Innovative Workshop Research Articles

Results of the social innovation workshops developed in dispersed rural territories, using the phases of the desing thinking methodology

Results of the social innovation workshops developed in dispersed rural territories, using the phases of the desing thinking methodology

Wearable point-of-view live streaming technology in a virtual airway management workshop for medical students

Background: Trauma resuscitation skills are an essential part of medical training. Airway management skills are often learned via simulation-based training, but physical distancing restrictions have forced medical schools to transition their preclinical curricula to a virtual format. A wearable, point-of-view (POV), live streaming tool was piloted in a virtual airway management workshop to preclinical medical students to address limitations in the standard online curriculum. Methods: An anesthesiologist instructor donned a chest-mounted smartphone that captured POV video as it was connected to a Zoom video conference call. Simultaneously, a second camera view from a different angle was streamed from a laptop webcam. Preclinical medical student attendees watched the facilitator demonstrate airway management and resuscitation skills on a simulation mannequin. Student perceptions of the workshop were assessed via standardised course evaluations administered through the online student portal and a questionnaire distributed by the course representative. Results: Qualitative and quantitative course evaluation data showed that although this platform may not completely substitute in-person learning, students appreciated the alternative teaching style, particularly the use of POV video and multiple camera views. Generally, students believed that the learning objectives were achieved. Camera stability, camera positioning, and the distracting nature of the virtual student-instructor interactions were identified as areas for improvement. Conclusions: Moving forward, this innovative workshop format can act as a valuable framework for other institutions that wish to bridge gaps in current virtual education methods and enhance technical skills training in medical learners.

Preventing Stress among High School Students in Denmark through the Multicomponent Healthy High School Intervention-The Effectiveness at First Follow-Up.

Stress is a widespread phenomenon and young people especially are experiencing high levels of stress. School-related factors are the most frequently self-reported stressors among adolescents, but few interventions have targeted the school environment. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Healthy High School (HHS) intervention on stress at a 9-month follow-up. The study included 5201 first-year high school students (~16 years) in Denmark. Participating schools were randomized into the HHS intervention (N = 15) or control group (N = 15). Baseline measurements were conducted in August 2016 and the follow-up was conducted in May 2017. The intervention was designed to promote well-being (primary outcome) by focusing on physical activity, meals, sleep, sense of security, and stress (secondary outcomes). The intervention comprised: structural initiatives at the school level; a teaching material; peer-led innovation workshops; and a smartphone app. The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale was used to measure stress. Intervention effects on perceived stress were estimated using an intention-to-treat approach with multiple imputations of missing data and multilevel general linear regression modelling. A total of 4577 students answered the baseline questionnaire. No statistically significant difference was found in stress between students at intervention and control schools at the follow-up (mean score: 16.7 versus 16.7, adjusted b = 0.42, 95% CI: -0.16;1.00). The HHS Study is one of the first large randomized controlled trials targeting school environmental stressors. Potential implementation failures and the failures of the program theory are discussed.

FDA/M-CERSI Co-Processed API Workshop Proceedings

These proceedings contain presentation summaries and discussion highlights from the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI) Workshop on Co-processed API, held on July 13 and 14, 2022. This workshop examined recent advances in the use of co-processed active pharmaceutical ingredients as a technology to improve drug substance physicochemical properties and drug product manufacturing process robustness, and explored proposals for enabling commercialization of these transformative technologies. Regulatory considerations were discussed with a focus on the classification, CMC strategies, and CMC documentation supporting the use of this class of materials from clinical studies through commercialization. The workshop format was split between presentations from industry, academia and the FDA, followed by breakout sessions structured to facilitate discussion. Given co-processed API is a relatively new concept, the authors felt it prudent to compile these proceedings to gain further visibility to topics discussed and perspectives raised during the workshop, particularly during breakout discussions.Disclaimer: This paper reflects discussions that occurred among stakeholder groups, including FDA, on various topics. The topics covered in the paper, including recommendations, therefore, are intended to capture key discussion points. The paper should not be interpreted to reflect alignment on the different topics by the participants, and the recommendations provided should not be used in lieu of FDA published guidance or direct conversations with the Agency about a specific development program. This paper should not be construed to represent FDA's views or policies.

