A summary of the results of our research study of the eZ Publish Community, a firm sponsored open source community, that was recently published in the academic journal, Information & Organization.
OER & the Digital Learning Innovation Trends ReportTanya Joosten
This document summarizes a presentation on digital learning innovations and OER given by Tanya Joosten and Kate Lee-McCarthy. It discusses the mission of Every Learner Everywhere to promote equitable outcomes through digital learning innovations. It outlines a two-step process to identify trends in digital learning and review OER research. Preliminary findings from the OER review found that OER research primarily examines textbook replacement and finds positive impacts on student outcomes, though challenges like technology access exist. The presentation encourages downloading reports on digital learning trends and OER research findings.
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My preso for the University of Surrey's second workshop on their VLE review. http://www2.surrey.ac.uk/cead/learningandteaching/vle-strategy/vleworkshop2/
NetHope is a consortium of 43 leading international nonprofits and technology companies devoted to solving global issues through technology. It creates a collaborative framework for its members to share resources, best practices, and expertise to increase the impact of their programs. Public-private partnerships are key, providing access to products, funding, and expertise from partners like Microsoft, Cisco, and USAID. NetHope also experiments with new technologies, such as developing a broadband network for a refugee camp serving over 500,000 people and creating an IT training program that has helped over 1,000 youth find employment.
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The emergence of teaching materials and processes as open educational resources (OER) in higher education in the 21st century is part of the much larger social movement towards ‘opening up’ what was previously ‘closed’ to all except a limited number of people who paid for access to or use of information and services. Initially OER was understood as sharing specific ‘products’, but it now thought of as including the underlying pedagogical ‘practices’.
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sharing.
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That academics and student tutors want to share their intellectual capital openly with the rest of the world is at the heart of the OER movement. Archer’s (2003) notion of the ‘active agent’, offers some insight into why academics (or students) in HEIs may decide to (or not) use and share OER, and how they might respond in an institutional environment which inhibits or encourages the practice of
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Presented by Moira Moeliono, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the Knowledge Sharing Event "Sharing Insights Across REDD+ Countries" in Georgetown, Guyana, on June 6, 2017.
This document provides an overview of crowdfunding. It defines crowdfunding as the accumulation of small investments from a large number of individuals via the Internet to fund projects. There are four main forms of crowdfunding: donation-based, reward-based, equity-based, and debt-based. Crowdfunding has grown significantly in recent years and is projected to continue growing substantially. However, there are still challenges to address regarding skills, support, regulation, cross-border investments, and taxation. The document then discusses some examples and trends in crowdfunding.
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The presentation that I made at the Royal Mint Cabinet in Stockholm, Sweden together with my son TG who spoke about his crowdfunding platform, Aleepa, as an example of what a young entrepreneur can do today.
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My ppt for Nordic Financial Unions Annual Conference in May 2015 in Hurdalsjoen, Norway (http://nordicfinancialunions.org/ ) as well as for CGI Day in Stockholm in June 2015 (http://www.cgi.se/events). Feel free to use.
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Introductory slides for the workshop on a PEAT 1 community of practice, comprising all providers in Scotland of PEAT 1 (Professional Education and Training) programmes, convened by Paul Maharg.
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This document summarizes research into the content and format preferences of Generation Y for meetings and events. Interviews were conducted with meeting planners and an online survey of alumni was used to understand Gen Y attitudes. Key findings included that Gen Y prefers a more visual and interactive format for shorter conference sessions, and places more importance on the destination when choosing a meeting. They also prefer crowdsourcing ideas and content. The document concludes with contact information for the business school where the researchers are based.
This document summarizes an ongoing research project examining the pedagogical integration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in African schools. The research involves 115 schools, 9,000 educators, and 240,000 learners across multiple African countries. It aims to understand how ICTs can improve the quality of teaching and learning. The methodology involves collecting data through questionnaires and interviews to analyze the role of ICTs and identify best practices. Preliminary results suggest ICTs have the potential to improve educational outcomes and equalize access to knowledge. The research has strengthened capacity and created an open data source with over 20,000 data points across 12 categories.
