enkel ideas accelerator 2014 - Introduction meeting

1. Enkel ideas accelerator
Introduction Meeting Wed 10 Sep 2014
Adam Jorlen - Facilitator, Futurist, Network Architect
#enkelideas

2. Tonight
1. Check-in
2. Enkel ideas accelerator info
3. Questions
4. 7.30 - Drinks

3. Check-in
• Why are we here tonight?

4. The Basics
WHAT?
A 10-week ideas accelerator run by the enkel collective. A series of workshops
aimed to help a group of futures-focussed people to get their ideas for
businesses, products, services or projects off the ground.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This is aimed for entrepreneurs, changemakers, makers and others who have
recently launched or are thinking of prototyping or launching a product or
service.
WHEN?
6.30-8.30 PM every Wednesday from 10 Sep to 19 Nov
WHERE?
Various places in Perth and Fremantle

5. Tibbs, H 1999, 'Making the future visible: psychology, scenarios, and strategy’

6. Outcomes and commitments
OUTCOMES
• Accelerated individual and collective learning.
• Increased collaboration in the enkel collective.
• Acceleration of ideas
COMMITMENTS
• Attend every Wednesday night
• Do the “homework”
• Share learnings

7. Homework
• Self-reflective journal, blog, video etc
(This is not be shared with the group)
• To take a meta-perspective on your learning
(watching yourself learning)
• Geo-tagging for enkel network (Where are
you? To do what? To meet who?)

8. + Use Social Media!
• #enkelideas
• Instagram, Twitter: @enkelcollective

9. Elements
* Purpose-driven entrepreneurship (Knowmads)
* Lean start-up methodology
* Pull model within and beyond the enkel network
for resources / help / advisors / funding
* Collaboration / Peer-to-peer mentoring /support
* Strategic Foresight (big picture/long term/deep)
* Social media / digital strategies

10. A low cost program
• For the 10 sessions: $250 or 20 enkelcoin (for
enkel members - please bring your timesheets to
the first workshop. 1h of previous or future work
for enkel = 1 enkelcoin)
• As this first enkel ideas accelerator is a prototype
and experiment, the cost of the program is
considerably cheaper than upcoming enkel
learning programs.
• Help needed with admin / social media / space /
food etc

11. Questions?