Sports Tech Research Network (STRN)

✅ Many of you have found your way to our latest White paper! 🙌 📋 As did Riksidrottsförbundet (the Swedish Sports Confederation), who recently contacted us asking if we could present the framework at their digitalization forum. 🎤👩💻 👉 They reasoned that the framework can help their member federations become better builders or buyers of IT systems/sports tech. 💪 👉 Does this resonate with you as well? 🎯 The forum was not open to third parties, but the White paper is still available for download on strn.co! 🔗 👉 STRN Special Interest Group members Jade A.Z. Haycraft and Jessica Zendler lead the presentation, so big thanks to both of them for further spreading the framework! 🙏

💬 "𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴." David Lipman highlights an important point here. Storytelling isn’t just marketing; it’s the fuel that drives brand loyalty, investor confidence, and community engagement. 💡🔥 💬 "𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴." From the underdog journey to game-changing innovation, every sports startup needs a unique story to tell. What’s yours? 📖

🎯 Our Sports Tech Research Network grew out of the Victoris - Ghent University consortium. With STRN, we are trying to cross borders and extend our mission past Ghent: to create, bring to market & implement trustworthy and effective sports technology solutions based on science. 🤝 In order to do that, we bring together research-driven professionals from Academia, Industry & Sports field practice. And that's what we did at Summit 2024, like Wim Derave has summarized so clearly. 📬 If you want to stay in the loop on our current and future initiatives, you can subscribe to our newsletter: https://loom.ly/E6_Ets0. We'll be sending out a new one soon!

📣 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮.𝟬 📣 💬 As we prepare for the next chapter of the Sports Tech Research Podcast, we would love to hear from our community! 💥 Who are the game-changers, scientists, entrepreneurs, or industry leaders you’d love to hear on our podcast? Let us know in the comments or tag someone whose insights into sports tech & innovation we simply can't miss.

👉 𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 '𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲', 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. 👈 This paper provides: ✅ Infographics for evaluating the 23 framework features ✅ Industry standards & real-world case studies ✅ Operational tips for sporting organizations ✅ Next steps for shared resources & future research Want to learn more? 🧐 Head over to strn.co to read our blog about the Paper, dive deeper into the highlights, and find the free download link! 🔗 https://loom.ly/MynIgjs Know someone for whom this may be relevant? Tag them in the comments! 👋

What is needed for academia to be more impactful? 🤔💡 👉 “To be closer to the industry” 👉 “Programs that reflect the needs of industry” 👉 “Research that is cognizant of the industry’s needs” 👉 “Regular communication in terms of a co-creation & dialog with industry and other partners” 🎤 Watch Kieran Collins give his two cents about this topic during the #STRNSummit24 👇 📚 Looking for something to read during the holidays? You can still download our new White paper for free through our website! https://lnkd.in/eNTWqkGA

Looking 🔙 on 2024, it might not come as a surprise to you that our Summit event took the crown as the achievement we’re most proud of. 👑 🙅 But don’t just believe our word for it! Susie Reiner, PhD, CSCS, EP-C sums up really well why we benefit from such an event and why it is needed now more than ever. 💬 ✅ One thing is certain, we’ve got our nr. 1 New Year’s resolution sorted: we’ll keep working to bring Academia, Industry, & Sports together with the common goal to create, bring to market & implement the most trustworthy and effective sports tech solutions based on science. 👊 🎆

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲! Our latest resource is here—designed to maximize the impact of the Sports Tech Quality Framework in real-world settings. Here's what you can expect: 📊 Infographics for all 23 features to simplify evaluation and implementation. 📚 Case studies showcasing successful industry applications. 📋 Operational guidelines for integrating the framework into your organization. 🛠️ Next steps for advancing sports tech quality—and how you can get involved! Download the white paper for free through our website: https://lnkd.in/exPP5pgR

Let's connect! 👋 We didn't have to tell you twice. 😅 No less than 246 meetings took place during the #STRNsummit2024, accounting for 4300 minutes of 1-on-1 networking. Nice! 🙌 As usual, we used the ConversationStarter.net tool to facilitate these meetings. What did you think of the tool? Let us know in the comments 💬 And now it's up to you: don't forget to maintain your newfound connections! 🤝

Here are some snippets from last week's #STRNsummit2024 to look back on 📸 A question for all present: now that everything has settled down a bit, which presentation, pitch or discussion has stuck with you the most? 🤔💡 Please let us know in the comments! 👇 Soon you'll be able to read a recap in our blog. 📝 Subscribe to our newsletter if you wan't to hear about it first: https://loom.ly/E6_Ets0 👏 One last standing ovation for you! 👏