NORTH COAST NSW INNOVATION FESTIVAL 26 APRIL - 31 MAY 2010
The 2010 North Coast Innovation Festival is a series of individual events that are designed to showcase the intellectual capital, innovation and creativity on the NSW North Coast.
2010 festival events included seminars, workshops, exhibitions, site tours and webinars from 26 April to 31 May 2010 in various locations from Tweed Heads to Foster-Tuncurry. A total of 7,600 people attended the festivals 87 events.
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Publicise Innovation Criteria / a (the?) Definition of Innovation [updated]
It's assumed that we all know what 'innovation' is! Are there people/businesses/organisations/schools, etc that are innovative, but don't know it? ...
Include an Event Theme of "Tools for Innovators/Innovation"
Karen Huchendorf suggested:This theme would include "generic" sessions like those offered in the 2010 Festival including the ones on email...
Introduce innovation awards with categories that cover business, students and the entire community [updated]
Karen Huchendorf said:This would also be a way of getting people to think about what innovation is in all of its guises -- how to recognise it and...
On the Festival website include a search function for "target audience".
Karen Huchendorf suggested:In addition to coding events in the printed Festival guide, this will enable people more easily to find events. How about...
In the printed events guide, list events by the theme, subject and region [updated]
For example education, manufacturing, environment, health, service, retail, building and construction etc
This would enable people to easily find...
attract media coverage post event [updated]
wayne lowe said:We should be attracting local radio to talk about the festival and the events to continue interest and educate the community on what...
Hold a competition for people to showcase their innovation with the prize being help to commercialis
Distribute the printed events guides directly to SME's [updated]
The events guide was distributed through the Chambers of Commerce, sponsors and event managers.
Suggestions of delivering the guide directly to...
Start planning the 2011 NCIF early [updated]
Planning for the 2010 NCIF started in January, it was suggested that planning start much earlier to allow event managers ample time to produce their...
Involve school children in the festival as they are our future [updated]
One idea was to have a competition to come up with a slogan, logo and promotional material such as posters that will identify this region as...
A relay that involves different aspects of innovation, similar to the olympics torch relay [updated]
The relay would go through towns along the NSW North Coast.
The relay wouldn't necessarily have to involve a torch, it could be anything to do with...
Have an event for new inventions where they are assessed for suitability for commercialisation [updated]
There would be four stages, if the invention is successful in the first stage then it moves onto the second, the second stage may look at...
Use social media such as facebook and twitter to promote the festival [updated]
We need to use social media to connect with the younger generations.Jacquie Houlden said:Not just the younger generations! If we go in this direction...
Events with pre-scheduled appointments [updated]
Appointments would be made online prior to the event so attendees would make the connections with the right peopleJacquie Houlden said:Sounds like a...
Include more detail of what each event will provide to attendees.
Tiffany Slack-Smith suggested:Some people felt that the event descriptions in the printed event guide were too brief.
Reduce the number of events and devote more resources to the best events
Tiffany Slack-Smith suggested:There were alot of events in May (in addition to the NCIF events) and people were pushed for time to attend.
It may...
Run some reverse events
Tiffany Slack-Smith suggested:The event would feature a business which needs help and invite SME and experts who can suggest innovations and...
Conduct an online survey to see what sort of events SME's would attend
Tiffany Slack-Smith suggested:The survey would be conducted through the NSW Business Chamber, Chamber of Commerce, Councils and other business...
A tag line and branding for the region
Tiffany Slack-Smith suggested:Innovation Coast has been suggested. Are there any more ideas?
Encourage business to adopt social media and get young people to run their programs [updated]
Most businesses struggle with adoption of new technology opportunities whereas young people adopt new tech with ease. Bringing these together could...
We could something like the TALL POPPY AWARDS - [updated]
There are already science awards with the same name so we need to be innovative in our naming :-)peter Tregilgas said:Nice Idea but there is already...
We have to start selling the region as that - rather than just as a holiday paradise [updated]
Think of all the untapped potential in people's partners who dont have jobs - one person might move here for a job and their partner follows.Jacquie...
How can we improve the 2011 North Coast Innovation Festival? [updated]
We would like to hear about innovative ways to improve and grow the North Coast Innovation Festival. Your ideas can be about any part of the festival...
Cultivate the tall poppies
Jacquie Houlden suggested:Let's promote ourselves as a region that doesn't cut down the tall poppies, we cultivate and nurture them. It leads to...
North Coast could become the silicone coast [updated]
Jacquie Houlden said:How about the Clever Coast? Or the Creative Coast? or the Coast with the most!
Partner with universities to offer Entrepreneurship programs to youth [updated]
many unis offer entrepreneurship courses getting north coast youths to do entrepreneurship training could see a spurt of new businessesJacquie...
Innovation Badges
Jacquie Houlden suggested:Maybe we could have a process whereby innovation is recognised and there is some sort of visual sign of this, an emblem...
It's not just about business [updated]
We need to attract the artists, writers, creators. An artist in residency program, a hub for creative people to move to. Communities need layers of...
create a North Coast Investment Website [updated]
provide an online facility that lets business publicise investment opportunities they haveGrant Burrows said:What about an on-line, North Coast...
Create an informal networking groups along the North Coast who meet occasionally to exchange ideas [updated]
A informal network of innovators, creators and entgrepreneurs to meet occasionally to ensure that the imputus of the festival is not lost and builds...
I novate - the verb
Jacquie Houlden suggested:Meaning : novate - replace with something new
Teach our kids this word, what did you do at school today? I novated. Yes!
Increase links between business and education [updated]
Encourage businesses to be actively involved in university education such as Work in Learning programs that will expose students to innovative...
Innovative consortium [updated]
Maybe we could have a consortium of innovative companies, springboarding from this festival - I know there is a collection of creative industries...
Run entrepreneurship networking events
James Sanders suggested:Run events in the NC like www.thehive.org.au and invite entrepreneurs to mingle with investors. Maybe do a...
We need support from Councils [updated]
I think the only way to reposition the area is for it to be driven by councils and government departments in the area. The focus has to be a combined...
Create a NC innovation hall of fame online
pete williams suggested:Build a collection of case studies of innovative North Coast businesses, could be done with videos and blog
Team with schools
Jacquie Houlden suggested:We could broaden the scope to include schools, maybe a competition - set a challenge and reward for innovation?
Everyone needs to buy in
Jacquie Houlden suggested:It sounds simple but it needs to be what we all believe in - a group identity. People will still come here for holidays but...
What about a 'buy local' sort of program? [updated]
Similar to the push to buy local produce from within 100 km ? It would involve government departments, councils etc sourcing their needs where...
We need an Expo event to bring the Innovators and Entrepreneurs together [updated]
The Innovation Festival needs to establish an event where comercial interests and innovators may connect Jacquie Houlden said:Sounds good!
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