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About this good practice
Delbart is a forum where SMEs in our sparsely populated area can come together to learn, inspire, & share knowledge about digital solutions and digitization.
Resources needed
The only resources needed are one person coordinating and people being willing to share their knowledge/experiences. The lack of need for monetary or great resources is one reason why this practise and forum came to be created. It can be done by most organisations in most economic situations.
Evidence of success
There have been several proofs of attendees getting in touch with each other after a forum to offer help and support. One example is a business promoting organisation reaching out to one of our speakers to offer them a 2500:- business development check for digitization.
There are also examples of people finding providers of services and materials that they have been struggling to find, through this forum.
And one speaker got in touch with local authorities regarding broadband and connectivity.
Potential for learning or transfer
This is a simple practise that is adaptable to many needs and settings. It’s based on innovation and creativity research and this one happens to be about digitalization – but it can be transferred into other subjects since the point is not the topic but the connections, learnings and ideation-flow.
The aspect of people not knowing what they are going to be listening to beforehand is important. Because as soon as an agenda is shared it’s easy to prioritize something else if you don't think it will suit you. The point is that you may not know what you need to hear.
An important aspect of this forum is that it takes almost no resources. Many strategic roles within the public sector have no budget connected to them. One has ones’ time, and not much else. This is a way to strategically use one’s time to reach many people, creating a space for learning and inspiration that hopefully will lead to a long term impact in increased business, incremental innovation and a more connected region.