13 July 2010

Innovation Lab

Edinburgh Festivals

School of Informatics

Jon Oberlander

Creative Scotland

Andrew Dixon

Festivals Edinburgh

Faith Liddell

Innovation Lab

Rohan Gunatillake

Realising potential

The Edinburgh Festivals Innovation Lab

Using technology to address needs

Finding ideas & making them happen

Working across festivals and networks

Rich & diverse

Edinburgh and the web

Participatory & democratic

Always evolving

A unique platform full of potential

Potential project areas could include:

Projects

Re-creating the Edinburgh experience

Navigating the festivals

Digital programming across festivals

Making the festivals greener

What makes a good idea?

Processes

Getting ideas from inside & outside

Events, challenges & online platforms

The Innovation Lab as an invitation

Networks

Collaboration as a key to success

Open door to all types of partner

Ensuring legacy within festival teams

People & Learning

Festivals as microcosm of sector

Sharing knowledge & learning

New thinking about cultural innovation

1. Recruitment of Geek-in-residence

What are our next steps?

2. Conversations & building networks

3. Developing processes & project slate

4. Work closely with festivals & groups

twitter.com/festivalslab

Let's keep talking

festivalslab.com

lab@festivalsedinburgh.com

thank you