Experiencing Nets

Lorenz HerfurthImaginationLancaster

— Relevance for businesses

— Raise awareness of network/nets

— Experiential learning experience

— Gain insight for analysis

Objectives

Delivery

— Applicable tools

— Incite interaction

— Enable participants to shape learning experience

Nets

Company network

Nets

Net for Invention

Nets

Net for Testing New Ideas

Nets

Net to Help Exploit Ideas

Design Process

— From thought to action

— Prototyping

Design Process

— From thought to action

— Prototyping

— Visualisation methods

— Table of Resources

— Questionnaire

Activities

Three Parts

— Mapping existing network

— Become Aware of Nets (Past)

— Develop/Identify Nets (Future)

Activities

Part 1:

— Identify network contacts

Activities

Part 1:

— Identify network contacts

— Position them on map/link contacts

Activities

Part 1:

— Identify network contacts

— Position them on map/link contacts

— Assign groups

Part 2:

— Past problem

Activities

Activities

Part 2:

— Past problem

— Identify nets/draw links

Activities

Part 2:

— Past problem

— Identify nets/draw links

— Assign types of knowledge

Activities

Part 3:

— Future/Present problem

Activities

Part 3:

— Future/Present problem

— Identify nets

— Assign types of knowledge

Activities

Part 3:

— Future/Present problem

— Identify nets

— Assign types of knowledge

— Allocate missing knowledge/contacts

Activities

Part 3:

— Future/Present problem

— Identify nets

— Assign types of knowledge

— Allocate missing knowledge/contacts

— Further steps/action plan

Map 1:

— Network

Map 2:

— Net for Past Problem

Map 3:

— Net for Future Problem

Results

— Reflective process

Results

— Reflective process

— Action plan

Results

— Reflective process

— Action plan

— Valuable data for analysis

— Bespoke report

Impact

— High relevance for businesses

“There is a huge drive in our industry to network and that networking is the future of the service industry” Paul Oldham, Kelly Scientific Resources

Impact

— Actions for immediate implementation

“I have now got, directly from this session, a list of actions that I can go away with and do literally this afternoon.” Bob Lloyd, SimX Ltd.

Impact

— Immediate benefits

— New network contacts

“On the table were two people I have already added to the network. That is kind of a short term benefit right off the bat. ” Andy Smith, Instrument Science Ltd.

Impact

— Increased awareness

— Strength and Weaknesses of network

“This session has brought me to a point where I realise, I need to manage that network and I have been able to identify the gaps in it .” Andy Smith, Instrument Science Ltd.

Thank You!

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