticipated outcome is the KTN's use of the tool as a firm level calculator. There is also potential for the collaboration to have an influence on innovation policy. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | PhD Internship: Modelling RoI at the Firm Level |
| Organisation | University of Bath |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Innovation Caucus recruited the PhD intern through an open process, with the successful applicant from the University of Bath undertaking the internship placement with Innovate UK. The KTN is also a stakeholder in the project. The Innovation Caucus is supporting the intern on an ongoing basis, to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved for Innovate UK, KTN and for the PhD student. This involves academic guidance from the PI, administrative support, and input from the Project Manager to help keep the project on track. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Innovate UK is hosting the PhD internship, with the Evaluation - Lead Specialist supervising the work. The KTN is a stakeholder with an interest in the model that is being developed. The University of Bath is allowing the intern to take time out of his PhD research to undertake the placement. |
| Impact | The output to date is a literature review on measuring private and social R&D returns. The main output from the project will be a tool for measuring return on investment at the firm level, which is currently under development. An anticipated outcome will be to support Innovate UK to measure the return on its investments. A further anticipated outcome is the KTN's use of the tool as a firm level calculator. There is also potential for the collaboration to have an influence on innovation policy. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Title | Business Model Innovation Toolkit |
| Description | Tim Vorley produced the Business Model Innovation Toolkit to aid businesses to take a journey through their business model and give insights and thinking points on how to alter and improve their business models. A new variation of this has been created and after a number of engagement activities, requests have been made for the Business Model Innovation Toolkits. These come in an online and hardcopy version. Details have been provided to all of the online version and hard copies are sent to those who request. Requests have come from a variety of organisations including Government Intellectual Property Office, Local Authorities and private businesses. |
| Type Of Technology | Physical Model/Kit |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | There has been a wider audience engaging with the toolkit and they have also been able to receive a physical card deck to interact with. |
| Description | "The Influence of Public Opinion on Regulatory and Policy Constructs in explaining diversity in the evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems: a study of the UK bioscienc " |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at the International Conference for Innovation and Enrepreneurship 2022 to disseminate knowledge gathered from the BBSRC-funded project on profile of UK bioscience commercialisation & innovation. The conference is linked to a special issue of a 3* journal (on the Chartered Association of Business Schools journal ranking) which looks at the topic of " Opening Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Black Boxes". The conference was be attended by the likes of Erik Stam and Niels Bosma who are leading experts in the field and will be guest editors for the special issue. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Assessment process discussions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | To ensure the continued efficacy of the Innovate UK assessment process, further consultative discussions have been undertaken to discuss any possible evidence-based improvements. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Book Writing Workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Innovation Caucus are pulling together an edited collection in association with the publisher Edward Elgar, based on the expertise of our academic members plus wide-ranging partners across the UK, including policy makers and knowledge exchange professionals. The book is intended as a practical, experience-based how-to to having impact with your research insights. We are currently in the writing phase which has been intentionally designed to provide opportunities for valuable conversations and new connections between policymakers, researchers and KE professionals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Cabinet Office Innovation Team Workshop (LSE, London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Innovation Caucus and the ESRC-funded Productivity Insights Network jointly contributed to a National Leadership Centre (NLC) workshop after supporting the Cabinet Office Open Innovation Team to provide academic expertise in the areas of innovation, leadership and economics to contribute to the discussion. The workshop focused on how we can measure the impact of public sector leadership and was designed to inform the work of the NLC. This sparked discussion on innovative leadership development measures and also on appropriate metrics by which it might be possible to measure leadership impact in the public sector. NLC reported on the day that the discussions would be a helpful source of information in informing the delivery plans moving forward. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Catapult Project CEO Meetings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Undertaking meetings with the CEOs of the Catapult Network to gather data and information needed to inform the Logic Model and Econometric Framework for the final Catapult Project Report. These were held across 9 Catapults with the CEO, Impact Leads and Relationship Managers in attendance. These meetings were invaluable in the gathering of detailed information to establish the baseline of the Catapult's actions at each level in order to feed into the final report for Phase 2 and the planning for Phase 3. These have also created relationships with these institutions and lead on to further work for Phase 3 of the Catapult Analysis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Commercialisation of Research out of Social Science at ASPECT showcase |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | "In partnership with ASPECT's Translational Impact Accelerator Hub, Cardiff University through ASPECT network invited Dr Syahirah Abdul Rahman as a guest speaker. The event was an interactive, in-person showcase day, comprising a workshop, networking opportunities, pitches, and panel discussion at Cardiff University's Social Sciences Research Park. The showcase delivered demand-led activities, a pitch event and a panel session. Dr Syahirah Abdul Rahman presented on her work with Innovation Caucus and the ESRC on challenges in commercialisation of research out of social science. She also acted as one of the reviewers for the pitch session. " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Differing Approaches to Social Investment in UK Policy Documents |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Conference presentation at the International Social Innovation Conference in Halifax Nova Scotia on the academic outputs from the Regional Approaches to Social Investment project. Specifically on the policy analysis that Nadeen, Shera and I have been working on for a paper and which will be presented to ESRC in 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Dissemination event for Societal and Environmental Impact of Innovation Policy project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dissemination event where the Innovation Caucus Research Associate had a 10 minute presentation followed by Q&As relating to her core project 'Societal and Environmental Impact of Innovation Policy' and the impact this is having. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Diversity & Inclusion - presentation at CREME conference. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Innovation Caucus was invited to present findings from the research project on increasing the participation of BAME communities in business innovation, at CREME's Annual Ethic Minority Business Conference. The presentation was delivered alongside Innovate UK's Head of Diversity & Inclusion Programmes. It initiated questions from the audience and discussion on how to address challenges and support needs, so as to increase the participation of ethnic minorities in business innovation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Future Flight Fridays |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A number of Innovation Caucus members participated as speakers in Future Flight Friday events. Future Flight Fridays was the Knowledge Transfer Network's webinar series that helped anyone interested in becoming involved in the programme foster collaborations and share knowledge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Gearing Up for the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund - Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This Innovation Caucus event was delivered in partnership with the University of Strathclyde, with contributors from the ESRC, Innovate UK and the KTN. It brought together academics and industrial partners to provide information and insights to prepare for forthcoming calls under Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), with a particular focus on the Future Flight and Manufacturing Made Smarter challenges. It highlighted the opportunities for businesses to collaborate with social scientists and technologists on multidisciplinary challenges, with social science adding value in a variety of areas, from business models to regulation, and from supply chains to societal acceptance. The event enabled academics and industrial partners to find out more about ISCF challenges, and to explore the potential to contribute to bids and build new partnerships. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gearing-up-for-the-industrial-strategy-challenge-fund-tickets-7480519... |
| Description | Innovate UK strategy working group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Following on from the Innovators' Breakfast clubs, Innovate UK requested a working group, including four experienced Innovation Caucus social scientists to act as critical friends and provide insight into the progression of the new Innovate UK strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Innovation Caucus Members Event 2nd June 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Innovation Caucus held their Annual Event online. This event brought together Innovation Caucus members with key stakeholders from Innovate UK and ESRC. Five speakers, including three ISCF Challenge Directors, Online presented the Challenges and outlined new calls that are coming, developed a shared understanding of Innovate UK's and ESRC's strategic priorities, and identified how the social sciences and the Innovation Caucus can support. Covid-19 and the response to this crisis was also a topic in a later additional session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://innovationcaucus.co.uk/2022/10/06/highlights-from-icmembersevent22-sustaining-the-future-of-... |
