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Mapping Weak Signals

Inspired by: FP7 » Sprout – E-course for Idea Growth

version: 1 / created: 2010-08-10
id: #963 / version id: #963
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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://sprout.tigweb.org/

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Sprout – E-course for Idea Growth

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
Sprout offers an electronic course, in which people from all over the world can exchange their knowledge and help each other to further elaborate their social or environmental project ideas. Sprout tries to attract dynamic activists, leaders, and professionals, which are trained by sprout facilitators to become e-mentors. Everyone can be a mentor and help other young people with their expertise and knowledge gained in similar projects. Sprout exists to help make the process of innovating simpler, more practical and less intimidating by guiding you through the project management process step-by-step. It provides a way to learn, grow and connect in a supportive environment that encourages creativity, involvement and hard work to create a better world.

Keywords

social innovation, mentoring, creativity, e-learning, education

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

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

Under what assumption the Weak Signal might evolve.

The sprout e-course is an attempt to give people in local communities, especially in emerging and developing countries, but also in less developed regions in Europe, the chance to participate in a global knowledge exchange. In the long run, the newly gained expertise of these people could also provide companies, governments and people in industrialised countries with unique knowledge and lead to new ways of solving social, economic and environmental problems.

Importance

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Level 2: important for a particular world region Developing & Emerging Countries

Key driving forces of this signal

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Driver 1 Driver 2
Economic In times in which social responsibility of companies is regarded as important, social innovations may be seen as tool to increase a company’s reputation.
Environmental Increasing environmental pollution all over the world motivates people to take responsibility for their local communities and initiate projects how to improve environmental conditions, and thereby may create new solutions.

Major risks & opportunities associated to the signal

Please choose the most appropriate timeframe option(s) to which you would like to provide inputs.
Risks Opportunities
before 2015 In order to make the most of the idea the digital gap has to be bridged. So far the poorest of the poor, who suffer most from a whole range of social, economical and environmental problems often lack access to modern communication technology.

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Globalization vs. localization
Innovation dynamics

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
ICT - Information & communication technologies
Social Sciences and Humanities
Research for the benefit of small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Pan-European strategies influencing the signal

please justify:
particularly relevant
Facilitating and promoting knowledge sharing and transfer