Introduction: At the Tipping Point
1: COINs and Their Benefits
2: Collaborative Innovation Through Swarm Creativity
3: The DNA of COINS
4: Ethical Codes in Small Worlds
5: Real-Life Examples: Lessons Learned from COINs
6: COINs and Communications Technology
Appendix A CKN
Appendix B TeCFlow
Appendix C KFO
Peter A. Gloor is a Research Fellow at both the Center for
Coordination Science at MIT's Sloan School of Management and the
Center for Digital Strategies at Dartmouth University's Tuck School
of Business, exploring Collabortive Innovation Networks. Until the
end of 2002, Gloor was a Partner with Deliotte Consulting, leading
its e-business practice for Europe; before that, he was a Partner
with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Section Leader of Software
Engineering at Union Bank of Switzerland.
"Filled with real examples and practical suggestions, this
thought-provoking book gives insightful guidance to anyone trying
to harness the power of collaborative innovation unleashed by
today's new communication technologies." --Thomas W. Malone,
Director, MIT Center for Coordination Science, and Patrick J.
McGovern Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of
Management
"This book illustrates that collaboration is key for successful
companies. It shows how collaboration and innovation extends into
all aspects of daily business life. Applying the principles
outlined in this book will help companies to innovate by working
together and learning from each other in social networks." --Dirk
Havighorst, Senior Manager Procurement & Supply,
DaimlerChrysler
"Swarm Creativity brings a totally fresh look at innovation and
collaboration. This book is a must-read for anyone in a business
who is faced with the need to constantly innovate in order to
remain competitive. It helps organizations shape their strategies
based on principles of social networks, ethics, and meritocracy. By
becoming Collaborative Innovation Networks, organizations will
increase performance and become more creative." --Kurt Wolf,
Managing Director, UBS
"Peter Gloor offers a visionary guide into novel organizational
forms and the opportunities they present for innovative companies.
This is a wake-up call, challenging our most basic assumptions
about management of organizations. His timing is perfect: loosen
the hierarchy...harness democracy...think not of employees, but of
partners. This is a book packed with insights and wisdom.
Leadership would be well served to incorporate its lessons into the
new
networked business world of today." --Walter Etter, COO, Banca del
Gottardo, Switzerland
"We live in the age of networks. We advise young people to build
networks to advance their careers. We study organizations by
assessing the networks that develop within and among them. We
encourage firms with like technology to cluster geographically so
their scientists can 'network'. And, of course, there is the
Internet that has changed the world, scientifically, socially, and
politically. Peter Gloor takes us through one of the most important
of
these developments: the creation of Collaborative Innovation
Networks..." --Thomas J. Allen, Howard W. Johnson Professor of
Management and Professor of Engineering Systems, MacVicar Faculty
Fellow,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Gloor's contribution is the enumeration of a set of principles to
improve the probability of incubating a successful collaboration
network."--Journal of Product Innovation Management
"We live in the age of networks. We advise young people to build
networks to advance their careers. We study organizations by
assessing the networks that develop within and among them. We
encourage firms with like technology to cluster geographically so
their scientists can 'network'. And, of course, there is the
Internet that has changed the world, scientifically, socially, and
politically. Peter Gloor takes us through one of the most important
of
these developments: the creation of Collaborative Innovation
Networks..." --Thomas J. Allen, Howard W. Johnson Professor of
Management and Professor of Engineering Systems, MacVicar Faculty
Fellow,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Peter Gloor offers a visionary guide into novel organizational
forms and the opportunities they present for innovative companies.
This is a wake-up call, challenging our most basic assumptions
about management of organizations. His timing is perfect: loosen
the hierarchy...harness democracy...think not of employees, but of
partners. This is a book packed with insights and wisdom.
Leadership would be well served to incorporate its lessons into the
new
networked business world of today." --Walter Etter, COO, Banca del
Gottardo, Switzerland
"Swarm Creativity brings a totally fresh look at innovation and
collaboration. This book is a must-read for anyone in a business
who is faced with the need to constantly innovate in order to
remain competitive. It helps organizations shape their strategies
based on principles of social networks, ethics, and meritocracy. By
becoming Collaborative Innovation Networks, organizations will
increase performance and become more creative." --Kurt Wolf,
Managing Director, UBS
"This book illustrates that collaboration is key for successful
companies. It shows how collaboration and innovation extends into
all aspects of daily business life. Applying the principles
outlined in this book will help companies to innovate by working
together and learning from each other in social networks." --Dirk
Havighorst, Senior Manager Procurement & Supply,
DaimlerChrysler
"Filled with real examples and practical suggestions, this
thought-provoking book gives insightful guidance to anyone trying
to harness the power of collaborative innovation unleashed by
today's new communication technologies." --Thomas W. Malone,
Director, MIT Center for Coordination Science, and Patrick J.
McGovern Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of
Management
"Gloor's contribution is the enumeration of a set of principles to
improve the probability of incubating a successful collaboration
network."--Journal of Product Innovation Management
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