Use Case
REALISE A NETWORKING EVENT FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS.
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CHALLENGE
Building a sustainable network in science communication. How to create momentum?
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CONTEXT
Networking accelerator with the goal to initiate new collaborations in the field of science communication.
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IMPACT
Established, trustful, and engaged community of science communicators who discussed and developed new ideas for future science communication.
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APPROACH
Designed an engaging networking event with inspirational impulse speeches, interactive workshops, and innovation tools to enable lively conversation and interaction.
- Designed a ‚community motivation map‘ for participants to express their interest, needs, wishes, and feedback for the conference.
- Custom designed and conducted parallel workshops to develop business models for science communication.
- Developed and conducted a playful scenario workshop to collaboratively create unique science communication projects.
KEY RESULTS
Networking of over 65 professionals from museums / science communication, research, artists, education, and small and medium size business for science communication in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
- Identified more than 10 collaborative project ideas, some of which were further detailed and progressed in follow-up workshops.
- Identified a range of technology opportunities to foster science communication, including AI and identified a range of follow-up activities to improve the impact on the society.
- Relationship and trust building across the spectrum of science communication.
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Inspiration cards used during social breaks.
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Workshop: Business models for science communication.
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