How do crisis and opportunity work in unison?

Written by Paul Kirkham, Researcher in the field of Entrepreneurial Creativity at the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Nottingham University Business School “Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change,” wrote Milton Friedman, economist and Nobel Prize winner, in his highly influential Capitalism and Freedom, first published more than …

Even bad ideas can be helpful

Written by Paul Kirkham, Researcher in the field of Entrepreneurial Creativity at the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Nottingham University Business School Not all ideas are good Some are thoroughly daft. But even the silly ones can prove worthwhile, if only by helping to shape a vastly superior alternative. This is because …

Rahaf Ltd: Thinking differently at The Ingenuity Lab

In the Ingenuity Lab, no day is the same and every member has a different story and requirements.  As a group, we support each other, collaborate and ensure we have as much fun along the day; creating a melting pot of ideas!  Each week, we will introduce one of our exemplary members and their business …

Happy National Vegetarian Week: Day 2

Happy Vegetarian Week to you all!  Courtesy of Ingenuity Lab member and Director of Nutri2Go, Jordana Chin, we will be sharing a recipe a day with you for the whole week! We are a day out so look out for two recipe to try today! Roll those sleeves up and get cooking! Share your creations with us today! …

Ingenuity16 Mentor Profile: Tom Preece

During Ingenuity16, a range of successful business men and women based in Nottingham and further afield have got stuck in mentoring the University of Nottingham’s budding entrepreneurs. Their guidance and advice has been incredibly useful for the students and alumni competing for the £100,000 prize fund. Over the next few weeks, we will be uploading profiles …

Ingenuity16: That’s a wrap!

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape”, Bono   This year, Ingenuity16 saw 450+ entrants with ideas covering 12 sectors, including social impact, health, apps & software, and computer sciences.  Over 300 applicants attended a day-long boot-camp, receiving support from 40 mentors as they developed …

Ingenuity16 Mentor Profile: Steve Ellis

During Ingenuity16, a range of successful business men and women based in Nottingham and further afield have got stuck in mentoring the University of Nottingham’s budding entrepreneurs. Their guidance and advice has been incredibly useful for the students and alumni competing for the £110,000 prize fund. Over the next few weeks, we will be uploading profiles …

Anika Vassell: Making parenting teenagers easy-peasy

In the Ingenuity Lab, no day is the same and every member has a different story and requirements.  As a group, we support each other, collaborate and ensure we have as much fun along the day; creating a melting pot of ideas!  Each week, we will introduce one of our exemplary members and their business …

Leading the pack – Porterlight Bicycles

In the Ingenuity Lab, no day is the same and every member has a different story and requirements.  As a group, we support each other, collaborate and ensure we have as much fun along the day; creating a melting pot of ideas!  Each week, we will introduce one of our exemplary members and their business …

Ingenuity16 Mentor Profile: Mel Berry

During Ingenuity16, a range of successful business men and women based in Nottingham and further afield have got stuck in mentoring the University of Nottingham’s budding entrepreneurs. Their guidance and advice has been incredibly useful for the students and alumni competing for the £100,000 prize fund. Over the next few weeks, we will be uploading profiles …