사회혁신을 촉진하는 디자인 워크숍의 도구 개발 및 활용

Many cities are implementing projects such as urban regeneration or rural experience to address the problem of population decline in rural areas and small cities. In this study, a design workshop was held as part of the rural experience program in Mungyeong. The goal of this study was to investigate how facilitation tools can support participants' creativity, what role design workshops play in solving social problems, and whether facilitation tools can aid in the creation of new solutions. We held a workshop based on the design thinking process and used four different tools for each step of the process. The tools are called 'Ice Breaking', 'Myself Discovery', 'Sunflower Ideation', and 'Me and the City'. As a result, the tools enabled the participants to visualize and discover future directions for solving existing social problems. Secondly, the participants were able to open up and see new possibilities through a change of thinking, the formation of empathy with people from various backgrounds, and through the experience of multilateral perspectives from various people. Thirdly, the tools promote the self-reflection of the participants and affect their emotional development. In the design workshop, participants had initial difficulties approaching the design method but resolved it with the help of facilitators. In order to make design methods easily accessible, more research on design workshops and the use of facilitation tools is needed. This research is useful for understanding and improving the tools required to promote social innovation workshops, as well as for suggesting development directions for new tools.

Strategies to Sustain Quality Interventions: Case Examples of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing.

Strategies to Sustain Quality Interventions: Case Examples of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing.

The complex role of single-use compostable bioplastic food packaging and foodservice ware in a circular economy: Findings from a social innovation lab

Compostable bioplastic food packaging and foodservice ware is gaining traction as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics and is being considered within institutional and corporate sustainability strategies. However, compostable bioplastics present their own complex challenges and limitations to sustainability across their lifecycle and may in some cases hinder sustainable waste management practices, and therefore the development of a circular economy. Applying a social innovation lab methodological approach, this research explored the challenges and opportunities of compostable bioplastic food packaging and foodservice ware in promoting sustainable production and consumption from a systems perspective. This study draws upon the findings from key informant interviews (n = 28) and three social innovation workshops on “seeing the system” (n = 27), “designing solutions” (n = 23), and “prototyping” (n = 22) with diverse stakeholders from across the food and packaging sector in Canada and some in the United States, as well as with policymakers across different levels of government. Results from the workshop and interviews identified regulatory and infrastructural issues as well as confusion because of the lack of clear standards in the country. Concerns were also raised around the source of compostable bioplastic feedstock, and whether single-use compostable bioplastic truly supported a circular food economy. The findings from this research brought forward recommendations for improving the sustainability and source of compostable bioplastic feedstocks; standards and regulations; explored waste management options such as extended producer responsibility; and addressed the need to focus on single-use item reduction more broadly, as a challenge to the dominant “take, make, and dispose” model.

Cocreating Spaces of Belonging: A Campus Workshop Using Research-Based Theatre for Affective Learning

Creating climates that embrace justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, must involve learning by everyone in the community. Although active learning techniques for promoting cognitive learning have received much attention in recent decades, techniques for affective learning are less developed. Affective learning is, however, essential to this particular area of change. Using the example of an innovative workshop about creating more welcoming environments for Disabled people, this article demonstrates how Research-Based Theatre, in combination with other active learning techniques, can promote affective learning and encourages readers to reflect on how they might incorporate creative, arts-based, research-informed approaches.

