What to expectat Export Jam?

Overview of the day

On July 28th 2015, the UKTI Ideas Lab with the Policy Lab UK are holding events across England. Each location will have the chance to connect with UKTI’s international embassies and advisors in a globally networked ‘virtual jam’.

The all day sessions are being held in nine regions bringing people together to share ideas, collaborate, and contribute to the future of export services.

Export Jam28th July 2015 North East

(Newcastle)

Yorkshire and Humber(Leeds)

North West(Manchester)

East Midlands(Nottingham)

East of England(Wyboston)

South West(Bristol)

South East(Reading)

London(London)

West Midlands(Birmingham)

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What is an Export Jam?

A ‘global jam’ is where different people come together in small

groups, simultaneously networked around the world to

share insights, generate new ideas, build concepts and present

them, all in a limited amount of time.

Who should attend?

Anyone with an interest in export can attend Export Jam – in fact meeting new people is an important part of any jam -Please note as places are limited we are prioritising space for:

Medium sized businesses who have exported and those that wish to in the future

Entrepreneurs and start ups Designers, creatives and

technologists B2B and Business support

intermediaries.

Export Jam28th July 2015

What to expect?

1. It all starts with a challenge

2. Create teams and share your

skills and experience

3. Think about how export works

now, what could be improved

4. Get creative about potential new

ways to improve export

5. Build concepts and prototypes

6. Pitch ideas for the future

7. Capture the best ideas

8. Enjoy the day (but with a serious

aim).

Export Jam28th July 2015

We look forward to seeing

you, places are limited so

register your interest in one

of nine places.

Or if you can’t make it in

person why not join us online in Virtual export jam

Export Jam28th July 2015

Tools and techniques

Each place will be different, but what follows are some of images

from the Policy Lab #northernfutures #openideas day

Here is a video from our last open ideas day

Asset mapping

Creative tools

This activity involves participants in collectively creating and then describing a visual map of the assets and resources in Leeds and the North.

Customer journeys

Creative tools

A great way to really get into the shoes of the people you are designing for is to imagine who they are, what they do and what else is going on in their life

Newcastle

Ideas stimuli

Creative tools

Use local and national newspapers to stimulate discussion about current challenges northern cities are facing.

Studio Design Sessions

Creative tools

Come up with an idea and do a quick 30 second pitch to get immediate feedback from your peers to improve the solution

Liverpool

Creative tools

Manchester

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Sign up here to

register interest in

attending your

nearest Export Jam