Innovation Salon (INTERNAL DEMO)
Goal:
To create positive energy around the possibility of collaboration, identify the aspects of a beneficial partnership, and begin building empathy for the challenges of both water utilities and researchers.
Activity:
C-SED Facilitator Ann Verhey-Henke interviewed City of Adrian Water Superintendent Tim Ritchie and Michigan State professor Dr. Joan Rose about how they work together, what they appreciate from the collaboration, and how they work together towards both their shared and individual goals.
Then, participants broke out into small groups to reflect on the key characteristics of positive collaboration. They began generating a future vision for what utilities and researchers want, seeing patterns of shared collaboration desires emerge.
Outcome
Momentum was built, leading to a growing excitement towards learning more from each other as the day progressed. Participants began to develop a shared appreciation for each group’s challenges and needs.
Goal:
To create positive energy around the possibility of collaboration, identify the aspects of a beneficial partnership, and begin building empathy for the challenges of both water utilities and researchers.
Activity:
C-SED Facilitator Ann Verhey-Henke interviewed City of Adrian Water Superintendent Tim Ritchie and Michigan State professor Dr. Joan Rose about how they work together, what they appreciate from the collaboration, and how they work together towards both their shared and individual goals.
Then, participants broke out into small groups to reflect on the key characteristics of positive collaboration. They began generating a future vision for what utilities and researchers want, seeing patterns of shared collaboration desires emerge.
Outcome:
Momentum was built, leading to a growing excitement towards learning more from each other as the day progressed. Participants began to develop a shared appreciation for each group’s challenges and needs.
Goal:
To create positive energy around the possibility of collaboration, identify the aspects of a beneficial partnership, and begin building empathy for the challenges of both water utilities and researchers.
Activity:
C-SED Facilitator Ann Verhey-Henke interviewed City of Adrian Water Superintendent Tim Ritchie and Michigan State professor Dr. Joan Rose about how they work together, what they appreciate from the collaboration, and how they work together towards both their shared and individual goals.
Then, participants broke out into small groups to reflect on the key characteristics of positive collaboration. They began generating a future vision for what utilities and researchers want, seeing patterns of shared collaboration desires emerge.
Outcome:
Momentum was built, leading to a growing excitement towards learning more from each other as the day progressed. Participants began to develop a shared appreciation for each group’s challenges and needs.
Goal:
To share the ideas for innovation each group came up with while bringing awareness of needs, building excitement for future collaboration, and planting seeds for future innovation.
Activity:
Each group presented the pitch they created to the entire room with the aim to convince other participants to collaborate on their project.
Outcome:
Potential plans for future innovation were offered up to all participants for the opportunity to pursue later down the line. The effort of building empathy and identifying trends throughout the day culminated in the seeds for future partnerships.