From the dawn of recorded history networking has been a critical tool for survival, growth, and prosperity. Even the archetypal mad inventors slaving away in their lonely cave or tower was surrounded by books… in reality, they were also in contact with other great minds working in related or parallel fields from whom ideas, methodologies and discoveries to test and build on were exchanged.

Innovation is becoming a much talked about concept and requires businesses to continually change, improve and take  a new approach.  Quickly products and services are becoming  stale or redundant as   new and better ways of “doing” are created.