The outputs of this project have formed an online course available to Aspect members on the Aspect Members Platform together with an informative report on the process.
FastFrame, Templates for Prototyping Software Apps
The aim of the FastFrame project is to allow innovation offices to provide better support for academics that are creating innovative apps e.g. a data dashboard, a training app or an interactive journey. Many university researchers typically do not have the expertise required to create these apps, and often use external software development agencies, who take the academics through an agile development process. We explored whether we can bring the first few steps of this process in-house by creating a set of easy-to-use templates for prototyping a software innovation. The main mission of the project was to allow university innovators to test and create apps faster and cheaper.
Announcing The Social Venture Pathway
The Social Venture Pathway offers a toolkit of resources to guide you through the process of creating a social venture. This self-guided pathway aims to fill the gaps missing from traditional innovation processes by providing a clear and comprehensive training resource for starting your first social venture.
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Train the Trainer
This is an overview of the methods used to obtain relevant information for the Train the Trainer project.
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Building on ABCs – Phase 3 Expansion: Creating Collaborations
Modular Knowledge-Exchange Training Course that gives insights into processes and requirements to developing business partnerships.
Should we spend more time talking about methods?
This blog by the Methods for Change team, illustrated by Jack Brougham, asks if we should spend more time talking about the methods we use as researchers. Drawing on a recent paper, we suggest that researchers need to articulate why methods matter in creating change to global challenges. We share three creative techniques that we have experimented with across the Methods for Change project that can encourage playful, reflective conversation about methods and their role in galvanising change.