Taking Part
the objectives.
Project's purpose
The objectives of the CASCADE project cover digital learning for business growth (pricing, digital marketplaces, digital marketing, retail channels etc), innovation and sustainable (closed loop) production along with inter-generational learning, careers advice for young people interested in crafts and the creation of a new network to enable craft and artisan workers to link up with new markets for their products.
the innovation.
Workshops & Exhibitions
Our innovative outputs include inter-generational workshops with exhibitions of co-created crafts and a comprehensive package of innovation learning, covering design, marketing, business model and supply innovation. We are focusing on this topic because we consider the urgency of the climate emergency and the importance of the craft and artisan sector to innovate in this area, and to make use of their sustainability credentials in marketing their products.
get involved.
Take part
The CASCADE research project is looking for people who will be able to take part in workshops, interviews and join an online Facebook community of practice (within a closed group), to explore how you build, manage and run your business. Our workshops aim to help you: gain knowledge and skills to support business growth, develop innovations in manufacture, design, and business model, and enable the sharing of cultural heritage.
Our workshops will foster innovation to help the craft and artisan sector build resilience. Therefore, group discussions within the workshops will centre around areas such as barriers to innovation, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
What will happen to the results of the research project?
Results of the research may be published. You will not be identified in any report or publication. Your business will not be identified in any report or publication. If you wish to be given a copy of any reports resulting from the research, please ask us to put you on our circulation list.
If you think you can help us, or would like to know more, please initially contact our Project Coordinator: Rebecca Harris at r.harris3@lancaster.ac.uk
