Klaus Haasis presented at the Cluster World Congress in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland on developing social capital in cluster internationalization. The presentation focused on how social capital impacts cluster development and provided suggestions for building social capital such as focusing on cultural understanding between people, acknowledging different approaches, and showing empathy. Haasis advocated for developing intercultural skills like dealing with uncertainty, leadership skills for collaboration, and communication abilities in order to coach clusters internationally.

1. Klaus Haasis,
Cluster World Congress
Dabrowa Gornicza, Silesia,
Poland 24 - 26 March 2015
Cluster internationalization –
value chains and social capital
The impact of social capital on
the development of clusters.
25 March 2015
Competitiveness, clusters and
innovation in global perspective
25.03.2015
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Klaus Haasis
TCI Director
Coach DBVC
Counsellor GWG
www.klaushaasis.de
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2. Klaus Haasis, 24.02.15
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Klaus Haasis,
Klaus Haasis

4. How can I
develop social
capital in cluster
internationalisation
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5. collaboration
Low Concern for Task High
Projekt
Process
LowConcernforPeopleHigh

6. How do we accept the
diverse realities of each other?
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TRUST
COHESION
BELONGING

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SocialCapitaland
CulturalDimensiions

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13. Klaus Haasis,
INTERNATIONAL
CLUSTER COACHING &
COLLABORATION SKILLS
• Intercultural skills,
• Dealing with uncertainty, barriers,
impediments and conflicts
• Leadership skills for lateral leadership
• Communication, motivating, being
inclusive, dealing with diversity
• Team building, project collaboration
skills, negotiations, mediation, facilitation
• Entrepreneurial skills, like Effectuation,
Design Thinking, Lean Startup,
Pretotyping 13

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16. Klaus Haasis,
How can I
develop social
capital in cluster
internationalisation
Focus on people,
Focus on culture,
Focus on intercultural understanding,
Learn to go to the collaboration gym,
Do communication workouts,
Acknowledge other achievements
and approaches,
Show empathy,
Be a cluster coach.
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ask@klaushaasis.de,
mobile +491706313193
www.klaushaasis.de
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