Crossroads of the possible
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The Crossroads of the Possible is a meeting organized by Fing that brings together digital innovators from various backgrounds to discover new ideas. It has reviewed over 3000 projects since 2002 and exhibited 950 projects through 95 events across 15 French regions. The goal is to connect people with innovative projects and accelerate project development through workshops, events and partnerships between companies, researchers, and public entities.
Crossroads of the possible
- 2. CROSSROADS OF THE POSSIBLE A convivial meeting of digital industry trailblazers, users and innovators, the Crossroads of the Possible creatively brings together a wide variety of individuals, private companies and public entities motivated by the discovery of new ideas and original usages.
- 3. TOOLS A FEW FIGURES A PALETTE at your disposal 2002 year established of solutions SOCIAL NETWORK 3000 projects reviewed CROSSROADS CAFES 950 projects exhibited APPLICATION REVIEW “CULTIVATING INNOV ATION” 95 ‘Crossroads’ events SERIES PUBLICATION NETWORK OF PROJECT with project exhibitions 15 Partner regions in France SCENARIO BUILDING COORDINATORS 5 In-company ‘Crossroads’ WORKSHOPS DESIGN EXPERTISE events PROJECT ACCELERATION COLLABORATIVE 3 African ‘Crossroads’ WORKSPACE events IN-COMPANY EVENTS 2 European ‘Crossroads’ SPECIAL EVENTS events
- 4. LINK PEOPLE AND PROJECTS • Establish close ties with project coordinators • Increase the complementarity between DETECT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS innovative practices, R&D, funds, etc. • Draw from external, internal, • Strengthen the bond between company or Fing-incubated projects professionals and company partners • Create innovative usage • Promote a culture of innovation scenarios at every level of your organization DISCOVER INNOVATION IN ACTION THE BENEFITS • Accelerate emerging projects, OF PARTNERSHIP internally or externally • Develop and promote ideas and initiatives taken by your employees and team members
- 5. I apply online I have an idea I present my project proposal (CREATIVE MEETING, PRE-SELECTION BRIEFING) SCOUT FOR PROJECTS PARTICIPATE IN IDENTIFY FIELDS PRE-SELECTION FOR EXPLORATION AND SELECTION BRIEFINGS I’ve been chosen ! WHY SUBMIT A PROJECT PROPOSAL ? SPONSOR PROJECTS • to explore different professional networks • to increase visibility • to identify new potential, internally and externally TAKE PART • to establish new partnerships IN THE CDP I prep my presentation (SCENARIO BUILDING WORKSHOP) r to na di or “MY INNOVATION” co th ct pa roje P PROJECT EXHIBITION ny th pa pa om C
- 6. Denis Pansu • +336 81 36 36 25 • usercentric • dpansu@fing.org Network Coordinator Crossroads of the Possible www.carrefourdespossibles.org The INTERNET NEW GENERATION FOUNDATION Fing creates, detects and shares novel and actionable ideas to anticipate digital transformations. It’s a non profit organization based in Paris, France & Marseilles. For the past 11 years, Fing has been helping private businesses, public sector institutions and national territories to : • Anticipate changes inspired by technology and its uses, • Open up their innovation processes. Fing leads concrete, proactive projects in favor of more open and shared forms of innovation. Recent productions : Digital privacy revisited ; New directions for online Trust ; Aging Lab ; Cities 2.0 ; Reinventing money and alternative currencies ; Open Data ; Cities as open innovation platforms ; Fab Labs. FING LEADING PARTNERS