The document provides information about tools that will be showcased at the 1st EBN Tools Exchange Forum in Berlin from November 28-29, 2011. It summarizes 6 tools:
1) The Pandora Risk Management Tool which helps prevent undisclosed risks from threatening companies.
2) The StartupWheel which is a visual toolbox for start-up decision making and planning.
3) The IBCS incubator management software which helps manage innovation/business centers.
4) The Innovation Zone which aims to improve collaboration through open information access.
5) Innocall which is an internet-based tool for managing business centers and incoming calls.
6) The Benchmarking Tool which allows
The document introduces Tod Fod Jod, a program to ignite youth innovation. Tod Fod Jod uses a hands-on approach of deconstructing (Tod Fod) and reconstructing/repairing/creating (Jod) to make education more engaging and relevant. Students explore subjects like science, math, art and history through taking things apart and putting them back together. Example sessions are provided where students deconstruct a camera and its components. The goal is to develop skills like critical thinking, teamwork and problem solving through multidisciplinary, project-based learning. Effective Tod Fod Jod sessions encourage collaboration, are action-oriented and fun while leveraging online resources.
This document provides information for delegates attending a conference, including details about sessions, speakers, venues, meals, and technology access. Lunch and teas will be served in specific locations. Sessions will take place in various computer rooms and classrooms, with some booked online in advance. Presenters will discuss topics like social networking, collaboration, and project-based learning using tools such as Google Maps and podcasting. The conference aims to promote innovative teaching practices using ICT.
A Investigation of Cisco Technologies & Access SolutionsNTID
This document provides an overview of a proposed investigation into Cisco technologies and access solutions by RIT's NTID Center on Access. The investigation will have three strands: 911-411-211 communication, signing avatars, and telepresence evaluation. It will involve forming expert teams, conducting literature reviews, producing white papers, and making recommendations to improve accessibility and inclusion. The goal is to establish a collaborative relationship with Cisco and provide input from a deaf perspective to help guide future product development. The project is funded for one year with $65,000 in cash and $35,000 in equipment from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Librarians use virtual worlds like Second Life to provide library services and resources to students. They build virtual libraries, provide reference help, and direct students to interactive exhibits. Some advantages are connecting distance students, creating social networks, and allowing interactive exploration of places. Challenges include the learning curve, hardware needs, promoting educational value over perceptions as games, and developing best practices. As virtual worlds become more mainstream, librarians need to establish them as extensions of services and develop standards to support virtual library collections and interactions.
Industrial Design Intelligence: Evaluation Supporting Aesthetic and Functiona...BayCHI
1. Ted Selker has conducted research on user interfaces, ergonomics, and context-aware computing at IBM and Stanford University.
2. He teaches courses on industrial design, human-computer interaction, and evaluating products through a cognitive science lens.
3. His work focuses on designing technology that is respectful of human intention through sensors, virtual sensors, and adaptive interfaces across different domains and scenarios.
The document outlines the agenda and materials for the first general meeting of the student organization Blueprint, Technology for Non-Profits. The meeting includes icebreakers, reviewing the organization's constitution, discussing upcoming projects and events, and social activities. The constitution establishes the organization's mission, membership rules, executive roles and responsibilities, meeting procedures, and dissolution process. The organization aims to use technology to help non-profits achieve their missions.
The document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Italy and compares them to BICs across the European BIC Network in 2010. Some key figures: There were 20 Italian BICs participating in the survey out of a total of 148 potential participants across the network. Italian BICs organized 390 events promoting entrepreneurship that were attended by over 16,800 people and provided 167 training events for new and existing SMEs attended by over 3,200 people. The majority of both Italian and network BICs receive public funding and focus on supporting local SMEs and innovation.
The document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Portugal and compares them to BICs across the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) in 2010. Some key findings:
- There were 10 BICs in Portugal participating in the survey out of 148 total BICs in the EBN network.
- On average, Portuguese BICs had 32 staff members compared to an average of 1865 staff across the EBN network.
- Portuguese BICs assisted 61 companies in fundraising and helped raise over €4.4 million in estimated capital, while the overall EBN network assisted 2,968 companies and helped raise over €316 million.
