Network Survey - Various Studios

Collaboration & Network Survey

Survey Disclaimer*
Thank you for your interest in our research project ‘Crafting a Circular Economy’ at King’s College London (Ethics reference MRA-19/20-18264)

This survey is about how people use their networks in relation to developing sustainable or circular practices and businesses. It also aims to assess interest in networking and collaborating through this research project. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes.

If you agree to take part you will complete a survey anonymously and your data will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR). The information you provide will not allow you to be identified in any research outputs / publications. Your personal information (email address) if provided will not be shared outside the research team without your additional consent. You can request to delete your information at any time and without providing a reason by emailing hello@varioustudios.com

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Section 1: Work & Location
Q1. What is your occupation?
Q2. What sector do you work in?
Q3. Where are you based? (city and country)
Section 2: Collaboration
Q4. In relation to your working practices do you currently collaborate with others?
- Yes
- No
Q5. If ‘No’, is collaborating with others something that appeals to you?
Please ignore this question if you answered 'yes' to Q4.
Q6. If you were to collaborate with others how would you image this taking place?
Please ignore this question if you answered 'yes' to Q4.
Q7. If 'Yes', how do you reach out and establish new collaborations? For example do you conduct online research, use social media, engage with community driven enterprises, send emails, ask peers. Perhaps it's a combination of all of these, whatever the case please tell us in your own words?
Please ignore this question if you answered 'no' to Q4.
Q8. In relation to sustainability and/or engaging with the circular economy, what organisations/people are important for your work? This could be a colleague, friend, a university, makerspace, supplier, design studio etc. Please name as many as you can (10 maximum), placing an ‘X’ in the fields that are relevant to the organisation/person.
Name Access to Materials Access to Information Ideas & Product Dev. Business Advice Reducing Waste Networking Skills & Training Sales Other (please specify)

Please press the '+' button to add an new entry.
Q9. Of the organisations/people you identified in the last question, where are they located in relation to you?
Name In the same city In the same county In the same region (London & SE, SW, NE, NW, Midlands) In the same country International Unknown Primarily Online

Once again please press the '+' button to add an new entry.
Q10. Who are you interested in networking or collaborating with? (select all that apply)
- Designers and makers
- Materials scientists
- Web/software designers and developers
- Engineers
- Other technology specialists
- Manufacturers and suppliers
- Researchers
- Business advisors
- Policy organisations
- Education
Other
If there is something specific please tell us.
Q11. What are you interested in gaining from network contacts or collaborators? (select all that apply)
- Discussing ideas and issues
- Sharing or pooling materials and resources
- Making skills
- Design skills
- Materials knowledge
- Policy and legal knowledge
- Business advice and guidance
- Technical support
- Access to materials
- Access to equipment
- Access to space
- Access to a network
- Access to funding
- IT skills (including Web)
Other
If there is something specific please tell us.
Q12. What are you able to share with the network or bring to a collaboration:
- Discussing ideas and issues
- Sharing or pooling materials and resources
- Making skills
- Design skills
- Materials knowledge
- Policy and legal knowledge
- Business advice and guidance
- Technical support
- Access to materials
- Access to equipment
- Access to space
- Access to a network
- Access to funding
- IT skills (including Web)
Other
If there is something specific please tell us.
Q13. Do you have a waste/by-product that you normally dispose of?
Please tell us as much or as little as you want about this waste material/by-product.
Q14. If you have a waste/by-product Are you interested in trading/selling/giving this to someone else?
- Trade for something
- Sell to someone
- Give away
Q15. If an online platform was created to facilitate working collaborations with others would you join it?
- Yes
- No
- Maybe
Section 3: Keeping in touch
Please provide your email address and tick the relevant boxes, if you are happy for us to:
Confirmation
- Contact you about your networking/collaboration needs and/or what you can offer as a collaborator.
- Contact you about a potential collaboration between you and someone else.
- Sign you up to the Varioustudios newsletter that will keep you updated about what we’re doing.
Email Address
Enter Email Confirm Email
Section 4: Thanks and Comments
Thank you for taking part! If you have any last comments you’d like to make, please do so here. Alternatively, if you have any questions about this survey or the wider research project, please email hello@varioustudios.com
Comments or suggestions

Name	Access to Materials	Access to Information	Ideas & Product Dev.	Business Advice	Reducing Waste	Networking	Skills & Training	Sales	Other (please specify)

Name	In the same city	In the same county	In the same region (London & SE, SW, NE, NW, Midlands)	In the same country	International	Unknown	Primarily Online

Collaboration & Network Survey

Section 1: Work & Location

Section 2: Collaboration

Section 3: Keeping in touch

Section 4: Thanks and Comments