WP 4.9 – Intensive Training on Creative Audit Tool, Success Story

The Design Talks Business Conference which was held under the auspices of WP 4.9 – Intensive Training on Creative Audit Tool, and aimed to establish a creative broker platform bridging traditional and creative sectors as well as integrate creative knowledge and skills for more innovation in traditional SME’s has borne its fruits.

The hands-on effect of the Design Talks Business Conference in one success story of the Shipadviser Andrzej Kryżan:

Mr. Kryżan is retired captain with academic background had created a new device reducing air pollutants in exhaust gases from internal combustion engines of inland vessels, to make river transportation environment-friendly. Due to the lack of connections in business, he was incapable to put his idea into real life by himself, therefore he was looking for a business partner.

During the Design Talks Business Conference in Gdynia, Mr. Kryżan had met another participant (Mr. Samborski) invited to the event by project partner – Media Dizjan and discussed his idea. Mr. Samborski decided to join Mr. Kryżan’s team to develop the business model together

At this moment partners are in the middle of the evaluation process of the idea with potential customers.