- The main
The document introduces Tod Fod Jod, a program to ignite youth innovation. Tod Fod Jod uses a hands-on approach of deconstructing (Tod Fod) and reconstructing/repairing/creating (Jod) to make education more engaging and relevant. Students explore subjects like science, math, art and history through taking things apart and putting them back together. Example sessions are provided where students deconstruct a camera and its components. The goal is to develop skills like critical thinking, teamwork and problem solving through multidisciplinary, project-based learning. Effective Tod Fod Jod sessions encourage collaboration, are action-oriented and fun while leveraging online resources.
This document provides information for delegates attending a conference, including details about sessions, speakers, venues, meals, and technology access. Lunch and teas will be served in specific locations. Sessions will take place in various computer rooms and classrooms, with some booked online in advance. Presenters will discuss topics like social networking, collaboration, and project-based learning using tools such as Google Maps and podcasting. The conference aims to promote innovative teaching practices using ICT.
A Investigation of Cisco Technologies & Access SolutionsNTID
This document provides an overview of a proposed investigation into Cisco technologies and access solutions by RIT's NTID Center on Access. The investigation will have three strands: 911-411-211 communication, signing avatars, and telepresence evaluation. It will involve forming expert teams, conducting literature reviews, producing white papers, and making recommendations to improve accessibility and inclusion. The goal is to establish a collaborative relationship with Cisco and provide input from a deaf perspective to help guide future product development. The project is funded for one year with $65,000 in cash and $35,000 in equipment from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Librarians use virtual worlds like Second Life to provide library services and resources to students. They build virtual libraries, provide reference help, and direct students to interactive exhibits. Some advantages are connecting distance students, creating social networks, and allowing interactive exploration of places. Challenges include the learning curve, hardware needs, promoting educational value over perceptions as games, and developing best practices. As virtual worlds become more mainstream, librarians need to establish them as extensions of services and develop standards to support virtual library collections and interactions.
Industrial Design Intelligence: Evaluation Supporting Aesthetic and Functiona...BayCHI
1. Ted Selker has conducted research on user interfaces, ergonomics, and context-aware computing at IBM and Stanford University.
2. He teaches courses on industrial design, human-computer interaction, and evaluating products through a cognitive science lens.
3. His work focuses on designing technology that is respectful of human intention through sensors, virtual sensors, and adaptive interfaces across different domains and scenarios.
The document outlines the agenda and materials for the first general meeting of the student organization Blueprint, Technology for Non-Profits. The meeting includes icebreakers, reviewing the organization's constitution, discussing upcoming projects and events, and social activities. The constitution establishes the organization's mission, membership rules, executive roles and responsibilities, meeting procedures, and dissolution process. The organization aims to use technology to help non-profits achieve their missions.
The document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Italy and compares them to BICs across the European BIC Network in 2010. Some key figures: There were 20 Italian BICs participating in the survey out of a total of 148 potential participants across the network. Italian BICs organized 390 events promoting entrepreneurship that were attended by over 16,800 people and provided 167 training events for new and existing SMEs attended by over 3,200 people. The majority of both Italian and network BICs receive public funding and focus on supporting local SMEs and innovation.
The document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Portugal and compares them to BICs across the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) in 2010. Some key findings:
- There were 10 BICs in Portugal participating in the survey out of 148 total BICs in the EBN network.
- On average, Portuguese BICs had 32 staff members compared to an average of 1865 staff across the EBN network.
- Portuguese BICs assisted 61 companies in fundraising and helped raise over €4.4 million in estimated capital, while the overall EBN network assisted 2,968 companies and helped raise over €316 million.
- The main
The document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Belgium and compares them to BICs across the European Business and Innovation Centre Network. Some key findings are:
- There were 8 BICs in Belgium that participated in the survey, out of a total of 148 potential participants across the network.
- Belgian BICs had a total of 93 staff members and supported over 850 jobs at tenant companies.
- Belgian BICs hosted 236 tenant companies on average and helped raise over €26 million in capital for supported businesses.
- The statistics benchmark Belgian BIC activities and performance against the broader European BIC network.
This document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in France and compares them to BICs across the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) in 2010. Some key findings:
- There were 36 BICs in France participating in the survey out of a total of 148 potential participants across the EBN network.
- French BICs had 311 total staff compared to 1,865 across the network. Their areas of expertise focused more on promotion of SMEs/regions and advanced ICT compared to the network's focus on R&D/university spin-offs and high-tech SME support.
