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About Network IQ Alliance

 

Network IQ Alliance is a community of entrepreneurial universities from Spain, Poland, Latvia, Ireland and the UK, an innovative small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), a network of research institutes, an industry network, and a global network of science and technology parks in 77 countries.

The project’s consortium is committed to mainstream network intelligence (nIQ) – a system-change methodology developing digital competencies at the ecosystem level for innovation and networking. The goal is to empower purpose-driven entrepreneurial people to amplify growth opportunities from the networks they build to innovate better, faster and have long-term resilience.

Network IQ Alliance’s 2030 vision, via nIQ, is to create systemic impact in higher education at the institutional level by integrating innovation and entrepreneurship into the core strategies of higher education institutions (HEIs), building leadership capacity to execute them and connecting them better with their city-level ecosystems and globally.

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Meet us at Triple Helix Conference 2023 in Barcelona

The Triple Helix Conference aims at providing an international and multidisciplinary venue with outstanding scholars, policymakers, and practitioners for discussing and advancing our understanding of the SDGs and ESGs challenges and solutions and the relationship between entrepreneurial Universities, smart Governments, efficient Industry, and committed Civil Society.

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About Network Intelligence

Network Intelligence is a system-change methodology which helps build high-performance ecosystems. Its core measurement is the Network IQ™ Index.

Network IQ™ Index assesses a set of core skills which enable individuals to identify and activate their networks for innovation and purpose-driven growth.

Network Intelligence was originally designed for alumni of EIT KICs by Dr. Daria Tataj based on her book “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” with a Preface by Prof. Manuel Castells.

Watch the Masterclass with Dr. Daria Tataj and Prof. Manuel Castells which launched the research on Network Intelligence (Barcelona, 2018).

Learn more about Network Intelligence

Listen to Dr. Daria Tataj, Honorary Professor at Masood Entrepreneurship Centre, Alliance Manchester Business School

Meet Network IQ Inventor and Master Coach

Dr. Daria Tataj

Daria Tataj is the inventor of Network IQ based on 15+ years of research on innovation networks in Europe, the US, and China, and an Honorary Professor at the Alliance Manchester Business School in the United Kingdom. Daria is a high-level advisor at the European Commission, Digital Leader of the World Economic Forum, and the founding board member of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).

Download Daria’s book “Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Growth Model for Europe beyond the Crisis” with a Preface by Manuel Castells.

Who is it for?

In business

In academia

In government

In society

Coaches, trainers and consultants, who wish to utilise Network Intelligence instrument in their current work or a build new coaching practice

In-company trainers for digital transformation, innovation, and organizational change

University educators and faculty engaged in management and entrepreneurship education

University administrators responsible for science internationalisation, knowledge transfer, and industry-academia partnerships

Policy makers who seek to invest in public-private-partnerships, smart cities, and accelerate smart specialisation strategies

Administrators seeking to secure diversity in various bids or requests for proposals

Key opinion leaders, movers and shakers on a mission to design and accelerate pathways
towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Network IQ™ Coach teaches "HOW TO..."

  1. Build an ecosystem with a purpose in mind. This helps grow and innovate globally.
  2. Expand networks and engage with the right people. This helps get access to new opportunities.
  3. Optimise teamwork and “teaming” in a digital workplace. This helps build high-performance project teams.
  4. Gain self-confidence and influence. This helps become a leader.
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After the online course is completed, Network IQ™ Coach candidates join the Masterclass with Dr. Daria Tataj.

Network IQ™ Coach Certification

If you wish to get a Network IQ™ Coach license enroll for a Masterclass  with Dr. Daria Tataj. After the Masterclass, Network IQ™ Coach candidates will get a training certificate and an invitation for on-the-job coaching before they get a Network IQ™ license.

With the Network IQ™ Coach license you can use to the Network IQ instrument in business or academia.

