Ecosystem Integration Lab

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Toolkit 1 – Participatory Engagement Strategy for facilitating the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process

Learning outcomes: 

• Understand why engaging stakeholders at all stages of the research and innovation journey is important
• Assess the status of a research project on a research journey
• Identify and map stakeholders appropriate to the stage of the journey
• Develop and execute a stakeholder engagement plan
• Complete an impact canvas

Target groups:

• Students and researchers who are developing their research plan or who are interested in setting up a new commercial venture or exploiting the commercial impact of research
• University administrators who support researchers on their research and innovation journey

Training materials:

• Course content 

Assessment:

• Access the certification 

Toolkit 2 – Setting-up, institutionalising and operationalising the Ecosystem Integration Labs (EILs)

Learning outcomes: 

• Understand the concept and the science behind the RiEcoLab EIL.
• Identify the wide range of benefits related to the EILs.
• Operationalize the concept of EIL either as an upgrade of existing knowledge technology transfer (KTT) offices or as completely new institutional units/departments.
• Set up a business plan/proposal (including financial) to be put forward to university higher management in order to receive institutional support towards establishing EILs.
• Develop strategies for ensuring institutional commitment and legacy for the EILs.

Target groups:

• Students and researchers who are developing their research plan or who are interested in setting up a new commercial venture or exploiting the commercial impact of research
• Administrators who support researchers on their research and innovation journey

Training materials:

• Course content 

Assessment:

• Access the certification 

Toolkit 3 – Embedding Responsible Research Innovation (RRI) in the innovation spinoffs/start-ups/scale-ups strategy of HEIs

Learning outcomes: 

• Define the policy keys, actors, key principles and process requirements of Responsible Research Innovation
• Recognize the relevant KPIs and different approaches for measuring RRI outcomes
• Identify the tools and methods for creating LLs under an RRI perspective
• Apply a step-by-step plan for setting up LLs under RRI principles
• Identify existing self-evaluation tools and best practices for RRI and LLs.

Target groups:

• Upper Management of HEIs (Board of Trustees, Rectors, Vice-Rectors, Deans)
• Policy Makers and Top Administrators who support Research & Development in other
• Institutions, such as; R&D Business/Industry Departments; Technology Parks; Technology Transfer Offices; local management offices of Governmental Organizations/Ministries engaged in Research, Technology & Innovation; Development Agencies; Chambers of Industry and Commerce; NGOs and Associations of Business/Industry people (ex. Young Entrepreneurs, Export associations, etc) and identified EILs Associated Partners.
• Graduate students and researchers who are engaging in research and innovation wishing to exploit the commercial impact of their research

Training materials:

• Course content 

Assessment:

• Access the certification 

Toolkit 4 – Bridging public and private impact investors to support spin-offs, startups, scale-ups

Learning outcomes: 

• Identify the most important factors in a new venture to check before asking for/providing funding
• Understand what impact investment is
• Go through the fundraising cycle with a clear image of the different players involved
• Develop/evaluate a pitch
• Establish positive Investee-Investor relations
• Identify an exit strategy

Target groups:

• Students, researchers and entrepreneurs who are developing their research plan or who are interested in setting up a new commercial venture or exploiting the commercial impact of research
• Entities who support the students, researchers and entrepreneurs mentioned above and want to help them to access capital
• Public and private investors who want an overview of best practices in funding.

Training materials:

• Course content 

Assessment:

• Access the certification 

Toolkit 5 – Implementation of an inclusive (operationally, environmentally, socially) performance measurement system to monitor the impact of the spin-offs/startups/ scale-ups

Learning outcomes: 

• Understand the concept of impact and its dimensions
• Know the possible approaches to and benefits of impact measurement and management
• Recognize the relevant metrics and indicators related to new practices that each HEI should possess to support the development of impactful startups/ scale-ups
• Recognize the relevant metrics and indicators related to measuring the actual impact of the emerged start-ups/scale-ups via their launched innovations in the nearby region
• Be familiar with case studies of university start-ups and scale-ups that have been chosen to represent different types of impacts on the economic, natural and social environment.

Target groups:

• Students and researchers who are developing their research plan or who are interested in setting up a new commercial venture
• Graduate students and researchers who are engaging in research and innovation wishing to exploit the commercial impact of their research
• HEI administrators who support researchers on their research
• Upper Management of HEIs (Board of Trustees, Rectors, Vice-Rectors, Deans)
• Policy Makers and Top Administrators who support Research & Development in other Institutions, such as; R&D Business/Industry Departments; Technology Parks; Technology Transfer Offices; local management offices of Governmental Organizations/Ministries engaged in Research, Technology & Innovation; Development Agencies; Chambers of Industry and Commerce; NGOs and Associations of Business/Industry people (ex. Young Entrepreneurs, Export associations, etc) and identified EILs Associated Partners.

Training materials:

• Course content 

Assessment:

• Access the certification 

Toolkit 6 – Effective collaboration, innovation, entrepreneurship, participatory engagement and co-creation in a digital environment (DigComp and EntreComp)

Learning outcomes:

• Understand how innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration adapt to the digital environment;
• Identify the tools, skills and competencies needed to compete in a digital environment;
• Identify the stakeholders with whom they can collaborate for a successful business journey.

Target groups:

• Students, researchers and other youngster who aim to develop a business or a spin-off in a digital environment;
• Non-academic staff who support research activities and need to develop their digital, collaborative and entrepreneurial skills.

Training materials:

• Course content 

Assessment:

• Access the certification