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Smart & Specialized Networks for Smart & Innovative Entrepreneurs how to build efficient ecosystems Philippe VANRIE, EBN MUTECOS Workshops CESE, Paris, 26 avril 2012. Let’s talk about. 1 . The EBN Network a community sharing values, goals & brands.

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  1. Smart & Specialized Networks forSmart & Innovative Entrepreneurshow to build efficient ecosystemsPhilippe VANRIE, EBNMUTECOS WorkshopsCESE, Paris, 26 avril 2012

  2. Let’s talk about

  3. 1. The EBN Networka community sharing values, goals & brands • The European Network of BICs, incubators, innovation and entrepreneurship & start-up Centres >>> « Innovation-based incubators » >>> Business & Innovation Centres (BICs) • An organised Network of 200+ Business & Innovation Support Centres covering most regions of EU 27 + neighbouring as well as partnering countries • An initiative taken 27 years ago by the EC (DG Regio), public authorities, industry leaders, and Universities >>> A pioneer in PPP, a connector between knowledge and business • A dynamic cluster of clusters with 25.000+ entrepreneurs within the active portfolio >> > with VillageTronic, Exilica, Vivalis, Lipotec, Codasystem, Semiotix, Biofly, BioAzul, Kandor Graphics, LeicaGeosystems, Jamendo, Weecast, Flexineo, etc inside • A community of qualified & committed intermediaries, with St-John Innovation Centre, Cap Alpha, Innostart, Promotech, Innotek,Technoport, etc inside !

  4. 2. Networking, a seriousgame

  5. o Networking, a core-competence! A keyskill for innovators & entrepreneurs , for SMEs! • A network is a non-linear process, a fractal subject, with fuzzy logic, semi-chaotic, semi-organized, with its own open source language, inter-operable and plugable, coopetitive,… • A true new profession to be inserted in academic (pragmatic) education, a community with its own language and C(C for Community)RM software ! • A strange business object developing a series of functions & services: - collective reputation builder & roadmapping - internal quality insurance & external branding - total benchmarking & resources centre - intra-community networking & thematic groupings - idea-lab, toolkit, projects factory - hub & spoke connecting platform

  6. o A network, a platform for services & progress! • collective reputation builder & roadmapping • individual services provider • internal quality insurance & external branding • total benchmarking & resources centre • capacity building & ad-hoc training • intra-community thematic networking • idea-lab and a collaborative projects factory • hub & spoke connecting platform • bizdev & opportunity spotting • Scaling-up • international partnerships facilitator • …

  7. Togetherwecan! A major collaborative innovation behaviour Équipe

  8. 3. Networking,… Clusteringbut why? • Learning : knowledge, know-how, tools • FindingModels: business, role, leadership, admiration • Beinginspired by method & benchmarks • Beingproud of exposingrobustresults & impact • Sharing efforts: work, investment, risk, reward • Help takingdecisions: right or wrong • Sharing values: ethics, integrity, reputation • BV social-club: trust, affectivity, emotion, • Exploring the world: trends, idea & opportunityspotting • Teaming-up talents: teams, corecompetences, collaborative management, know-who & outsourcing • Making business & money: of course ! • Cluster or not cluster : sector-specific incubation or not ?

  9. networking/clusteringNo ! • Not for creating ghettos • Not for enhancingsectorialcorporatism • Not for researchplayersonly • Not for bigbrothersonly • Not for strategicstudiesonly • Not by « ministerial top-down decision » only • Not to createcentralized « big fat platform » • Not to isolate the cluster management from the otheractors

  10. networking/clusteringYes! • Yes for a focus on downstreamappliations • Yes for entrepreneurial clusters • Yes for « small business/SMEsfriendly » clusters/networks • Yes for networked clusters/ clustered networks • Yes for « open innovation » communities • Yes for clusters whodelivers value services! • Yes for clusters who road-maps the ecosystem • Yes for a professionnal « business object »

  11. B2territoriesthe place-based theory, the proximity factor • Serious Gaming at Coventry (entrepreneurial) University • Birmingham (real SMEs) Photonics Clusters • KIS Biotherapies clustering in Nantes • Knowledge Dock regeneration in the Docklands • Creative computer graphics in Darmstadt • Cleantech platform in Lahti • Software development centre for start-ups in Cork • SatNav Galilleo applications incubated in Liège & Lux • An IT community of 100+ start ups in Barcelona • An integrated TT-Incubation-VC-cluster ecosystem on micro/nano-electronics in Leuven • Creativity and design crash courses in Sunderland • Mechatronics in Haute-Savoie, Photovoltaics in Savoie, • Software apps in Coimbra • And so many other smart regions: Eindhoven, Oulu, Kazan, Lund/Mamoe, Grenoble, Emilia-Romagna, Basque Country, Brno, ...

  12. 4. Innovation

  13. Innovation is about connecting ideas, markets & people Market & customers Ideas & networking Thinking Inventing Connecting Collaborating Imagination Passion … People ! Intrapreneurs! • Develop I Succeed • Move I Motion I Dynamics • Simplicity • Sense • Tomorrow • Progress I Power • … • People ! Entrepreneurs!

