GRAND community adopts a self-reflective approach, through the NAVEL project, to track, analyze and improve the network's capacity for multi-disciplinary collaboration.

NAVEL (Network Assessment and Validation for Effective Leadership) is a self-reflective project within the GRAND Network of Centres of Excellence established to study and improve the network's research and management culture.  NAVEL gazes at GRAND to explore three key questions:  How does the network work? Is it an effective platform for digital media research? And, how can it be improved?

As more organizations move towards a networked approach to conducting research and business, demand for tracking, analysis and establishing a list of best practices will grow.  Findings from NAVEL will be useful not only within the GRAND community but to others engaged in similar initiatives if it can provide insights and understanding of how collaborative research can be effectively supported and managed.

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