The document is a call for proposals from ITSME Srl to improve their community. They are looking for interesting proposals that can enhance the quality of their community's life, space, activities and organization. The document provides background information on ITSME and examples of other online communities to help inform proposal submissions. Contact information is provided for any questions.

1. ITSME
COMMUNITY
Call for proposals
Nico Sica, nico.sica@itsme.it
ITSME Srl, Viale Sarca 336/F, Milano
Milan Polytechnic
March 9, 2009
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2. Goal
“WE ARE LOOKING FOR INTERESTING
PROPOSALS USEFUL TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY
LIFE, SPACE, ACTIVITIES AND
ORGANIZATION”
PEOPLE TO INVOLVE
Potential
partners, users, collaborators
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3. Starting point / Understanding
ITSME PAPERS
“Stories and venues”
by Giorgio De Michelis and Marco Loregian
(http://tinyurl.com/cnlbwf)
“ITSME: Who we are and what we are doing to innovate workstations”
by Giorgio De Michelis, Marco Loregian, Claudio Moderini
(http://tinyurl.com/cwjq4l)
ITSME CARDS
“Design Highlight”
by Itsme team
(http://tinyurl.com/datnlc)
ITSME SLIDES
“ITSME: Interaction design, innovating workstations”
by Giorgio De Michelis and Marco Loregian
(http://tinyurl.com/c4h73n)
“Concept evaluation”
by Patrizia Marti, Leonardo Giusti, Alessia Rullo, Alessandro Pollini & MA students
(http://tinyurl.com/ct5gf5)
WWW.ITSME.IT | WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/ITSMEOS | WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/ITSMESRL
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4. Starting point / Scenario
SAMPLE COMMUNITIES
“Dell Ideastorm”
(http://www.ideastorm.com)
“Ubuntu community”
RELATED KEYWORDS RELATED KEYWORDS
(http://www.ubuntu.com/community)
OPEN INNOVATION SOCIAL MEDIA
CROWDSOURCING ONLINE COMMUNITIES
“P&G Connect + Develop”
PARTICIPATORY DESIGN ONLINE FOCUS GROUPS
(http://tinyurl.com/27rtwc)
USER INNOVATION MARKET RESEARCH
“Nikeplus”
OPEN SOURCE LIVING LAB
(http://nikeplus.nike.com)
“Innocentive”
Monitor groups in LinkedIn Monitor interesting groups in
(http://www.innocentive.com)
(http://www.linkedin.com) Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com)
USEFUL TOOLS
Create your blog network with
“Technorati”
Bloglines Create your people network
(http://search.technorati.com)
(http://www.bloglines.com) with Twitter
“Delicious” (http://www.twitter.com)
(http://www.delicious.com)
“Slideshare”
(http://www.slideshare.net)
WWW.FRESHNETWORKS.COM/CASE-STUDIES
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5. Any question? / Simply ask!
NICO
nico.sica@itsme.it
nicosica (skype)
NIKHIL
nikhil.paul@itsme.it
paulnikhil (skype)
FEEL FREE TO COME TO ITSME AND
MEET US THERE!
In case is needed, we can also organize
meetings with our developers and designers
ADDRESS
ITSME Srl
Viale Sarca 336/F
20126 Milano
MM (Red line): Sesto Marelli
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