Innovation Spaces

From Access to Information to Access to Each Other

Chris Coward & Dilini Wijeweera

Contexto DigitalBogota, Colombia17 October, 2013

Outline

I. Innovation: concepts and purposeII. Innovation spaces in societyIII. Libraries & innovation spaces

Library Innovating

Library Patrons Innovating

Patron Focus

“We systematically overestimate the value of

access to information and underestimate the

value of access to each other.”

Clay Shirky

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Smart Cape, South Africa Santiago Central Library, Chile

Seattle Public Librar

Photo: Librarian in black

Photo: Francois Bar

Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam

How do people want

to use technology?

of users come with others – family, friends and colleagues

1/2 of users find sharing physical space made coming to venue more productive

2/3 of users interested in environments that support better collaborative group work

3/4

Best, M., Garg, S., & Kollanyi, B. (2013). Understanding & rethinking shared access: How people collaborate & share knowledge & technologies in Ghanaian cybercafés.

TASCHA research in Ghana

Individual Journey

Organisation Journey

Enabling Environment

Journey

External Driver

Innovation Spaces

A framework for understanding Innovation Spaces

External Driver

External Driver

Fostering innovation means

Imagination Creativity Innovation Entrepreneurship

Fostering creative confidence and self-efficacy

Source: Plant City Adult Learning Lab

“Fundamentally, innovation is about how human beings get inspired to look in new places, work together and react to the unwelcome and the unexpected”

-- Matt Kingdon

Where do good ideas come

from?

Lone thinker myth

Part II

Innovation Spaces in Society

LEARNING PRODUCING

Innovation spaces in society

YOUTH ADULT

LEARNING PRODUCING

Innovation spaces in society

YOUTH ADULT

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LEARNING PRODUCING

Innovation spaces in society

YOUTH

?ADULT

LEARNING PRODUCING

Innovation spaces in society

YOUTH

?ADULT

LEARNING PRODUCING

Innovation spaces in society

YOUTH

?ADULT

Coworking spaces

Hubs

Hacker/Maker spaces

Fab Labs

Impact Hub Bogota

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iHub Nairobi

Photo: Courtesy Jonathan Kalan,Used with permission

TanzICTDar es Salam

Source: DeskMag

Source: Spaces Boulder Coworking Alliance(Based on data from Deskmag and Deskwanted

Hacker/Maker Spaces

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Source: MakerBot Industries

Bogota hackerspaces

Hacker spaces

Source: Hackerspaces.org

DRIVING FORCES

Changing nature of work

Changes in technology

Interest in sustainability

Part III

Libraries & Innovation Spaces

BUT… for children in non-tech areas

Almost every library fosters

innovation

Photo: Brian Bannon

Cape Town Public Library

Chicago Public Library

Principles

Design Intentionalit

y

ability to play

serendipity

community

flexibility

tinkerability

Community

Serendipity

Flexibility

Tinkerability

Ability to play

Photo: Courtesy Jonathan Kalan,Used with permission

IceaddisEthiopia

Technology & Social Change GroupUniversity of Washington Information School

tascha.uw.edu | @taschagroup

Chris Coward Dilini Wijeweeraccoward@uw.edu diliniw@uw.edu

GRACIAS