Futurreg MARIS Success Scenario Workshop: Designing Creative Measures for Innovative Futures Workshop outline

Aims of the day Defining a broad framework for a future- oriented national innovation policy Creating an enhanced and shared understanding of the drivers of innovation Exploring success scenarios and designing new measures tailored to the specific needs of three types of Malta- based company

On scenarios Scenarios are plausible and coherent pictures of the future. They are used NOT to predict the future, but rather to expand the ‘possibility space’ on how the future might unfold Importantly, scenarios encourage us to think about the measures we might take today to shape the future we want tomorrow

Why success scenario? Create a vision of success to set a stretch target for all stakeholders Those who take part in a position to influence the policy/strategy outcomes Building an advocacy coalition Actions steps are a key outcome Key is the talent, imagination and influence of the participants!

Track record Success scenarios approach used by UK Director General of Research Councils to set strategy for ICT, Biotech and Nanotech Used in foresight on University-Industry links in Manchester city-region Used in exercises on EU international cooperation policy and in policy for research infrastructures

The inputs The key input is the knowledge (tacit and codified) held by the workshop participants Previous work on innovation policy in Malta Main written inputs will be drivers, barriers/inhibitors and policy framework Drivers (of change) are the key forces which, according to the direction they take, will influence the future of the object of our scenario Barriers and inhibitors are aspects of firms or their environment whose presence or absence prevents firms from fulfilling their innovative potential

Workshop ground rules Scenario is on 5/10 year timeframe – vision of innovation in Malta Ground rule is that everyone follows the methodology without argument But is absolutely free (and encouraged!) to argue about the content of the material and visions!

Drivers of Change in Innovation Mapping drivers Breakout groups review/ amend drivers and add any essential missing ones Success scenario for National Portfolio of Innovation Policy Measures Success Scenario Process Outline RICO FrameworkInhibitors Breakout groups identify key deficiencies Current policy measuresMapping deficiencies Breakout groups design new measures

Think laterally- things are not always what they seem!