Connected Creativity – A Human Centered Community Platform for Innovation Impulses
Year: 2015
Editor: Amaresh Chakrabarti, Toshiharu Taura and Yukari Nagai
Author: Albers, A.; Maul, L.; Bursac, N.; Heismann, R.
Institution: 1IPEK – Institute of Product Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany and 2Innovation Management, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Weissach, Germany
Section: Innovation Management and Decision Making
Page(s): 158-165
ISBN: 978-1-904670-60-5
Abstract
In this paper a concept for a community platform is introduced focusing on human factors of motivation and barriers in the context of innovation. Building on the state of the art, a three year case study in cooperation with Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG is at the core. In a first step, a questionnaire and interviews are used to point out that a new attractive channel for ideas is needed. Based on these findings, in a second step, a software prototype is being designed and introduced in a pilot project with ca. 200 users. By using a questionnaire and expert workshops, in a last step, this project is evaluated as appealing to the community and the generated content demonstrates to be valueable to specific design activities.
Keywords: Innovation Management, Community Platform, Human Factors