Digital Shoots: Growing Women's Ideas in Care
Project impact
Empowering women across Scotland to transform ideas into innovations that improve health, care and wellbeing.
Building confidence, skills and connections to create a more inclusive and accessible health and care innovation ecosystem.
Digital Shoots empowers women with the skills, confidence and networks to drive innovation in health and social care through mentoring, peer support and practical learning.
The Digital Shoots project aims to create lasting benefits for individuals, communities and Scotland's wider innovation ecosystem. Through the programme, participants will gain the confidence, skills and connections needed to explore new opportunities and progress innovative ideas. The project will also strengthen local innovation networks by connecting women from diverse backgrounds with mentors, support organisations and innovation partners across Scotland.
A key legacy of the project will be the development of the Innovation Navigator. By establishing a shared approach to assessing innovation maturity, the tool has the potential to simplify navigation across Scotland's entrepreneurial support landscape, helping innovators access the right support at the right time while creating a common language for founders, incubators, funders and public agencies.
Summary
The Digital Shoots project aims to create lasting benefits for individuals, communities and Scotland's wider innovation ecosystem. Through the programme, participants will gain the confidence, skills and connections needed to explore new opportunities and progress innovative ideas. The project will also strengthen local innovation networks by connecting women from diverse backgrounds with mentors, support organisations and innovation partners across Scotland. A key legacy of the project will be the development of the Innovation Navigator. By establishing a shared approach to assessing innovation readiness, the tool has the potential to simplify navigation across Scotland's entrepreneurial support landscape, helping innovators access the right support at the right time while creating a common language for founders, incubators, funders and public agencies.
Impact & value
Innovation 101 Glasgow (8 October 2026) attracted 50 registrations in 10 days, with a waiting list. 26 women attended, most bringing professional experience in health and care.
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