The document discusses key topics related to information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their impact on businesses and society. It addresses issues like disruptive innovations, the need for businesses to change their models, the importance of broadband access, and questions around control and appropriate business models in a digital world. The future of ICTs and emerging collectives is uncertain but impactful.
The document discusses IT governance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It begins by providing background on corporate governance and IT governance. It then questions whether IT governance is relevant for SMEs given factors like independence, personal influence of the CEO, and need for flexibility. The presentation outlines new findings from a study of IT governance research involving SMEs in 22 countries. Key findings include that IT can enable innovation but adoption is often slow in SMEs, benefits of IT are difficult to measure, and outsourcing is common due to resource constraints.
The document discusses research into finding theoretical foundations for the COBIT 5 framework. It aims to determine if COBIT has visible theoretical underpinnings by mapping its principles, processes, and goals to constructs in stakeholder theory, principal-agent theory, and the technology acceptance model. The research finds the strongest links to principal-agent theory, along with some relationships to stakeholder theory. It concludes that while certain theories are present, COBIT may have benefited from a clearer theoretical starting point in its development.
This document summarizes challenges with IT projects and proposes new paradigms for managing them more effectively. It notes that 30-40% of IT projects run over budget, over schedule, or fail to meet specifications. Common types of system failures include failing to capture business requirements or provide organizational benefits. The document then discusses traditional project management approaches and their limitations. It proposes new paradigms like real options pricing models, prioritizing high reliability through collective mindfulness, and considering the sociomateriality of information systems. Overall, it argues for a more critical perspective on projects that focuses on values, ethics, meaning, and trust in addition to traditional efficiency and control measures.
This document discusses the concepts of projects and project management. It begins with definitions of a project as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. Key aspects of projects mentioned include them being limited in time, goal-centric, and impacting existing organizations. Examples of projects like building a house or developing a new product are provided. The document then discusses what constitutes a project team and management. It provides insights into evaluating different project models and highlights factors like control, discipline, and organization type that determine the best model. The rest of the document offers perspectives on project failures, principles of high reliability organizations, and practical tools for project planning like the work breakdown structure, Gantt chart, PERT planning and managing scope.
The document presents a perspective on IT governance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It discusses how existing IT governance principles are better suited for large organizations rather than SMEs due to SMEs having less separation between ownership and control, and being more influenced by the CEO's personal beliefs. New findings from research on IT governance in SMEs in 22 countries show that while IT is important for innovation, benefits are hard to measure and strategic thinking on IT follows a bottom-up rather than top-down approach. The conclusions suggest existing IT governance models may be too mechanistic and formal for SMEs, and that an approach focusing more on people would be better suited.
The document discusses key topics related to information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their impact on businesses and society. It addresses issues like disruptive innovations, the need for businesses to change their models, the importance of broadband access, and questions around control and appropriate business models in a digital world. The future of ICTs and emerging collectives is uncertain but impactful.
The document discusses IT governance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It begins by providing background on corporate governance and IT governance. It then questions whether IT governance is relevant for SMEs given factors like independence, personal influence of the CEO, and need for flexibility. The presentation outlines new findings from a study of IT governance research involving SMEs in 22 countries. Key findings include that IT can enable innovation but adoption is often slow in SMEs, benefits of IT are difficult to measure, and outsourcing is common due to resource constraints.
The document discusses research into finding theoretical foundations for the COBIT 5 framework. It aims to determine if COBIT has visible theoretical underpinnings by mapping its principles, processes, and goals to constructs in stakeholder theory, principal-agent theory, and the technology acceptance model. The research finds the strongest links to principal-agent theory, along with some relationships to stakeholder theory. It concludes that while certain theories are present, COBIT may have benefited from a clearer theoretical starting point in its development.
