Practice Abstract - Research and innovation

Why carry out networking?

Networking is necessary to increase the outreach of your project. However, in order to appreciate the value of networking and thus, encourage project partners to do it, you need to know why it is relevant.



There are several complementing arguments for carrying out networking:

1. Meet people, talk to people, have a good atmosphere, feel safe, find trust and enthusiasm, have a good time;

2. Share ideas, learn from each other, exchange experiences, get inspired, build on personal ideas, co-create;

3. Find out who is working on the same subject, meet people who may have answers to ones’ questions, get to know other peoples’ interests, share experiences on similar interests, gather complementary skills, find a shared goal or ambition, feel connection about what everyone desires, reach greater impact.

The general aims or goals of doing networking are to get new connections, to deepen those connections and the understanding of the people you are networking with, and to use those connections to share, learn and inspire and maybe even co-create.



There are also obstacles to networking, such as the fact that may be different and conflicting ideas are being explored. Also, there may be cultural as well as linguistic differences, which makes it important to realize that networking is a trans-national experience. It may also be important to realise that everyone involved in networking want to have their contribution recognized.



A different goal of networking could be that you want to get contacts that you can visit in order to get new experiences and new knowledge, e.g. new countries, new farms, new industries.

Source Project
EURAKNOS
Ongoing | 2019-2021
Main funding source
Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
Geographical location
Belgium
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