GSA

Knowinnovation (KI) has been accepted by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to be part of their schedule.

Being on the GSA schedule means that it is now far easier for federal agencies to contract with us directly. 

Inclusion in the GSA schedule provides:

1. Simplified Procurement Process: Federal agencies can now easily procure our services through the GSA Schedule, saving time and resources.
2. Pre-negotiated Rates: Our rates have been pre-negotiated with the GSA, ensuring transparency and consistency in pricing for government clients.
3. Trusted Partner: GSA approval is a mark of credibility and reliability, reinforcing our position as a trusted partner for federal agencies.

Please contact us if you have a project you wish to discuss.

Corporate Data

• With a foundation in deliberate creativity, creative problem-solving, and team science, Knowinnovation has been designing and facilitating scientific
  workshops since 2004.
• As students of the science of creativity, we specialize in designing and facilitating in-person and virtual events that create cross-disciplinary collaborations and build scientific communities.
• Our facilitators are graduates in the studies of creativity, innovation and change leadership and come from a broad range of backgrounds – ranging from academia in creative studies to
  engineering, biology, entrepreneurs, anthropology, and research development.
• We have a team of 24 dedicated professionals, who can be deployed to handle any project size.
• KI has facilitated hundreds of events to date, with tens of thousands of participants involved.

Core Competencies

• Ideas Labs – for new and innovative grant proposals Scoping Sessions – to discover/identify novel opportunities for future research
• Writing Workshops – to co-author policy briefs and other articles
• Community Building Workshops – to build relationships across disparate disciplines for a common goal
• Convergence Accelerator Workshops – for research themes for Phase I funding
• Square-Table Workshops – to collaborate with experts from a broad range of fields and various funding agencies
• Interactive Konferences – virtual workshop alternative to all our in-person events
• Custom Events – co-create events to address specific challenges in the scientific community

What distinguishes KI from other facilitators is our
unique approach to workshops:

• Our team designs each event to foster openness, trust and curiosity, which encourages the emergence of innovative ideas.
• Our workshops require the full engagement of
  participants in the co-creation of groundbreaking new research/ideas.
• We co-design the agenda with the planning
  committee months in advance of the workshop to clarify objectives, set milestones, identify the right participants, plan the logistics, and create a range of design options which will produce the desired outcome.
• Our seasoned facilitators are flexible and can easily respond and adjust the agenda during the event itself, where necessary.
• We assist in the participant selection process to ensure an ideal pool of participants is recruited for each event based on the objectives of the workshop.

Virtual Capabilities (KiStorm):

• KI utilizes a virtual collaboration platform (KiStorm) to
  make its virtual events as effective and interactive as
  our in-person offerings.
• Our virtual platform is highly customizable and can
  accommodate all activities we do at our in-person
  events, including customizable interfaces, ideation
  tools, and seamless integration with video conferencing.
• A demo of KIStorm can be requested and a virtual
  example can be found online here.
• We provide access to round-the-clock technical
  support.