This document summarizes challenges with IT projects and proposes new paradigms for managing them more effectively. It notes that 30-40% of IT projects run over budget, over schedule, or fail to meet specifications. Common types of system failures include failing to capture business requirements or provide organizational benefits. The document then discusses traditional project management approaches and their limitations. It proposes new paradigms like real options pricing models, prioritizing high reliability through collective mindfulness, and considering the sociomateriality of information systems. Overall, it argues for a more critical perspective on projects that focuses on values, ethics, meaning, and trust in addition to traditional efficiency and control measures.
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The document presents a perspective on IT governance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It discusses how existing IT governance principles are better suited for large organizations rather than SMEs due to SMEs having less separation between ownership and control, and being more influenced by the CEO's personal beliefs. New findings from research on IT governance in SMEs in 22 countries show that while IT is important for innovation, benefits are hard to measure and strategic thinking on IT follows a bottom-up rather than top-down approach. The conclusions suggest existing IT governance models may be too mechanistic and formal for SMEs, and that an approach focusing more on people would be better suited.
1. Innovation is the application of new ideas, concepts, technologies or business models to create new or improve existing products, services or processes. It involves coming up with creative solutions to challenges faced by companies.
2. Some examples of innovative companies discussed include startups that have found new ways to differentiate themselves in the market and disrupt existing industries. Established companies are also innovating by launching new products and services or improving their offerings.
3. For companies to innovate successfully, they must invest in research and development, encourage experimentation and take risks. Innovation requires thinking outside the box, selecting ideas to develop further, and implementing innovations through marketing and communication
This 2-hour workshop helps participants understand why they and their teammates think and act the way they do. Each participant will take an assessment to discover their innate core values and "wired-in challenge." They will learn how to be a more fulfilled, powerful, and productive team by understanding each other in a new way. The workshop promises to change everything for participants and help leaders navigate interpersonal challenges to achieve success.
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Sam Yagan and Christian Rudder of OkCupid discuss how they use non-traditional metrics and data to run their business more effectively than competitors. They analyze billions of interactions and messages to determine what leads to more replies and attraction between users. Their analysis found things like compliments on personality are more effective than comments on physical appearance, and more attractive users get more messages regardless of gender. They aim to share their data-driven insights to help marketers improve their social media strategies.
Sam Yagan and Christian Rudder of OkCupid discuss how they use non-traditional metrics and data to run their business more effectively than competitors. They analyze billions of interactions and messages to determine what makes users more likely to connect. Their analysis found that compliments on personality work better than comments on physical appearance, and that more attractive users get messaged more. They also use demographic data to target relevant advertisers. Overall, the document outlines how OkCupid leverages extensive behavioral data to optimize the user experience and attractiveness of their dating platform.
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1. Social interactions have moved online and social media has become a major channel for conversations.
2. Social media has changed marketing from a linear process to an open and collaborative one, where brands don't fully control their message.
3. To succeed in this new environment, marketing needs to become more human by treating customers like people rather than faceless consumers. Brands should adopt more flexible and personable approaches.
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This document provides information about Modo Press Kit 2011, including details about Jesse Keyes' company Modo and three fashion designers it represents: Griffou, Oneseventh, and Karolina Zmarlak. Key details include:
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- The summary then analyzes aspects of Z
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2) Through public-private partnerships and an acceptance of government support for technology and education, the Basque region regenerating its economy after struggles in earlier eras.
3) The holistic approach taken in the Basque country provides lessons that may assist other regions in cultivating locally-driven and globally engaged development.
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Key aspects of the strategy include developing over 15,000 qualified and branded tourism offerings, integrating new functionalities in phase with new client practices, confirming the regional tourism brand strategy and action plans by measuring results at the department and demand levels, and reinforcing the regional tourism board's structuring role through observation and support of the best practices within the networks, social media, applications and territorial partners.
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The document discusses how to incorporate creativity and design into business strategies to humanize businesses. It addresses bridging the gap between logical strategies and creative design by getting both sides of the brain to work together. Some key points discussed include using design, trends, branding, and sharp presentations to develop creative strategy offerings. It also touches on enabling in-house design capabilities through processes like creating design briefs. The overall message is that integrating creativity into business can make strategies more impactful and help create charismatic brands.