- Most French BIC income came from public sources through national
This document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Germany and compares them to BICs across the European BIC Network in 2010. It finds that in 2010 there were 6 BICs in Germany that participated in the survey, representing 66.66% of German BICs. On average, German BICs had 46 tenants, employed 231 people, and had 41 contacts for enterprise creation, compared to averages of 31 tenants, 181 employees, and 318 contacts across the European BIC Network. The document provides additional details on the funding, services, training events and outcomes of the German BICs compared to the overall European network in 2010.
Gentle Introduction to Dirichlet ProcessesYap Wooi Hen
This document provides an introduction to Dirichlet processes. It begins by motivating the need for nonparametric clustering when the number of clusters in the data is unknown. It then provides an overview of Dirichlet processes and discusses them from multiple perspectives, including samples from a Dirichlet process, the Chinese restaurant process representation, stick breaking construction, and formal definition. It also covers Dirichlet process mixtures and common inference techniques like Markov chain Monte Carlo and variational inference.
Bayesian Nonparametric Topic Modeling Hierarchical Dirichlet ProcessesJinYeong Bak
This is presentation slide files in machine learning summer school in Korea.
http://prml.yonsei.ac.kr/
I talked about dirichlet distribution, dirichlet process and HDP.
The Chinese Restaurant Process is a non-parametric Bayesian process for clustering data. It models data points as customers sitting at tables in a restaurant with infinite seats. The first data point sits at the first table. Each subsequent point sits at a new table with a probability proportional to the number of occupants of existing tables, or a new empty table with some fixed probability. This allows the number of clusters to be learned from the data. The Chinese Restaurant Process can be extended to hierarchical models to allow sharing of clusters between groups.
This document provides statistics about Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Spain in 2010, benchmarked against data for the European BIC Network. It finds that 96.4% of Spanish BICs participated in the survey. Most Spanish BICs (85.2%) are hosted within existing organizations, compared to 63.3% across the network. The majority of Spanish BICs have a legal identity as an association (30%) or foundation (26%), while most network BICs are associations (29.8%) or public bodies (9.7%). Spanish BIC ownership is mostly public, with public shareholders making up 71.4% of the total, compared to 67.5% across the network
Agile Experience Design: Don’t Just Deliver: Delight!Thoughtworks
The document provides an overview of experience design principles from ThoughtWorks consultants Marc McNeill and Lindsay Ratcliffe. It discusses the problems that can arise when focusing solely on agile development or UX work, and presents a solution framework called Agile Experience Design (AXD) that brings together business, creative, technology, and UX teams. AXD's process includes envisioning, evolving, delivering, showcasing, testing and learning, and improving. The document concludes with advice on applying AXD through research, design, specification, testing, collaboration, managing expectations, and continuous delivery.
Truth and Dare - Out of the echochamber into the fireJason Mesut
This document provides a summary of a presentation given by Jason Mesut on the topics of truth and dare in the field of user experience (UX). Some of the key points made in the presentation include:
1) There is no single universal truth in UX and celebrating individual "rockstars" can weaken the field by promoting dogma over practical techniques.
2) Most UX work is done by practitioners who are not well-known, and some of the quietest people have valuable insights to share.
3) The UX field is at risk of "eating itself" as the term becomes diluted and salaries increase disproportionately for junior practitioners providing lower quality work.
Stamping out "pre
Social Intranet Design Strategies presented by Intranet Connections CEO Carolyn Douglas at the 19th Annual Intranets for Internal Communications, Vancouver, BC
ETUG is an educational technology user group in BC that has existed since 1994. It provides professional development opportunities like workshops and an innovation award. Members include post-secondary educators and staff. ETUG aims to enhance teaching and learning through technology. In the past, ETUG communicated through various means like workshops, newsletters, and online discussions. Moving forward, ETUG is focusing on improving communication channels, better understanding member needs, tracking membership, and selecting projects that can be successfully executed.
Explains how social dynamics have been changed by the Web, and what it can mean for how organizations design for newer generations.
This is a long presentation I gave at DigitalNow in 2007. It's a sort of mashup of my "Clues to the Future" and "Architectures for Conversation" with some additional content, for a 1.5 hr workshop.
This document discusses the design of products for an "internet of things" where physical objects are connected to the internet and can be identified by computers. It summarizes different levels of user experience in designing such products, including tangible interactions with physical interfaces, connectivity and sharing of data between objects and services, and visualization and reflection on collected usage data over time. Examples discussed include RFID-enabled objects, sensors in devices like the iPhone for tracking activity, and products that connect physical usage and data to online social networks and services.
