Imagine a company reaching out to the local community for innovation help? Pretend this is the want ad:
What's struck me recently is what I call the network affect: a group of people contributing to ideas/challenges via a network. The network is a collaborative program/process. Not a forum, chat or data capture system, but a collaborative space where people are open to changing ideas and promoting new concepts. It's like a networking party, where people can start/stop the conversation and propose new ideas and topics. A data capture tool or chat room is either cluttered or one-way. By opening up innovation and networks, companies will realize way more than they are now: increased innovation, faster problem solving and more profits!
HELP! Company wants you to help them innovate! Looking for researchers, progammers and more to help us build a new and powerful application...Is this possible? Now what about reaching out to customers? Let's pretend this is the want ad:
Please call Mr. Thompson at 555.555.5555
If you're a passionate customer, please call us. We want your help designing our next latest and greatest widget. Yes, there's equity to share...What would a company have to do to support this venture; this idea of connecting customers or innovators in the region? Well, that's the job of collaborative software. Moreover, the internet.
Please call Mr. Thompson at 555.555.5555
What's struck me recently is what I call the network affect: a group of people contributing to ideas/challenges via a network. The network is a collaborative program/process. Not a forum, chat or data capture system, but a collaborative space where people are open to changing ideas and promoting new concepts. It's like a networking party, where people can start/stop the conversation and propose new ideas and topics. A data capture tool or chat room is either cluttered or one-way. By opening up innovation and networks, companies will realize way more than they are now: increased innovation, faster problem solving and more profits!
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