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Fractal Innovation

The Chairman of IFI Advisory Board, José Manuel Leceta connects in his latest book the innovation with the fractals that are mathematical objects present in nature. Halfway between art and science, they describe complexity with simplicity, knowing the underlying pattern that is reproduced at different levels.

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Successful innovation must also be simple, although it is not always simple. What if, as with fractals, there are underlying structures that reproduce at different levels? In essence, that is the thesis of his book ‘ Fractal Innovation’. And for this, he defends that innovating is betting on people; that entrepreneurship is a contact sport and that, like life, innovative entrepreneurship is a journey. This work is an original reflection on a complex phenomenon, from the conviction that those who understand the dynamics of change that induce innovation and entrepreneurship will be in a better position to understand the world a little better.

The book available

Innovación Fractal (amazon.com)

Task force to address water scarcity in Southern Europe

The CEO of Insight Foresight Institute, Totti Könnölä, participates in the task force of EIT-KICs (Climate-KIC, EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing, EIT RawMaterials). This Body of Knowledge works on finding innovative solutions for water scarcity in Southern Europe.

Water plays a central role in how societies mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. A holistic approach considering water, the biosphere, and the anthroposphere is required to provide sustainable agricultural and economic systems that will allow us to decelerate climate change, protect us from extreme events and adapt to the unavoidable at the same time.

Main problems to tackle:

  • mitigating water scarcity and drought situations,
  • reducing the over usage of water,
  • wasting less water with the existing resources

In order to have a wide representation of knowledge, representatives from different sectors, including policy, industry, civil society and research and innovation participate in the process to support in the knowledge sharing and through innovation across the South of Europe.

Towards Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem in Montenegro

The European Commission expert panel applied the entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem model developed by IFI in expert advice in Montenegro. In this assignment, Totti Könnölä, CEO if IFI, was the rapporteur of the panel that was set up to provide external advice and operational recommendations on how the country could develop its entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem. 

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The expert panel provided advice on the necessary legislative changes, the design of a functional entrepreneurial innovation and startup support ecosystem model and the necessary funding schemes for startups and other actors of the ecosystem.

For more information

The Commission project website
The final report available here for free

IFI in the IND+I 2020 event

IFI collaborates with the IND+I 2020 event that is organized in Viladecans on April 2, 2020. In addition, the president of our board, José Manuel Leceta gives the presentation with the title: ‘towards a new agreement in Industry and Innovation’.

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This year’s IND+I agenda is around new horizons for a sustainable lifestyle. The IND+I 2020 conference wants to reflect on the contribution of the industry to the achievement of the SDGs and how they frame concrete market solutions to the challenges of the planet and specifically of our cities. But we want to go further and think about opportunities and challenges that life outside the Earth can generate for companies, governments and citizens. In this edition of IND+I Day we will propose and analyze new horizons on Earth, with the responses to climate change and compliance with the SDGs, but also new horizons in life outside the Earth, as generators of innovative solutions.

In this year’s edition, we will delve into concrete market solutions to guide entrepreneurship, technology and innovation towards large missions and tractor projects related to the SDGs, as well as new challenges related to life outside the Earth.

As an event collaborator, IFI has tickets available for its board and council members. We have 10 free tickets, first come first served, write us to info@if-institute.org.

For more information

the IND+I 2020 event

Scaling up in the ecosystem

The creation of startups in the Spanish market grows significantly. However, there are very few cases of scallops and high growth firms (HGF). Many things must work correctly for a company to succeed. The systematic management of existing business is not enough, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs need to drive innovations within the company ecosystem.

Insight Foresight Institute is facing this challenge by offering executive and in-house training programs. These programs are usually developed in ‘partnership’ with our collaborators and clients, such as:

  • Foundations
  • Business schools and universities
  • Business
  • Public administrations.

Our approach is to support entrepreneurs to develop their business and make the most of the ecosystem in its different dimensions: Culture, Talent, Knowledge, Financing, Governance and Markets.

Recipients

  • Entrepreneurs and those who are considering entrepreneurship.
  • Executives and managers interested in intrapreneurship.
  • All those with an interest in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Concept

  • Presentations and debate.
  • The students develop a group work during the course.
  • Classes are complemented with online work.

As a general rule, we recommend 12 sessions in three blocks. Even so, we are flexible to co-design the program to best match with each specific circumstances.

Content

  1. Innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem.

goals

  • the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in society.
  • the current situation of innovative entrepreneurship in Spain and Europe.
  • the technological-social change and scenarios.

Sessions

  • Introduction to the Spanish ecosystem and its international dimension.
  • Cross-sectional image of the Spanish ecosystem.
  • European policies for entrepreneurship.
  • Technological-social change and scenarios in the Spanish ecosystem, group work.

2. Strategies for innovative entrepreneurship.

goals

  • Knowledge of key concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Scalable business models.
  • Tools and methodologies for the innovative strategy.
  • Business plan.

Sessions

  • Key concepts and scalable business models.
  • Strategies and road maps and in the ecosystem, group work.
  • Lean start up, design thinking, business models.
  • Business model canvas, group work.

3. Tools and capabilities for high growth start-ups.

goals

  • Definition and management of equipment and its capabilities.
  • Financial and operational management, networks and value chains.
  • Creation and management of the high growth of companies.
  • Share learning experiences

Sessions

  • Definition and management of equipment and its capabilities.
  • Financial and operational management, networks and value chains.
  • Creation and management of high growth of companies, group work.
  • Review of the course and the presentations of the results of group work.

For more information: info@if-institute.org

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