@FutureRoom

We recently worked with Reece Group and NWG to build foresight as to the needs and expectations of young people about the future. 

The initiative was designed to help young people explore the impact STEM will have on future lives.

£1000 in prizes and free licences for Roomle 3D design software were made available to young participants.  

The intent is to build the winning room design as part of a Newcastle Science Central initiative to create a futuristic street with diverse integrated innovations from sensors to autonomous household robotics.

If you have an idea for a youth challenge, please contact Fiona Urquhart ( fiona@addstrategy.co.uk )  at +ADD for information on how we can assist in making it happen.

WaterAid APP. Challenge success

+ADD have been supporting an initiative to design a working mobile app which helps volunteer hygiene promoters to working in under developed and remote parts of the world!

After designs were selected, a software team formed by +ADD, NWG and Nutshell came together to create a full prototype.

The concept went on to win a national category award !

If you have an idea for a youth challenge, please contact Fiona Urquhart ( fiona@addstrategy.co.uk )  at +ADD for information on how we can assist in making it happen.

+ADD Strategy are working with Newcastle University  and Northumbrian Water to deliver an exploration into potential of 'Digital twins' in the water industry. 

Newcastle University is main sponsor for one of thirteen design sprints at the IF2018 Innovation Festival at Newcastle Racecourse (9th-13th July). 

The +ADD team is delivering planning and facilitation.

Digital twins offer a cutting-edge approach that allows companies to test out and explore the impact of ideas and changes to a digital replica of physical assets (physical twin).

The exploration is in the form of a design sprint being delivered at the

Investor reflection session

The Northumbrian Water Innovation festival is set to excite and energise innovation in the UK water industry throughout the week of 9-13th July.

In support of the initiaitive the +ADD team are providing an opportunity to share your water innovations with venture finance specialists.

• Meet venture capital fund holders and investment specialists
• Further your understanding of what investors are looking for
• Learn more about the funds you could access
• Develop your ideas & business cases into investable concepts

The event takes place at 5.30 Thursday 12th July at the IF2018 festival grounds (Newcastle Racecourse)

IF2018 Enterprise competition

Northumbrian Water's Innovation Festival is in its second year.  It is a unique event taking 13 societal and environmental problems and applying design thinking techniques to try to solve them in five action packed days.

Once again the focus on innovation will be integrated with a summer festival featuring a Marquee village and fun events every evening to engage various groups in the North East of England.

+ADD are delivering an enterprise competition sponsored by the NELEP offering 13 lucky small & medium sized businesses with the opportunity to secure £1000 towards thier costs of attending for the week.  One company will be selected for each of the 13 sprints taking place.