Team and Resources

When building on an idea together with others, it is important to allow new initiatives to emerge. Trusting and empowering people to participate gives them ownership and allows you to access their knowledge and creativity. Also, embracing mistakes as experiments on the way towards good ideas, will nurture a culture where innovations and impact can be created. Make sure to actively involve as many people as possible. Even though some people may only work for one hour on your project, this will give them the opportunity to give valuable contributions.

Template: Team and Resources Chart

Core Team: Who are the core developers of this project? In the characters at the centre of the template write the names of all the people who are in your team. Skills (of Core Team): What is your team good at? In the inner circle, document all the skills and resources that are present in your group. Roles: Which responsibilities do the different team members have? Use the hats to divide roles between you. Inspiration: What inspires the group? Write various links, articles, people, organizations, etc. from which you get inspired, in the light bulb. Partners: Who are your partners? It’s important to collaborate with others in order to succeed in creating social innovation. In the characters in the two outer rings of the template, write the names of the people or organizations that are your potential partners, and prioritize who are closer to you. Examples of partners could be strategic advisors, investors, or knowledge providers. In the rings, fill in with which skills or resources they contribute.