FOI: Independent Living - Event Feedback

1. What is your name? (optional)

What is your name? (optional)

2. What is your email address? (optional)

What is your email address? (optional)

3. Which of these roles best describes what you do?

Which of these roles best describes what you do? third sector innovator

commissioner of public services

social investor

4. Did you enjoy the Festival of Ideas?

Did you enjoy the Festival of Ideas? It was the best thing I've done at work all year

I really enjoyed it

I quite enjoyed it

I didn't enjoy it very much

I really didn't like it

I can't imagine a less enjoyable event

5. How useful did you find the event in terms of learning new things and accessing advice and guidance that will improve your work?

How useful did you find the event in terms of learning new things and accessing advice and guidance that will improve your work? Very useful

Quite useful

Not very useful

Of no use at all

6. How many people did you meet for the first time who it might be useful to be in contact with again?

How many people did you meet for the first time who it might be useful to be in contact with again? More than 5

3-5

Zero

7. Did the event help you to generate some tangible next steps in developing your work on third sector innovation?

Did the event help you to generate some tangible next steps in developing your work on third sector innovation? Yes

8. How would you rate the various sessions during the day for their effectiveness?

	Very good	Fairly good	Fairly poor	Very poor
Contributions from the front (10-11.30)	How would you rate the various sessions during the day for their effectiveness? Contributions from the front (10-11.30) Very good	Fairly good	Fairly poor	Very poor
Conversation on opportunities for innovation (11.30-12.30)	Conversation on opportunities for innovation (11.30-12.30) Very good	Fairly good	Fairly poor	Very poor
Networking over lunch (12.30-1.30)	Networking over lunch (12.30-1.30) Very good	Fairly good	Fairly poor	Very poor
Open space session 1 (2.10-2.55)	Open space session 1 (2.10-2.55) Very good	Fairly good	Fairly poor	Very poor
Open space session 2 (2.55 - 3.40)	Open space session 2 (2.55 - 3.40) Very good	Fairly good	Fairly poor	Very poor
Plenary and close (3.40 - 4.00)	Plenary and close (3.40 - 4.00) Very good	Fairly good	Fairly poor	Very poor

9. If we were going to make changes to the Festival of Ideas to improve it for next time, what might you suggest?

If we were going to make changes to the Festival of Ideas to improve it for next time, what might you suggest? Add some 'speed-networking' in the morning to give us a better idea of who is in the room

Create more time for open space sessions

Only have one open space session

Start and finish later to save money on travel

Run the event in just half a day

Run the event over two days

Other (please specify)

10. Are you interested in using the Innovation Exchange website in the coming weeks to find out more, connect with other attendees and/or develop your work?

Are you interested in using the Innovation Exchange website in the coming weeks to find out more, connect with other attendees and/or develop your work? Yes, definitely

Yes, I think so, but I'm not very confident online

No, because I don't find that kind of approach helpful

No, because I have all the information I need

11. Would you recommend attending an event like this to colleagues of yours or people in a similar position to you?

Would you recommend attending an event like this to colleagues of yours or people in a similar position to you? Yes

12. Are there any other comments you would like to make about the Festival of Ideas?

Are there any other comments you would like to make about the Festival of Ideas?

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