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Two Heads Better than One! The Value of Making Connections. Veronica Strain, Graduate School Two Heads Better than One! The Value of Making Connections. Veronica Strain, Graduate School

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Page 1: Two Heads Better than One! The Value of Making Connections. Veronica Strain, Graduate School Two Heads Better than One! The Value of Making Connections

Two Heads Better than One! The Value of Making Connections.

Veronica Strain, Graduate School

Two Heads Better than One! The Value of Making Connections.

Veronica Strain, Graduate School

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#2headsbetter

@uongradschool

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• Warm Up Getting to know you!

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Value of Commercialising Research

•Extending benefits of your learning •Raising your academic profile•Expanding your career options•Enhancing your bank balance!

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Benefits of Collaborative Enterprise

•Widens scope of individual talents•Widens scope of innovation potential•Shared risk•Shared infrastructure •Speed to market

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The Innovation Process

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Problem – Innovation- Enterprise

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•Work in your groups •Discuss the problem – 5 mins•Partner 1 gives opinion– 2 mins•Partner 2 gives opinion – 2 mins•Partner 3 gives opinion – 2 mins •Collaborative solution – 5 mins •Prepare ‘Elevator Pitch’ – 4 mins

The Rules:

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Elevator Pitch – 30 seconds!

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How to find a partner/s?

1. Network2. Network3. Network

Academics, consultants, competitors,trade associations, events, conferences…

• YCDBSOYA

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The Rules of Collaboration

1. Establish trust 2. Agree ground rules/contracts 3. Communicate – open, often, honest4. Contribute5. Stay organised 6. Stay in the game7. Part on good terms

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Veronica StrainResearcher Training & Development Manager (Enterprise)Room A12Graduate SchoolUniversity ParkNG7 2RD

[email protected] @uongradschool , #2headsbetter