The main objective of “Create4value" project is to adapt significantly improved methodology of co-creation to the needs of “first time innovators” from the Wielkopolska region, based on testing the intrinsic and extrinsic approaches to engaging end-users and stakeholders in the process. The real challenge that PSTP and other innovation agencies face is to mobilise non-innovative companies, that have never benefited from any support in innovation implementation, despite their potential. The target group of “Create4value” project will be predefined within another project that PSTP is leading, namely “Innovators2B” (INNOSUP-05-2016-2017, „Peer learning of innovation agencies” action), which will allow PSTP to identify and reach companies from the Wielkopolska region representing the “first time innovators”. “Create4value” will build on this knowledge and deliver innovation support scheme in the form of co-creation service to the “potentially innovative SMEs”. The improved SME support scheme is based on the co-creation method applied as an organised process of product or service development, motivated by the real needs of the users and their involvement in the whole action, as well as assistance of experienced innovation agency - PSTP. The novel approach means addressing “first time innovators” with a view to unlock their innovation potential and bring economic effects in consequence. The impact of co-creation service will be measured using small-scale RCTs method. Conclusions will be prepared aiming to scale-up tested approach. This experiment will help PSTP to elaborate the method of assessing the support schemes and choose the ones with significant impact to make them a part of the PSTP offer in the future. The results of the project will be disseminated, especially to help other innovation agencies, stakeholders or regional authorities to use RCTs method when designing and testing new support schemes for SMEs.

"The ""Get xPEERience"" project was an initiative implemented by three business suport organisations (BSOs): Adam Mickiewicz University Foundation from Poznan (FUAM), Instituto Pedro Nunes in Coimbra and Instituto Pedro Nunes Incubator in Coimbra. Polish and Portuguese BSOs decided to cooperate mainly because of similar goals (eg. working with and for the Youth and supporting the development of entrepreneurial attitudes and international cooperation in this field) and the need for self-improvement (including the development of human resources and quality improvement) of the services provided to the Youth.The project involved directly a group of 30 staff members hailing from the BSOs mentioned above. The necessary characteristic of each participants to take part in the project was to support the Youth in their everyday duties - whether it was in the field of promoting entrepreneurship in this group, supporting people with an idea for business, implementing entrepreneurship training courses or supporting young entrepreneurs in the first years of running their business, etc.The tasks carried out within the framework of the project included organizing and conducting 4 trips: 2 trips of representatives of FUAM to Portugal and 2 departures of Portuguese workers from BSOs to Poland. Each visit was built around a different theme related to the development of competences necessary for working with the Youth. The first visit allowed participants to broaden their knowledge in internationalization and soft landing, as well as working with young people with business ideas. The second one allowed the participants to improve their coaching skills and broaden their knowledge of entrepreneurship education. The third visit was designed around the development of methods of reaching the Youth more effectiveley. The fourth trip made it possible to meet young entrepreneurs from institutions, employees of local institutions and young representatives of the academic community.The tools that contributed to exchanging knowledge and experience in the field of youth support were contributed by all participating BSO. Among the the most important one were: exchanges of experiences sessions, workshops and simulation games, discussiong the case studies, meetings, networking, creative sessions, sharing different methodologies of classes and trainings, etc.The results of the project included both introducing new and improve existing activities aimed at the Youth, so the implementation of 10 new working methods and 6 new solutions to be exact. The project affected several target groups, both directly and indirectly. The direct impact included project participants (by raising their professional and linguistic competences, increasing knowledge and gaining professional experience attested by Youthpass certificates) and participating business environment institutions (improving the quality of services for young people provided by institutions and networking between the two institutions). The indirect impact affected the Youth (better matching the institution's offer to the needs of the youth and participating in new/updated services), as well as institutional partners (information provided during the project implementation to organizations such as universities, business environment institutions, training companies).The project has accomplished its aim and has helped to improve the quality of services provided by the institutions, targeting young people and researchers, and has increased the knowledge of their staff on EU programs, notably the Erasmus program. The visits made it possible to establish a network of contacts between institutions, which translated into an increase in the quality of work with Youth in the areas of enterprise development and business awareness as well as opened the possibility of further cooperation between institutional clients."

<< Objectives >>The project aims at CAPACITY BUILDING of three Business Support Organisations from CZ, PL and PT addressing RECEPTION AND INTEGRATION of TGs of IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES by peer learning and exchange of experience leading to IMPROVEMENT of their STAFF’S COMPETENCES IN CREATING TRAINING COURSES. The project leads to re/designing of 3 partners’ training offers to make them INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTING DIVERSITY. The trainings will lead to ENHANCING TGS’ EMPLOYABILITY by supporting their self-employment.<< Implementation >>A1: International Inspirational Workshops: - online kick-off meeting - SWOT analysis online workshop, - 3 face-to-face 4 days lasting International WSs in partners’ countries, - 6 in-company follow-up seminars. A2: Peer Learning and Capacity Building: - 3 Peer-learning online events. A3: Good Practice Transfer and Piloting: - re/designing of partners’ training offers, - piloting, - elaboration of Good Practice Guide. Dissemin., evaluation and PM - part of each activity.<< Results >>Following results will be reached: Activity 1: - 2 online events - SWOT analysis - 3 F2F international events - 6 national follow-up in-company seminars Activity 2: - 3 international peer-learning online events - 3 written recommendations for training courses re/design. Activity 3: - 3 re/designed training courses in form of toolkits for trainers (1/country), - re/designed training courses piloting with TGs including evaluation in form of focus groups, - Good Practice Guide.

The main aim of Innovators2B is to enhance the agencies’ management efficiency in the field of first time innovators’ service. Three innovation agencies involved in the project will work using twinning+ methodology in order to create valuable Design Options Paper regarding first time innovators engagement into process of implementing innovation. The solutions developed in the paper will be implemented in the agencies as new or improved programmes based on these given approaches. The result of peer learning activities within the project will be an effective approach to identify and convince “potentially innovative companies” to engage in innovation process with the use of external support. It involves designing the whole support process from the identification of the target group, marketing channels, attractive offer, diagnostics of individual needs, consequent support delivery and follow up of the process till successful result. The results of the project will be communicated to regional and national authorities as the topic of monitoring SMEs needs is very common with regard to efficiency of policies aiming to enhance SMEs competitiveness, especially their growth on national and international markets as well as their engagement in innovation processes.