Finding Your Way Around TCBL on the Internet: A

Quick Guide for Project Partners

A TCBL HANDBOOK

For use with TCBL 646133

31 JANUARY, 2017.

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Introduction The TCBL project generates a great deal of information that is important and useful to know about;

however, it’s not always easy to find. This is meant to function as a quick guide to the key TCBL sites:

no more, no less.

1 The TCBL website: http://tcbl.eu/ The public face of TCBL. It provides information on the project for public consumption as well as

features accessed via secure login. All TCBL participants must be registered as network members

here.

A tab is dedicated to the activities of the Lab projects. This area provides information on all of the

projects in progress, which partners are involved and what objectives will be realised. Short

descriptions of each lab with key contacts can be found there too. Currently, clicking on the Labs tab

opens a new window and access to this area requires a further login.

2 The MyMinds website: https://myminds.be/share/page/ This is the private face of TCBL, accessible via secure login, and used to store and locate evidence on

the internal workings of the project. Users should visit the main site via the url above and then log in

to access the TCBL specific part of the site. If you are not registered already you will need to do so.

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The Site Dashboard (see above) highlights any new discussions posted or new / updated documents.

This can be a quick way to access information posted recently but probably won’t help you if you are

looking for something older of more specific. In these instances, use either the search terms facility

(top right corner of the screen) or the Document Library and Discussions tabs to find what you

need.

The Discussions tab records all the conversations (either individual posts or threads of discussions)

that have started since the beginning of the project. You can use the Topics and Tags section on the

left-hand side of the screen facing in order to find what you’re looking for. Not every post has been

tagged, however. If you create a post, please adopt good practice and tag it so that others might find

it more easily.

Under the Document Library tab the basic structure of the TCBL data here follows that laid out in

the DoA:

WP1 Knowledge Spaces

WP2 Knowledge Exchange

WP3 Business Labs

WP4 Business Pilots

WP5 Business Process Support

WP6 Scaling Up and Sustainability

WP7 Business Development

WP8 Communication & Dissemination

WP9 Project Management

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Sub-folders with work relevant to each Work Package can be found under each of these headings. In

addition, there are several ‘independent’ folders for special subjects. You will be able to download

and upload data using the options available (hover over a document to see them) on the right hand

section of the screen facing (see below).

3 The TCBL video channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZcpRQi7vjIxuq50a-8KOxA Most video material about TCBL finds its way onto YouTube! Material can be uploaded to our

dedicated channel by a member with access rights or you can upload yourself via your own account.

If you post via your own account please tag it TCBL but also let us know where to find it!

4 The TCBL video channel on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/search?q=TCBL This channel has most of the same content as YouTube with additional videos of the launch of

theTextileLab in Amsterdam in September 2016. The same rules apply for Vimeo as for YouTube: if

you upload your own material, please tell us.

5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projecttcbl/ TCBL has a Facebook page and it is kept up to date by one of the account administrators. You can go

to our page via the TCBL website.

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6 LinkedIn: Luca Leonardi (Palermo) has set up a TCBL group here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/textile-

clothing-business-labs-project-luca-leonardi

7 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcbl2020 TCBL has an account with Twitter and tweets on TCBL can be found via the #TCBL2020 tag.

8 Business Services: TCBL offers access to an ever increasing number of business services, all of which can (or will) be

accessed online by partners and associates.

1. vDiscover is a tool developed by TCBL partner DITF to facilitate searches for knowledge

around the Textiles and Clothing sector. Currently, work is ongoing to provide an improved

data model and configuration for users. http://www.vdiscover.eu/ provides a useful

overview of the application for now. Marcus Winkler (marcus.winkler@ditf-mr-

denkendorf.de) is the key TCBL contact for access to vDiscover for TCBL.

2. The business process and best practice modelling package bpSquare:

https://tcbl.bpsquare.ilabt.iminds.be/bpSquare. Marco Paini (marco.paini@sedapta.com) is

the key TCBL contact for access to bpSquare for TCBL projects.

3. The business modelling package Strategyzer has been adopted by TCBL as part of its

approach to developing new business models for the T&C industry. It is in use with some of

the Pilot projects that have been created from 2016 onwards. An overview of the general

application can be found via https://strategyzer.com/. Enrico Ferro (ferro@ismb.it) is the key

TCBL contact for access to Strategyzer for TCBL projects.

4. Sqetch provides a means of putting textiles and clothing brands and manufacturers in touch

with each other via https://sqetch.co/. The site has a European focus so is ideal for TCBL

members.

5. Cleviria’s Thela software provides a clear and intuitive facility to trace your buying / selling

textile and clothing supply chain and document your key areas of strategic importance. Go

to http://www.cleviria.it/thela/?lang=en for an overview.

6. Zine provides TCBL readers with access to a diverse range of knowledge items on textiles and

clothing :http://zine.tcbl.eu/.

9 Marketing Tools A consistent approach to the marketing and promotion of the TCBL brand is of great importance and

considerable effort has been devoted towards developing a professional look and feel. Two

handbooks are available to assist partners and associates know what is available and choose the

correct style and format. Information on the range of materials available, as well as a Style Guide

and a Toolkit, can be found on MyMinds via the Communication folder:

https://myminds.be/share/page/site/tcbl/documentlibrary#filter=path%7C%2FCommunication%252

0Toolkit&page=1

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Artwork for roll-up posters, A4 folders, posters, brochures and bookmarks is supplemented by logos,

photographs, video title screens and a number of PowerPoint presentations.

Caution: which TCBL? We’d like to think that there is only one TCBL that matters. However, the acronym is in use

elsewhere in the world, notably through the Toronto Chinese Basketball League. Judicious use of

textile related search items should filter out most irrelevant items and allow search engines to bring

up what’s important for textiles and clothing.

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DOCUMENT INFORMATION REVISION HISTORY

REVISION DATE AUTHOR ORGANISATION DESCRIPTION

V.1 31.01.2017 Richard Axe T C o E Guide for internal users

V.2 08.05.2017 Richard Axe TCoE Updated links

STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY

This deliverable contains original unpublished work except where clearly indicated otherwise.

Acknowledgement of previously published material and of the work of others has been made

through appropriate citation, quotation or both.

COPYRIGHT

This work is licensed by the TCBL Consortium under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0

International License, 2015-2016. For details, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

The TCBL Consortium, consisting of: Municipality of Prato (PRATO) Italy; German Institutes for Textile

and Fiber Research - Center for Management Research (DITF) Germany; Istituto Superiore Mario

Boella (ISMB) Italy; Skillaware (SKILL) Italy; The Open University (OU) UK; The Oxford Brookes

University (OBU) UK; iMinds (iMINDS) Belgium; Tavistock Institute (TAVI) UK; Materials Industrial

Research & Technology Center S.A. (MIRTEC) Greece; Waag Society (WAAG) Netherlands;

Huddersfield & District Textile Training Company Ltd (TCOE) UK; eZavod (eZAVOD) Slovenia;

Consorzio Arca (ARCA) Italy; Unioncamere del Veneto (UCV) Italy; Hellenic Clothing Industry

Association (HCIA) Greece; Sanjotec - Centro Empresarial e Tecnológico (SANJO) Portugal; Clear

Communication Associates Ltd (CCA) UK.

DISCLAIMER

All information included in this document is subject to change without notice. The Members of the

TCBL Consortium make no warranty of any kind with regard to this document, including, but not

limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The

Members of the TCBL Consortium shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or direct,

indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing,

performance, or use of this material.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The TCBL project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme for

research, technology development, and innovation under Grant Agreement n.646133.