Sports Innovation Index

Built by Surpass Sport Systems and funded by Erasmus + Sport, the Sport Innovation Index aims to assess the innovation level of sport organizations across Europe, helping them enhance governance, compare results, and achieve excellence in innovation.

Inspired by the European Innovation Scoreboard and the Dutch Sport Innovation Monitor, this tool is designed for local and regional sport organizations, small businesses, and both public and private entities, providing them with a quick self-assessment of their innovation capabilities. The tool delivers an instant diagnosis of an organization's level of innovation, along with tailored recommendations to improve innovation governance.

This project is about more than measuring innovation—it’s about fostering a culture that drives creativity and progress. Our tool supports sport organizations in enhancing their standing, comparing results over time or with other entities, and setting new standards in innovation.

Objectives

Understanding current methods and indicators for measuring sport innovation.

Understand current methods and indicators for measuring sport innovation: Conduct in-depth research on existing metrics for sport innovation and gather insights from targeted surveys to shape a custom innovation index methodology.

Gathering expectations from sport federations, SMEs, and municipalities.

Gather expectations from sports federations, SMEs, and municipalities: Distribute surveys to sports organizations, SMEs, and municipalities,  aiming to collect 60 responses per group per country. The analysis will provide a clear view of stakeholder expectations for the innovation index.

Identifying elements for measuring innovation management in sport entities.

Identify key elements for measuring innovation management in sports: Work with partners to pinpoint essential performance indicators and  develop a questionnaire for the Sport Innovation Monitor.

Empowering sport-related organizations to assess and enhance their innovation capabilities.

Empower sports organizations to assess and improve their innovation capabilities: Create a digital self-assessment tool offering benchmarking reports and reflections, with plans to expand usage to SMEs, municipalities, and other organizations through a comprehensive roadmap.

Consortium

The Sport Innovation Index project is a collaborative effort involving several key partners across Europe.

The projects consortium is spearheaded by the European Platform for Sport Innovation (BE) and includes Surpass Sport Systems among other partners:

Cluster Sports & Technology (NL) | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) | Amsterdam Business School (NL) | Mulier Instituut (NL) | Olympiacos SFP (GR) | VSSÖ - Association of sporting goods producers and sporting goods dealers in Austria (AU) | Fundacja Innowacji dla Sportu Verde (PL) | Asociacion para el Impulso, Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovacion (ES) | Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto do Governo Regional dos Açores (PT) | Fondazione Links (IT)

The Sport Innovation Index is here to guide and support you on your innovation journey. Together, we can create a more innovative and vibrant sports sector for everyone.

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