ID-Space: Tools for Distributed, ID-Space: Tools for Distributed, Collaborative Product Innovation Collaborative Product Innovation

Wolfgang Greller, Open University, Netherlands Wolfgang Greller, Open University, Netherlands Symeon Retalis, University of Piraeus, Greece Symeon Retalis, University of Piraeus, Greece

http://www.idspace-project.org

Let’s see what we will see…Let’s see what we will see…Our moto: “Collaboration for Innovation”Our moto: “Collaboration for Innovation”– idSpace project: Tooling of and training for idSpace project: Tooling of and training for

collborative, distributed, product innovationcollborative, distributed, product innovation

What is innovationWhat is innovationDeterminants of Innovative ThinkingDeterminants of Innovative ThinkingCollaborative strategiesCollaborative strategiesCSCL environmentsCSCL environmentsConcluding remarksConcluding remarks

http://www.idspace-project.org/

What Is Innovation (2/2)?What Is Innovation (2/2)?

Innovation is transformation of Innovation is transformation of existing existing knowledgeknowledge and ideas into and ideas into newnew or or betterbetter commercial product that commercial product that add valueadd value to the to the customer.” (Carter Evans & Koop 1990) customer.” (Carter Evans & Koop 1990) Innovation could have a composite definition: a Innovation could have a composite definition: a processprocess whereby a whereby a new ideanew idea is conceived and is conceived and detailed in the mind, developed into a detailed in the mind, developed into a physical physical entityentity through detailed design, analysis, through detailed design, analysis, experimentation, and production, and then experimentation, and production, and then introduced to give a company a introduced to give a company a competitive competitive edgeedge..

What Is Innovation (2/2)?What Is Innovation (2/2)?

Source: Ed Ashford, presentation by SAS Global

Determinants of Innovative ThinkingDeterminants of Innovative Thinking

A means of generating innovation is to A means of generating innovation is to achieve three objectives:achieve three objectives:– make best use of and/or improve what we have make best use of and/or improve what we have

todaytoday– determine what we will need determine what we will need tomorrowtomorrow and how and how

we can best achieve it, we can best achieve it, to avoid the to avoid the ““Dinasaur syndromeDinasaur syndrome””  

– Generate new knowledgeGenerate new knowledgeKnowledge is preserved and transmitted among Knowledge is preserved and transmitted among colleaguescolleagues

Knowledge creation is the result of collaborative process.Knowledge creation is the result of collaborative process.– Collaboration for InnovationCollaboration for Innovation

Collaborative strategiesCollaborative strategiesStrategiesStrategies like brainstorming & Mind mapping like brainstorming & Mind mapping encourages open and random creative thinking and encourages open and random creative thinking and communicationscommunications– Six thinking hats is an intuitive way to keep one’s Six thinking hats is an intuitive way to keep one’s

thoughts focused while problem solvingthoughts focused while problem solving

Strategies like Jigsaw, TAPS advocate that there is no Strategies like Jigsaw, TAPS advocate that there is no collaboration without communicationcollaboration without communication– Groups need not only communication, but also share Groups need not only communication, but also share

information, resources and knowledgeinformation, resources and knowledge

http://gsic.tel.uva.es/collage

Learning to collaborate…Learning to collaborate…

Source: Michael Beyerlein (2006), Keynote Address at American Creativity Association International Conference 2006

Tools for supporting collaboration for Tools for supporting collaboration for innovationinnovation

http://share.skype.com/

Need One Environment:A Collaborative Creativity Support Environment

ConclusionsConclusionsInnovation is characterised by an intensive Innovation is characterised by an intensive collaborative process generating and exploring collaborative process generating and exploring various ideas that should contribute to the solution various ideas that should contribute to the solution of a particular problem of a particular problem We need to change the way that we teachWe need to change the way that we teach– Add/Adopt collaborative strategies into the existing Add/Adopt collaborative strategies into the existing

teaching approachesteaching approachesWe need environments like the idSpace We need environments like the idSpace environment that will: environment that will: – Contain an integrated toolset which will be used to Contain an integrated toolset which will be used to

describe ideas, goals, features, to describe ideas, goals, features, to collaborate/communicate & share resources. collaborate/communicate & share resources.

– Exhibit extensible, informal, pluggable pedagogical Exhibit extensible, informal, pluggable pedagogical approaches.approaches.

Collaboration for InnovationCollaboration for Innovation

IntroductionIntroductionComputer-Supported Collaborative Activities for Computer-Supported Collaborative Activities for Innovative Product DevelopmentInnovative Product Development– Social interactions as key element for creativitySocial interactions as key element for creativity

Unfocused activities and free collaboration does Unfocused activities and free collaboration does not necessarily produce innovationnot necessarily produce innovation– Need for effective structured designs of collaborative Need for effective structured designs of collaborative

situationssituations– Need to train people how to collaborateNeed to train people how to collaborate

Ideas fromIdeas from– CSCL strategiesCSCL strategies– Creativity strategiesCreativity strategies

PyramidPyramid

Individual or initial group

Teacher

PHASE N: Propose a final

and agreed solutionPHASE i:

Compare, discuss and propose a shared solution

PHASE 1: Individual (or initial group) study of the

problem. Proposes a

solution

CSCL StrategiesCSCL Strategies

JigsawJigsaw

CSCL StrategiesCSCL Strategies

Individual or initial group

Teacher Introductory

individual (or initial group)

activity

Collaborative activity around

the sub-problem

Collaborative activity around

the problem and solution proposal

Tasks to support creativityTasks to support creativity1.1. Searching and browsing digital libraries, the Web, and Searching and browsing digital libraries, the Web, and

other resourcesother resources2.2. Visualizing data and processes to understand and Visualizing data and processes to understand and

discover relationshipsdiscover relationships3.3. Consulting with peers and mentors for intellectual and Consulting with peers and mentors for intellectual and

emotional supportemotional support4.4. Thinking by free associations to make new Thinking by free associations to make new

combinations of ideascombinations of ideas5.5. Exploring solutions—What-if tools and simulation Exploring solutions—What-if tools and simulation

modelsmodels6.6. Composing artifacts and performances step-by-stepComposing artifacts and performances step-by-step7.7. Reviewing and replaying session histories to support Reviewing and replaying session histories to support

reflectionreflection8.8. Disseminating results to gain recognition and add to Disseminating results to gain recognition and add to

the searchable resourcesthe searchable resources

Shneiderman, B. 2002. Creativity support tools. Commun. ACM 45, 10 (Oct. 2002), 116-120.

Six hatsSix hats

Creativity TechniquesCreativity Techniques

Source: trp42gift.blogspot.com/

Creativity Matrix ToolCreativity Matrix Tool

This tool is a creativity technique This tool is a creativity technique selector.selector.

It uses contextual data/criteria as It uses contextual data/criteria as input and presents the techniques input and presents the techniques which match those criteria.which match those criteria.http://repository.sse.uni-hildesheim.de/CreativityTechniqueSelector/http://repository.sse.uni-hildesheim.de/CreativityTechniqueSelector/

Jigsawgroup

Expert group

Implementation of Creativity Implementation of Creativity ProcessProcess

IdSpace Environment

Demo of IdSpace EnvironmentDemo of IdSpace Environment

Hands On ActivityHands On Activity