Winkwaves Stand out from the wisdom of the crowd Next10 Rene Jansen
Internet commoditises all knowledge. To stand out from (the wisdom of) the crowds, the next manager needs to learn how to organise and manage differently.
This is my presentation on #Next10 in Berlin and #commonline. Comments and suggestions are welcome via twitter @renejansen
Cactus staffers Norm and Mike headed to Boulder Digital Works' Making Digital Work. Here is there take on the 2-day workshop. Norm's through his sketchpad, Mike's through his iPad.
Watched the recorded webinar at: http://www.fusionspark.com/lp/platforms-interactive-storytelling-ondemandreg/
In this discussion, FusionSpark media will explore with the founders of SpinRiot and The Documentary Summit the brief history of interactive content, the accelerated movement and key drivers towards interactive engagement with audiences, and, through emerging interactive platforms how storytellers can quickly create and publish their own original interactive storylines. We will then demonstrate a new platform that requires little to no technical training to get you up and running in no time.
Developing a software project is definitely not like building a house. If you focus on the learning aspects instead of the simple building you'll probably discover something interesting and unexpected.
Held in conjunction with World IA Day 2018, this practical session was an introduction to the core skills and methods of thinking that you will use as part of your day to day work in IA.
Topics covered include the foundations of IA, the importance of a ‘content first’ approach, thinking like a user and how to present your work to clients.
The session was led by Jon Fisher, Head of UX at Nomensa, an award-winning UX design agency based in London, Bristol and Amsterdam.
Held in conjunction with World IA Day 2018, this practical session was an introduction to the core skills and methods of thinking that you can use as part of your day to day work in IA.
Topics covered included the foundations of IA, the importance of a ‘content first’ approach, thinking like a user and how to present your work to clients.
The session was led by Jon Fisher, Head of UX at Nomensa, an award-winning UX design agency based in London, Bristol and Amsterdam.
This is a free event recommended for those new to IA or looking for a refresher on fundamentals.
Following the event, Nomensa will be providing pizza and beers for delegates to enjoy and continue networking.
If you register, but are unable to attend, please give us 48 hours notice so we can reallocate your place.
Towards user co-creation of value on the Internet-of-Things (IoT)trappenl
With the promise of an Internet-of-Things, an abundance of connected smart objects around us will collaborate to deliver us novel services that we couldn’t have dreamt of before. But, how should we, as an industry, prepare for this? How can we create (new) value for our customers?
Let’s start with some history. In the last years, the general availability of creation tools and distribution mechanisms for digital media has resulted in a so-called long tail of user created digital artefacts complementing the commercial offering of online media. Everyone can now create movies and put them on YouTube. A similar trend is ongoing for web resources where toolkits for creating mash-ups are complemented with online communities for sharing APIs and code.
I will present some inhibiting factors that prevent this wave of mass creativity to start in the world of connected Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. How can people trust services delivered by the IoT? How can they understand the services delivered to them by the smart environment? And, finally, how can users actively participate in this Internet-of-Things, as they do now on the Web?
I will zoom into this last aspect by addressing the required tools and sharing mechanisms for non-technical users to participate and co-create value on the Internet-of-Things. I will use SenseTale.com as one example trying to fill this gap. SenseTale is a live research prototype resulting from multi-disciplinary research that offers an online marketplace for IoT applications, real-time data and user created high-level abstractions thereof. SenseTale offers a first glimpse of a 3-sided marketplace where creative users, developers, and device manufacturers meet.
The document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Belgium and compares them to BICs across the European Business and Innovation Centre Network. Some key findings are:
- There were 8 BICs in Belgium that participated in the survey, out of a total of 148 potential participants across the network.
- Belgian BICs had a total of 93 staff members and supported over 850 jobs at tenant companies.
- Belgian BICs hosted 236 tenant companies on average and helped raise over €26 million in capital for supported businesses.
- The statistics benchmark Belgian BIC activities and performance against the broader European BIC network.
This document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in France and compares them to BICs across the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) in 2010. Some key findings:
- There were 36 BICs in France participating in the survey out of a total of 148 potential participants across the EBN network.
- French BICs had 311 total staff compared to 1,865 across the network. Their areas of expertise focused more on promotion of SMEs/regions and advanced ICT compared to the network's focus on R&D/university spin-offs and high-tech SME support.
