COINs – the First International Conference on Collaborative Innovation Networks
Call for Participation This first conference on Collaborative Innovation Networks (COINs) brings together practitioners, researchers and students of the emerging science of collaborative innovation networks. Collaborative Innovation Networks, or COINs, are cyberteams of self‐motivated people with a collective vision, enabled by technology to collaborate in innovating by sharing ideas, information, and work. Although COINs have been around for hundreds of years, they are especially relevant today because the concept has reached its tipping point thanks to the Internet. COINs are powered by swarm creativity, wherein people work together in a structure that enables a fluid creation and exchange of ideas. ‘Coolhunting’ – discovering, analyzing, and measuring trends and trendsetters – puts COINs to productive use. Patterns of collaborative innovation frequently follow an identical path, from creator to COIN to collaborative learning network to collaborative interest network. The theme of the conference combines a wide range of interdisciplinary fields such as social network analysis, group dynamics, design and visualization, information systems and the psychology and sociality of collaboration. We are in discussions with Elsevier about publishing the proceedings. These are indexed by Science Direct. In order to attract the most current and exciting work in the field, to create an environment of transdisciplinary exchange, and to ensure the highest level of participation we are promoting the “summit” concept. We invite submissions from the practicing and research community, academic papers as well as work‐in‐process and thought papers in the following areas: • • • •
Dynamic Social Network Analysis Semantic Social Network Analysis Social System Design and Architectures Social Behavior Modeling 1
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Social Intelligence and Social Cognition Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Dynamics, Opinion Representation, Influence Process Trust, Privacy, Risk, Transparency and Security in social contexts Virtual Communication and Collaboration Measuring the performance of COINs Patterns of swarm creativity Collaborative Leadership Design and visualization in interdisciplinary collaboration Group dynamics and global teaming in virtual collaboration Organizational optimization in COINs The psychology and sociality of collaboration
Call for Papers We invite researchers to submit their latest scientific results on the topics listed above. Important Dates Submission Deadline: Aug 15, 2009 Authors’ notification: Aug 30, 2009 Final manuscript due: Sept 15, 2009 Preconference 4Day Coolhunting Training Course Sept. 1518th at MIT Conference Dates: October 8, 9, 10 and 11. Paper submission Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words to Ken Riopelle (
[email protected] ) by August 15, 2009. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by Sept 1, 2009 and will be expected to submit a paper in PDF format not to exceed 8 pages, including references and figures, by September 15, 2009. Accepted papers will have abstracts published in the conference proceedings. Should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors must attend the conference to present the work in order for the paper to be included in the conference proceedings.
Call for Position and Thought Papers In view of the current work‐in‐process in the emerging science of collaborative innovation networks, we invite thought and position papers from practitioners and researchers. Position papers should provide details of the project or work‐in‐
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process along with specific implications for the study of collaborative innovation networks. Thought paper submissions can be exploratory with the aim of generating thoughtful insight and directions for future research. All submissions should include the name(s) and contact information, project or paper title, and a 1‐page abstract (not to exceed 500 words). Submit abstract to Ken Riopelle
[email protected] Should the abstract be accepted, at least one of the authors must attend the conference to present the work. There is an option to submit a full 8‐page paper, but this is not required. If your abstract is accepted, please indicate if you wish to be included in the proceedings beyond the abstract by submitting the full paper. Program committee Marco De Maggio (U. Salento) Elenna Dugundi (U. Amsterdam) Kai Fischbach (U. Cologne) Peter Gloor (MIT) Francesca Grippa (U. Salento) Julia Gluesing (Wayne) Takashi Iba (Keio U.) Casper Lassenius (TKK) Chris Miller (SCAD) Johannes Putzke (U. Cologne) Ken Riopelle (Wayne) Detlef Schoder (U. Cologne) For additional information on the COINs 2009 conference you can find us at http://www.scad.edu/coins or visit the conference website http://www.coins2009.com Visit us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=99086522545 Invitation to 4Day Coolhunting Training Course – Sept. 1518th, Cambridge, MA What is it that distinguishes Apple, LEGO, and P&G from their competitors? Why are they launching one killer product after the other? This is because they are taking a huge page from the playbook of creativity. They organize their business as a swarm business, applying the principles of swarm creativity by listening to and becoming a member of their swarm of loyal users, immersing themselves into their swarm. This swarm tells them what’s going to be cool, and how to make it even cooler. Knowing where in the swarm the collaborative innovators are allows them to determine what’s going to be cool, too – before everyone else. The art of coolhunting involves zeroing in on the fresh idea that will be the genesis of a hot new trend. It also
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involves finding the people responsible for the idea – the trendsetters who will cause others to jump on board. Practical applications of Swarm Creativity and Collaborative Innovation Networks are • • •
Discovering cool trends for your field by tapping into the collective intelligence of your audience and potential customers (coolhunting) Finding the trendsetters who convert an innovation into a trend Run with the new trends you find and tap their business value through coolfarming
The Coolhunting and Coolfarming framework developed at the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence and field tested at dozens of fortune 1000 companies, offers a novel way to find the latest trends by discovering the online communication patterns of the trendsetters. In this training course you will discover how to become an effective coolhunter using the dynamic semantic social network analysis tool Condor. Coolhunting will permit you to search and pinpoint the ideas and products that will be the next big thing – before they take off. After an overview of coolhunting and some success stories in finding and predicting new trends you will learn how to conduct a successful coolhunting process by mining the Web, blogs, and online forums. Through coolfarming you will be able to transform coolhunting results into information applicable to your business. Analyzing your personal communication network will help you to better understand and optimize your personal communication contacts.
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