Prof. Dr. Peter Csermely

Talent Support Networks – For all Ages

Abstract

Talent can not properly develop without the support of the society. However, the society can not properly develop without the support of talents. This is what I call the tao of talent. Talents often occupy a central but highly dynamic position in social networks. Proper networking strategies are key factors for talented people to be successful. The efficiency of the discovery and help of talents can be greatly expanded by talent support networks. Such a network has been introduced in Hungary and in the neighboring countries in 2007. This network involves close to a thousand Talent Points, 15 thousand teachers participating in training sessions to discover and help talents, more than a hundred thousand people discovering 26 thousands of new talents in 2 years. Europe has a huge talent reserve. Talent support networks in other European countries and trans-national talent support networks may help us to uncover this treasure. European Talent Support Centers serve this network as hubs. European Talent Days are the first example of joint European programs, which hopefully will be followed by many more. The lecture and session will discuss the best practices and cooperation possibilities of these networks.