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A working paper on InnoTube (edited by Albert A.Angehrn, A.Marco Luccini and Katrina Maxwell).

 Albert A. Angehrn, Marco Luccini, Katrina Maxwell (2008); InnoTube : A video-based connection tool supporting collaborative innovation; Working paper n°, CALT, November 2008

Abstract - Innovation is a key driver of organizational renewal and success. However, providing the right environment for innovative ideas to emerge and develop is not easy. This is further complicated by the fact that the professional environment is increasingly virtual as globally dispersed organizational and inter-organizational teams collaborate on innovative projects, making effective information and communication technologies indispensable.
While many organizations have knowledge management (KM) systems, most of these have not been developed with the aim of supporting theinnovation process, and many do not even succeed in their primary aim, i.e. supporting knowledge exchange, as they do not take into consideration the emotional, psychological and social needs of individuals. In order to address these issues, we have developed a video-based connection tool, InnoTube, which makes full use of social network ties and Web2.0 technologies to support collaborative innovation. InnoTube provides a showcase for innovation-related ideas and their inceptors, as well as proactively encourages the development of social connections and the brainstorming of cross functional globally dispersed teams. Results of a successful initial pilot study in the automobile industry are also presented.

 

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I was invited to make a presentation about the use of VIrtual Reality for Education at the e-learning club of ANVIE.

ANVIE is a french organisation which aim is to promote the transfer of knowledge in social sciences from the academic world, to the entreprise. Members of ANVIE are big french companies from the private and the public sector.

Ma présentation (in french): Les Mondes Sociaux Virtuel et L’Education, dans le cadre du thème «Réalité virtuelle et efficacité pédagogique », Club de l’ANVIE, Jeudi 30 octobre à Paris.

Profiling the European Citizen

M. Hildebrandt, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; S. Gutwirth, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Eds.)

Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

In the eyes of many, one of the most challenging problems of the information society is that we are faced with an ever expanding mass of information. Selection of the relevant bits of information seems to become more important than the retrieval of data as such: the information is all out there, but what it means and how we should act on it may be one of the big questions of the 21st century. If an information society is a society with an exponential proliferation of data, a knowledge society must be the one that has learned how to cope with this. Profiling technologies seem to be one of the most promising technological means to create order in the chaos of proliferating data. In this volume a multi- focal view will be developed to focus upon what profiling is, where it is applied and what may be the impact on democracy and rule of law. The book is the result of research conducted within the framework of the FIDIS (Future of Identity of Information Society) NoE (Network of Excellence).

Notes:

- writers of this books are some of the participants of the Network of Excelence FIDIS (the Future of identity in the Information Society).

- In this book, I am the author of the book chapter: User Profiling for Attention Support for School and Work, which is based on some of the results of the AtGentive project.

The Network of Excellence FIDIS (the Future of Identity in the Information Society) has now its Ning social network / community.

Visit FIDIS Future of Identity in the Information Society

Everyone is invited to become a member and to participate in contributing to the better understanding and to the construction of Identity in the Information Society in Europe.

The ChangeMasters project is featured in ICT Results.

Read the article at: Teaching experience, ICT Results, 21 Aug 2008

Teaching experience Business veterans claim you cannot teach ‘experience’, but European researchers say you can. The team developed software that helps players acquire real-life skills and realistic experiences through game playing. But this game is no executive toy.

In this article you will find a Video Interview of some of the users of ChangeMasters.

Read more at: Teaching experience, ICT Results, 21 Aug 2008

The INSEAD Centre for Executive Education and Research in Abu Dhabi,

and The Centre for Advanced Learning Technologies (CALT)

invite you to participate in

“A one-day expert workshop:

ChangeMastersMiddle East”

With Professor Albert A. ANGEHRN

Sunday, 24 August 2008 – 09AM—05:00PM

INSEAD Abu Dhabi Centre

We are pleased to invite you to join our one-day expert workshop on the theme of change and innovation management which will be held on Sunday, August 24^th, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Centre for Executive Education and Research of INSEAD in Abu Dhabi.

What are the key challenges for change and innovation management in Middle Eastern companies and organizations in 2008?  What are the key competencies that enable people to manage change and innovation projects successfully? How can these key competencies be developed by using innovative learning solutions and specifically adapted to the specificities of Middle Eastern companies and organizations today?

