From the 1st to 4th of July 2024, 20 representatives of social enterprises and 10 trainers from Italy, Greece, Finland and Spain gathered in Rome to apply the principles of ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ! The training activities took place at Tor Vergata University – Department of Economics and Business.
On the 1st of July, after a welcoming session by the staff of the Welcome Office of Tor Vergata University, the participants were engaged in interactive theoretical and practical sessions on ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. After these theoretical sessions, participants, divided into small mixed groups, had the opportunity to start developing their own ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญs.
On day 2, participants attended a workshop on context analysis and system thinking. They then went on a field visit to Agricoltura Capodarco Soc. Coop. sociale, a social enterprise committed to employing disadvantaged groups, protecting the environment and promoting sustainability.
Day 3 focused on developing ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ using the OBCD Business Model Canvas.ย In the afternoon, participants went on a field visit to Binario95, a social hub for the reception and support of homeless people in Rome.
The last day was Pitch Day!ย The 5 groups of participants had the opportunity to present their ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ and business models:
โ๏ธ RotAdventure
โ๏ธ Ranking – Climbing high Ranking in the sky
โ๏ธ Opus Nexus – Connecting work
โ๏ธ EcoTribu
โ๏ธ G.I.S.A
Click ย here to watch interviews with some of the OBCD Bootcamp participants!