- Most French BIC income came from public sources through national
This document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Germany and compares them to BICs across the European BIC Network in 2010. It finds that in 2010 there were 6 BICs in Germany that participated in the survey, representing 66.66% of German BICs. On average, German BICs had 46 tenants, employed 231 people, and had 41 contacts for enterprise creation, compared to averages of 31 tenants, 181 employees, and 318 contacts across the European BIC Network. The document provides additional details on the funding, services, training events and outcomes of the German BICs compared to the overall European network in 2010.
Gentle Introduction to Dirichlet ProcessesYap Wooi Hen
This document provides an introduction to Dirichlet processes. It begins by motivating the need for nonparametric clustering when the number of clusters in the data is unknown. It then provides an overview of Dirichlet processes and discusses them from multiple perspectives, including samples from a Dirichlet process, the Chinese restaurant process representation, stick breaking construction, and formal definition. It also covers Dirichlet process mixtures and common inference techniques like Markov chain Monte Carlo and variational inference.
Bayesian Nonparametric Topic Modeling Hierarchical Dirichlet ProcessesJinYeong Bak
This is presentation slide files in machine learning summer school in Korea.
http://prml.yonsei.ac.kr/
I talked about dirichlet distribution, dirichlet process and HDP.
The Chinese Restaurant Process is a non-parametric Bayesian process for clustering data. It models data points as customers sitting at tables in a restaurant with infinite seats. The first data point sits at the first table. Each subsequent point sits at a new table with a probability proportional to the number of occupants of existing tables, or a new empty table with some fixed probability. This allows the number of clusters to be learned from the data. The Chinese Restaurant Process can be extended to hierarchical models to allow sharing of clusters between groups.
This document provides statistics about Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Spain in 2010, benchmarked against data for the European BIC Network. It finds that 96.4% of Spanish BICs participated in the survey. Most Spanish BICs (85.2%) are hosted within existing organizations, compared to 63.3% across the network. The majority of Spanish BICs have a legal identity as an association (30%) or foundation (26%), while most network BICs are associations (29.8%) or public bodies (9.7%). Spanish BIC ownership is mostly public, with public shareholders making up 71.4% of the total, compared to 67.5% across the network
Agile Experience Design: Don’t Just Deliver: Delight!Thoughtworks
The document provides an overview of experience design principles from ThoughtWorks consultants Marc McNeill and Lindsay Ratcliffe. It discusses the problems that can arise when focusing solely on agile development or UX work, and presents a solution framework called Agile Experience Design (AXD) that brings together business, creative, technology, and UX teams. AXD's process includes envisioning, evolving, delivering, showcasing, testing and learning, and improving. The document concludes with advice on applying AXD through research, design, specification, testing, collaboration, managing expectations, and continuous delivery.
Truth and Dare - Out of the echochamber into the fireJason Mesut
This document provides a summary of a presentation given by Jason Mesut on the topics of truth and dare in the field of user experience (UX). Some of the key points made in the presentation include:
1) There is no single universal truth in UX and celebrating individual "rockstars" can weaken the field by promoting dogma over practical techniques.
2) Most UX work is done by practitioners who are not well-known, and some of the quietest people have valuable insights to share.
3) The UX field is at risk of "eating itself" as the term becomes diluted and salaries increase disproportionately for junior practitioners providing lower quality work.
Stamping out "pre
Social Intranet Design Strategies presented by Intranet Connections CEO Carolyn Douglas at the 19th Annual Intranets for Internal Communications, Vancouver, BC
ETUG is an educational technology user group in BC that has existed since 1994. It provides professional development opportunities like workshops and an innovation award. Members include post-secondary educators and staff. ETUG aims to enhance teaching and learning through technology. In the past, ETUG communicated through various means like workshops, newsletters, and online discussions. Moving forward, ETUG is focusing on improving communication channels, better understanding member needs, tracking membership, and selecting projects that can be successfully executed.
Explains how social dynamics have been changed by the Web, and what it can mean for how organizations design for newer generations.
This is a long presentation I gave at DigitalNow in 2007. It's a sort of mashup of my "Clues to the Future" and "Architectures for Conversation" with some additional content, for a 1.5 hr workshop.
This document discusses the design of products for an "internet of things" where physical objects are connected to the internet and can be identified by computers. It summarizes different levels of user experience in designing such products, including tangible interactions with physical interfaces, connectivity and sharing of data between objects and services, and visualization and reflection on collected usage data over time. Examples discussed include RFID-enabled objects, sensors in devices like the iPhone for tracking activity, and products that connect physical usage and data to online social networks and services.
