Innovate Manchester was an ambitious programme that brought together business, academia and creative thinkers to collaborate on ideas for a more sustainable future
FutureEverything has a long history of collaborating with different sectors and developing creative approaches to understand complex issues. Working with multidisciplinary teams, using art and design thinking tools, and extending our network of businesses, public sector partners and academic connections, we are pleased to have curated Innovate Manchester with MIDAS, Manchester’s inward investment agency, and the GC Business Growth Hub.
Launched in June 2020, Innovate Manchester brought together organisations from all sectors, backgrounds and sizes to develop innovative propositions to key challenges. Responding to emerging global trends ranging from sustainability and industry 4.0, to data ethics and human-centric design, our core objective was to inspire cross-sector collaborations between corporates, SMEs and academia with the aim of creating a more sustainable future for all.
“Innovate Manchester will enable smart collaborations across sectors and build on the pioneering and progressive approach that has long driven innovation in Greater Manchester. The speakers are inspiring examples of the brilliant minds and entrepreneurial spirit alive and well in our region.”
If you are a large organisation, public body or non-profit we want to hear from you; come forward and bring the biggest challenge you have related to the theme. We are here to support you identify and shape solutions.
The Webinars
Lead by Manchester’s globally renowned entrepreneur Vikas Shah MBE, the Innovate Manchester webinars were an online space designed for sharing knowledge and inspiring ideas. Attendees will had the opportunity to hear from a specially curated panel of high-profile speakers, industry and academic leaders, delivering keynote presentations, providing insights into current technologies and innovations, as well as answering audience questions.
The Innovation Labs
Split over two days to ensure a quality experience, the Labs were designed as an action-oriented workshop following a design-led innovation process to analyse a challenge and then shape solutions. During the Lab sessions large organisations were invited to present a challenge related to the theme, our team of experts matched the company with an SME that can provide a solution to their problem.
Watch the ‘Sustainable Cities And Infrastructure’ video and discover what it’s all about!
Innovate Manchester was a programme for Greater Manchester. The events were designed to bring together large organisations, SMEs, the public sector and academia to collaborate on new innovative ideas.
Through expert facilitation webinars and virtual Innovation labs, participants were invited to co-create innovative solutions towards a more sustainable future for all, responding to themes ranging from sustainability and industry 4.0 to data ethics and Human-Centric design.
Innovate Manchester and other GC Business Growth Hub projects are part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the GM Business Growth Hub project designed to help ambitious SME businesses achieve growth and increase employment in Greater Manchester. The Hub is also supported by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Greater Manchester local authorities.
Innovate Manchester is initiated in partnership with MIDAS and curated by FutureEverything
Header image is taken from Raphael Lozano-Hemmer’s ‘Atmospheric Memory’