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Network IQ™ Coach Community

Every participant of the Train-the-Trainer Programme is welcome to join our community on Linkedin. Our community is focused to improve management education,  startup coaching and career advancement of entrepreneurial people.

Meet Network IQ™ Coach Candidates

Ewelina Bielawska
Ewelina BielawskaPsychologist| Network IQ Manager, SPAIN
Zsolt Bubori
Zsolt BuboriEcosystem Lead for Hungary at EIT Health InnoStars, HUNGARY
Adam Chyliński
Adam ChylińskiResearcher | Eveluator at UrbanLab Gdynia, POLAND
Dr Marcin Ciszewski
Dr Marcin CiszewskiHead of the Department of Acceleration Projects at Medical University od Łódź, POLAND
Dr Eugene Crehan
Dr Eugene CrehanDirector of Programmes (CEDRE), South East Technological University, IRELAND
Karolina Czarnecka
Karolina CzarneckaResearcher, start-up founder, academic teacher and enthusiast of molecular biology & new technologies, POLAND
Dr Agata Dulnik, MCC
Dr Agata Dulnik, MCCWorkplace Psychologist, Executive Coach, POLAND
Mateusz Dworak
Mateusz DworakFounder CURIT Ltd. | Medical doctor | PM at Medical University of ŁÓDŹ | Lifestyle Med. enthusiast, POLAND
Charlotte Fennell
Charlotte FennellMarketing and Communications Lead at Naked Innovations, SPAIN
Paul Fox
Paul FoxEntrepreneurship director laser focused on helping professionals, students and entrepreneurs to build new solutions at La Salle BCN, SPAIN
Adam Frost
Adam FrostSenior Lecturer in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Masood Entrepreneurship Centre, UK
Carlos Grau
Carlos GrauBoard and Advisory Board Member on Sales Strategy, Open Innovation, Digitation and Social Impact, SPAIN
Ewa Halicka
Ewa HalickaSustainable food systems' expert. Public health nutrition and agrifood policy advisor, POLAND
Dr Órla Hayes
Dr Órla HayesPostdoctoral Researcher - HECAT #H2020, IRELAND
Gabriela Karolak
Gabriela KarolakDesign Research | Strategy | Foresight
Prof. Felicity Kelliher
Prof. Felicity KelliherCEOManagement Practice and Academic Lead RIKON Centre at South East Technological University, IRELAND
Dr Suneel Kunamaneni
Dr Suneel KunamaneniChampioning Sustainability within Enterprise Education, UK
John Doe
John DoeKateryna Kryzhanivska, FINLAND
Margaret Ledwith
Margaret LedwithInnovation & Entrepreneurship | Capacity & Venture Building, AUSTRALIA
Prof. Oksana Lentjušenkova
Prof. Oksana LentjušenkovaRector - EKA University of Applied Sciences, LATVIA
Dr Emil Lezak
Dr Emil LezakR&D Project Manager; Innovation Broker, SPAIN
Dr Anna Lipert
Dr Anna LipertResearcher, academic teacher, enthusiast of innovative solutions, public health and physical education specialist, POLAND
Catalina Maldonado
Catalina MaldonadoTEDxBarcelona Organizer & Communication Coach, SPAIN
Paweł Michta
Paweł MichtaNetwork Intelligence, Innovation, Strategies, Productivity, e-Networking, POLAND
Joanna Miłkowska-Dymanowska
Joanna Miłkowska-DymanowskaAssistant professor at the Medical University of Łódź, POLAND
Dr Claudia Olvera
Dr Claudia Olvera Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Network Manager, SPAIN
Jara Pascual
Jara Pascual CEO at Collabwith, SPAIN
Bartosz Piziak
Bartosz PiziakHead of Urban Lab Dep. | Smart Projects | PM, POLAND
Carina Rapetti
Carina RapettiLa Salle - Ramon Llull University. Innovation Ecosystems. Areas of Innovation. Smart Cities. Sustainable development, SPAIN
Alexandra Romero
Alexandra RomeroLa Salle - Ramon Llull University. Innovation Ecosystems. Areas of Innovation. Smart Cities. Sustainable development, SPAIN
Vivian Marcelino Santos Lima
Vivian Marcelino Santos LimaInnovation, Impact & Digital Transformation | Marie Sklodowska Curie Research Fellow, SPAIN
Marc Schonhardt
Marc SchonhardtAssociate Director Strategy & Innovation at RMIT University, AUSTRALIA
Kristine Uzule
Kristine UzuleAssociate Professor and Researcher in Entrepreneurship at EKA University of Applied Sciences, LATVIA
Margaret Velebnyk
Margaret VelebnykCOO at CfE Accelerator, UKRAINE
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Meet Network IQ™ Superconnectors