Promoting Physical Activity Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

BackgroundSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, sanitary context and e-learning have greatly modified student lifestyles and led to deteriorations in their mental health. An increase in anxiety and depressive symptoms and sedentary behaviors, reduction in physical activity, and a stronger tendency to move toward unhealthy diet have been demonstrated. This finding highlights the need for innovative interventions to promote healthy lifestyle among students.ObjectiveThis research protocol aims to evaluate the effects of an intervention program on the lifestyle and psychological state of students.MethodsStudents from University of Nîmes were recruited and randomly assigned to 1 of 2 following conditions: an intervention group and a control group. Participants in the intervention group were engaged in an 8-week physical activity program. Prior to the start of the program, design-based innovative workshops were conducted with participants to ensure that the program was co-constructed by the users and met their specific needs. Students in the control group did not receive any intervention. For each group, measures of physical activity, sedentary time, anthropometric data, sleep, physical condition, and psychological variables (eg, anxiety, depression, motivation, body appreciation, perceived control, well-being) were conducted at baseline and 9 weeks later.ResultsA total of 110 participants were initially included. Reporting of the results is projected for the spring of 2022.ConclusionsIt is anticipated that this innovative intervention co-constructed by pairs will promote a healthier lifestyle and psychological health in students. There is every reason to believe that a mobilized co-construction approach is a promising strategy to limit unhealthy habits and promote physical activity while increasing motivation. The development and evaluation of interventions to address the specific needs of university students is essential and could be transferred to other vulnerable populations such as people with chronic diseases or older people.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05019482; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05019482International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/36429

Promoting physical activity among university students with a co-constructed program during Covid-19 pandemic

IntroductionSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, sanitary context and e-learning has greatly modified students’ lifestyles. An increase of sedentary behaviors, a reduction in physical activity (PA) and a stronger tendency to move towards unhealthy diet have been demonstrated. Most of the research is largely descriptive and to date, no interventional studies have been conducted to prevent the deterioration of students’ health.ObjectivesThe objective of the present research aims to evaluate the effects of an intervention program on the lifestyle and psychological state of student. Its primary objective is to promote PA among students, to improve both physical condition and motivation to engage in physical activity for one’s health by promoting motivational levers. Its second objective is to reduce and/or prevent the deterioration of the health of university students.MethodsStudents from University of Nîmes were recruited and randomly assigned to one of the two following conditions: an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group participated to an 8-weeks program of PA (co-constructed by users during design-based innovative workshops) whereas the control group did not. For each group, measures of PA, sedentary time, anthropometric data, sleep, physical condition and psychological variables (anxiety, depression, motivation, body appreciation, perceived control, well-being, …) were carried out before (T1: october 2021) and after (T2: December 2021) these 8-weeks in order to evaluate the benefits from the PA program.ResultsThese assessments were performed in October 2021 (T1) and December 2021 (T2).ConclusionsData are still being collected and will be presented in April 2022.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

Education Program 4.0 In The Making Indonesia 4.0 Roadmap And Its Implementation At Muhammadiyah Junior High School Of Ajibarang Indonesia

The As a result of the implementation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the world of education is being impacted by the application of technology across all aspects of learning in schools. One of the government's efforts to bring Indonesian life into line with the pace of technological advancement is the initiative Making Indonesia 4.0 (4.0 Indonesia). Education 4.0 in Indonesia is one of the initiatives aimed at transforming Indonesia into a 4.0 society. Education 4.0 in Indonesia is a program that was developed to improve the quality of education by incorporating technology into its activities, particularly in the classroom. We hope to learn about the 4.0 education program in Indonesia and the challenges it faces. We also hope to learn about how 4.0 education can be implemented in schools, specifically at Muhammadiyah Junior High School of Ajibarang, through this training. The participants in this training activity are all teachers from junior high schools in Banyumas Regency who are participating in this training activity. The participants in this training were 36 teachers from Muhammadiyah Junior High School of Ajibarang , who served as a model. Specifically, there are four stages to this training method: the presentation stage, peer teacher stage, class observation stage, and final performance evaluation stage. The culmination of this training is the completion of education 4.0 at Muhammadiyah Junior High School of Ajibarang, which consists of three main steps, namely the development of an e-learning platform, the holding of an innovation workshop, and the participation of school and industry. According to the organizers, this activity will serve as an alternative to solving problems related to the implementation of education 4.0 at Muhammadiyah Junior High School of Ajibarang in an effort to develop a roadmap for Indonesia's transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

