Workshop “Win Win Collaboration”

In the dynamic arena of research and technological advancements, ensuring that academic innovations reach their full potential often necessitates forging partnerships with industry. Yet, collaboration, if not approached judiciously, can lead to compromises that dilute the essence of the groundbreaking work. This is where the "Win-Winnovation Approach" comes into play.

October 30, 2023

The workshop Win Win collaboration focuses on this unique methodology to enhance the collaboration process. Instead of immediately delving into the “Who”, the “how” and the “what” of collaboration, this method emphasizes a set of specific preparatory steps to refine and enhance the foundation of partnership endeavors.

During the workshop, participants will:

  • Explore the concept of the “Collaboration Compass,” which highlights ten pivotal dimensions crucial for effective collaboration.
  • Receive training on innovative methods for interacting with stakeholders, challenging traditional paradigms and fostering more fruitful interactions.
  • Master the “Win-Win Canvas,” a revolutionary tool designed to shape collaborations in which every party involved emerges successful, with their goals fully realized.
  • Bring their own cases for practical exercises, allowing a hands-on experience in applying the methodologies and tools discussed.

With the Win-Winnovation Approach, we aim to shift the collaboration paradigm. Instead of compromising, we are prioritizing a holistic view of collaboration where all partners not only benefit but thrive during the collaboration.

Join us as we explore this structured approach to collaboration, blending academic insights with industrial pragmatism, all within the framework of a method that promises mutual success. Don’t just collaborate—collaborate with a guarantee of shared victory!

And if you want to have a preview of the Win-Win-Canvas, you can already download for free! https://www.origanius.com/winwincanvas

Smart collaboration is in Piet Verhoeve’s DNA. He gained experience from both the corporate side as CTO of Televic and from the academic side as Director ICON at iMinds/imec. That experience was bundled in the book Win-Winnovation, which was awarded the best book in the “Learn & Development” category. In 2018 he launched the successful co-creation hub Hangar K in Kortrijk and founded his own company Origanius that helps organizations to transform innovation ambitions into concrete concepts, strong processes and smart collaborations that deliver great results. In 2021 he shaped and kickstarted the crossover ecosystem Medvia that combines biotechnology, digital technologies and medical technologies in Flanders. After his engineering studies at the KU Leuven, Piet Verhoeve obtained a PhD at Ghent University. Piet is a guest professor at Ghent University. In his scarce spare time, he supports all kinds of initiatives that make young people enthusiastic about technical or scientific studies (STEM, Coderdojo).