In order to provide answers to these questions, Professor Albert A. Angehrn, Director of the Centre for Advanced Learning Technologies (CALT), located on the INSEAD campus in Fontainebleau, France, presents:

                                  ChangeMasters Middle East

— a new INSEAD research and development project aimed at creating an innovative learning simulation that perfectly meets the requirements of Middle Eastern organizations in today’s world. 

Abu Dhabi Project launch

Our workshop in Abu Dhabi marks the launch of the project. 

Participants will learn about the latest research on change and innovation management and exchange experiences and best practices, as they help us to validate our knowledge on change and innovation management that will serve as a solid basis for the development of new, customized management simulations for Middle Eastern organizations.

Workshop facilitator:  Albert A. Angehrn

Professor Angehrn will be assisted by Dr. Florian Schloderer, who now resides in the UAE and is the ChangeMasters Middle East project researcher (email:  florian@schloderer.com )

EIS:  a unique learning experience for participants

The workshop will be divided into two parts. 

Ø       In part one the participants will play the EIS simulation, one of INSEAD’s most advanced management learning experiences, now widely used by corporations and academic institutions across the world.

In part two, through discussions led by Professor Angehrn, we will discuss the challenges and best practices of change and innovation projects in Middle Eastern organizations, thus offering the opportunity for the participants to share their personal experiences

Key benefits of the expert workshop

As participants of the expert workshop, here is what you will do:

• play the EIS simulation
• participate in a creative learning experience that simulates the reflection of your existing knowledge about change and innovation management
• learn about the latest research on change and innovation management in Middle Eastern organizations
• exchange personal experiences and best practices of change and innovation management of the other participants
• enhance your personal network with other leading experts on change and innovation management in the region

In advance, welcome to our workshop!

As the number of participants is limited, we kindly ask you to confirm your participation as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding this workshop please do not hesitate to contact our INSEAD Abu Dhabi Centre:  Zeina Sleiman

A map of access to the INSEAD Abu Dhabi centre is attached for your reference.

The closing date for registration is  21 August  2008. As seats are limited, please register early for this free event. To do so, you can send the below details by email to Zeina.sleiman@insead.edu, or by fax to 02 446 0303.  Thank you for your kind cooperation.  

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Zeina SLEIMAN
Office Manager of The Abu Dhabi Centre
INSEAD
The Business School for the World

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 The paper :

  Albert A. Angehrn, Katrina Maxwell (2008); TENTube: A Video-based Connection Tool Supporting Competence Development; (iJET), Vol 3 (2008)

has now been published

Abstract—The vast majority of knowledge management initiatives fail because they do not take sufficiently into account the emotional, psychological and social needs of individuals. Only if users see real value for themselves will they actively use and contribute their own knowledge to the system, and engage with other users. Connection dynamics can make this easier, and even enjoyable, by connecting people and bringing them closer through shared experiences such as playing a game together. A higher connectedness of people to other people, and to relevant knowledge assets, will motivate them to participate more actively and increase system usage. In this paper, we describe the design of TENTube, a video-based connection tool we are developing to support competence development. TENTube integrates rich profiling and network visualization and navigation with agent-enhanced game-like connection dynamics.

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Special Issue on Social Web and Identity
Identity in the Information Society, a Journal published by Springer
Guest Editor: Thierry Nabeth, INSEAD, France

Important Dates:

• Submission of full papers – 31 October 2008 - extended 16 Novembre 2008
• Review returned – 7 February 2009
• Submission of revised papers – 17 April 2009
• Final decision by editors – May 2009

The social web refers to an important constituent of the latest Internet revolution (also termed Web 2.0), which is the result of the transformation of the Internet from an information space into a social space. … Key to this social process is the development the online identity of the participants that consists of a patchwork of information of diverse origins and quality and which includes both the information explicitly provided by the users (in their home pages, social networking profile), information that can be inferred from their actions (people can express their opinion, and leave traces that are easily available), or generated by others explicitly (for instance when they provide an opinion) or implicitly (when people “vote with their feet” in favour of something or someone).

… Given the growing importance of this online identity, we would like in this special issue of JIDIS to investigate the identity aspects related to this social web.

See more details at:  Call for Paper: Special Issue on Social Web and Identity; Identity in the Information Society

Making Sense 2007 - Stockholm

The following presentation was done by Nicolas Maisonneuve in the context of the AtGentive Project, (a research project investigating the use of Agents to support people attention) and in this case social attention in virtual community platforms.