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Evaluation

Based on 48 responses. ​Word clouds for each question were made with a concept analysis algorithm to cluster responses into main concepts. Larger fonts represent a larger number of occurrences of the concept or related concepts. Font size does not intend to show sentiment towards the concept.
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#Sentiment towards the #TCP2016 Forum
Positive and neutral sentiments towards the forum represent 91.6% of the total. Negative occurrences count for 8.3% of the sample. Based on the semantic analysis of 'Suggestions for Improvement' - Text analysis module <sentiment algorithm>
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#On a scale from 1 to 10 how were your expectations met? (48 responses)
Most respondents claimed that their expectations were met on different levels.  90% of the responses scored above 6, on the 1 to 10 scale, and 62% of the total received a score above 8. Outliers represent 6 percent of the sample.

#What are the learning outcomes you will take back with you?
Got to know new ideas and understanding about social innovation and entrepreneurship regarding knowledge, practices and opportunities.
  • Understood the conceptual definition of Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
  • New ways to overcome challenges
  • Got new ideas from workshops
  • Learnt different approaches to social entrepreneurship
  • Learn more theoretical inputs to support our actions
  • Got more background and experience in the field
  • Concrete examples of social enterprises
 
Discovered new and useful tools and methods to approach and put in practice social innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Toolkits presented at different workshops (e.g. value proposition template)
  • Best practices
  • New methods and ideas
  • How to communicate the impact to the organisation and community
  • How to disseminate the benefits of social entrepreneurship
  • Exchange of information and tools
  • How to start a business
  • How to focus on different practices, methods and approaches
  • Got to know both Italian and international experiences on the field
  • Needs analysis for young entrepreneurs (project planning, tools, financing)
  • Thinking locally to create the impact of social innovation
  • New business model and methodology for work with social innovation
  • The effect of social media on social entrepreneurship
 
Found new opportunities and contacts for networking, partnership building and project building with the support of Erasmus+ and other sources of funding.
  • Made useful contacts and found opportunities for cooperation and networking
  • How to use Erasmus+ for capacity building
  • How to use Erasmus+ for more cross-sector work and research
  • Understood the area of intervention of Erasmus+ (young people but not necessarily for beginners, need of previous experience, spotted some limitations for sustainability)
  • Collaboration between the private and public sector is necessary to develop projects
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#How will you apply the learning outcomes into your current/future projects?
Networking and cooperation
  • Impact on the EU and on local level
  • Connecting similar areas and interests
  • Potential partnership and professional contacts
  • Cross-border cooperation
 
New ideas, best practices and methods for present projects
  • Toolkits for start-ups
  • Share ideas back home with colleagues, students and young entrepreneurs
  • More benchmarking
  • More effective responses to issues such as labour market, entrepreneurship and creativity
  • Develop a long-term strategy for social enterprises
  • Direct implementation of good practices seen during the Forum
  • Transfer good practices into ongoing projects
  • Acquire a more socially oriented approach
  • Methodologies to measure social innovation and impact
  • IT productivity tools in the field of social entrepreneurship
 
Project building within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme
  • Ideas for new themes
  • Inspiration for future projects on social innovation and social entrepreneurship
  • Application for KA1 projects
  • Wiser use of KA2 with international partners
  • Improve ongoing projects by reinforcing the European dimension
  • Reach out to the public sector

#What were the 3 most relevant moments of the Forum for you?
Study/Field Visits
  • Learnt about funding their experiences
  • Learnt about the local issues, their problems and how they overcame them
Workshops
  • Learnt best practices
  • Got to know different ways to approach the topic
Participants’ inputs and exchanges
  • Connecting the dots exercise
  • Worked on partnership-building and networking
  • Breaks and free time to meet participants
  • Exchanged ideas with participants and representatives of Erasmus+ national agencies
Open Space
  • Opportunity for networking
  • Occasion to speak concretely about initiatives, projects and collaborations​
Fair
  • Showcase of different experiences and social enterprises
Concert
  • Intercultural element
Erasmus+ presentations
  • Explanation of funding opportunities
  • Got to know how the programme and the national agencies work
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#Any suggestions for improvement?
Time
  • Start on time
  • More time for project building/project proposal
  • Extend the number of days
  • More time for discussion
  • More time to let every participant present their project/organisation
  • More time for the European Fair
  • An opportunity during the event to hear what happened in all the other field visits and workshops
Venue (facilities/logistics/food)
  • Find an adequate place to work with break out rooms to run parallel sessions without disturbing others (main concern for many participants)
  • Adequate spaces outside the plenary to sit down and talk with other participants during free time and breaks
  • Conference room with proper heating
  • More variety in terms of meals (hot meals and more variety of drinks)
  • Offer individual rooms at the hotel for those willing to pay an extra fee, if budget is limited
  • Better organisation (registration, field visits and workshop spaces)
  • Include map of the city in the welcome package
  • Improve technical aspects with technical staff (sound, IT support, etc.)
  • Be ethic and have an eco-friendly priority in the organisation (e.g. avoid disposable plastic plates, cups and coffee pods)
Activities (elements/facilitation/methods)
  • Interaction before coming to Lecce (Facebook group, presentation of the participants)
  • Start the forum with some kind of speed-dating exercise to get to know more people at once
  • Prepare an exercise where participants can share problems their organisations are facing to learn different ways to deal with problems
  • Set challenges at the beginning of the Forum and work towards solving them by the end, or create a dedicated challenge to solve (as a side project)
  • The round tables should be organised like a world café where people can move and one facilitator stays at each table
  • Better preparation of study visit hosts to focus on the topic of social innovation and entrepreneurship rather than on technicalities
  • More “information” sessions about opportunities and projects
  • More Interaction between the “dots groups”  with some role-play or tasks
  • The “dots groups” could be connected  from  the beginning around some topics or tasks to get deeper into them (common goals, expectations or field of work)
  • Create conditions to increase "informal" moments and meetings between the participants European fair to be held during the first day so that participants could get familiar with each other’s organisations
  • Find alternatives to Twitter since it is not used by everyone
  • Experienced participants should be more actively involved in the panel discussions to help out social entrepreneur to set up their business
  • Organisers could make connections from participants’ profiles to facilitate cooperation
  • Use practical examples (from the participants) to explain the differences between concepts, such as social entrepreneurship, social innovation, etc.
  • Involve social entrepreneurs from each country involved into the planning process
  • More concrete workshops with a learning component to take back to our countries
  • More actual business people to offer workshops on business start-ups
  • More opportunities to hear from the young people who attended
  • More case-studies and problem solving sessions
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  • #TCP2016
  • Background
    • Team
    • Speakers/Workshop Leaders
    • Participants
  • Agenda/Report
    • Evaluation
  • TCP Community
    • TCP PLATFORM
    • #TCP2015
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