Winkwaves Stand out from the wisdom of the crowd Next10 Rene Jansen
Internet commoditises all knowledge. To stand out from (the wisdom of) the crowds, the next manager needs to learn how to organise and manage differently.
This is my presentation on #Next10 in Berlin and #commonline. Comments and suggestions are welcome via twitter @renejansen
Cactus staffers Norm and Mike headed to Boulder Digital Works' Making Digital Work. Here is there take on the 2-day workshop. Norm's through his sketchpad, Mike's through his iPad.
Watched the recorded webinar at: http://www.fusionspark.com/lp/platforms-interactive-storytelling-ondemandreg/
In this discussion, FusionSpark media will explore with the founders of SpinRiot and The Documentary Summit the brief history of interactive content, the accelerated movement and key drivers towards interactive engagement with audiences, and, through emerging interactive platforms how storytellers can quickly create and publish their own original interactive storylines. We will then demonstrate a new platform that requires little to no technical training to get you up and running in no time.
Developing a software project is definitely not like building a house. If you focus on the learning aspects instead of the simple building you'll probably discover something interesting and unexpected.
Held in conjunction with World IA Day 2018, this practical session was an introduction to the core skills and methods of thinking that you will use as part of your day to day work in IA.
Topics covered include the foundations of IA, the importance of a ‘content first’ approach, thinking like a user and how to present your work to clients.
The session was led by Jon Fisher, Head of UX at Nomensa, an award-winning UX design agency based in London, Bristol and Amsterdam.
Held in conjunction with World IA Day 2018, this practical session was an introduction to the core skills and methods of thinking that you can use as part of your day to day work in IA.
Topics covered included the foundations of IA, the importance of a ‘content first’ approach, thinking like a user and how to present your work to clients.
The session was led by Jon Fisher, Head of UX at Nomensa, an award-winning UX design agency based in London, Bristol and Amsterdam.
This is a free event recommended for those new to IA or looking for a refresher on fundamentals.
Following the event, Nomensa will be providing pizza and beers for delegates to enjoy and continue networking.
If you register, but are unable to attend, please give us 48 hours notice so we can reallocate your place.
Towards user co-creation of value on the Internet-of-Things (IoT)trappenl
With the promise of an Internet-of-Things, an abundance of connected smart objects around us will collaborate to deliver us novel services that we couldn’t have dreamt of before. But, how should we, as an industry, prepare for this? How can we create (new) value for our customers?
Let’s start with some history. In the last years, the general availability of creation tools and distribution mechanisms for digital media has resulted in a so-called long tail of user created digital artefacts complementing the commercial offering of online media. Everyone can now create movies and put them on YouTube. A similar trend is ongoing for web resources where toolkits for creating mash-ups are complemented with online communities for sharing APIs and code.
I will present some inhibiting factors that prevent this wave of mass creativity to start in the world of connected Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. How can people trust services delivered by the IoT? How can they understand the services delivered to them by the smart environment? And, finally, how can users actively participate in this Internet-of-Things, as they do now on the Web?
I will zoom into this last aspect by addressing the required tools and sharing mechanisms for non-technical users to participate and co-create value on the Internet-of-Things. I will use SenseTale.com as one example trying to fill this gap. SenseTale is a live research prototype resulting from multi-disciplinary research that offers an online marketplace for IoT applications, real-time data and user created high-level abstractions thereof. SenseTale offers a first glimpse of a 3-sided marketplace where creative users, developers, and device manufacturers meet.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on using Web 2.0 tools to support learning and teaching in the 21st century. The presentation aims to connect attendees to a learning network, explain what Web 2.0 is, and inspire the use of Web 2.0 tools to support teaching and learning. It discusses social networking sites, wikis, file sharing, and widgets/RSS feeds as examples of Web 2.0 tools and how they allow for collaboration. It also addresses skills needed for the future like problem solving, critical thinking, and effective communication.
This is the slidedeck to the presentation I delivered at the New Media Conference on February 23, 2012. The topic, content marketing, was broken down into five key parts as they pertain to value, content creation, content administration and sharing/publishing. The session attendees really had a good time with this topic as did I.
This was a fantastic, fun and highly informative session. Many thanks to the Frederick Chamber of Commerce for allowing me to speak once again at their event!
