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KNOW HOW

Know How is a new programme designed to take your organisation on a journey placing design and digital thinking at the heart of what you do.

Organisations working in the arts, culture and heritage sector in the East Midlands can access a supportive and structured process developed by Broadway’s Near Now programme and the award-winning service design agency Snook.

Over a six month period we will help you conceive new ideas enabled by digital tech, bring them to life and explore their potential before refining your ideas through prototypes.

Know How, delivered by Broadway’s Near Now programme in partnership with Snook, is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund 2007 to 2013 and supported using public funding by Arts Council England, with additional finance contributed by regional universities.

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APPLYInvitation to apply: 3rd June 2014Deadline for applications: 20th June 2014Applicants notified: 27th June 2014

THINK: 14th and 15th July 2014DEVELOP: July – September 2014PLAY: 22nd and 23rd September 2014TEST: September - November 2014

APPLY FOR BUILD: Invitation to apply: 1st October 2014Deadline for applications: 24th October 2014Applicants notified: 31st October 2014

BUILD: 20th, 21st & 22nd Nov 2014LAUNCH: November onwards

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

KNOW HOW 2014June – November 2014

We’ll be opening up applications for the first cohort of 20 organisations who want to know how in June 2014.

KNOW HOW 2015January – May 2015

We’ll be opening up applications for the next cohort of 20 organisations who want to know how in December 2014.

APPLYInvitation to apply: 24th November 2014Deadline for applications: 15th December 2014Applicants notified: 19th December 2014

THINK: 19th and 20th January 2015DEVELOP: January – March 2015PLAY: 23rd and 24th March 2015TEST: March – May 2015

APPLY FOR BUILD: Invitation to apply: 1st April 2015Deadline for applications: 24th April 2015Applicants notified: 30th April 2015

BUILD: 14th, 15th & 16th May 2015LAUNCH: May onwards

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SO HERE’STHE LOW DOWN

Know How is a six month programme culminating in a Build weekend where your digital ideas are brought to life with the possibility to pitch for grants from the Know How Fund.

We’re taking a cohort of 20 organisations through the first six months with eight in each round making the final cut for the Build. We’ll help you build your concept, test it with your organisation and customers before bringing together a team that can deliver the work.

By being a part of the Build, you are automatically entered to pitch at the People’s Panel to access grants of up to £5000 to take your idea to the next level.

In addition to Know How grants, we have other opportunities to support your organisation with design and digital expertise to move your project forward.

We can also help connect you with new knowledge and talent, through Know How funded graduate placements and post-graduate researchers from some of the region’s top universities.

Throughout the process, we will actively seek out expertise and help you broker partnerships to support your organisation to build your project.

At various stages of the programme we will invite the general public to join in sessions, so if you’re not an organisation that fits the bill but still want to be involved there is plenty of opportunity for this.

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We have designed the application process to get you thinking about the opportunities that exist in your organisation right from the start.

It involves completing a slide deck of questions to apply for the Know How programme by the deadline.

For those organisations that are successful, this slide deck will act as an introduction to your organisation during the Think module.

Once you have sent us your slide deck, the Know How team will review the applications and respond to all applicants.

Applications to be part of the Know How programme open in June 2014 and December 2014.

The slide deck should take you no longer than 2–3 hours to complete.

Download the slide deck from: bit.ly/knowhow-apply

HOW TO APPLY

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This module focuses on supporting the development of a brief for your organisation, to clarify your focus, your mission and journey along the Know How programme.

This is a two day event bringing together up to 20 organisations across the arts, culture and heritage sector, to focus on framing opportunities to bring design and digital thinking into your everyday business.

The event will include a keynote speaker (open to the public) and open sessions for all to attend from universities, the region’s designer & developer community, business networks and the public.

KNOW HOW 2014

Monday 14th July 2014Keynote and Open Forum10:00 – 11:30amBroadway, NG1 3AL

Know How welcomes you to return and meet the organisations who have been scoping their future opportunities and see if there is a potential collaboration with you or a space to join their team.

You can sign up for these at:nearnow.org.uk/events/

Tuesday 15th July 2014Know How Organisations Showcase4:30 – 6:00pmBroadway, NG1 3AL

KNOW HOW 2015

Monday 19th January 2015Keynote and Open Forum10:00 – 11:30amBroadway, NG1 3AL

Know How welcomes you to return and meet the organisations who have been scoping their future opportunities and see if there is a potential collaboration with you or a space to join their team.

You can sign up for these at:nearnow.org.uk/events/

Tuesday 20th January 2015Know How Organisations Showcase4:30 – 6:00pmBroadway, NG1 3AL

THINK

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Open sessions (Free to attend)

As a participant this is focused time to go away and engage your organisation with the insights you’ve discovered through the Know How programme.

Know How provides you with tools to test your ideas and directions with stakeholders in your organisation, alongside potential audiences and future customers.

