Project – Diversity and innovation within the care sector

DINOVA

Project start August 2008. Expected completion June 2010.

In the DINOVA project we establish a three-leaf clover of institutions of knowledge, governmental and private sector tenders of care service areas and technology supply, a practical field concerning the development and testing of new methods, which actively use employee’s diversity as an innovative driving force.

Diversity – From Problem To Resource
The decisive element in the new project is that diversity is central as a driving force in the professional organisation. Accordingly, we change the usual perception of the term ´diversity`, from being exclusive to Human Resource (HR) or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to being a central resource in the organisations innovative capacities.

Diversities Innovative Drive – A New Concept
In it’s duration, the project develops and tests new methods of the fundamental forces of diverse innovation. Diversity driven innovation is a new concept, which is researched and tested during the projects term. The concept will relate to different, established innovation approaches.

Participants

  • Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation
  • BEC Management
  • Health & Social studies school of Copenhagen
  • KLEO
  • GoProces Aps
  • E-university Aps
  • Momentum Association
  • Centre for public competence development
  • Trainings centre Poppelgården
  • Huset William
  • Lyngbygård care and day centre
  • Søndersø garden
  • Egebjerg Retirement home
  • Centre for Human Resource Development, The Danish Technological Institute

Activities
The project establishes five innovative courses of competence and intervention development at five retirement / care homes and training centres, where the development of new ideas is supported and there is a good working relation with both the private and public sector. By establishing a practical field we create a new structure for co-operation and alliances between the private and public sector.

The project is followed up by continuous evaluation and concept development with the aim of developing a method handbook and e-learning tools that describe methods, and offer advice / guidance on how to turn diversity from a challenge into an innovative resource.