{"id":2592,"date":"2021-02-07T23:57:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T23:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sominnport.cat\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:29:17","slug":"presentation-of-the-innovation-prototyping-cells-2020-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sominnport.cat\/en\/presentation-of-the-innovation-prototyping-cells-2020-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentation of the innovation-prototyping cells 2020 projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 3rd<\/sup> November 2020, the 7th session of the Agora of SOM-INN PORT<\/strong>, the Innovation Ecosystem of the Port de Tarragona was held. During this session, which was conducted online, we explained the path followed during the Open Innovation Cycle 2020, the challenges, the ideas\/solutions generated, the projects proposed, the prototypes made and what we had learned.<\/p>\n

Firstly, the president of the Tarragona Port Authority (TPA), Josep Maria Cruset Dom\u00e8nech, welcomed<\/strong> all the attendees. He highlighted the work carried out<\/strong> during this Innovation Cycle and the effort made to adapt most of the activities to the online format<\/strong>. He also valued the effort of the innovation agents in transforming ideas into tangible projects and the time spent in doing so.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Then, Carme Tarrag\u00f3, Head of the Studies and Innovation Department of <\/strong>Tarragona Port Authority (TPA) and coordinator of SOM-INN PORT<\/strong>, explained the path followed with the current Open Innovation Cycle, the challenges faced and <\/strong>what we had learned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She indicated that, in this cycle, SOM-INN PORT has been an example of innovation and change management because of its agility and speed in adapting to the new current context. The situation we are experiencing as a result of the Covid-19 has made us adapt to changes constantly in this innovation cycle.<\/p>\n

An example of this has been the adaptation of all the activities that have been done since mid-March to online format by using several remote work tools such as Teams, Zoom and Miro, which has allowed to interact with the several innovation-prototyping cells individually during the workshops and meetings, and make customized dynamics. We have also made a greater use of the digital platform of SOM-INN PORT, where the results of each workshop have been uploaded, as well as the videos of the training sessions, the inspiring pitches and the workshops carried out that were recorded to facilitate the monitoring of the cycle to all innovation agents.<\/p>\n

She also pointed out that the development of the activities carried out has required a great deal of flexibility and motivation from all the people involved.<\/p>\n

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The challenges<\/strong> faced during this cycle were pre-selected by the Innovation Commission of SOM-INN PORT<\/strong> and finally selected by the Innovation Committee of the Tarragona Port Authority (TPA)<\/strong>, from all the challenges previously proposed by the members and innovation agents of SOM-INN PORT <\/strong>through the digital platform, and also proposed by the management team of the TPA<\/strong> in a workshop done on challenges.<\/p>\n

The innovation agents voluntarily chose if they wanted to actively participate in this innovation cycle and in which challenge they wanted to be involved.<\/p>\n

The selected challenges, the generated innovation-prototyping cells, the innovation agents and the external experts who participated are the following:<\/p>\n

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The activities carried out for the innovation-prototyping<\/strong> cells<\/strong> have been:<\/p>\n