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This document summarizes Daniel Lee's presentation on social media and the future of advertising. The key points are:
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2. Social media has changed marketing from a linear process to an open and collaborative one, where brands don't fully control their message.
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2. WHAT & WHY? COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
Aim:
Explore
and
define
the
nature
and
form
of
coopera>ve
business
models
used
by
designer-‐makers
to
sustain
and
grow
their
crea>ve
businesses.
Objec+ves:
•
Develop
talent:
prac>>oner
and
academic
collabora>on
to
co-‐create
guidance
on
establishing
and
sustaining
an
effec>ve
collec>ve.
•
Contribute
to
the
cultural
economy:
collec>ve
as
a
route
to
market
for
designer-‐makers;
iden>fying
the
financial,
crea>ve
and
personal
benefits.
•
Place:
as
a
factor
in
the
establishment
and
success
of
crea>ve
collec>ves.
5. PROJECT TEAM COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
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RESIDENTS
Sue
Fairburn
Becky
Chan
Catherine
Docherty
Kirsty
Ross
David
McGillivray
Bronwen
Livingstone
&
PROJECT
TEAM
North
East
Central
Belt
South
West
15. THE JOURNEY: CRITICAL MOMENTS
PEOPLE:
“The
Right
Mix”
SPACE:
"Need
for
a
local
working
space”
FUNDING:
“Permits
key
hire
for
skills
gap”,
“Expansion”,
“Building
regenera>on”
EXTERNAL
VALIDATION/
RECOGNITION:
“AUrac>ng
external
talent”,
“Invita>ons
to
share
prac>ce”
TIME
&
PROCESS:
“Time
to
reflect”,
“Seek
guidance/support
on
process”
16. EJMOUERRNGEYISN
G MODELS COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
WAYS
OF
ORGANISING:
Defining
roles/Group
Skill
Sets,
Manifesto/Formal
Cons>tu>on,
the
Working
Space.
WAYS
OF
COMMUNICATING:
Openness/Transparency,
Face-to-Face, Skill Share,
Brand.
WAYS
OF
SUPPORTING:
Funding, External Consultants
(CEO), Creative Mentors, Experts.
17. BRAND IDENTITY COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
WHAT
IS
A
COLLECTIVE
BRAND?
“a
strong
message”,
“a
coherent
voice”,
‘customer
trust’
allied
to
“a
strong
visual
iden>ty”.
For
INDIVIDUAL
MAKERS
WITHIN
A
COLLECTIVE,
cul>va>ng
strong
individual
iden>ty
in
the
marketplace
serves
to
strengthen
the
Collec>ve
brand.
18. ROUTES TO MARKET COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
DIRECT:
Physical
space
(independent
shops/galleries/open
studios/
exhibi>ons
(most
popular),
closely
followed
by
trade
fairs/events.
INDIRECT:
Websites
as
a
key
route
by
a
significant
propor>on
of
par>cipants,
accompanied
by
more
extensive
use
of
social
media.
SUPPORT
REQUIRED:
Staff/freelancers
to
support
+
More
space
+
BeUer
website
&
social
media
support
+
BeUer
marke>ng
and
promo>onal
skills
to
enhance
profile.
21. CASE STUDIES - Collective
Case
Study
:
BLACKSAND:
Event-‐based,
Rota+ng
management
Lessons
Learned
from
a
7-‐year
Collec+ve
that
spurred
a
Fife-‐based
network,
built
a
following,
ran
its
course,
and
was
mutually
dissolved.
Blacksand
were
a
Kirkcaldy
based
collec2ve
that
existed
from
2006
to
2013.
The
collec2ve
were
a
cons2tuted
group
of
approximately
eight
members
and
a
management
commiCee
comprising
of
chair,
secretary
and
treasurer.
