ghent, 23-24 march 2010 plato koopera. welcome short introduction who are we? voka koopera &...
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Ghent, 23-24 March 2010
Plato Koopera
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Welcome
Short introduction
Who are we? VOKA Koopera & purpose of next 2 days
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Program Tuesday, March 23rd
09.00 Welcome09.30 Acquaintance10.15 What is Plato?11.00 Break/Outdoor11.30 Who are your Plato stakeholders?
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Critical success factors & Milestones (Preparation)15.00 Break/Outdoor15.30 Milestones (Startup, Operational, Followup)
17.00 Break18.30 Diner
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Program Wednesday, March 24th
09.00 Morning walk09.30 How to implement Plato networks? Preparation10.45 Break/Outdoor11.15 How to implement Plato networks? Startup
12.30 Lunch
13.30 How to implement Plato networks? Operational & Followup15.00 Break/outdoor15.30 How will we further cooperate?
17.00 Break18.30 Diner
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Program Thursday, March 25th
09.00 Pick-up at Hotel de Flandre, transfer to Waarschoot10.00 PLATO SME testimony: Sylva11.30 transfer to Voka CCI Ghent
12.30 working lunch with managing director, Mr. Karel Uyttersprot
13.30 Transfer to Volvo Cars14.00 PLATO Flanders, Plato Coordinator Mr. Freddy Cnudde15.00 Plato major company testimony: Volvo cars16.00 Volvo Cars, guidance tour through end assembly
17.00 transfer to Gent17.30 Free
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Program Friday, March 26th
09.00 Check out + pick-up at Hotel de Flandre + transfer to CCI Ghent/Oudenaarde
09.30 Plato Koopera management
12.30 working lunch
13.30 Plato Koopera management15.30 Transfer to railway station at Gent Sint-Pieters 16.15 Train to Brussels Airport 17.15 Arrival at Brussels Airport + check-in
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Tools: worksheet (formal) & thermometer (informal)
Company name Business cardActivitity, employees, results
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Acquaintance
Who are you and your organisation?(bring object + some information)
Question round (person) Start worksheet (organisation)
Expectations 2 days (meta-plan)
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Presentation: What is Plato?
Presentation Plato International Some examples
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The Plato Concept
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Plato history
End 1989: Janssens Pharmaceuticals and SPK -> professionalisation of suppliers! Crossborder area
Plato starts at Voka East Flanders’ Chamber of Commerce Since 1990:
1700 SME’s have joined the Plato Project in the Province of East Flanders. ( 7500 in Flanders )
300 managers of 70 multinational companies participated Since 2000: Plato International on request of Flemish Government PLATO ISO certified Plato networks in Ireland, Denmark, Hungary, Romania, Croatia,
Slovenia, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Serbia, Egypt and South Africa
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Why do companies participate in learning networks?
SME owners are responsible for
EVERYTHING in their company:
Finances management, HR, purchasing,, marketing, …
But the entrepreneur has a
LACK OF TIME AND MEANS
For expensive and time-consuming trainings
The project deals with
BOTTLENECKS and practical questions
The entrepreneur has a NEED for information and contact with colleagues
PLATO
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Life Long Learning!
Minerva PLATO GLOBUS, Compass
Athena
Kameracademie
Starting Growing Internationalisation
Sta
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Mentorshipprojects within learning networks!
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What is Plato?
Goal: professionalization of SME owners management
How: establishment of networks of SME owners Homogeneous groups of 15-20 Entrepreneurs meet monthly under the guidance of mentors To receive information and discuss management topics
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creation of tandem
Team buildingm entors
recruitm ent m entors
creationhom ogeneousgroups
Individual m eetingsentrepreneurs
Recruitment SM Es
Meetings mentors and group members
Teambuilding SME groups: mentors and sme entrepreneurs
10 Monthly sessions
2 network sessions
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Mentorship project
15SMEgroup
15SMEgroup
15SMEgroup
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Plato groups are guided by mentors
Mentors = managers from large companies
Receive a training: Develop skills in managing a Plato group Learn about SME practices Network with other mentor and mentor companies
Steer the group monthly meetings Define topics Pass information Facilitate monthly sessions
Give Individual assistance to the participating SME
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Plato Small and Medium Sized Entreprises
PLATO participant = owner or decision maker within the company Selection
Homogeneous groups
Receive at kick-off: TEAM building with tandem of mentors Tailormade programme for their group Networking with other companies
Participate at monthly sessions: Get info Share expertise
Get the possibility to participate in international business and info sessions
Get individual assistance PLATO Alumni
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Plato starts from the practice
PLATO SME kick-off Creates TEAM Creates programme
Monthly sessions Plato entrepreneurs discuss their everyday problems: Accountancy, Sales, HRM,
Subsidies, Taxes, Communication In order to reflect on management
issues Entrepreneurs gain new knowledge from
their colleagues, from their mentors and from outside experts
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Key players Mentorshipproject
Mentors
Mentorcompanies
entrepreneurs
S(M)MEs
Chamber of Commerce
Other socio-economic partners
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Break/Outdoor
Choose from:
• Coffee-break
• Short walk
• Explanation of:
• Spiderweb
• Blind square
• Flying carpet
• Shuttle run
• Minefield
• Warp speed
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Workshop: Who are your stakeholders?
