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Aspect Programme Management

Boosting business opportunities for Aspect (A Social sciences Platform for Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Transformation)

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Challenge

Aspect (A Social sciences Platform for Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Transformation) is a network for organisations that want to make the most of social sciences research commercial and business opportunities. At the end of 2018, the Aspect lead Institution contracted us to support their programme management to meet its aims to:

  • Raise the profile and significance of commercialising social sciences research;
  • Build engagement between academics, business and industry;
  • Inspire and encourage social sciences commercialisation;
  • Grow capacity & expertise in social sciences research commercialisation;
  • Develop, share and exchange knowledge and good practice.
Skills gap

Approach

As programme managers, we helped Aspect identify resources, facilitate governance structures, and offered specialist Communities of Practice support focused on:

  • ‘Student and Alumni Entrepreneurship’
  • ‘Research Commercialisation’
  • ‘Business Engagement’ and Knowledge Exchange Communications’
Commercialisation programme

We worked together with Aspect to build the programme's membership, from initial conversations with potential members, to co-developing a network membership model, to supporting new members, and engaging with practice and funded project communities.

Membership

Impact

Aspect has been running since 2018, growing from a network of 7 founding members to 22. Our governance and stakeholder engagement advice supported Aspect’s outputs and led to broader success in social sciences entrepreneurship.

Impact
Skills gap

Challenge

Aspect (A Social sciences Platform for Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Transformation) is a network for organisations that want to make the most of social sciences research commercial and business opportunities.

  • Raise the profile and significance of commercialising social sciences research;
  • Build engagement between academics, business and industry;
  • Inspire and encourage social sciences commercialisation;
  • Grow capacity & expertise in social sciences research commercialisation;
  • Develop, share and exchange knowledge and good practice.
Commercialisation programme

Approach

As programme managers, we helped Aspect identify resources, facilitate governance structures, and offered specialist Communities of Practice support focused on:

  • ‘Student and Alumni Entrepreneurship’
  • ‘Research Commercialisation’
  • ‘Business Engagement’ and Knowledge Exchange Communications’
Membership

We worked together with Aspect to build the programme's membership, from initial conversations with potential members, to co-developing a network membership model, to supporting new members, and engaging with funded project communities.

Impact

Impact

Aspect has been running since 2018, growing from a network of 7 founding members to 22. Our governance advice supported broader success in social sciences entrepreneurship.

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