EXERCISE 5NETWORK MAPPING

Objective

The objective of this activity is for the participants to get an overview of their social network - meaning who you know.

Description

Give an introduction explaining that: As an entrepreneur you need to be able to expand and maintain your personal network.

First, you must be aware of who is actually part of your network. In this activity you have to map your network, starting with all the people who are closest to you. Normally people stop there.

Here you should try to map broader than your closest network. Your best friend might have a friend, who has some important knowledge to your business.

1. Make a sketch of who you know, family, friends, classmates and so on.

Each person on this sketch has their own means, which might be a good combination with your means.

Facilitator’s note

Tell the participants to focus on who they know and who these connections know of (more degrees of connection). It should be people they know of - they have to be able to get in contact with the person.

Give examples of different ways of illustrating it or show your own network map.

You can do circles/satellites/etc.