Invention and innovation should be for everyone.
Including more people in the process of innovation makes policies, services, products and people’s lives better.
You might not think you are an innovator, but any time you make a change or improvement to something, then there is a good chance you are innovating.
This guide is for you, and will help you innovate in a way that includes more people in more meaningful ways.
5 Themes of Inclusive Innovation
From researching the inclusive innovation sources available, and considering what content would be most useful to the initial users of this guide – we have grouped a collection of methods and case studies under 5 Themes:
3 Principles of Inclusive Innovation
After reviewing sources, and discussing then refining a set of principles, we believe there are three key things to keep in mind at all times:
- Equitable, accessible and empowering
- Participative and collaborative
- Regenerative and adaptive
This website is the initial launch of a work in progress.
We hope to develop it further, to become more visually engaging, and include a wider range of relevant content and locally sourced case studies.
Did you know…
…the first time that the UK have won this Institute of Participatory Democracy (IOPD) international award was in 2022 with Greater Manchester Legislative Theatre a community-led process Engagement