Carlos Grau

Board and Advisory Board Member on Sales Strategy, Open Innovation, Digitation and Social Impact

Former CEO of Mobile World Capital Barcelona

Prof. Lucyna Woźniak

Vice-Rector
of the Medical University of Lodz, Poland

Former Board Member of EIT Health

Dr. Josep M. Piqué

Executive President La Salle Technova Barcelona, Former President of the International Association of Science Parks

President of Triple Helix Association

Testimonials

Higher Education Transformation

“I had the privilege of participating in the Network IQ Train-The-Trainer Programme in 2022. This fully online programme provided an excellent basis for both self-development and trainer capacity building. Programme tutors and fellow participants work collegially to co-create plans and actions to enhance self and organisational Network IQ skills. The assignments pushed me to address my own barriers to development and to contemplate the participant experience for future sessions led by me at SETU Business School. I came away feeling inspired to implement the programme in our university’s undergraduate​, postgraduate and executive student support infrastructure.”

IRELAND Prof. Felicity Kelliher

Professor of Management Practice and Academic Lead RIKON Centre at South East Technological University, Ireland

Tech Transfer, Innovation, Entrepreneurship

“The Network Intelligence methodology has the potential to soon become a mainstream entrepreneurship teaching method next to lean, agile, and business model canvas. I highly recommend adopting Network IQ philosophy as a key business asset for scaling entrepreneurial ventures and internationalising science based start-ups”.

UNITED KINGDOM Tony Walker

Former Deputy Director, Masood Entrepreneurship Center, Alliance Manchester Business School, UK

Who is it for?

In business

 

  Coaches, trainers and consultants, who wish to utilise Network Intelligence instrument in their current work or a build new coaching practice

In-company trainers for digital transformation, innovation, and organizational change

In academia

 

University educators and faculty engaged in management and entrepreneurship education

University administrators responsible for science internationalisation, knowledge transfer, and industry-academia partnerships

In government

 

Policy makers who seek to invest in public-private-partnerships, smart cities, and accelerate smart specialisation strategies

Administrators seeking to secure diversity in various bids or requests for proposals

In society

 

Key opinion leaders, movers and shakers on a mission to design and accelerate pathways
towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

MODULE 1

Becoming a Network IQ Advocate

  • Network IQ Coach community building
  • Understand what is Network IQ, key terminology and research
  • Define personas for whom activating ecosystems is key for success in the VUCA world (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) and why
  • Learn how to interpret your own individual Network IQ scoring results (review demo coaching session)

MODULE 2

Becoming a Network IQ Coach

  • Test your capability to give peer-to-peer feedback on the Network IQ report
  • Learn how to prepare for the coaching session and how to follow up
  • Review scenarios and flows of a coaching session (the process of engaging with an individual to review nIQ score)
  • Customize a coaching session for the needs of your clients and for small group coaching sessions

MODULE 3

Building Confidence as a Network IQ Coach

  • Deliver a mock coaching session and review pre-recorded peer-to-peer coaching sessions
  • Work on your peer-to-peer feedback to improve your capacity for weaknesses and give peer-to-peer feedback on the Network IQ report
  • Learn how to manage difficult clients and sensitive situations during the coaching session
  • Learn how to build your reputation as a trusted nIQ coach and get more clients