The Know How tools and activities will be available for free on nearnow.org.uk so even if you weren’t selected for the programme you can still explore and use these tools to drive design and digital thinking within your organisation.

This period is down to you and your commitment to take forward the ideas you have been developing in the Know How Programme.

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This module focuses on reflecting on the develop stage, creating a solid concept, building a business case and learning how you can prototype and test your ideas quickly and cheaply with resources you already have.

This is a two day event with the cohort of 20 organisations coming back together, to focus on bringing ideas to life and narrowing your scope in the Know How programme.

Over the two days we will explore building minimum viable products, understanding the different types of value at play and how to continually test ideas with your audiences and customers.

The event will include a keynote speaker (open to the public) and open sessions for all to attend from universities, the region’s design & digiTal community, business networks and the public.

KNOW HOW 2014

Monday 22nd September 2014Keynote and Open Forum10:00 – 11:30amBroadway, NG1 3AL

A chance to hear and meet the organisations on the Know How programme and form a collaboration with them.

You can sign up for these at:nearnow.org.uk/events/

Tuesday 23rd September 2014Know How Projects Showcase4.00pm – 5.00pmBroadway, NG1 3AL

KNOW HOW 2015

Monday 23rd March 2015Keynote and Open Forum10:00 - 11:30amBroadway, NG1 3AL

A chance to hear and meet the organisations on the Know How programme and form a collaboration with them.

You can sign up for these at:nearnow.org.uk/events/

Tuesday 24th March 2015Know How Projects Showcase4.00pm - 5.00pmBroadway, NG1 3AL

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By this stage you should be ready to test your idea with potential customers and audiences.

During this time we will provide you with the know how to test your prototype, get early feedback from stakeholders and find the right mix of people to continue to build your idea.

In order to go into the Build, you need to work with your organisation to create a team who have the right mix of skills to deliver your ambitions.

Your application for the Build might include a focus on how you can enhance your business model either by increasing or creating new revenue, reducing overheads by making your organisation’s processes more efficient or delighting your customers with new experiences.

As a minimum we think a team should include a developer, a designer, a university partnership and your organisation. We’re not pinned down on this but a balance of skills and networks makes an ideal collaboration to take ideas forward.

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KNOW HOW 2014

Invitation to apply: 1st October 2014Deadline for applications: 24th October 2014Applicants notified: 31st October 2014

KNOW HOW 2015

Invitation to apply: 1st April 2015Deadline for applications: 24th April 2015Applicants notified: 30th April 2015

For information on how to apply see:

bit . ly/knowhow-build

In the Build we focus on getting hands on and practical, working towards building your concept over three days. You bring your full team and we will provide the space and a format for the development of your project.

By the last day you should have your first working prototype to trial and test at scale and get instant feedback to inform your next steps.

At the end of this event there is a live pitch with your team to a People’s Panel with the opportunity to access grants of up to £5000 from the Know How Fund or further support to move your project forward.

For organisations who don’t make the Build, we have two wildcard slots available selected by the public through an open vote. This means that even if you don’t go through the Build process you still have a chance to pitch your project to access the Know How Fund.

KNOW HOW 2014

Saturday 22nd November 2014Know How People’s Panel4:00 – 6:00pmBroadway, NG1 3AL

Come along and watch the final presentations of the eight weekend build teams and a further two organisations who will be pitching for the Know How Fund. In the People’s Panel the audience will vote on who they think should get further support to launch their project.

Celebrate with us after in the Broadway Cafe Bar from 6:00pm til late.

KNOW HOW 2015

Saturday 16th May 2015Know How People’s Panel4:00 – 6:00pmBroadway, NG1 3AL

Come along and watch the final presentations of the eight weekend build teams and a further two organisations who will be pitching for the Know How Fund. In the People’s Panel the audience will vote on who they think should get further support to launch their project.

Celebrate with us after in the Broadway Cafe Bar from 6:00pm til late.

BUILD

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Open sessions (Free to attend)

This is about taking your project out into the open and launching it.

By this stage, even if you don’t take part in the Build and pitches, the tools and training you have had in placing design and digital thinking at the heart of your organisation will have had an impact and some of your ideas should be implemented into your future strategies.

For those who don’t access grant funding we will support you with other routes to market for sustaining and scaling your idea.

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CONTACTS

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Mathew Trivett Producer – Near Nowm.trivett@broadway.org.uk@mathewtrivett

Tasha King Project Manager – Know Howt.king@broadway.org.uk

Paul Hough Work Placement Manager – Know Howp.hough@broadway.org.uk

Andy Young Creative Director and Designer – Snookandy@wearesnook.com@_andyyoung

Sarah Drummond Co-Founder and Director of Design – Snooksarah@wearesnook.com@rufflemuffin

Know How Hotline 0115 850 7846

Share your Know How with us #knowhow14

@broadwaycinema@nearnow@wearesnook

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