The author seeks answers to several questions, some of which are: - What can we learn from a wide range of networking/partnering/clustering models and approaches? - Are new networking/partnering/clustering models replacing the old ones? - How much do creative and bold individuals, governmental incentives and the business support environment, advisers, local/regional business environment and modern tools contribute to the diversity and success of networks/partnerships/clusters?

1. Diversity of
Networking/Partnering/Clustering models and tools
in modern business practice
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Presented by:
Irena Rezec, Managing Director
WOTRA, Strategic Intelligence Ltd.
TCI 2011 Annual Global Conference
New Zealand, Auckland: 28 Nov – 02 Dec, 2011

2. Diversity of Networking/Partnership/Clustering Models
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strategic partnership knowledge hub
strategic alliance cluster
collective consumption
industrial district
knowledge district
technology platform
consortium franchising
joint venture
cooperative
value chain public : private partnership
extended enterprise business network
knowledge network learning network
network of excellence subcontracting
association
economic interest group intrapreneurship
on-line community megacommunity local community
social network virtual network
horizontal/vertical partnerships heterogenious/homogenious networks
business club public : private : research partnership
formal/informal co-operation business/interests-based network

3. Diversity of Tools
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4. in practice:
collective product development / co-creation, open innovation, collective ownership
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Quirky: http://www.quirky.com/

5. in practice:
UK standard BS 11000 – a Standard for Collaborative Partnering
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BSI Group: http://www.bsigroup.com/

6. in practice:
Spirituality, Leadership and Business
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You Tube AtGoogleTalks - Leading@Google Series with Mr Deepak Chopra speech (in February, 2011) on The Soul of
Leadership: Unlocking Your Potential for Greatness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ4hL9a_VB0&feature=channel_video_title

7. Main Observations (1/2)
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• People are at the centre, no longer companies -
people and not companies are connected, which on the
one hand poses a real threat to companies, as they
might lose their best talent or inside know-how; on the
other hand however, these personalized relationships
could provide completely new positive perspectives,
challenges and opportunities. In all previous partnership
models there are problems of involving people at
different levels into the partnership process, there
might be problems of involving companies - employers
of those connected people. Companies will need to pay
much more attention to appropriate award systems for
the most talented and loyal workers.
• Everyone is a source of something to someone.
Every mobile user and/or everyone with access to the
Internet has access to virtual networks and platforms as
many of them are open to everyone. You can sell or
share whatever you know or whatever you are able to
offer and buy whatever you need. Language is no longer
a barrier to collaborating globally.

8. Main Observations (2/2)
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• The purpose of the majority of virtual/on-line
platforms is too general (meeting whoever and
sharing whatever), however new platforms, which are on
the horizon, are much more goal/objective oriented.
• Countries with competitive advantage will be those
who will be able to quickly adapt their
educational, legal, financial and business support
systems to new business models that are already
present and even more to those which are on the
horizon. Many countries are not yet ready for these new,
extremely diverse and sometimes very complex global
virtual collaboration models which open the door wider
to the virtual economy.
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9. Our main development challenge
Today’s trend of
a “connected world of everything and
everyone from everywhere”
will initiate many changes and many challenges.
We see our challenge in developing and spreading
appropriate types of business, leadership,
management, organisational, research and business
support models, methods and tools. All these in such a
way as to create added value for one or more of our
target groups to enable them to survive, win and even
enjoy the world complexity, diversity and heterogenity.
We can learn enormously from the newly shaped
connected world, and we can overcome many of
today’s problems by combining purposes and talents
with processes and technology.
We believe global knowledge sharing and the
development of a collaborative culture will bring
a better and more balanced world.
Our goal is to contribute to this with all our knowledge,
experience, intelligence and a positive spirit.
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"The greatest danger for most of us
is not that our aim is too high and
we miss it, but that it is too low and
we reach it."
Michelangelo

10. About WOTRA
• Year of establishment: 2002
• Specialisation domains:
– strategic management and organisation, and internationalisation of businesses;
– establishment and management of business networks and other forms of business cooperation
and networking/partnering/clustering;
– development of business support and regional or local economic development services;
– development of ICT, information, knowledge and intelligence-based services and tools for
all the above mentioned domains;
– monitoring of future trends for all the above mentioned domains.
• Target groups:
– private sector;
– public sector with business support organisations;
– membership-based organisations and/or any network-based organisational structure.
• Geographical target: global
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