Action learning in the Swiss Alps

First smE-MPOWER Training Event, 10 -15 March 2009:

On the backbone of the smE-MPOWER knowledge library and following the explicit interest of the community members, the first training workshop was held in Visperterminen, up the slope of the Valais Alps, nine parties participating.

Training subjects covered helping companies identify options for business innovation, supporting their choice of strategic partnerships and facilitating the conception and set-up of collaborative projects which might then finally be matched with various funding mechanisms. 

Intense action learning in the mornings and evenings was nicely balanced by afternoon skiing and joint cooking. The panorama of the Swiss Alps and a great community spirit let the time fly by much too fast. 

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