Past experiences of trying and set up a network of freelance of language interpreters in Japan failed totally. Yet, networking for business development purpose still makes sense to me, more than ever as the crannies and nooks of the ecosystem has never been clearer today. The first trial at creating a network failed because my partners could fully not identify themselves as interpreters. Also, the creation of a visibility for seen as the major point. It is so easy to create visibility. You pick up a domain name, set up a Google Site web landing page. Et voila. Then, next is nothing. The second trial was more ambitious and the people to be involved were interpreters. But no interaction took place. People would register then, nothing. That's where I learned about the dynamics of an ecosystem I was still viewing behind the filter of fear and anger, and uneasiness on top of that.
There is yet a new idea in the line of a network of freelancers. I am very much tempted to jump ahead and create a visibility hub even before we meet, get to know each other and see if we fit in terms of common understanding and purpose. This meeting has not yet happened. I'll keep quiet this time until we meet.
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