Name of project: Innovation and creativity mentality advancement in SMEs (INCREMENTA)
Professional guarantor FEM: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Havlíček, CSc.; Doc. Ing. Ludmila Dömeová, CSc.
Researcher FEM: Department of Systems Engineering - doc. Ing. Ludmila Dömeová, CSc.; prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Havlíček, CSc.; doc. Ing. Tomáš Šubrt, Ph.D.; Ing. Tereza Jedlanová, Department of Management - Ing. Kateřina Drahotová, Ph.D.
Budget (CZU): 40 688 EUR
Budget (FEM): 40 688 EUR
Project Duration: 2018 - 2020
Grant: Erasmus+
Project registration no.: 2018-1-IE01-KA202-038789
Contact: doc. Ing. Ludmila Dömeová, CSc.
www: http://www.creativityandcollaboration.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Incrementaproject/
INCREMENTA is a project that supports innovative and creative practices in small and medium-sized enterprises. It is intended for small and medium-sized enterprises, trainers, training and educational organizations at the level of vocational schools and secondary vocational schools, and for academics involved in business, entrepreneurship and innovation. The aim of the project is to develop and disseminate innovative tools and materials related to the management of cooperation and creativity in small and medium-sized enterprises.
Benefits for small and medium enterprises
The implementation of innovation management is beneficial for small and medium-sized enterprises mainly for the following reasons:
- Increasing competitiveness
- Ability to react quickly to changes, adapt to them and manage challenges
- Development of cross-cutting skills, creativity and cooperation
- Development of competence that will enable small and medium-sized enterprises to train their own employees
The INCREMENTA project deals with the development of effective educational methods and materials that will help companies adapt to the market environment and the new economic situation. The methods and materials are closely related to the Innovation Standard - Part 5 CEN / TS 16555-5: 2013.
Outputs:
- IO1 Innovation Management Handbook for small and medium-sized enterprises, which deal with creativity and collaboration management
- IO2 Training program for small and medium enterprises related to creativity management and cooperation
- IO3 Online platform aimed at supporting innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises, especially to support creativity and cooperation
- Supporting the implementation of the innovation management system in small and medium-sized enterprises
- Provide guidance for the implementation of the innovation management system
- Develop basic and cross-cutting skills using innovative methods
- Encourage creativity and cooperation in small and medium-sized enterprises
- Acquaint companies with the CEN Standard 16555-5 Innovation
- Provide teaching materials based on CEN 16555-5 Innovation Management - Parts 5 and 6
- Develop a high quality teaching system at a secondary school level
- Contribute to the professional development of secondary school teachers and trainers
- Facilitate the adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to the new economic situation
- Facilitate the adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to modern economic needs
- Innovation Management System Handbook for small and medium-sized enterprises
- Educational program for innovation management systems in small and medium enterprises
- An online platform for innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises
- Effective teaching methods that can help small and medium-sized enterprises respond quickly to change, adapt to them and address challenges
- Teaching materials to assist in adapting to modern economic needs; they will contain practical elements and elements leading to the development of innovative business skills
- A profile of competent people who will be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the innovation management system in the company
National University of Ireland, Galway
The university was ranked among the 250 best universities in the world (QS and Times Higher World University Ranking 2017). NUI Galway is a research-oriented university with 2,000 employees and 17,000 students. The NUI Galway Research Center focuses on the creation, development and analysis of new processes and systems. Their research projects model the real world as a dynamic system with analytical models and frameworks that provide an in-depth insight into how organizations successfully manage innovative processes. The research is linked to practice and takes into account necessary requirements and the co-constructed solutions.
IDEC
IDEC is an education and consulting agency based in Piraeus, Greece. Its activities include teaching, training, consulting, quality management, evaluation and development of ICT solutions for the public and private sectors. IDEC's clients are small and medium-sized enterprises, but also large Greek companies from various sectors. They collaborate with more than 600 entities throughout Europe and with approximately 300 experts from various fields. IDEC has experience in the development of quality management systems in Greek training centres and has been accredited as a lifelong learning centre.
KISMC
The Knowledge, Innovation and Strategic Management Club (KISMC), based in Bulgaria, is a non-profit organization founded by innovation and management experts, coaches and consultants to strengthen knowledge and innovation management in Bulgaria and support the innovation ecosystem in the region.
TREBAG Intellectual Property- and Project Manager Ltd.
TREBAG is a Hungarian private company and a living laboratory with a large network of people and organizations interested in vocational education. The company was founded in 1989 as a German-Hungarian company. Since 1994, the owners of TREBAG Ltd. have been Hungarian private persons. TREBAG is significantly involved in mediating the contact between the young generation and the business sector.
Lodz Chamber of Industry and Commerce (LCIC)
LCIC brings together 400 companies from the Łódž region in Poland, 85% of them are small and medium-sized enterprises from the construction and textile industries. The basic goal is to work for the organizations they associate with. It supports entrepreneurship and helps you start your own business through grants, mentoring advice and collaboration programs. LCIC offers services for entrepreneurs, such as certificates of origin for goods, legalization of documents and electronic signatures.
CECOT Innovation Foundation (FCI)
The FCI is an association of entrepreneurs that represents the interests of its members. The association has an impact on the public sector and social organizations. It offers direct and indirect services and professional advice to increase the competitiveness of organizations. The main goal is to support activities, initiatives and original ideas that contribute to improving business performance and economic growth.
Association of SA and LTD companies
The Association of SA and LTD companies is an influential employers' organization with more than 2,000 members from all over Greece. It was founded in 1922 and participated in the establishment of the University of Piraeus. It has established the International Economic Relations Institute, the Foundation of Studies and Business Development and the Hellenic Mediation and Arbitration Centre. The general objective is to defend and promote the interests of its members in the legal, economic and social sense of the country's economic development.