interiors & lifestyle futures presentation
DESCRIPTION
Interiors & Lifestyle Futures provides West Midlands’ interiors and lifestyle businesses with new market and new product development opportunities. Our vision is to create a sustainable community of creative, design-rich, market-led and technically competent companies: a cluster defined by business culture not raw material, product type or sector. We offer workshops, events and seminars.TRANSCRIPT
DESIGN AND INNOVATION FROM THE WEST MIDLANDS
WHAT IS INTERIORS & LIFESTYLE FUTURES?
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO YOUR BUSINESS?
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DISCOVERY & ACTION GROUPS
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Mapping your businessPrioritising your opportunities
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INTERIORS & LIFESTYLE FUTURES OFFER
INTERIORS & LIFESTYLE FUTURES OFFER
Strategy & planning
Collaborative projects
Facilitated networking
Expert consultancy
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WHAT IS THE DISCOVERY & ACTION GROUP OFFER?
Market intelligence
Marketing Sales
R&DOperations
Collaboration tools
Learning workshops
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DISCOVERY PROCESS
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DISCOVERY PROCESS: MOVING PROJECTS FORWARD
PHASE 1: Foundations
A. Group Charter (why & what)• Group name• Project ideas/objectives
B. Group Resource Plan (who & when)• 12 week plan• Agree communication schedule• Grow project members
C. Group Agreement (how & how much)• Ground rules• Commercial agreements
PHASE 2: Implement 12 week plan
Start Collaborative Project
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APPENDIX – DISCOVERY STAGE 1 AGENDA
Approx 9am – 3pm
Factory tour
Introduction
Business priorities
Big Picture map
Collaborative opportunities
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APPENDIX – DISCOVERY STAGE 2 AGENDA
Approx 9.45am – 4pm
Why collaborate?
Serendipitous collaboration
Collaboration themes
Work group sessions
Moving forward
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APPENDIX – DISCOVERY STAGE 3 AGENDA
Approx 8.30am – 12pm
Breakfast networking
Split into groups and define projects
Clarify and focus projects
Next steps
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To find out more register and engage please get in touch
W www.ilfutures.co.uk
T (Birmingham) 0121 331 7925
T (Stoke) 01782 415 210