Design Thinking

A “Hands’ On” learning experience focusing on techniques and tools used to implement and drive innovation in your organisation. Design Thinking is a human-centred approach to innovation and problem solving following 5 stages Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype & Test. Design thinking has the power to give you the edge over your competitors by actively Empathizing … Read more

Business Model Innovation

Business models can best be described through nine basic building blocks that show the logic of how a company intends to make money. The nine blocks cover the four main areas of a business: customers, offer, infrastructure, and financial viability. The business model is a blueprint for a strategy to be implemented through organizational structures, … Read more

Business Model Innovation

Business models can best be described through nine basic building blocks that show the logic of how a company intends to make money. The nine blocks cover the four main areas of a business: customers, offer, infrastructure, and financial viability. The business model is a blueprint for a strategy to be implemented through organizational structures, … Read more

Business Model Innovation

Business models can best be described through nine basic building blocks that show the logic of how a company intends to make money. The nine blocks cover the four main areas of a business: customers, offer, infrastructure, and financial viability. The business model is a blueprint for a strategy to be implemented through organizational structures, … Read more

Going Lean in the Not-for-Profit Sector – Introduction & Case Study

A breakfast introduction and case study about applying Lean in the Not for Profit Sector. All Non-Profit Organisations will of course be lean, but there is a world of difference between being frugal and applying the lean methodology. Being lean goes far beyond cost-cutting, however. The lean process enables organizations to speed up, be more … Read more

Design Thinking Ireland 2018

Now in it’s 5th year, IRDG is delighted to bring you Ireland’s leading annual business conference on Design Thinking. Designed to benefit and connect all those across the public and private sectors who continue to innovate around products, processes and services, this unique event will once again host leading speakers and practitioners with forward-thinking insights … Read more

Funding & Collaboration for Business Innovation

In this new format event in 2018, IRDG will bring you all the options when it comes to progressing your business innovation and market development with grant funding, tax incentives, accessible loans and research expertise from within Ireland and Europe. Supports including research capability, subject matter expertise, specialised equipment and finance are available to indigenous … Read more

2018 Irish LIFE Information Day

The Irish National Contact Point invites you to join us for the 2018 Irish LIFE Information Day which will be held on the 27 April 2018. On the day visitors wil find out: -If LIFE funding could help deliver environmental/climate action objectives -What types of projects have got funding from the LIFE Programme? -How to obtain LIFE funding … Read more