Richard Askew - The Importance Of Side Projects

Presented at Hey!Stac #6 on 28th January, 2014.

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1. Side Projects How they worked for us Richard Askew @richaskew
11. Problems - 66.5% of the population in the Borough of Scarborough are in employment compared to national average of 70% ! - Only 60.6% of the population are of the “working age” ! - 20.1% of the local population have no qualifications at all ! - In 2010 320 new enterprises started in the Borough, 385 closed. In 2011, 345 enterprises started, 340 closed ! - The industrial base of the Borough is very narrow, heavily focussing on tourism, accommodation and service industries
13. What have we done?
14. Problems - 66.5% of the population in the Borough of Scarborough are in employment compared to national average of 70% ! - Only 60.6% of the population are of the “working age” ! - 20.1% of the local population have no qualifications at all ! - In 2010 320 new enterprises started in the Borough, 385 closed. In 2011, 345 enterprises started, 340 closed ! - The industrial base of the Borough is very narrow, heavily focussing on tourism, accommodation and service industries
15. What have we done?
16. Problems - 66.5% of the population in the Borough of Scarborough are in employment compared to national average of 70% ! - Only 60.6% of the population are of the “working age” ! - 20.1% of the local population have no qualifications at all ! - In 2010 320 new enterprises started in the Borough, 385 closed. In 2011, 345 enterprises started, 340 closed ! - The industrial base of the Borough is very narrow, heavily focussing on tourism, accommodation and service industries
17. Why? The Usual ! - It isn’t client work - Exposure - Portfolio
18. Why? Unusual ! - Prove we could work together - We had no work - “You get the work you do” - Make our workplace more interesting* ! * free office
19. Pitfalls - Don’t assume people “get it” ! - Don’t expect cash without proving it first ! - Talking to the wrong crowd?
20. Future? http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombothetominator/2792048926/
21. Future?
23. Thanks!