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Using mobile phones to teach 21st century skillsDick Ng'ambi
The document discusses emerging educational approaches for teaching 21st century skills using mobile phones. It outlines 21st century skills like digital literacy, inventive thinking, collaboration, and adaptability. It describes how mobile learning can help develop these skills by exploiting technological literacy with tools like mobile "vortals" that facilitate knowledge sharing and anonymous consultation. An example is provided of a mobile tool called DFAQ used at the University of Cape Town that allows students to post course announcements, ask and answer questions, and read responses via SMS on their mobile phones.
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The Partnership Health of ICT Projects in Developing Countries - Pacis 2009...Anand Sheombar
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This document discusses leveraging social networks for improved performance. It begins with an introduction to the speaker, Professor Robin Teigland, and their background. The discussion then covers organizational network analysis and personal network analysis. Some key points include how analyzing knowledge flows and communication pathways in a network can help improve performance, and how an individual's position and connections in a network can impact their opportunities. The presentation provides examples of network mapping and analysis tools that can be used to better understand networks.
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My presentation for Nordic Investor Relations Conference (NIRC) 2014 http://www.finansanalytiker.se/evenemang/nordic-investor-relations-conference-2014/
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This document provides an overview of the participating organizations and users in a study on factors that contribute to sustainable e-learning success. Fifteen diverse organizations from industries such as insurance, manufacturing, government, finance, telecoms, healthcare, IT, and consulting participated. Most organizations had over 5,000 employees located across multiple UK sites, Europe, or worldwide. The study found that organizations used a variety of e-learning tools and technologies and focused on aligning e-learning with business strategies to achieve measurable success. Business influence and engagement were found to be more important to e-learning success than training influence alone.
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Role Of Gsc Os In International Development Presentation (K Jutze August 2009)kjutze
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The WYRED (netWorked Youth Research for Empowerment in the Digital society) project has celebrated its fourth face-to-face meeting in Bath (UK) from June 18th till June 20th. This presentation is related to the Delphi results from the first two cycles.
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Can Technological, Organizational and Individual Antecedents Together Optimiz...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
Faculty members’ are the intellectual leader for
developing societies. It is believed that the new knowledge
is created and transferred to the people in the Universities.
Although, relatively still an infancy field of research,
studies in Knowledge Management (KM) and Knowledge
Sharing (KS) continue to be on the boost. Knowledge
Sharing and Innovation are also whispered to be interrelated and could influence organizational performance.
Studies show that individual’s knowledge does not renovate
simply into institutional knowledge even with the use of
knowledge depository. Furthermore, it is also believed that
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can
enhance knowledge sharing with the integration of
individual behaviour and diverse organizational factors. As
a comparatively new field of research, studies on
knowledge sharing based on Information Systems (IS) in
developed countries is also on the increase. Unfortunately,
knowledge sharing research in the higher academic
institutions in developing countries were mostly found to be
given trivial considerations. Therefore, the aim of this
study is to investigate whether the technological,
organizational and individual factors together can help
increase Knowledge Sharing in HEIs and contribute it in
augmenting organizational performance in developing
countries. The methodology of this study was
subjective/argumentative i.e., idea generation in
Information Systems (IS). The findings of the study reveal
that utilizing the technological, organizational and
individual antecedents together for organizational
knowledge sharing can augment overall organizational
performance. The study explored the antecedents that
increased innovation in organizations. These were the
individual intention, attitude, self-efficacy for training and
development, subjective norm, organizational trust,
leadership, organizational rewards, organizational culture,
social network, and use of ICT. It also reveals that KS
could be increased in the organizations utilizing selecting
and initiating proper antecedents for practicing KS. We
desire to extend this study to further an empirical
investigation on the same issue to validate the research
results.
The document discusses four key organizational communication interventions: networking and collaboration, information systems, suggestion and grievance systems, and conflict resolution. It describes each intervention in 1-2 paragraphs, noting that effective communication is important for organizational success and these interventions can improve information sharing, coordination, and conflict management within an organization.
Management and Communications in Multicultural Organizations in LatviaVaira A
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Exploring Private-Collective Business ModelsPaul Di Gangi
This presentation is a summary of the results of a survey conducted between mid-November and mid-December 2010 with the eZ Publish Community. Based on an open-ended questionnaire, our research team identified three key factors that support the dynamic that operates in a private-collective business model.
Research Team:
Dr. Paul M. Di Gangi (Western Carolina University)
Dr. Robin Teigland (Stockholm School of Economics)
Bjørn-Tore Flåten (University of Agder)
Nicolas Pastorino (eZ Systems)
A Community of Practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a common interest and work together to improve their knowledge and skills through ongoing interaction and information sharing. Key elements of a CoP include a shared domain of interest, a community of people who interact and learn from each other, and a focus on sharing practices to improve work. CoPs can exist within or between organizations and can operate at local or national levels. They evolve over time through real work, problem solving, learning, and innovation.
This document summarizes a study on organizational learning in non-profits. It finds that while non-profit leaders value knowledge sharing, there are three common barriers: a lack of clear learning goals, insufficient incentives for participation, and uncertainty around effective knowledge sharing processes. It provides examples of how organizations like KIPP charter schools, World Vision, and others are working to address these barriers through communities of practice, setting measurable learning goals, and integrating learning into everyday work.
This study examines factors that influence continuous learning and professional development among IT professionals. It aims to understand the educational, organizational, and individual factors that contribute to a learning culture. The study uses descriptive research and snowball sampling to collect quantitative and qualitative data from 120 IT professionals. The findings could provide insights into fostering learning cultures and guiding policies to support the evolving needs of the IT workforce. However, the study has limitations such as findings being specific to the examined context and rapid technological changes potentially outdated findings.
Poster presented on behalf of the Menntamiðja -Education Plaza group http://menntamidja.is/ at EDEN conference in Oslo June 2013 http://www.eden-online.org/2013_oslo.html
The Project Management Process - Week 11 Contemporary IssuesCraig Brown
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Systems views of innovation are becoming increasingly important to agricultural research. 'New' Agriculture is situated in a global context that is evolving very rapidly with many different players. It requires rapid response and adaptation to this complex and changing context. Innovation Systems is thus critical as it is a means of organising thinking on ways of promoting innovation in complex, continuously changing environments with many actors and where straightforward technology transfer approaches are unlikely to work
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Presentation made for Ocean Data Factory Sweden webinar series on our next innovation cycle - "Filling Coastal Data Gaps - Let's Do it Ourselves!". Collaboration with Chalmers, SMHI, Mooringo, Ocean Tech Hub Lda on a marine citizen science low-code, low-cost sensor live case for 2nd year Industrial Economics MSc students Chalmers University of Technology Spring 2023.
Network Leadership for a Sustainable FutureRobin Teigland
Updated presentation of my research into networked leadership for a sustainable future - including our work with Peniche Ocean Watch (www.penicheoceanwatch.com)
This document discusses network leadership in an uncertain world. It begins by outlining myths about networks and emphasizes that networks can be strategically developed. It then discusses exploring networks within organizations and avoiding "echo chambers". The document presents several scenarios for the future, including high and low technology convergence. It emphasizes the need for leaders to practice scenario thinking, challenge assumptions, experiment, and ensure access to diverse resources through networks. The overall message is that network leadership requires building relationships across networks, looking for signals from the periphery, and co-creating in an environment of uncertainty.
Teigland Exploring Future Value Creation for a Sustainable WorldRobin Teigland
This document discusses building an innovation ecosystem around ocean sustainability in Peniche, Portugal. It proposes creating an Ocean Tech Hub to empower coastal communities and be a flagship for ocean innovation and circular economy. The hub would leverage emerging technologies like AI, robotics, and blockchain to pursue opportunities in recycling ocean waste, recovering ocean litter, and sustainable entrepreneurship. It outlines initial partnerships and pilot projects, including using drones to map ocean litter and extend an existing fishing data service to collect plastic waste. The goal is to increase competitiveness of small fishing businesses while greening operations and benefitting the local ecosystem through access to new markets, capabilities, and serendipitous innovation through collaboration.
New Industrial Revolution for Bestseller 2020Robin Teigland
This document discusses the future of value creation in the context of a new industrial revolution driven by emerging technologies and socioeconomic trends. It outlines how a combination of people, technology, finance, and open source approaches are converging in ways that are shifting market logics towards platforms and decentralization. Specific technologies mentioned include AI/ML, IoT, blockchain, 3D printing, and virtual/augmented reality. The document argues this shift is transforming economic activity from centralized organizations to decentralized, self-organizing models and networks. It presents examples of how these forces could enable new opportunities for local and circular economies focused on sustainability. Overall, the document provides a high-level view of trends driving changes in how value will be created in
Live Teaching Case: The Gothenburg Smart City ChallengeRobin Teigland
Describes a live case used in the third year of the Industrial Economics program at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. The focus is on Smart Cities, open data, and digital innovation.
O Mar das Oportunidades Peniche Patrimonium nov2019Robin Teigland
O documento discute as oportunidades da digitalização e explora como Peniche, Portugal, pode se tornar um centro de inovação azul circular aproveitando seus recursos oceânicos e comunitários existentes. O projeto Peniche Ocean Watch visa reduzir o lixo oceânico, aumentar a sustentabilidade da pesca local e criar novas oportunidades de negócios usando tecnologias como drones, blockchain e impressão 3D.
New Industrial Revotution and Digital Transformation of SocietyRobin Teigland
This document discusses the next industrial revolution driven by digital technologies. It notes that people are increasingly mobile, working remotely, and learning online. Emerging technologies include AI, IoT, autonomous vehicles, and 3D printing. Finance is also transforming with cryptocurrencies and peer-to-peer lending. The convergence of these digital forces will disrupt existing industries and business models. Scenarios for 2035 imagine different outcomes depending on technological and societal trajectories. Overall, the document argues that digital disruption has only begun and will further transform economic activity, organizations, and society over the coming decades.
This document summarizes a presentation on strategic insights for boards. It discusses trends in technology, people, and finance that are disrupting businesses. It notes that while digital disruption has impacted over half of Fortune 500 companies, leadership is still lagging behind. The presentation recommends that boards practice continuous learning, collaborate with startups and academics, and use scenario planning to explore uncertain futures. It provides an example of four scenarios for the year 2035 under different assumptions about technology convergence and geopolitical stability. The presentation emphasizes that boards must look beyond the near-term and their existing networks to gain insights about potential futures.
Styrelseakademi Strategic insights for boardsRobin Teigland
The document summarizes a discussion at the Styrelseakademien (Board Academy) in Stockholm on October 21, 2019 about ensuring boards have sufficient insight into changing external environments. It notes that boards should focus on environmental scanning, innovation engagement for strategy formulation, and adapting direction based on resources. Presenters discussed tools for boards to gain insights, such as collaborating with startups and academics, and using networks and digital tools. Four scenarios for 2035 were presented to illustrate how boards can think about different potential futures. The discussion emphasized that boards need to avoid insular networks and practice scenario thinking to consider uncertainties.
Keynote Chalmers Transportation in Age of DigitalizationRobin Teigland
keynote speech at Chalmers Conference in Sept 2019, https://www.chalmers.se/en/areas-of-advance/Transport/calendar/initiative-seminar-2019/Pages/default.aspx
This document discusses the future of higher education in an era of disruption. It explores four scenarios for higher education in 2030: 1) governments champion a few mega-universities, 2) universities collaborate in networks offering online courses, 3) universities become financially independent and collaborate with industry, and 4) a range of private online providers capture the market offering micro-certificates. The document advocates developing open online courses in ocean data and innovation to encourage global collaboration for a sustainable future.
The document discusses the potential impacts of emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and 3D printing on business models and the economy. It envisions a future with a decentralized "gig economy" where online learning and sharing rather than ownership are common. New platforms and business models like Uber and Airbnb that leverage these technologies have seen explosive growth compared to traditional firms. The future may see more localized economies and self-sufficient communities powered by distributed technologies like microgrids and circular supply chains utilizing recycled materials. Boundary spanners who build diverse networks and challenge assumptions will be key to success in this changing environment.
