There are few courses that completely immerse people into innovation the way The Health Innovation Expedition does. This is a full journey and crash course through the innovation process. It isn't an online course and only works face-to-face. We can introduce you to the process of innovation and you can experience it. From problem identification through to pitching a solution. This course compliments the training offered by the Health Innovation Networks and other bodies involved with innovation in the health and social care space. Most of these other courses that are offered are more detailed workshops on specific topics within the Health Innovation Expedition. Stand alone courses often miss out 'what goes before' and 'what happens after'. For someone unfamiliar with innovation, suddenly launching into a detailed workshop on patenting can be off putting as well as confusing and out of context. These will be a perfect follow-on for people who have gone through The Health Innovation Expedition. We hope that by experiencing the innovation process and learning 'enough' to begin with, more detailed courses offered by different organisations will suddenly be far more valuable.

Please get in touch with me to discuss. Because there are so many variables in terms of delivery schedule, this will impact the price. However I am completely transparent in pricing and happy to discuss.

You get a real journey through the innovation process for your students / staff. You get copies of all of the materials (printed and electronic as pdfs) for use by the participants. I work with you in a collaborative manner to deliver the course so that it fits with your diaries and time tables. By working together and sourcing relevant soundbite speakers and dragons, we will reach the goal - which is to get your cohort to understand the innovation process in health, how they can get involved and feel empowered with new knowledge and tools to go out and make a difference. If you've not seen them, have a look at the Testimonials section!

Very probably! Just get in touch to discuss how you'd like it delivered. Please bear in mind that innovation and product development is very much a contact sport and involves people working together in the same place for much of the time. The delivery is face-to-face as it just doesn't work remotely via zoom / teams (we have tried it). If the course is to be spread out over different days with a week between sessions, I'll have to travel to and fro and that adds to the cost. In any discussion, I will always be considering meeting the primary aim (which I will assume is shared by a hosting organisation) which is achieving the best experience and journey for your participants and their understanding. I have been asked to provide a 'pick n mix' format of different topics before. It means a bit or work to piece it together, but it is perfectly doable.

A large room with cabaret tables, A3 table-top flip charts (or similar), flip-chart pens, name badges (these are colour coded for teams), projector and screen, wifi for the delegates, areas where they can break out to for evening/other project work. I'll also need a list of the delegates a few days before the course starts with their name, subject area, level/degree, department and institution to create the teams. This is electronically destroyed (secure recycle) and any paper copies are shredded afterwards. Other aspects we discuss and I can advise on what has worked before. However it's very much your course and your format around the delivery sections and we work together to make it work! To ensure that traffic doesn't cause disruption, I also ask that I'm put up in a nearby hotel and if parking is problematic - a permit from the organisation. I also need you to ensure we get minimum numbers for a viable course (25 minimum).

Yes - the course only really works with a minimum of 25 people and a maximum of 36. We need people to get involved, be part of it, create a vibrant environment, and factor in people having to leave the course for emergencies etc. Please note that if commissioned, there is a great deal of preparatory work that goes into a course. See the Terms and Conditions to see how I may need to charge if a course is cancelled or postponed due to insufficient numbers.

I would rather this not happen. If someone wants to come along as a facilitator who is involved with technology transfer or transformation (etc), then that is fine. They can assist with team exercises. However, someone 'observing' with a view to setting up a course at their organisation (for example) rarely works. It can be distracting, cause additional IP issues, and typically results in people deciding they will 'make their own' having seen how I do it. And these will never emulate what we have developed.

I deliver the whole course - bar any soundbite speakers and keynote speakers - However I am happy to source industry experts or brief your own speakers should you wish to use internal expertise so they understand the level to speak at and where the participants have got to on their journey. I'll bring print outs of the handouts and exercises and the digital handbooks on a memory stick. I bring the course on a laptop. I'll also need sound though wifi is not necessary for me at least.

Of course - I'll ask whether they are happy to speak to you about their experience of working with me and the course itself. Nobody has said no to doing this yet!

Yes. I have professional indemnity insurance for coaching, training and education which includes public and products liability, and crisis containment. My insurance is provided through Hiscox. I am happy to provide a copy of my insurance certificate upon request.

This is dependent on the host organisation and any IP agreements with other collaborating organisations as well as employment contracts / student status where applicable. In the past we have managed to arrange a special status for everyone (where a mix of students and staff) for the purpose of the course and any results from the team projects. Asking participants, external visitors and keynote speakers / dragons to sign a non-disclosure agreement is recommended should an external organisation show interest in developing the results of the team projects. I purposely avoid letting people bring their own research as a team project for that reason. If IP is generated during the process and the team involved wants to take the idea forward it is up to the host organisation to ensure that it has the necessary ownership agreements in place. I take no ownership stake in any of the ideas that are born out of my case studies. I provide guidance during the course but am not involved in what the teams create themselves.

Yes of course - This is my job (or one of them) and I need to ensure that I can keep the course running. To see the terms and conditions please see here.

Simply get in touch and we'll arrange a convenient time to meet. There we can discuss how it would work for you and start getting the planning process underway.