Kāds bija izaicinājums/problēma, kas tika risināta?
Innovations in agriculture, fisheries and forestry are often underestimated. It is necessary to promote the understanding of the fact that in today’s society it is practically impossible to fully compete in one’s industry without innovations and new practices.
Kā jūs atrisinājāt izaicinājumu/problēmu?
Latvijas Lauku konsultāciju un izglītības centrs (LRATC), together with Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, joined forces to bring together enthusiasts from various fields who would be ready to share their creativity and promote innovation in solving the needs of the various sectors already mentioned.
Kas ir novatorisks jūsu praktiskajā gadījumā?
Within 48 hours, which was the duration of the makeathon, emphasis was placed on the realization of the idea process, creating a real and tangible prototype for the problem to be solved. Various technologies and consultations with the experts for creating physical prototypes were available during the makeathon.
Kādi ir veiksmes faktori problēmas risināšanā?
The continuity of the event, the availability of experts and technologies, the continuous coordination process, the team interests and the co-creation process.
Negaidītas neveiksmes, ja kāds.
Taking into account that the ideas of the teams were different and, tāpēc, the necessary investments, it was difficult to evaluate the specific amount of funding needed for each team to develop the prototype of the idea. Considering the amount of work in the specified time, it was difficult to get all participants to actively use all the opportunities provided by the organizers of the event, piemēram, expert consultations.
Gūtās mācības.
It is necessary to consider a specific budget for each team. A specific coordinator for each team. The time when lectures are provided does not count towards 48 hours.
Kādu lomu spēlē padomdevējs vai konsultāciju dienests jūsu praktiskajā lietā??
Several of the invited experts were LRATC consultants, so it was possible to give practical recommendations for the implementation of ideas. Arī, considering that LRATC was one of the organizers, some of the team coordinators were also consultants.
Vai jūsu pieeja var tikt pārnesta un/vai pielāgota citiem jauninājumu izaicinājumiem un reģioniem?
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