These
roles
were
voted
on
each
year
at
the
AGM,
although
for
many
years
(2006
to
2010)
the
roles
stayed
with
the
same
people.
During
the
7
years
in
existence
the
collec2ve’s
aims
and
objec2ves
were
to
create
a
mutual
support
network,
to
establish
a
programme
of
exhibi2ons
and
events
and
to
rent,
lease
and
manage
to
provide
studio/workshop
space
or
exhibi2on/event
space.
Their
main
inten2on
was
to
foster
a
sense
of
community
in
the
Kirkcaldy
area
and
to
create
links
with
other
art
groups
and
ar2sts.
Over
2me
the
original
office
bearers
began
to
2re
of
their
roles
and
responsibili2es,
which
led
to
a
change
in
leadership
and
in
turn
a
change
in
the
management
of
the
organisa2on.
It
took
a
while
for
new
people
to
fill
the
posts
and
as
a
result
the
cons4tu4on
was
changed
to
make
a
rota4on
of
roles
occur
so
that
the
team
could
evolve.
The
inten2on
was
that
this
new
structure
would
alleviate
their
problems,
conversely
members
began
to
leave
and
without
new
members
coming
in
the
rota2on
of
roles
was
challenging.
Reasons
for
leaving
included
members
finding
other
ways
to
further
their
prac2ce,
joining
other
group
and
2me
restric2ons
due
to
day
jobs/studies/family.
There
are
now
several
ar2sts
groups
in
and
around
Kirkcaldy
and
the
exhibi2on
of
contemporary
art
is
a
visible,
frequent
occurrence.
The
rota2on
of
the
management
roles
from
the
beginning
is
key
for
a
collec2ve.
Overcoming
administra4ve
barriers
such
as
comple2ng
grant
applica2ons
can
help
to
build
skills.
Seeing
challenges
as
opportuni2es
for
personal
and
professional
growth
is
important
-‐
and
have
fun
-‐
it
should
not
all
be
hard
work.
One
of
the
last
exhibi2ons
Blacksand
undertook
involved
a
road
trip
that
was
fun
and
working
together
showed
their
strength
in
being
in
a
collec4ve.
22. CASE STUDIES - Agency
Case
Study
:
Brian
Skinner:
Landlord
with
Philanthropic
tendencies,
Sharing
perspec+ves
on
what
a
landlord
looks
for
in
collec+ve
tenants,
what
tenants
should
look
for
in
a
landlord,
and
managing
communica+on
between.
Brian
Skinner
is
the
Managing
Director
of
Be
Capital
Group
a
privately
owned
property
development
company
based
in
Glasgow
for
5
years.
Ac2ng
as
a
landlord
on
a
na2onal
level
the
company
promotes
and
ac4vely
undertakes
philanthropic
projects
within
the
crea4ve
business
sector.
Brian
has
an
ac2ve
interest
in
suppor2ng
crea2ve
businesses
to
establish
themselves
within
network
of
places
and
spaces
that
are
conducive
to
helping
crea2ve
prac2ce
to
flourish.
In
terms
what
a
landlord
looks
for
in
prospec2ve
tenants
Brian
suggests
that
harnessing
one
collec4ve
voice
is
an
excellent
way
to
approach
a
landlord
to
ini2ate
discussion.
Establishing
the
right
legal
framework
as
a
collec2ve
is
also
vital
for
the
ini2al
mee2ng;
to
be
able
to
outline
a
clear
intent
and
avoid
being
dictated
to.
An
effec2ve
understanding
of
the
landlord’s
mo4va4ons,
company
background
and
strategy
is
also
important
in
building
mutual
understanding,
trust
and
credibility
from
the
outset.
Tenants
should
expect
their
landlord
to
be
in
a
posi2on
to
showcase
tangible
working
examples
of
exis2ng
physical
spaces
or
proper2es
that
are
fully
opera2onal.
Experiencing
the
energy,
vitality
and
commercial
viability
of
different
crea2ve
prac2ces
working
together
under
one
roof
is
a
major
incen2ve
for
all
par2es
involved.
