Grassroots Innovation Incubation
Can a community mechanic from the grassroots innovates solution to solve their own local challenges?
We believe the answer is a strong YES!
Perhaps it is time to foster grassroots-focused innovations by empowering local people to solve their own problems, from economic to quality of life issues. In Thailand, innovative solutions usually come from above or from above, usually resulting in the widening inequality gaps in almost all dimensions.
In partnership with Ch.Kanchang (CK), National Innovation Agency and Grassroots Innovation SE, we are developing a program that celebrates and supports grassroots innovators, connecting them with supporters both in term of knowledge and financial resources, the program also initiate a community of technical-savvy grassroots innovators from across Thailand in order to advise and support each other.
We provide a staged-financing incubation support whereby 10 teams received 30k Baht to improve their innovations, and in few months, choosing 3 out of those that are most ready for 100k further to scale their innovative impact. The incubation process focuses on improving four dimensions of their innovations; costing, engineering / mechanics, design and marketing. After which, ChangeFusion will introduce innovators to various partners and organizations that might further support the scaling of those innovations, for example, NIA has social innovation program that grassroots innovators with readiness could transition to.
