Persian Geometry Arts Workshop – a celebration of culture
July 25, 2018
“Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art lifts the spirit and the morale of those who hear it.” – Nelson Mandela Communicating culture through Persian Geometry Arts ‘Iran Sheen’ is one of the Ingenuity Lab’s longest established and best-loved businesses. Elnaz, the founder, is inspired by her roots and the spirit …
Ingenuity18: Meet the Top 24
April 12, 2018
From the Ideas Summit right through to the final pitching stages, Ingenuity18 has been an incredible journey of creativity and exploration for many people. With 254 teams globally and over 450 innovators bringing their ideas on how to #FixTheWorld, our amazing judging panel have whittled it down to the Top24 who will be in with …
Creating Enterprising Futures: The case of women refugees in the Middle East
March 29, 2018
Despite popular rhetoric that refugees fleeing from conflict regions head towards the Global North, the majority seek shelter in neighbouring developing countries. In the contemporary Middle East conflict for example, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey have been the major recipients of refugees travelling from Iraq, Syria and Palestine, many of whom are women and children separated …
Ingenuity18 Blog: Final Tips for your Competition Applications
March 19, 2018
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later – Og Mandino As you begin to finalise your Ingenuity18 submission I thought it would be useful to provide you with some high-level advice based on my own experiences producing credible business plans and successful bids and competition entries. My Top 5 points …
Ingenuity18 Blog – Top 10 Inspiring films by Dr. Chris Carter
February 15, 2018
If you have ever stopped by my office on the B floor of Business School South, you would have most likely been welcomed by Steve Jobs, Jeff Buckley or Etta James before receiving any greeting from me across the room. Punctuating my shelves, these book and record covers that stare back at my visitors reflect …
Ingenuity18 Meet the Speaker: Dr Alex Trautrims
February 2, 2018
Dr Alex Trautrims is the Unchained Supply Project Lead, Rights Lab at The University of Nottingham. His role focuses on developing knowledge that helps to detect modern slavery in supply chains, to understand how supply chain design impacts the occurrence of modern slavery, and the diffusion of good labour practices. During the Ingenuity18 Ideas Summit, Alex …
Mentors30 Competition: Calling all engineers
January 19, 2018
Mentor30Engineers was set up by Sainsbury Management Fellows, the charity that enables engineers to augment engineering qualifications and experience with essential business skills. SMF does this by annually awarding £300,000 in MBA scholarships towards the cost of studying at top business schools including INSEAD, Stanford, Wharton, Harvard and LBS. This new competition marks 30 years …
Ingenuity18: Why is creativity important?
January 5, 2018
“The volatility of the graduate job market, uncertainty of how Brexit and other political developments will implicate academic research and institutions, and the responsibility we have as innovators means there is no time like the present to create our own futures, both as individuals and as an institution” – Professor Shearer West, Vice-Chancellor of The University …
