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Inspired by: FP7 » Fully Sponsored Innovation Camp for Young People

version: 1 / created: 2010-08-09
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Originally submitted by: Vanessa Watkins
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 8 - Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Blue Sky Research on emerging issues and other research economies

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
Source: INFU (225229) - http://www.innovation-futures.org/ http://palomar5.org/

Signal's headline

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Fully Sponsored Innovation Camp for Young People

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
Palomor5 is an (currently running) innovation camp looking for creative young people to develop ideas for new working environments that fit the needs and skills of the digital generation. 30 young and creative minds were invited to stay in Berlin (location size: 2000sqm). During 6 weeks, completely financed by Deutsche Telekom, participants have the opportunity to bring their thoughts and ideas to life. Participants were selected to represent a mix of nationalities, genders, and professions with a broad variety of skills and interests. At the end, ideas will be presented to a selected public during a summit: people from business, politics and media that can take on their solutions and introduce them into everyday working life. Palomar5 was established as a non-profit initiative seeking innovation outside of corporate structures. The founders of Palomar5 feel that “innovation” itself is in need of reformation.

Keywords

innovation, digital natives, open innovation, working patterns, corporate responsibility

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 Change in current innovation patterns new/emerging
 		beneficial
 		now-2015

Importance

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Level 4: important for the whole world

Key driving forces of this signal

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Driver 1 Driver 2
Social Especially younger people from the digital generation long for the opportunity to invent new rules and change existing patterns. At the same time companies are more and more interested in new ideas from their customers or future customers. Palomar5 is based on a concept that brings together the two different motivations and aims at offering support and space for questioning and reforming prevailing working and thinking paradigms, without any economic pressure.

Major risks & opportunities associated to the signal

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Risks Opportunities
before 2015 Still innovations are often exclusively developed in corporate surroundings. Before signing an employment contract younger people have no access to these corporate worlds and thus do not get the chance to bring in their ideas. This holds especially true for non-consumer good areas, such as the working world, medical or social services. Innovation camps might be a good way to include the knowledge of younger people.

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

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Economic prosperity/dynamics

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

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Science in society

Pan-European strategies influencing the signal

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Facilitating and promoting knowledge sharing and transfer

Research-friendly strategies potentially improving understanding of the signal

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Strengthening the actors in the research-friendly ecology
(i.e. Research funding organisations, universities, businesses, Research and Technology Organisations, Researchers and Citizens)