| Description | Innovation Caucus Members' Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This event brought together Innovation Caucus members (social science academics from across the UK) with key stakeholders from Innovate UK, ESRC and KTN. It provided an introduction to the Innovation Caucus for new members, developed a shared understanding of Innovate UK's and ESRC's strategic priorities, and identified how the social sciences and the Innovation Caucus can support the implementation of UKRI Delivery Plans and Industrial Strategy Challenges. It also provided an opportunity for Innovation Caucus members to feed into the planning of future Innovation Caucus activity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Innovation Caucus website blogs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Multiple blogs have been produced for the Innovation Caucus website and publicised via Twitter. Example blogs were on; Exploring the potential of AI & Data Technologies in the Service Economy, Modelling Return on Investment (ROI) at the firm-level, Increasing business-university collaboration for innovation beyond 12% and Helping Innovate UK understand their grant assessment process. The intended purpose of these was to disseminate information relating to the activities, events and research of members of the Innovation Caucus, as well as the Innovation Caucus itself, via the website, and to a wider audience via Twitter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020,2021 |
| URL | https://innovationcaucus.co.uk/news/ |
| Description | Innovators Breakfast Club Webinar series 1 & 2 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Innovators' Breakfast Club is an exciting collaboration between the Innovation Caucus, Innovate UK and the Enterprise Research Centre. During each event a number of social science academics provide short 'thought leadership' inputs, alongside an input by a relevant professional from Innovate UK / UKRI. Topics are selected as of interest to Innovate UK / UKRI staff. Series 1 had five webinars covering Diffusion, Commercialisation, Scale ups, Societal Impact and FDI. These webinars have seen fantastic numbers with a really rich and varied discussion after the speaker slots. These were designed to inform Innovate UK on their thoughts for policies going forwards and we worked closely with Innovate UK to ensure these are impactful and insightful. The participant numbers were consistently high with turnout from Innovate UK, ESRC, EPSRC, ERC and Innovation Caucus members with an average of 71 registrations for each webinar. After the success of the first series of the Innovators' Breakfast Club, Innovate UK requested a further four morning sessions to aid with the development of their new strategy. Continuing on a Wednesday morning, people from UKRI, the Enterprise Research Centre and Innovation Caucus came to hear from a variety of provocations and participate in engaging discussions. This second series saw topics of EDI, Levelling Up, Talent & Skills and Collaboration - attendance was again consistently high. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Introduction to social sciences presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This presentation on the Introduction to Social Sciences was presented to Innovate UK and was designed to get non academics to think about what social sciences can bring to an activity. This was linked to the creation of the Social Science Toolkit. This will enable various external parties to present information about Social Sciences and disseminate key information of how the Social Sciences can be of help and contribute to many external activities and research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Low cost nuclear rapid response |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Innovation Caucus was approached by ESRC to provide social science expertise to contribute to a Low Cost Nuclear (ISCF) dialogue via virtual event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Manufacturing Made Smarter Town Hall event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The ESRC issued a pre-call for a Manufacturing Made Smarter (MMS) Research Director. The Innovation Caucus assisted the promotion of this call among interested parties via an online 'Town Hall' event. The Innovation Caucus planned and hosted the event with speakers including another ISCF Research Director, a Network+ Director, the MMS Challenge Director and the ESRC MMS Senior Manager. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Manufacturing Made Smarter supply chain workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Tim Vorley gave a presentation to 100 people on Manufacturing Made Smarter at the Aero & Auto workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Meet the Prof |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Small Business Saturday UK teamed up with Tim Vorley to help small business owners adapt their business model to the current climate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Meeting with Jo Burgess (Head of Talent and Skills, Innovate UK) to discuss Innovation Caucus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Project Lead and Project Manager held a meeting with the Head of Skills at Innovate UK to discuss what the Innovation Caucus can do for Innovate UK and how the Innovation Caucus may build on the excellent academic-practice dialogue at the Talent & Skills episode of the Innovators' Breakfast club. Increased awareness of the Innovation Caucus and possible ways in which we could offer further value were discussed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Members' Event 2nd June |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Innovation Caucus held their Annual Event online. This event brought together Innovation Caucus members with key stakeholders from Innovate UK and ESRC. Five speakers, including three ISCF Challenge Directors, presented the Challenges and outlined new calls that are coming, developed a shared understanding of Innovate UK's and ESRC's strategic priorities, and identified how the social sciences and the Innovation Caucus can support. Covid-19 and the response to this crisis was also a topic in a later additional session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Navigating the design to manufacture journey - online presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Tim Vorley presented Business Model Innovation at the Knowledge Transfer Network's Design to Manufacture Journey webinar. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Open Academics in the Business School - Using entrepreneurial skills and mindsets to create porous organisational boundaries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation was awarded one of two Best Paper Pitches at the Northern Advanced Research Training Initiative (NARTI) Mini Conference on Engaged Research. The prize is mentorship and accelerated review process to International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The paper stems from the Caucus approach and the impact interviews conducted. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Opportunity to become a BEIS peer reviewer |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Innovation Caucus was contacted by Innovate UK to request expressions of interest to become a BEIS peer reviewer. Applications received from 20 Innovation Caucus members and their applications passed over to Innovate UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation at Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker to launch the book on 'How to Engage Policymakers with Your Research' and as panelist discussing collaborations between different stakeholders to meet society's grand challenges. Event entitled 'Academia to Policymaking' organised by the Centre for Technology, Strategy and Sustainability (CTSS) at the Asia School of Business (collaborative investment by the Central Bank of Malaysia and MIT Sloan). Attendees included policymakers, academics and industry professionals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://innovationcaucus.co.uk/2023/02/21/promotion-of-how-to-engage-policymakers-with-your-research... |
| Description | Presentation for BSI groups on findings for Standards, Regulations and Trust project. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Research Associate conducted two presentations for the Standards Group BSI regarding project findings. The first presentation had 7 attendees including the Director of Standards Policy. The second presentation was with the Governance and Resilience group including Head of Governance and Resilience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation to Greater Manchester Ageing Hub Executive Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presenting the 'The Healthy Ageing Challenge: Defining Innovation and Shaping Support in a Hybrid Domain' project to the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub Executive Group. The presentation gave an overview of process, findings and next steps of the project to open a discussion about the opportunities there were Greater Manchester to integrate some of the findings, coordinate strategic processes, and align with the evolving UKRI Healthy Ageing agenda in order to better meet GM's ambitions to be a global center of excellence on Healthy Ageing and great place to live for everyone. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to KTN around regulation, standards and trust |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to KTN around regulation, standards and trust. Shera presented to head of KTN Futures. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation: FECs, Innovation, and Skills: A Review of the State of the Art |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to the Productivity Institute Steering Group outlining Phase I of the project, including a literature review to examine the state of the art knowledge on how ecosystems best support innovation and productivity, with a focus on the specific role of FE colleges (as well as Institute of Technology and Land-Based/Rural Colleges) in ecosystems. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Providing a 'provocation' during BBSRC's Bioscience in Society Dinner Discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Tim Vorley was invited to speak at BBSRC's 'Bioscience in Society Dinner Discussion' as part of their Annual Strategic Workshop (2022) to talk about the Innovation Caucus' work with BBSRC exploring the bioscience innovation ecosystem.. The overall theme of the workshop was 'Connectivity and Collaboration', in the context of the dynamic nature of the UK and global bioscience landscape, and the various drivers and perturbations in the system. One of the workshop's themes included 'Science in Society'. The outcomes from the workshop will contribute advice and insights to inform BBSRC's inputs to the further development and implementation of key aspects of UKRI's Strategy and BBSRC's support for UKRI bioscience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Rapid Response - Angel Investors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Innovate UK requested a rapid response from an Innovation Caucus Member about how COVID-19 has affected angel investors. A discussion took place and the Innovation Caucus member provided Innovate UK with research and influenced their thinking. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Rapid Response - Manufacturing Made Smarter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | ESRC requested input from Innovation Caucus members to provide a rapid response to Manufacturing Made Smarter regarding the research landscape and the input of Social Science to this. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Rapid response project on Foreign Direct Investment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Innovation Caucus has been working to produce a quick response project on Foreign Direct Investment for Innovate UK. This has been a brief one off project finding out about FDI and specifically Inward investment in Research & Development This rapid response on Foreign Direct Investment found there are a multitude of combined practices that need to be configured to incentivise and derisk R&D FDI in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Rapid responses to ESRC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The ESRC has requested a number of rapid responses for knowledge as well as for Innovation Caucus Members to participate in research activities. These have included the Transforming Food Production challenge, Net Zero & low carbon growth engagement, Future flight and Low-carbon economies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Request for expertise - Standards, Regulations and Trust |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Request for expertise following the interviews conducted for the Standards, Regulations and Trust research. The Innovation Caucus was approached by a number of the interviewees (companies, regulators and standard setting bodies) who could see the value in the research being conducted and requested specific knowledge exchange and input from the researcher. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Research Fortnight Article publication based on EDI report |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | After the publication of the Supporting Diversity and Inclusion in Innovation report, Research fortnight published an article based on the findings. This has meant further reach and impact of the publication and more interactions from researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-research-councils-2020-7-study-warns-of-discrimi... |
| Description | Skills, Innovation, and Productivity: The Role of FE Colleges in Local and Regional Ecosystems |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | "Presentation to Department of Education sharing the scope, approach and findings for the project 'Skills, Innovation, and Productivity: The Role of FE Colleges in Local and Regional Ecosystems' This was held as part of DfE's series of research seminars to provide a forum for colleagues from within and outside government to present and discuss research that will help inform our work on skills and jobs. The audience for these seminars included internal cross-government colleagues who work in the skills and jobs space. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Space Project - Stakeholder Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This event disseminated the interim findings from the research project on 'Analysing and Supporting Cluster / Ecosystem Development in the UK Space Sector'. It provided an opportunity for key stakeholders, including Innovate UK, the UK Space Agency and the Satellite Applications Catapult, to have input into the final report and assessment tool, to ensure the research would support the future planning of initiatives and investment in the UK space sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Speakers - Business models leading to reduced waste plastic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Tim Vorley spoke at this event to talk about business model use leading to reduced waste plastic. This was in conjunction with the Knowledge Transfer Network. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Strategic Engagement Masterclass Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Innovation Caucus invited all social scientists, at any stage in their career, to a series of hour-long masterclass seminars exploring themes addressed in the 2022 Innovation Caucus multi-authored book, How To Engage Policy Makers with your Research. Expert speakers shared their valuable insights, offer advice, and answering questions about engaging funders, innovation intermediaries, and policy makers at a strategic level in the innovation space, and how to translate research in the business space. Over 700 signed up to the event, with around 300 attending the events in person. All sign-ups were providied with a recording of each session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://innovationcaucus.co.uk/2023/03/01/reflecting-on-the-innovation-caucus-strategic-engagement-m... |
| Description | Supporting Businesses to Grow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This workshop brought together Innovation Caucus members and Innovate UK stakeholders to explore how the impact of non-financial (or 'soft') support can be evidenced, as part of the delivery of current Innovate UK programmes, aimed at supporting business growth. Perspectives and insights were shared about how non-financial support to innovative firms is delivered and how the impact of this support can be demonstrated. Following the workshop, the input was collated, analysed and discussed at a subsequent working group meeting, which will feed into future activity and will also look to join up this work with other Innovate UK programmes of business support, including the KTN. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Understanding Engagement in the Innovation Ecosystem |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | "Invited to give a keynote speech at the Applied Research International Conference at St Hilda's College, Oxford. The presentation covers our approach, ideas about engaged academics, as well as the 'How to Engage Policymakers with Your Research' book. " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Wider Social & Societal Impacts - Stakeholder Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This stakeholder engagement event shared the interim findings from a project on developing a process for evaluating the wider social and societal impacts of Innovate UK's funded projects, beyond their immediate economic / business benefits. A proposed framework was shared for identifying, capturing, tracking and evaluating wider social and societal impacts, together with qualitative evidence from case studies. This provided an opportunity for feedback and for Innovate UK to identify how the approach could help them demonstrate contributions from funded projects across all three 'pillars' of UKRI's success framework (knowledge, economy and society). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |