IS LEAN INNOVATION FOR YOU? Across the world, accelerated innovation has been core to the survival of many SMEs and micro-enterprises during the Covid-19. Post-pandemic, working out "how to do more, with less" is more relevant than ever in the economic and political environment left behind. If you own or manage a business employing
For trainers and business advisors Lean Innovation for Micro Enterprises offers a cost-effective, low-tech approach to innovation. It prioritises design thinking and agile experimentation to help micro businesses get more value out of their time and resources. The LIME curriculum Trainers can build their knowledge about lean innovation skills and processes, in a format
Spring programme update LIME programme update In October 2019 we launched the Lean Innovation for Micro Enterprises (LIME) programme. Little did we know how big a role innovation would play in the continuing Covid-19 pandemic that has shaped the last 12 months. Across the world, accelerated innovation has been core to the survival of
Introducing the LIME programmeLIME (Lean Innovation for Micro Enterprises) is an Erasmus+ project bringing together partners from the United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland, Denmark and Poland. The overall goal of this programme is to introduce the lean innovation skillset to our education systems, and by extension to our economies.What is Lean Innovation and how can it
Although SMEs are referred to as the backbone of Europe’s economy, it is really micro enterprises (with less than 10 employees) that sustain employment and have most growth potential: 9 out of 10 SMEs are micro-enterprises, they employee one third of the workforce and produce more than 40% of economic value added (EC, Annual
