About
CKN - Innovation by COIN
Collaborative
Innovation Networks (COIN) form from the interaction of like-minded,
self-motivated individuals who share the same vision. An innovative
idea is pushed forward by charismatic leaders, who assemble
a group of highly motivated collaborators. These people join
not for immediate monetary reward, but because they share a
common vision, and want to be part of the innovation that “will
change the world.” These individuals typically bring a
broad range of skills and expertise to the COIN and are not
necessarily related in terms of the corporate hierarchy, as
they work outside of the formal organization. As a result a
COIN at work is initially invisible to the organization that
hosts it.
COIN have been present in organizations for hundreds of years.
What makes them so relevant today is that they have reached
their tipping point thanks to the communication capabilities
of the Internet, which greatly extends their global reach and
lets them spread out at breakneck speed.
Three types
of communities work together to form an ecosystem of interconnected
communities, which we call Collaborative Knowledge Network or
CKN: COIN (COllaborative Innovation Networks), CLN (Collaborative
Learning Networks), and CIN (Collaborative Interest Networks).
Below are
three screen shots of the communication patterns of a typical
COIN (Innovation Community)
------ CLN (Learning Community)
------- CIN (Interest Community)
Theses screen
shots have been produced automatically, analyzing the e-mail
traffic of three communities using our CKN tool. Click on the
pictures above to watch each flash movie. Click here
for a description of the flash movies of each of the
communities, click here
to download a large flash movie explaining our tool, click here
to download our tool.
Internet
Startup
Click here
to see how the team around an Internet startup forms and gets
together. Note the close team of 3 people in the center that
develops. (600 KB flash movie)
Large
Project Team
Click here
to see how a large project team is handling a critical phase
in the life of the project. Note the project leader in the center
initially at right, then shifting toward the left. Note a team
below the project leader closely interacting with each other.
(1.1 MB flash movie)
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