MODULE 4

Demonstrating Capability and Building for Excellence

  • Validate knowledge on the Network IQ framework
  • Validate coaching capability
  • Assess readiness level and draft an improvement plan
  • Build excellence to deliver a one-to-one coaching session

March 2023

Session 1 – March 7th
4pm – 6.30pm CET

Session 2 – March 8th
4pm – 6.30pm CET

Session 3 – March 21st 
4pm – 6.30pm CET

Session 4 – March 22nd 
4pm – 6.30pm CET

April 2023

Session 1 – April 4th
4pm – 6.30pm CET

Session 2 – April 5th 
4pm – 6.30pm CET

Session 3 – April 18th
4pm – 6.30pm CET

Session 4 – April 19th
4pm – 6.30pm CET

Join others who accelerate their success using Network Intelligence

I was an immigrant, so when I came to the UK for my PhD progamme, I had zero networks. You come from somewhere and you need to start from scratch. And to thrive, you really must understand the value of networks. During the Network IQ Academy, I learnt how to be strategic in building my networks and developed Network IQ skills. It really made a difference. I gained confidence and connections, and I raised 200,000 EUR seed funding for my health tech startup.
Dr. Fatemeh Ameri
Dr. Fatemeh AmeriFounder and CEO, PreciousMD Ltd.
The Network IQ Academy changed the course of my biotech startup. I've made great connections from four continents. And I have since then engaged in many meaningful conversations with around a hundred business leads and new investment opportunities. Just recently, we secured pre-seed funding of 200,000 USD from venture capital.
Dr. Mohammad Khalil El Hajj
Dr. Mohammad Khalil El HajjCo-Founder and CEO, Bright Biotech Ltd.
Network IQ Academy helped me enhance a Purpose-Network Fit strategy and an engagement plan for internationalization of science and building international research consortia. It was also instrumental in having me successfully prepared for my promotion as the Head of European Research and Innovation at University College London
Kimberly Cornfield
Kimberly CornfieldHead of European Research and Innovation University College London
The Network Thinking framework and toolbox developed by Tataj Innovation is a novel way to tackle innovation-fueled growth in the digital economy, platform-based businesses and social networks.
Prof. Luke Georghiou
Prof. Luke GeorghiouDeputy President and Deputy at the University of Manchester
We see an opportunity in Tataj Innovation approach to radically accelerate the speed of creating partnerships, strengthening our international brand and building vibrant innovation communities.
Steef Blok
Steef Blok Former Director Innovation Lab, TU/e Eindhoven University of Technology
I gained a lot for the course both personally and professionally. Personally as well as improving my own Network Intelligence. The course really helped me solidify thoughts around the role that network plays in innovation. And professionally I was able to gain really practical knowledge of how best to mentor and use the concept of Network Intelligence to individuals and groups of people. This was super beneficial. I was able to actually practice my mentoring skills with other people in the course and this provided a really supportive atmosphere to learn and develop. I would definitely recommend it.
Charlotte Fennell
Charlotte FennellMarketing & Communications Lead at Naked Innovations
The reason why I attended the Train-The-Trainer programme for Network IQ was to improve my skills related to influencing and engaging with people and to improve my usage of digital tools. The most exciting was that I could learn from other participants, especially those who are more experienced. The Train-The-Trainer programme was impactful and provided me with the crucial knowledge I was looking for. I really recommend this course for almost everybody who deals with active communication.
Dr. Emil Lezak
Dr. Emil LezakR&D Project Manager | Innovation Broker
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Network IQ Alliance

The project calls for harnessing the power of networked communities to scale-up and accelerate the impact of entrepreneurial universities, enabling them to:

  • build forward better ecosystems both physical and digital;
  • use existing and new networks more effectively;
  • direct better capacity building for stakeholder and client success;
  • optimise existing networks for better sharing, selling, innovating, partnering and fundraising;
  • build self-confidence, responsible leadership and change leaders;
  • address the innovation ‘stickiness factor’ for long-term benefit;
  • drive real social change at scale in the research and innovation community.