STRATEGI INOVASI DESAIN PODUK TAS FASHION KAYU MINDI DI KREBET PAJANGAN BANTUL YOGYAKARTA (Mitra: RUAYA di Krebet Pajangan Bantul)

Yogyakarta has been known for a long time with the creative economy community and is known as a city for cultural and educational tourism. Especially in Bantul, as an export-oriented handicraft production warehouse, it is certainly an option for academics to obtain data and community assistance in order to contribute to increasing quality human resources who have high creativity. Currently, the creative industry has sufficient opportunity to transfer technology, both waste processing as the basic material for the creation of functional products with global competitiveness. The problems that are often faced by partners include: (1) it is necessary to increase exploration of contemporary design innovations that are in demand with strong market competitiveness, (2) need to increase human resources in the production and marketing sector based on strengthening E-Commerce, (3) need to improve design quality unique products as a strategy for branding corporation and strengthening marketing, (5) weak legal protection inherent in superior products in the form of HKI. The output targets to be achieved include; (1) Creating prototypes and superior export products based on design innovation, (2) HKI (Design Product Copyright), (3) Publication of Scientific Articles in National Journals, (4) Proceeding of the International Conference, (5) strengthening of the E-Commerce system for marketing governance, (6) Publication in Mass Media, (7) Partner Profile Videos. The activities carried out to achieve the target outputs agreed by Partners include: (1) conducting assistance activities for Studio Governance and Production Management, (2) conducting a design innovation workshop program to produce unique and competitive export superior products. high level, (3) Conducting IT-based E-Commerce strengthening workshop programs, (4) Assisting in design innovation-based production processes that were developed during mentoring with partners, (5) Conducting HKI registration regulatory and technical guidance programs by the HKI Extension Team, (6) Assistance in the process of drafting and registering HKI

127 Reciprocal Innovation Workshops: Identify Shared Health Challenges for Mutual Benefit in Global Health

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Our concept of reciprocal innovation (RI) supports global health (GH) research partnerships that address shared health challenges for mutual benefit in both high and low- and middle-income (LMIC) settings. To advance this GH approach, the Indiana CTSI launched a RI program building on longstanding global health partnerships in East Africa METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: A core component of the program is annual RI workshops to promote reciprocal approaches in GH, identify priority areas for reciprocal research, and link investigators and stakeholders across settings. The first meeting in 2019 was in-person and focused on identifying health priority areas from the perspective of Indiana stakeholders. The second meeting was held virtually and focused on priority areas in East Africa. The third meeting focused on shared priority areas and discussing potential RI research projects. Agenda sessions include (1) presenting successful examples of funded RI projects; (2) breakout groups to share proposal ideas in preparation for the RI grants program; (3) building partnerships with colleagues in similar fields RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: As of 2021, three RI workshops have been held with an average of 60 attendees at each workshop. Participants identified several overlapping priority areas for research and RI in Indiana and East Africa, including research in chronic disease, substance abuse, infant and maternal health, and access to healthcare. A Global Health Innovation Exchange of RI projects was created to support connections between locally- and globally-focused investigators. The repository is used to share updates on project progress, outcomes, and published materials. Workshops have also been used to explore a reciprocal innovation virtual platform to facilitate and foster more regular collaborations between globally and locally-focused investigators and pursue research projects on shared health challenges for mutual benefit DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: The collaboration at the stakeholder meetings set the foundation for continued partnership building, strong proposals for RI grants, and dissemination and translation of successful RI projects. To leverage momentum from the meetings, we are building a virtual RI platform to connect PIs across multiple CTSAs and increase the footprint of RI efforts

Reciprocal innovation: a new approach to equitable and mutually beneficial global health research and partnerships

