Community of Enterprise, Design and Innovation

About us

The Community of Enterprise, Design & Innovation (CEDI) is focussed on building collaborative networks with the highly innovative creative and digital industry sectors. The University’s four academic development themes of Student Engagement, Technology, Design & Innovation and Employability provided the impetus for the creation of CEDI, linking University and student activities with creative, innovative and design-led organisations.

What we do

CEDI supports the research, analysis, design and innovation processes that provide a distinct competitive advantage within innovative, creative and digital enterprises. CEDI supports start-up and scale-up activities, developing strong support networks that link the academic, student and creative digital communities.

Key CEDI services and activities

• Product/service design and prototyping
• Innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship support
• Innovation market assessment
• Business diagnostics
• Design thinking
• Access to digital technologies
• Collaborative projects
• Network access to innovation support and funding opportunities

Digital Innovation Lab

CEDI has designed and developed a physical space within the University of Winchester Business School to support:

• Digital engagement: augmented and virtual reality, web/app design and development, 3D-printing, 3D scanning, 3D visualisation and Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Digital prototyping & simulation: developing VR simulations and physical/virtual models via student project in collaboration with creative businesses
• Digital development: creating and adapting content and virtual environments for organisations
• Training, e.g. Adobe

Contact us and find out more

To find out more about our work, contact Dr John Richardson, Director and Senior Lecturer in Innovation Management.