Network IQ Alliance partners aim to accelerate the health, manufacturing, green and digital transformation, and deepen the integration of industrial regions, which are Emerging Innovators with regions that reinvented themselves and became Moderate and Strong Innovators.

Through the Innovation Vision Action Plan, the project aims to execute and act on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Strategic Innovation Agenda. Network IQ Alliance is focused on transforming individuals and teams with skills to immediately reach out to their network, procure resources, achieve purpose and objectives for immediate success and long-term impact – all using technology.

During the pilot phase the project will:

  • support five innovative SMEs via multidisciplinary research teams;
  • train 130 students with nIQ skills for developing innovation, fundraising and global market access, including 15 students mentored;
  • train 15 academic staff and mentor 5 in nIQ to embed in their HEI’s innovation/entrepreneurship education;
  • train 15 non-academic staff and mentor 5 to embed nIQ in their HEI’s strategy and processes;
  • establish two nIQ ‘train the trainer’ centres at HEIs for popularising the methodology;
  • form one new collaborative partnership in the knowledge triangle.

The Network IQ Alliance results and outcomes will be successfully translated into real-world impact aligned with the priorities of EIT Manufacturing, EIT Health, ETI Digital and EIT Climate.

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Network Intelligence methodology

At the core of Network Intelligence which is manifested through an entrepreneurial mindset and a set of practical digital skills, is a replicable mass innovation model of networking strategies, processes and governance across the silos of research, education, industry and entrepreneurship. 

This model informed the set up and governance of the EIT European Institute of Innovation and Technology and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities – a transformative, multibillion EUR policy experiment of the European Commission, which changed dozens of ecosystems across Europe and created thousands of deep-tech ventures including 9 unicorns.The Network IQ is a measurement of Network Intelligence. We define Network intelligence as a capacity to turn people in your networks into collaborators who help you and your team increase performance, innovate and grow with a purpose in mind.

Network intelligence becomes visible in many ways. For example, you can increase the brand loyalty of your clients by building a user community. Or, when solving a complex problem, you tap on collective intelligence to crowdsource information and quickly find the right expert. And, when an opportunity arises, you are one of the first persons to know about it because you have a certain reputation and are connected to the right people in your social networks.

The Network IQ Assessment instrument is part of the innovation methodology based on the research by Prof. Daria Tataj, one of the leading European experts in innovation policy, with Prof. Manuel Castells, #1 most Communication Scholar in the world, the Winner of the Holberg Prize 2012. The key element of this methodology is the Network IQ Index which is based on seven core competencies validated as baseline network literacy for competitive environments, open innovation strategies, multiple helix collaborations, and fully digital workplace. 

The Network IQ Index is an indicator that predicts how effective you will be turning social networking opportunities into growth, finding the “Right Person”, innovating, building digital trust, or defining a clear purpose as at the first step to find a purpose – network – fit. The Network IQ questionnaire makes reflecting on how strategic are your networking activities, what are your skill strengths and skill gaps.

The Network IQ Index indicates a potential of a person to become an influential leader of virtual teams, partnerships, and digital communities.The focus on building a baseline of Network Intelligence to enable new ways of how teams become more effective when networking in a digital environment or to become more innovative for improving business growth, career impact or in making meaningful change. 

The programme guides participants through a structured process during which they master a set of skills, competencies, and processes to interpret Network IQ individual scoring reports, enabling them to convert those reports into meaningful outcomes. Through learning-by-doing, participants will become skilled at inspiring long-lasting digital behaviour change and building their coaching practice with measurable objectives and towards a meaningful purpose.