The
landlord
should
iden2fy
the
poten2al
to
commercialise
the
crea2ve
energy
of
a
collec2ve
and
the
value
of
transforming
it
within
an
appropriate
physical
context.
Brian
recommends
looking
into
the
incen4ves
available
to
the
crea4ve
sector
as
local
authori2es
seek
to
build
vibrant
communi2es
in
ci2es
where
economic
regenera2on
represents
a
real
opportunity.
Striking
a
balance
between
the
crea4ve
and
commercial
mo4va4ons
on
both
sides
is
also
important,
especially
when
it
comes
to
the
func2on
of
space.
Crea2ng
spaces
that
are
flexible,
adaptable
and
easily
transformed
is
key
to
successful
occupa2on
helping
to
build
a
physical
legacy
of
use
that
brings
heart,
character
and
crea2vity
into
a
building.
23. *ANATOMY OF A COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
29. KEY INSIGHTS COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
Business
Models
Different
models
–
no
one
size
fits
all
Collec>ve-‐specific
support
is
important
–
Peer,
Agency,
etc.
Learn
from
each
other
and
share
/
build
on
each
others
skills
Residents
on
the
Process:
The
process
has
been
therapeu>c
with
>me
to
reflect
on
their
collec>ve
Share
tools
with
their
board/commiUee
Mee>ng
up
and
sharing
face-‐to-‐face
is
best
Confidence
in
the
range
and
different
types
of
collec>ves
On
place:
Collec>ves
in
rural
areas
give
outlets
for
young
prac>>oners.
Crea>ve
Collec>ves
as
an
economic
lever
for
regenera>on/improvement
(rural
&
urban).
30. KEY INSIGHTS COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
Next
Steps:
Collec>ve
of
Collec>ves
is
already
happening
though
fragile
Sofa
surfing
for
collec>ves
Share
prac>ce
(Catherine:
Portugal
–
Crea>ve
Hubs
April
2014)
Educa>onal
links
to
be
explored
(Gray’s
School
of
Art/RGU
HE
Project
2014/2015)
“Collabora4on
:
Collec4vism
:
Par4cipatory”
This
is
what
we’re
thinking
are
ways
to
take
it
forward:
Formalise
an
on-‐line
network/presence
(Collec>ve
of
Collec>ves)
Design
of
tools
&
Guidance
(aggregate
resources
from
elsewhere)
Visual
mapping
of
Collec>ves
(database
of
>60
crea>ve
collec>ves
in
Scotland)
31. COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
A Collective of Collectives:
where the
knowledge
and
capabili>es
of
members
are
brought
together
to
support
new
collabora>ons
and
to
strengthen
exis>ng
ones.
32. WATCH OUT FOR… COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
34. COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
A
few
words
from
the
Residents:
“the
concept
of
collec2ves
now
feels
familiar.”
“I
no
longer
feel
threatened
by
other
collec2ves
–
I
see
a
rich
network
of
crea4ves.”
“…realisa2on
of
the
poten2al
to
share
resources.”
“Learning
can
come
from
Agencies,
but
learning
comes
through/embeds
itself
through
peers
and
ac4vi4es.“
“I
now
understand
the
prac2cal
issues
and
solu2ons
-‐
focusing
on
the
prac2cal
issues
was
good.”
“The
tools
sussed
out
structure
&
resources.
The
ac2vi2es
gave
structure
to
our
thoughts.”
The
progression
from
WS1
>
WS2
>
WS3
has
helped
me
to
clarify
the
stage
we’re
at
and
what
we
now
need
to
do.
35. COLLECTIVE FUTURES
CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLECTIVES
Thank you.
We’d like to hear from you. If you have any comments or questions about
the project, please get in touch:
Catherine Docherty C.Docherty@gsa.ac.uk
David McGillivray David.McGillivray@uws.ac.uk
Sue Fairburn s.fairburn@rgu.ac.uk