This document summarizes a conference on bottom-up innovation in the UK, discussing how innovation often comes from less advantaged groups. It outlines lessons learned from teaching young people to create apps that address social issues, including that programming is not for everyone, using app design tools can help ideas, and focusing on accessibility. The document promotes a bottom-up approach to innovation that designs for multiple outcomes, takes dreams seriously but challenges ambitions, and advocates raising ambitions for disadvantaged youth.

1. Bottom-[app] innovation in the UK 11 September OpenTech conference, London

2. Innovation often comes from the fringes of society...

3. 2 parts Who we are Lessons learnt

4. Rodrigo’s dream

5. 3 pillars

6. Young people learn to create apps that change their world

7. Stop & Search

8. 4 key lessons learnt

9. Programming is not for everyone App Inventor for Android + Ideas/design portfolios

10. Platforms wars & adoption Be pragmatic & start learning somewhere

11. Apps today: the 3 m’s Provide phones, use emulators... and watch prices dropping male middle-aged middle-class

12. ...of ambition Poverty... Take dreams seriously Challenge them Don’t provide answers

14. Tools are often overrated

15. Be pragmatic about adoption