BackgroundThe Indiana University Center for Global Health coined the term reciprocal innovation to describe bidirectional, mutually beneficial research and translational research within long-term global health partnerships. Inspired by a 30-year global health partnership between Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN, USA) and Moi University College of Health Sciences (Eldoret, Kenya), we developed a reciprocal innovation programme based at the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indianapolis, IN, USA). We describe early lessons in building this programme and its potential as a transformative approach to address systemic inequities across high-income and low/middle-income countries. MethodsThe reciprocal innovation programme, established in 2016, aims to identify and support research on the design, testing, replication, and dissemination of health technologies and interventions that have applicability across high-income and low-income and middle-income countries. Central to this process is the building of equitable, mutually beneficial global health partnerships. Programme activities, informed by an environmental scan of stakeholders in Indiana, USA and Kenya, included funding a competitive research grants programme, hosting workshops for community-based and global health researchers, and creating educational and training videos on reciprocal innovation approaches. FindingsTo date, the programme has awarded more than 30 grants totalling US$ 610 000 for research in nine countries. Examples of funded cross-continent reciprocal innovation projects include the application of rapid testing for falsified drug detection in Malawi and for use by harm reduction organisations in the USA, and the adoption of a Kenyan community health-worker model to reduce infant mortality in Indiana. These projects, among others, are resulting in measurable improvements in health outcomes in both Indiana and abroad, and continue to expand. Three global reciprocal innovation workshops have been held and an online database has been created to showcase research in this area. InterpretationIn the first 5 years of the programme, we have engaged investigators and launched projects internationally in reciprocal innovation, illustrating a new approach to global health research, translation, and partnerships. Although this programme is in early stages and still developing metrics to assess its success, reciprocal innovation has the potential to help to address systemic inequities and global challenges in both high-income and low-income and middle-income settings through long-term, equitable, and mutually beneficial partnerships. FundingThis work is partly supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD, USA) grant number UL1TR00252.

Iterations in business idea creation: an analysis of teamwork in an innovation workshop

Iterations in business idea creation: an analysis of teamwork in an innovation workshop

Research on the Methods of Entrepreneurship Education in Innovation Workshops Based on Multilateral Business Models

The innovation workshop entrepreneurship education system mainly focuses on the education goal of innovation and entrepreneurship, combines multilateral business models, and adopts a multi module teaching method. Its purpose is to teach students the basic knowledge and professional skills of innovation and entrepreneurship, cultivate and enhance students' innovation and entrepreneurship ability, and then meet the diverse needs of students for innovation and entrepreneurship. Starting from the education theory, the innovation workshop entrepreneurship education method should start from the elements of the business model to build a theoretical teaching system based on the multilateral business model, which is mainly divided into four parts, namely, value proposition, value creation, value capture and value delivery, and defines the teaching objectives and teaching content of different parts. From the perspective of educational practice, the innovation workshop entrepreneurship education should introduce high-level discipline competitions, formulate different teaching plans according to different business models, scientifically and efficiently analyze different elements of the business model, and then improve the amount of synergy between the elements of the business model and improve the business value. From the perspective of teaching objectives and teaching effects, the innovation workshop entrepreneurship education method studied in this paper should be student-centered, based on the current innovation workshop entrepreneurship situation, value creation oriented, and focus on cultivating and improving students' innovation and entrepreneurship ability.