Government Management Project leader Project assistant Sponsoring firms Mentors Participants Others…
Who are your stakeholders?
What do they expect?
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Lunch
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Expert interview: Critical success factors
Focus & progress Informal Formal Willing to share competences Engagement
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Expert interview: Milestones
Preparation How to define & organise a Plato network? How to find, contact, select and convince major companies? How to find and select mentors? How to make a sensibilisation campaign for SME’s? How to select and (intake) interview SME’s? How to create SME teams?Startup How to organise teambuilding of mentors? How to organise a startup teambuilding with the participating SME’s?Operational How to conduct the network? (Workmeetings, Coaching, Plenary meetings) How to organise Public Relations activities?Followup How to followup the network? How to evaluate the project/network?
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Workshops: How to implement Plato networks?
4 phases: preparation, startup, operational, followup
What did we learn? (Best Practices) How would you see it? (12 questions, How broad & deep?)
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Workshop: How will we further cooperate?
Building and executing the network project Communication Meetings E-Platform Learning from each other
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Plato Flanders: Best Practices
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1. Structure, Proces, Stakeholders
How is a Plato project organised? Organisationally Geographically
How does a Plato project evolve? Preparation: Structure, Objectives, Recruitment & Promotion, Selection Startup: Training Mentors + startup SME teams Operational: Workgroup meetings, plenary meetings, individual guidance, communication Followup: Commitment, Resources, Observation, Reporting
What are the tasks, responsibilities and areas of competence of all actors?
Government Management Project leader Project assistant Sponsoring firms Mentors Participants Others..
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2. Objectives
Objectives of the project leader of the mentors of participants
Instruments for evaluation and corrective action
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3. Recruitment and promotional campaign
Recruiting SMEs Brochure Mailing Organisations Municipal governments Banks and accountants Internet The press Information evenings Telephone promotion Personal visits
Recruiting sponsoring firms and mentors Profile of sponsoring firms Profile of mentors Approaching sponsoring firms
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4. Selection
Selection of the project leader sponsoring firms mentors participants project assistant
(Objective & Subjective criteria)
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5. Training mentors & teambuilding SME’s
Preparatory phase Content Resources
Operational phase Teambuilding Exchanging experiences Coaching
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6. Workgroup meetings
Definition
Preparation for the meeting (Projectleader, Mentors, Participants)
The meeting itself (Projectleader, Mentors, Participants)
Evaluation and progression to the informal part
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7. Plenary meetings
Definition
Preparation for the meeting (Projectleader; mentors, participants, speaker)
The meeting itself (Projectleader; mentors, participants, speaker)
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8. Individual guidance
Principle
Practice Which questions? The goal of individual guidance The form of individual guidance Responsibilities of the actors
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9. Communication
Internal communication (operational & structural)
External communication (operational & structural)
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10. Commitment
Preparatory phase: detection Participants Mentors
Operational phase: measuring Quality measurement Quantity measurement
Reporting Organisation/Government
Director/Project leader Project leader/Sponsoring firm Project leader/Mentors Mentors/Participants
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11. Resources
Resources for the project leader (project & person related) the mentors the participants
Projectbudget
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12. Observation & follow-up
Observation by Management Projectleader Mentors Participants
Follow-up & reporting
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Q&A
Question time… Financial details General Plato concept Plato Koopera implementation …
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Plato International
stronger business together