1. Roadshow
August/September 2018

2. Margaret Heffernan, ‘Wilful Blindness’
"...in the intersection between perspectives, real insight can be gleaned."
Margaret Heffernan, ‘Wilful Blindness’

3. Frans Johansson, The Medici Effect
Objectives
Impact on policy and practice
Benefit members:
reputation
academic collaboration
business/staff development
networks
Approach and aims
Multi-disciplinary, multi-institution knowledge exchange - academics, policy makers, practitioners, wider public
increase understanding
share learning
generate insights and ideas
“When you step into an intersection of fields, disciplines, or cultures, you can combine existing concepts into a large number of extraordinary new ideas.”
Frans Johansson, The Medici Effect

4. Policy makers, practitioners & public
Impact & Reputation
projects
questions
Policy makers, practitioners & public
ideas
insights
data
Academia
knowledge
experience
funding
ongoing collaboration
Governing Board/Programme Committee – members, Scottish Government, SFF, SPICe, Audit Scotland, SCDI
Two calls per year – open and themed
Director, Programme Manager, Events Co-ordinator
Insight Centre + event space in other member universities
catalyst, focal point, safe space, facilitator, interpreter, adviser, organiser

5. Recent Programmes 2017 Theme – Scotland 2030
Implementing a Citizen’s Basic Income
Housing and Ageing
Future Transitions in Palliative Care
Learning from Loss – Heritage and Climate Change
2017 Theme – Scotland 2030
Recent Programmes

7. Current Programmes Creative Communities Coproducing Justice
Life Stories and Child Bereavement
Poverty, Educational Attainment, and Mental Health and Wellbeing
Storytelling for Resilience
2018 – Open Call

8. Next call - Themed
Interdependence and cooperation – theory into practice
Growing interdependence – trade, culture etc.
Cooperation – benefits & challenges
Many possible perspectives - in particular, proposals are sought which will provide insights into:
overcoming barriers to cooperation in the provision of public goods and services, and/or meeting the difficulties of scaling up
addressing the challenges of cooperation between those from different backgrounds and sectors that have little experience of working together
“The future is collaborative” – Jackie Kay (Scots Makar)

9. Criteria and Eligible Costs?
Two member universities
Importance to Scotland and wider world
Potential impact on policy and practice
Relevance - aims & objectives
Quality of research base
Inter-disciplinarity
Non academic input / KE focus
International perspective
Programme content/approach
Travel
Accommodation
Catering
Venue (if not using Institute)
International visitor expenses
Recording / facilitating events
Project materials
Communication / dissemination

10. Planning a project – key questions
Making a difference
Planning a project – key questions

11. Timetable for next call
Expression of interest – 26 October
Full application – 23 November
Programme Committee - December
Decisions announced - January
Programmes – Feb – July 2019

12. Tel: 0141 548 5930/4051 info@scottishinsight. ac. uk www
Tel: / @scotinsight