OPEN INNOVATION PLATFORM – STARTUP ALCOBENDAS Title: PLATAFORMA DE INNOVACIÓN ABIERTA STARTUP ALCOBENDAS (OPEN INNOVATION PLATFORM – STARTUP ALCOBENDAS)Category: Open Innovation ProgrammeClient: Alcobendas City CouncilProyect duration: April 2020 – October 2021Web: https://startup.alcobendas.org/ DESCRIPTION The Open Innovation programme implemented in Alcobendas consisted of the search for corporations or large companies either located in Alcobendas or with an important relationship with the municipality, subsequently understanding and defining their current challenges, especially those of a technological nature and in search of efficiency and sustainability, and, on the other hand, the search for startups in national territory that could provide a response or solution to these challenges.  With this, we created an open innovation ecosystem based on the resolution of large companies’ challenges in the municipality of Alcobendas. Innovation is increasingly seen as a must for the development and sustainability of companies, whatever their size. But also, innovation, collaboration and support between different companies, even competitors, offer opportunities that, alone, we would not be able to achieve. CHALLENGE The challenge in this project was, without a doubt, achieving the right fit for the development of a pilot, as well as establishing spaces of understanding between large companies, accustomed to very different work rhythms, and start-ups or newly created businesses. The agenda setting, establishing a correct and agile communication channel and pursuing common objectives were undoubtedly the most relevant challenges we faced. SOLUTION Through a fully personalised accompaniment of the corporate, the startup and, of course, the new corporate-startup collaborative entity that was created, we achieved the approach and the first steps in the future pilot to provide real solutions to real challenges. In addition, we promoted, through workshops, training and masterclasses, the understanding of open innovation and the approach between both actors. Shaking up the ecosystem and asking questions together became the best vehicle for solving challenges and tackling problems together. IMPACT 161 Startups adhered to the platform 20 corporates adhered to the platform 33 pilots launched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM3b36xPcsE Want to know more about our services?Learn more

INCUBATION PROGRAMME FOR INNOVATION-BASED PROJECTS «EMPEZAR A EMPRENDER». Title: Empezar a Emprender (Embarking on Entrepreneurship)Category: Incubation ProgrammeClient: Andalucía Emprende, Junta de AndalucíaProject duration: Aug 2022 – Dec 2022Web: www.andaluciaemprende.es/convocatorias/empezar-a-emprender/ DESCRIPTION Within the Junta de Andalucía, the Andalusian Public Foundation Andalucía Emprende requested the implementation of an innovative entrepreneurship programme aimed at Andalusian entrepreneurs. The incubation programme, aimed at 100 projects, consisted of 20 hours of group training in an online format through an LMS platform and a bag of 150 hours of individual mentoring to be used by all participants. In addition, a group of managers from the Andalucía Emprende team actively participated in the different sessions to be part of the project. CHALLENGE The challenge was clear: to incubate 100 projects from 8 different provinces in 3 months. Coordination and good management, as well as the use of new tools and applications for planning and communication between all participants, were essential. SOLUTION To meet the challenge ahead of us, we decided to use no-code tools that allowed us to establish an agile working methodology and to manage more than 550 leads from interested projects. We set up a landing in less than 48 hours to collect applications, we established evaluation parameters that helped us to quickly and correctly understand the level of development of the ideas, as well as their innovation and scalability. As a result, we were able to select 100 projects in a matter of days. Subsequently, we coordinate and manage the participation of all entrepreneurs and managers, as well as the sessions, agendas and required documentation. We were able to do it with the effort of the team and with agile processes and very simple methodologies. IMPACT More than 550 people were interested and registered through the landing page. Despite the intensity of the programme, 93% of the entrepreneurs successfully completed all the training and mentoring sessions. 52% of the projects are technology-based which, given the presence of more and more technology incubators, was a challenge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ7V5aYbR2s Want to know more about our services?Learn more