Nacionalni kapacitet zavarivanja (NWC) u srbiji i njegov značaj za ciljeve održivog razvoja UN (SDGs)

The International Institute of Welding (IIW) through its IIW Board of Directors Working Group Regional Activities and Liaison with Developing Countries (WGRA) introduced in 1994 the unique IIW WeldCare Programme to assist developing countries to improve their national welding capabilities particularly through the establishment and/or growth of a not-for-profit national welding organisation. Since then, IIW WGRA has assisted many countries freely through the holding of IIW technology innovation workshops, governance workshops and International Congresses as well as providing them with information, experiences and documentation on successful activities particularly from experiences in South Africa, Australia and globally. As an extension and expansion of the IIW WeldCare Programme through IIW WGRA, a project "Establishing a National Welding Capability (NWC)" was created and managed by the author. Several very successful NWC workshops have been held since then to assist not only developing countries but also developed countries which could utilise them to improve their national welding capabilities. These have included Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Hungary, South Africa, India, New Zealand and Thailand amongst others. Based on feedback from the workshops and International Congresses held, the need for 11 comprehensive guidance notes with links to a knowledge resource bank were identified. Improving a country's National Welding Capability can make a significant contribution to, and have a very positive effect on, many national and international programmes including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). When one considers the networks which the IIW, its 50 Member countries, universities, colleges, research organisations and companies involved in welding have, bringing all the available welding resources to assist in achieving the SDGs can have a remarkable positive effect globally on all countries. UNESCO published a report titled "Engineering for Sustainable Development: Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals". There is no reason why a similar initiative could not be undertaken for the welding field. This paper can serve as a catalyst, and the National Welding Capability Project as the basis, for such a report. It is hoped that this paper will stimulate ideas amongst the international welding community for feedback to the author and dissemination into countries to improve their SDGs.

Invited Perspective: How Can Studies of Chemical Mixtures and Human Health Guide Interventions and Policy?

Invited Perspective: How Can Studies of Chemical Mixtures and Human Health Guide Interventions and Policy?

Youth Inclusion in Forest Policy Dialogue: Contemplating Human–Forest Relationships through Arts-Based Methods

Awareness of human–forest relationships offers a basis for meaningful forest policy participation. However, weakening connections to forests, particularly among young people, hamper youth inclusion in policy arenas. We consider the use of arts-based methods as knowledge practices that nurture human–forest relationships and may promote inclusive policies. Arts-based methods, such as photography, music, or drama, offer insights and elicit opinions. Within the forest domain, exploiting such methods requires better understanding of how participants perceive them. Here we present two cases where young people (17–30 years) unfold their forest relationships. Following prompted retrospective reflections, we qualitatively analyse participant perceptions of the interventions. Case one is an innovation workshop blending art and science, where young research participants joined artists and environmental and forest scientists. Case two is a writing exercise for young research participants, where a hip-hop/rap video about laser scanning and the role of forests in climate change was used to catalyse participants’ reflections. Analysis applied the tripartite model of attitude comprising cognitive, affective, and behavioural dimensions. The workshop results emphasise benefits of networking and fruitful reflections, coupled with unequal participation concerns. The video experience yielded a range of thoughts and emotions, including excitement and invitingness, but also irritation, doubts over its influence, and no explicit behavioural intentions. The findings suggest that realising the opportunities of arts-based knowledge practices requires time and space for ensuring that young people’s voices are heard. More inclusive participation of youth in formal and informal forest policy dialogue calls for careful facilitation and means to secure continuation.

Effectiveness of a nursing innovation workshop at enhancing nurses' innovation abilities: A quasi-experimental study.

AimTo investigate the effectiveness of nursing innovation workshop in enhancing clinical nurses’ innovation ability and research ability in a tertiary hospital.DesignA quasi‐experimental study design.MethodsThirty‐seven recruited nurses participated in a nursing innovation workshop for half a year in a tertiary hospital in Guangdong between June 2019 and March 2020. Questionnaire data on the nurses’ self‐rated innovation and research abilities were collected before the training and 3 months after completing the training. Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to analyse differences within the group before and after the intervention. The level for statistical significance was set at p ≤ .05 (two‐tailed).ResultsNurses’ self‐rated innovation ability (p < .001, 95% confidence interval 12.79 to 15.05) and research ability (p < .001, 95% confidence interval 14.39 to 19.09) improved significantly after the training. Since the whole design lacked a control group, the study needs to be further verified in more hospitals and among more nurses.