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Sinead Hewson

Founder Unconventional Innovators

Unconventional Innovators | Unconventional Doctorates

Voorschoten, Netherlands

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We focus on the low participation of under-represented groups in the innovation & doctoral ecosystems. Seeking partnerships, project opportunities, and funding.

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Unconventional Innovators | Unconventional Doctorates

Unconventional Innovators | Unconventional Doctorates

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Voorschoten, Netherlands

We aim to tackle the low participation of under-represented groups in the innovation & doctoral ecosystems. Services: Project Management: Focused on the doctoral completion triggers of motivation, organisation; progress & well-being., Peer-to-peer communities, Talent hub, Resources & Innovation Knowledge Hub., Deep dive workshops: Building skills in key areas such as Critical thinking; Research & Innovation; Research Integrity; Ethical decision-making; Project Management; Writing & time management. Project 1461*. Project 1461 is a community of unconventional innovators, doctoral candidates and changemakers who don't quite fit the mainstream and are seeking peer communities, support tools and resources to enable change in the communities they serve. It takes about four years to complete a part-time doctorate and pretty much the same amount of time to innovate and develop new ideas and change. We are looking for support, alliances, projects to engage with these groups. * Note: 1461 is the number of days between today and 4 years from now. Unconventional Doctorates Unconventional Innovators
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About me

Sinéad Hewson completed her PhD in 2021 at TU Dublin, Ireland, researching decision-making when communication is at the heart of an organisation’s strategy development. Her background is in health, business and communication, specialising in co-opetition, group dynamics and gender equity.  Based in the Netherlands, Hewson held several board positions, including the European Institute of Women’s Health, Public Relations Institute of Ireland,  Women’s Business Initiative International and online mental health charity turn2me. Sinead speaks internationally and lectures at Webster University (Leiden Campus) on decision-making, sustainability, leadership and entrepreneurship.

The impact start-up Unconventional Innovators emerged from writing the book The Mature Student’s Guide to Completing a Doctorate, published by Routledge and work on women and business. Its purpose is to tackle low completion rates among doctoral candidates, particularly those from underrepresented groups, self-funded, or not working in education.

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