  14. Why innovation matters ?and why does it create the conditions for entrepreneurship ? • Changes in the environment forces companies to find new ways to serve theircustomerprofitably (ex: automotiveindustry) • Increasingcompetitive pressures threatenexisting businesses (ex: National Posts) • New customerneedsemergethatrequires new answers (ex: non letalweapons) • Disruptive technologies makeexisting businesses obsolescent (ex: the rise of digital photography) • Emerging technologies provideopportunities for value creation (ex: mini-cyclotrons) • Traditional innovation management methodsbased on perfect information and rational decisionmakingneed to beadjusted, in an age of change & uncertainty

  15. What is innovation ?An ocean of both technology & entrepreneurial vocabulary • Upstream R&D, yes of course (new IP above all) • Technology & Engineering (a passion for optimizingprocesses) • Blue ocean (inventing new market, ex: i-pad) • Redocean (intensifying frontal competition) • Radical (Re-inventingyourcompany!, ex: Keytradebank) • Disruptive (« innovation perturbatrice », ex: RyanAir) • Incremental (Optimizing the processes) • Micro-innovations (constituents of a corp. system for innovation) • Quality management & continuousimprovement • Strategic innovation (ex: Dacia) • Unintentionnal innovation • Survival innovation (La Redoute « on-line » shop) • Downstream applications (end users-oriented)

  16. Back2Downstreamthe Apps era !The proximity with the end-usersan acute understanding of the usages The Changing Technology landscape is not only affected by disruption, but more by the rise of downstream applications (for usable products & services) , with/without IP! @ be hungry for applications, @ look at the emergence of niches, @ surf through the extreme diversity in applications, @ be serial “opportunity spotter”, fast movers and integrators of market intelligence, @ be inspired by customer-lead innovation routes, @ deploy pervasive solutions approaches

  17. behaviors & skillsit’s about investing in innovation • Creative intelligence, not only cognitive skills • Courage to take + ability to manage risks • Courage to start + stop • Emotion + realism • Collective leadership • Customer intelligence • Opportunityspotters • KM/EI integrators • Associating skills (connecting disciplines) • Questionning skills (why, why not, what if,…) • Observing skills (observing others, being anthropologist/sociologist) • Experimenting skills (prototyping + overseas exp.) • Networking skills (going out, ideas festivals,…)

  18. The European landscapean update on European policies Don’t mention « Lisbon » anymore but only refer to Europe 2020, Innovation Union, Digital Agenda, S3, New Skills! ERDF SG, S3 & back to EC-BICs FP7 JTIs, ETPs, KICs & back to all Innovations CIP PI, EI, KIS, EEN, Clusters & what else ? ESA/GSA TTP, GMES, GNSS & back to ESA-BICs and Sat-clusters

  19. The European landscapethe innovation support networks • EBN (EC-BICs, ESA-BICs, IBIs) • EEN (Entreprise Europe Network) • EUREKA, KICs, • IASP (Science parks) • Various Clusters alliances (ECA, EIC…) • EARTO (CROs) • PROTON, TII, ISPIM,… • ENOLL • Projects’ networks: EI, FP7, Intereg,… • EURADA, ERRIN, …

  20. Innovation Policies ! The new frontier : be smart & go 1. The world was flat 2. The world has been spiky 3. The world is now smart ! ……smart growth, smart specialization, smart cities, smart hubs, smart networks, smart policies, smart entrepreneurs,… Comment traduire smart en français ?

  21. 5. SME support, Incubation, econdev: a serious mission

  22. The business support ecosystemclear focus & easy access ! • Efficient territorial innovation ecosystemsrequire a well-characterized road-map of support services providers • Vital for individual performances and for enablingcooperationbetweenplayers • Simply vital for the emergence of competences, efficency of support, and open innovation • Plug your BIC, your STP, your IBI adequatelyinto the ecosystem and collaborateopenlyaroundyourcoreknowledge/competence

  23. Invest in Quality (compliance & benchmarking) Characterizeyourself and defineyourspecificmetrics Elaborate information agregates and performances indicators Collect data (quali- & quanti-) & accumulate data Invent a serious community-based process (auto-evaluation) and accessible auditing system Create your professional standards Accredit the community members, without conflict of interest Report on performances, individually and collectively Beside compliance, create a benchmarking culture Activate thematic benchmarking and peer reviews Use quality systems as a permanent improvement tool

  24. BICs’ core business/competences a standards for Innovation-based Incubators • incubator of new business ideas/models • creator of new innovative start-ups • generator of spin-offs • developer of innovative SME projects • accelerator of growth • animator of clusters • proximity connector local/global • multiplierof public policy • networking hub to experts, agents, players, investors… • Opportunity spotter, « hands-on » business developper • Coach & mentor, strategic advisor

  25. BICs’ supply chain • stimulate • detect • assess • select • Plan /Modelize • Pre-Incubate • Seed finance • Incubate • Mentor • Cluster • Accelerate/Post-incubate • Internationalize

  26. Invest in Quantity ! Measure (seriously) & promote the impact 180.000 Business Plans developed 75.000 Start-up companies created 150.000 Existing SMEs supported 330.000 Jobs created

  27. Small innovativefirmsgoing global ?A few provocativethoughs • Beforethinking global • Beforeflying out • Beforeburningcartridges • Beforetrying to sell • Beforeasking public money • Beforeaskingprivate money • Before travelling • Before jumping • Back2 basics! • Back2 local/national sales! • Back2 innovations! • Back2 differenciation! • Back2 reputation • Back2 pragmatism & apps • Back2 yourassets (incl. Fin.) • Don’tstayalone, trust othercredible & engagedenablers: do itwith the BICs !

  28. Conclusions • B2basics • B2Strategies • B2Territories • B2Applications • B2Delivery • B2Serious • B2Practices • B2Gether

  29. Thank you for your attention Rejoignez-nous au 21ème congrès annuel d’EBN à la frontière entre St-Petersbourg et la Finlande à Lappeenranta (Finlande), du 13 au 15 Juin www.ebncongress.eu « Challenging the Future Faster, Further, Together »

  30. Thank you very much for your attention European BICs Network (EBN) Philippe VANRIE Chief Executive Officer Avenue de Tervuren, 168, B-1150 Brussels Tel. +32 (0)2 772 89 00 Fax +32 (0)2 772 95 74 pva@ebn.eu www.ebn.eu

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