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End Conference

Forty engaged participants learned about AgriSpin and its results at the End Conference held on July 3rd in the picturesque city of Chania in Crete. During a whole day of presentations and discussions, the AgriSpin method of creating Space for innovation in agriculture took center stage.

Before introducing the method for creating space for innovation, the presenters let the participants get acquainted with the working method of AgriSpin, including the Cross Visits, which the AgriSpin partners have used as the starting point for all their work. But first, the participants were welcomed by project manager Heidi Hundrup Rasmussen, L&F, SEGES.

In the project phase, the AgriSpin partners have aimed at creating more space for innovations by learning about innovation processes at farm level,  collecting best practices of innovation support and, finally, by providing the target groups with recommendations.

Welcome

After the welcome, Heidi Hundrup Rasmussen had the participants jot down their own reflections regarding what stimulates and what stops an innovation process. She then went on to present the timeline of AgriSpin.

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The Framework

After the initial welcome Inge Van Oost, who is with DG Agriculture and Rural Development, proceeded to present the European context of innovation in which AgriSpin has played an important part because AgriSpin is the first project to zoom in on innovation brokering methods.

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The Cross Visits

Eelke Wielinga, the leader of Work Package 2 of AgriSpin, went on to elaborate on the Cross Visits, explaining why the Cross Visits became the method of the AgriSpin project and what elements make up the Cross Visit method, such as the Spiral of Initiatives or, as it is also called, the Spiral of Innovations.

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The Innovation Process

When working with innovation, some compelling questions necessarily come to mind: What is innovation? What is an innovation support service provider? How can the innovation process be strengthened? These questions, among others, were addressed by H.T. Ndah, A. Knierim, Eelke Wielinga, A. Koutsouris, S. Audouin, E. Zarokosta, K. Heanue, T. Kelly, L. Temple and B. Triomphe at the End Conference.

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Next Step: Action

H.T. Ndah, A. Knierim, Eelke Wielinga, A. Koutsouris, S. Audouin, E. Zarokosta, K. Heanue, T. Kelly, L. Temple and B. Triomphe finished their session by summing up the results of AgriSpin and pointing towards ways of putting the results into action.

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Conclusion

The End Conference concluded with speeddating and a forum for discussion after a day full of insights and lessons learned.

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