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"The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own"

Benjamin Disraeli

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."

Anatole France

"Imagination is more important than knowledge"

Albert Einstein

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm"

Ralf Waldo Emerson

"Be the change You would see in the world"

Mahatma Gandhi

SNA tool workshops

Have understood the interest of strengthening Social Capital?

The next SNA Workshop in Europe takes place in October 2011 in Helsinki, Finland!

REGISTER NOW by sending an email to:  excellence [at] eproca.org!

Make your cluster/networks more efficient  - use Social Network Analysis -

Social network analysis is focused on uncovering the patterning of people's interaction. It can help you understand the structure of your cluster/networks today, identify structural changes which could strengthen your cluster/network, and develop strategies to make those changes.

Clusters are networks.  Individual members are the nodes, and relationships between them are the links.  The success of a cluster depends on the strengths of its members (human capital).  Success also depends on the relationships between its members (social capital). 

Strategic management requires prioritizing limited resources (time, money.) SNA allows cluster executives/facilitators to be strategic in their approach.

This workshop will enhance your ability to manage/facilitate your cluster by focusing on how developing the social capital of cluster members can lead to collective efficiencies and a higher level of competitiveness.

Participants will come to understand how network structure effects network performance, and how individual network members’ position in the network can be managed to the benefit the cluster as a whole. SNA is and excellent tool for Cluster Managers/Facilitators and Executives in order to improve the efficiency of their networks and clusters.

Next training in Europe: October 20-21, 2011

Place: Helsinki, Finland

Program: Please, print here

Price: 790 euros/1,5 days. No VAT. Price includes materials and meals.  

Trainers:

The workshop will be led by Dr. Neil Reid and Ms. Paula Ross of the University of Toledo (USA). Since 2007, Dr. Reid and Ms. Ross have used Social Network Analysis as a key component of the strategic management of the northwest Oho greenhouse cluster.  Additionally, Dr. Reid and Ms. Ross have conducted Social Network Analyses of a variety of organizations including county government, northwest Ohio economic development practitioners, and local food policy councils throughout the state of Ohio. The results of some of these analyses have been published in the journals Economic Development Quarterly and Economic Development Journal and have been presented around the world at a number of conferences.