The document summarizes an initiative called Ocean Data Factory (ODF) which aims to establish Sweden as a leader in sustainable ocean innovation through the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and ocean data. ODF will create an open data platform and infrastructure to make ocean data and tools accessible to researchers, industry, and the public. It introduces the coordinators and partners involved in ODF and outlines the need for such an initiative given increasing interest in the ocean economy and the large amounts of unexplored ocean data.
Ocean Data Factory - Application for FundingRobin Teigland
The document describes an Ocean Data Factory (ODF) initiative in Sweden. It provides backgrounds on the need for an ocean data lab in Sweden given increasing global interest in oceans. It introduces the ODF consortium members and directors. It outlines the ODF vision to enable Sweden to be a global leader in sustainable digital blue economy innovation. It describes initial work plans focusing on environmental monitoring and numerical forecasting. It also discusses opportunities for open data sources, citizen science, and using open source tools to maximize access and reuse of ocean data.
1. What did 4 Academics Learn from
Studying eZ Systems?
February 2014
Robin Teigland
Paul M. Di Gangi
Stockholm School of Economics
Sweden
Loyola University of Maryland
USA
Björn-Tore Flåten
Nicolas Pastorino
Elia Giovacchini
University of Agder
Norway
eZ Systems
Director Community
Stockholm University
Sweden
3. Motivation for Our Study
• eZ Systems wants to create a killer
community
• Research team interested in learning
how a firm can sponsor an Open
Source Software (OSS) community
• Discussions with eZ Share Director
led to the questions:
– How does the firm’s involvement
impact the innovation capacity of
the community?
– How is the firm’s learning ability
impacted by the involvement with
the community?
4. Opportunities and Challenges with Firmsponsored OSS Communities
OSS communities as complementary
asset for firms with great potential for
firms to turn community outputs into
new service offerings
BUT, potential for goal conflict between
the firm and the community since firms
in control
– Firm’s goal is to profit from the
investment
– Community’s goal is to improve the
shared technology
5. Definitions
Boundary management
The set of activities involved in defining,
negotiating, and protecting organizational
resources and domains of action as well as
managing external stakeholder relationships to
achieve organizational goals
Four boundary management logics:
1. Boundary of power
2. Boundary of identity
3. Boundary of competence
4. Boundary of transactional efficiency
These four cannot be studied in isolation as it is
their integrative management that influences
the community’s innovation capacity
Absorptive capacity
The firm’s ability to continuously transform
knowledge and ideas (e.g., learn) into new
innovations
Please see our paper for references: Teigland, R., Di Gangi, P., Flåten, B-T., Giovacchini, E., Pastorino, N. (2014). Balancing on
a tightrope: Managing the boundaries of a firm-sponsored OSS community and its impact on innovation and absorptive
capacity. Information & Organization, 24, 25–47.
6. Research Methodology
•
Case study of eZ Systems and its firm-sponsored OSS
community
•
19 semi-structured interviews
– 5 eZ employees
– 14 affiliated partners, entrepreneurs, or OSS hobbyists
– On average, interviewees were 34,9 years old, were male,
and held a minimum of an undergraduate degree
(typically Computer Science)
– Interviews lasting 45-120 minutes each
– All interviews recorded and transcribed
•
Literature-driven thematic analysis with coding of the
transcripts
6
7. Key Findings
1
eZ’s boundary management of the
community plays a crucial role in
community’s innovation capacity, with
Power having the most importance.
2
Importance of maintaining relationships
not only within eZ to understand and
absorb ideas and knowledge from
community but also with the larger OSS
and business community.
3
Community’s innovation capacity
directly impacts eZ’s learning ability.
Additionally, an integrative IT
platform supports the development of
community innovation capacity and
firm learning ability.
9. Conclusions
• The study extends our understanding of
boundary management of firm-sponsored
OSS communities.
• Firms interested in leveraging a firmsponsored community must balance on a
tightrope since tension between the firm’s
goals and the community’s goals.
Further research should investigate how firms that want to
sponsor or engage communities can adapt their internal
organizations to better fit with community-intensive
innovation activities.
10. Thank You!
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate contacting us:
pdigangi@gmail.com
robin.teigland@hhs.se
bjorn-tore.flaten@uia.no
egi@fek.su.se