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54 stories
Purpose & Impact
The Story: Making Liverpool’s Creative and Tech Scene Visible
Helping Liverpool’s founders, creatives, and technologists discover relevant events and connect in the right rooms.
Gavin Sherratt · 2 min read
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Purpose & Impact
The AI Activator Returns: Expanding Impact Across Liverpool’s Startup and Third Sector Ecosystem
GoodShip* and Liverpool John Moores University continue the AI Activator, focused on startups, data, and rapid impact across the Liverpool City Region.
Gavin Sherratt · 3 min read
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People & Community
Navigate Together: Reflecting on Momentum, Community, and What Comes Next
Navigate reflects on its early momentum in Liverpool, bringing people together through community, collaboration, and shared ambition, while shaping a stronger ecosystem for founders and innovators.
Gavin Sherratt · 3 min read
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Purpose & Impact
From Concept to Impact: Designing the Liverpool Innovation and Impact Awards Visual Identity
A story of collaboration, culture, and creativity, crafting a distinctive visual identity for the Liverpool Innovation and Impact Awards.
Gavin Sherratt · 3 min read
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Building & Learning
From Activator to Crewmate: Hello Abubakr
From original AI Activator to GoodShip* crewmate, Abu’s journey shows how early trust in emerging talent can turn learning into real-world impact.
Gavin Sherratt · 1 min read
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Building & Learning
Supporting EdenFiftyOne’s Growth with Strategic Technical Leadership
GoodShip* supported EdenFiftyOne through a key growth phase, combining leadership recruitment and strategic consultancy following a successful fundraise and ahead of their next investment round.
Gavin Sherratt · 2 min read
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Purpose & Impact
GoodShip* AI Activator Shortlisted for a Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Award
Goodship’s AI Activator programme has been shortlisted for a Creative Impact award at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Culture and Creativity Awards, recognising its work with Liverpool John Moores University to build confidence, core life skills, and new career outlooks through AI.
Gavin Sherratt · 2 min read
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People & Community
Navigate: Building the Future From the Inside Out
A manifesto-led introduction to Navigate, a collaboration between GoodShip* and Liverpool Chamber focused on connecting people, community, and opportunity to shape Liverpool’s creative and tech future.
Gavin Sherratt · 3 min read
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Purpose & Impact
GoodShip* and Citizen First LCR
GoodShip* Activator supported Public Life via our Activator Programme by providing crucial, AI-enabled strategic business development for the Citizen First LCR cohort, helping "hidden entrepreneurs" transform their lived experience into investable, high-impact ventures.
Gavin Sherratt · 3 min read
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People & Community
Music Futures: Igniting Innovation and Sustainable Growth in Liverpool's Music Ecosystem
The Music Futures Roundtable in Liverpool served as the official launch of a five-year program uniting academia, government, and industry to position the city as a sustainable "City as a Sandbox" for music, tech, and creative innovation, addressing regional imbalances and fostering cross-sector growth in areas like health and enterprise.
Gavin Sherratt · 5 min read
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Ideas & Innovation
Making Work Human: Your Practical Guide to the AI-Powered Workplace
The future of work, driven by AI, requires businesses to implement a safe 60/40 strategy, automating 60% of repeatable tasks while focusing the remaining 40% on human creativity and strategic thinking, governed by clear privacy policies and supported by mandatory human oversight.
Gavin Sherratt · 4 min read
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People & Community
Let's Crack On Together: Why Co-Working is the Best Brew for Your Brain
Experience the true power of KinShip by joining our Developer Breakfast and Co-Working Day on Friday 5th December at Clockwise, Albert Dock, Liverpool, where community, collaboration, and shared focus will fuel your creative thinking and productivity.
Gavin Sherratt · 2 min read
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