We have received a fantastic response to the Innovative Future Services #Innovation #Collision Space starting in October. The good news is... you have until Tuesday 24th Sept to register your interest 🚨➡️ cardiffcapitalregion.wales/infuse-collisi… Cardiff Capital Region PPL CCRChallengeFund

Rick Delbridge at his best today delivering 'Leading for Innovation' for the Innovative Future Services & CCRChallengeFund Changemakers Network. 'Innovation is a team sport' Join us at the next event on 16th Oct details > challengefund.wales Cardiff Capital Region Cardiff University

📢Data-Enabled Decision Making Event 📢 We’re thrilled to welcome Catherine James & Carolanne Butler from Powys County Council to share their insights on using data to tackle complex challenges and drive smarter strategies. Owen Wilce 🗓️ 26 November 📍Cornerstone ticketsource.co.uk/ccr-challenge-…

The new government has committed to being ‘mission-driven’. Here, Rick Delbridge & Prof. Kevin Morgan, Co-Convenors of Centre for Innovation Policy Research at Cardiff University , provide some insights from Wales: ℹ️ 👉shorturl.at/atsQj CCRChallengeFund Cheryl Moore

Started a new micro course on the Fundamentals of AI for Public Servants this morning. Exceptional quality from Derek Alton & team at Apolitical and it’s FREE 👀 apolitical.co/microcourses/e…

The double act of Rick Delbridge & Prof. Kevin Morgan of Cardiff University certainly keep our CCRChallengeFund team on our toes. Interesting read from them 'Putting a mission led approach into practice'. Cardiff Capital Region blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/innovation/202…

Day 1 of Innovative Future Services Innovation Collision Space, Net Zero transition of public transport. Three groups of incredible people from public, private and third sectors have signed up 1️⃣Direct Participants, 2️⃣Associate Advisors, 3️⃣Funding Partners cardiffcapitalregion.wales/infuse-collisi… PPL

Exceptional learning and conversation session from the brilliant Nina Ruddle of Wrexham University & Ken Perry of Do-Well 'Bring me Problems, not Solutions' as part of the Changemakers Network Innovative Future Services CCRChallengeFund Cardiff Capital Region Future events here > challengefund.wales

News about our Endoscopy Challenge: IQ Endoscopes are moving forward to Phase Three, with further development funding of £260k. Read more on the website challengefund.wales/news/iq-endosc…

Mixed feelings flying out to Barcelona 🇪🇸 for Smart City Expo World Congress #SCEWC24 thanks to Connected Places Catapult, representing Cardiff Capital Region & #IPLA. Absolute excitement for the learning and connections to be made with compassion for those affected by the Valencia floods.

Day 1 of the Smart City Expo World Congress Fira Barcelona #SCEWC2024 for me focused on #mobility learning. Examples demonstrated, the importance and innovation. Opportunities to plug straight into the Innovative Future Services, CCRChallengeFund & Cardiff Capital Region *perhaps not the drone this year😉 Connected Places Catapult

Read the November issue of our Changemakers Newsletter for the latest on our recent workshops, putting a mission-driven approach into practice, the new Innovative Future Services Innovation Collision Space and more: buff.ly/4hFv5F7

Huge thanks to Fraser Crichton of Dundee City Council for delivering a masterclass to Innovative Future Services Innovation Collision Space today. An honest and inspiring strategic journey in Dundee to net zero. Bravery, foresight and an example of creating a sustained movement. 👏 PPL

Early train from Abergavenny to Cardiff Bay to explore the start of the #EVRallyCymru thanks to Voltric #TeamVoltric. 27 Cars demonstrating how easy it is to navigate Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 in an EV. #NetZero. A few Innovative Future Services associates present to connect with. #WalesClimateWeek

Data Enabled Decision Making event today with a serious line up: ✅ Richard Lewis Cardiff Capital Region -Turning Insights into Action ✅ Powys County Council -Data Enabled Local Gov. ✅ DataCymru - Data Driven Arguements ✅ Rowena O’Sullivan - Regional Skills Development CCRChallengeFund

Off to Newcastle Helix for the last immersive Innovation Places Leadership Academy visit. A significant investment in place leadership, collaboration and innovation ecosystems by Connected Places Catapult. Expertly guided by Leadership Centre. Team Cardiff Capital Region 🔴 cp.catapult.org.uk/project/innova…

Professor Rick Delbridge Rick Delbridge will present the CCR approach to regional innovation at a The Royal Society Research System Community of Interest panel, tomorrow

An interesting panel discussion planned on clusters and industrial strategy as part of the UK Gov growth mission. Looking forward to this with Richard Jones Athene Donald and colleagues #innovation #regionaleconomics #missions Cardiff Business School Cardiff University sally o'connor

We have a network of mainly public sector innovators active across Cardiff Capital Region. We recently brought them together around Data Enabled Decision Making, interested? Link here 👇 CCRChallengeFund Innovative Future Services challengefund.wales/news/empowerin…

The progress of the CCR Challenge Fund, captured by Prof Rick Delbridge Rick Delbridge in this case study for OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation: oecd-opsi.org/innovations/ca…