It was fun to be back in Seattle and presenting at the annual American Distance Education Consortium conference in downtown Seattle. My plenary presentation focused on Web 2.0 services providing greater access to tools for innovating and sharing my dissertation research around learning networks and “user innovation 2.0.” Speaking of the world of user innovation, I interviewed the legend in user innovation research Dr. Eric Von Hippel. Eric is Professor and Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management. We discuss his book Democratizing Innovation (download here) and what’s on his mind these days. I’m a fan of Dr. Hippel’s work … it’s an influence on my research. I’m working with Dr. Hippel, Dr. Lars Bo Jeppesen, Patty Seybold and others to create a user innovation podcast learning channel that will be a go-to place for podcasting on the topic. I’ll blog more about the channel this fall… stay tuned.
I enjoyed my podcast with Don Tapscott CEO, New Paradigm, and author of best seller Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything. Don and I discuss
his new book and trend towards collaboration in Wiki thinking world.
Don’s work around helping business communities understand value of the Internet is legendary. Check out our podcast below and you can get more links here.
“one of the world’s leading authorities on business strategy and Chief Executive of international think tank New Paradigm. Founded in 1993, New Paradigm produces groundbreaking research focused on the role of technology in productivity and business design, effectiveness and competitiveness. Tapscott recently completed a two-year, $8 million investigation of how firms will innovate in the 21st century entitled “IT and Competitive Advantage”, funded by 30 global corporations.”
Great podcast with Charles Tomlinson, Mayor, Corvallis Oregon. Mayor Tomlinson shares his work, learning, efforts underway in Corvallis, and ideas related to grassroots governance. City of Corvallis was ranked 15th in Harvard Business Review’s Creativity Index.