This document provides an overview of building simple yet powerful organizational applications by separating data and logic. It discusses how early applications focused more on logic but over time became more data-centric. The presentation argues that organizations should treat logic (such as rules, policies and procedures) as the primary aspect by developing centralized knowledge applications like Thumbmetrics that can then be accessed by various simple data-focused applications. This architecture ensures applications remain simple and that organizational expertise determines the logic rather than any single vendor application.
The document provides instructions for using the HelpWriting.net website to request assistance with writing assignments. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account; 2) Complete an order form with instructions and deadline; 3) Review bids from writers and select one; 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment; 5) Request revisions until satisfied. It emphasizes that original, plagiarism-free work is guaranteed or a full refund will be provided.
Escaping the Knowledge Management Black Hole: New Approaches to Leveraging Or...Paul Culmsee
The document discusses challenges with managing tacit knowledge and debates different approaches. It argues that fully codifying tacit knowledge into explicit documentation is difficult and can have downsides. Instead, it proposes capturing experts' reflections on video and linking them to dialogue maps that represent the rationale without over-codifying details. This preserves context while allowing others to navigate complex discussions. The approach aims to efficiently leverage expert time and knowledge within SharePoint systems.
This document provides statistics about Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in the United Kingdom and compares them to BICs across the European BIC Network in 2010. Some key findings:
- 11 BICs were operating in the UK, representing 72.3% of potential participants in the survey.
- In the UK, 37.5% of BICs were hosted in existing organizations, while 62.5% were new entities. Across the network, the percentages were 36.7% and 63.3% respectively.
- The majority (66.7%) of UK BICs had a legal identity as a public body under special law, compared to 34% across the network.
The document summarizes key facts and figures from a 2010 survey of 148 Business Innovation Centers (BICs) across Europe. The survey was conducted as part of the European BIC Network's quality system to ensure BICs comply with quality standards. It provides data on BIC ownership, services offered, sectors supported, funding sources, staffing, and key performance indicators. The survey found that 86.5% of eligible BICs participated and provides a summary of their characteristics and operations.
In this issue: IQ — What is happening in the Middle East? Lebanon: an overview of Berytech visited within the BICBIC program by Al Urdonia Lil Ebda, Jordan. Palestine: the next year supporting the Palestinian ICT Incubator in Ramallah. QI — First feedback on the 2011 Quality process. QS — EC-BICs Experts on line: soon to come the “Ask the expert of the month” feature. QO — Showcase your BICs and your start-ups in the DIGIBIC Awards.
This issue of the European BIC Network's quality eMag discusses innovation and quality at Trentino Sviluppo, an Italian business and innovation center (BIC). It provides details on Trentino Sviluppo's history, services, facilities, and programs to support technology transfer and startup companies. It also introduces the EBN's new Soft Landing initiative to help BIC client companies establish international sales presences. Finally, it reminds readers about the upcoming EC-BIC questionnaire and welcomes new full members to the EBN.
The document summarizes information from a European BIC Network quality magazine. It discusses a visit by the Managing Director of University of East London's Knowledge Dock BIC to the BIC do Porto in Portugal. It also highlights the launch of the European BIC Network's YouTube channel to feature videos about innovation and entrepreneurship. Finally, it discusses how the BIC community supports SME internationalization, including by organizing events, assessing internationalization plans, and signposting members to resources like the European Enterprise Network.
The document discusses the EC-BIC quality criteria and process for business incubation centers seeking EC-BIC certification. It describes the criteria in four areas: general mission, organization, services, and performance evaluation. Centers complete a self-assessment questionnaire and may undergo an evaluation visit. Experts evaluate centers, write reports, and make accreditation recommendations to the BQMC committee. The process aims to boost quality, increase the network, and promote innovation and entrepreneurship.
This document summarizes a newsletter from the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN). The newsletter discusses EBN visiting another business incubator called CE
The document summarizes interviews with three BIC directors - Luigi Campitelli of BIC Lazio in Italy, Joe Greaney of WestBIC in Ireland, and Pascal Hurel of Synergia in France - about their BICs' approaches to supporting internationalization, strategic alliances, financing, tools and best practices. Key points addressed include the importance of international cooperation from an early stage, facilitating partnerships between stakeholders, developing local networks of support organizations, and adapting services to local needs while sharing transferable tools and models. The directors provide examples of initiatives their BICs have created, such as business angel networks, startup competitions, and thematic incubators.
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The European BIC Network
Quality eMag
Q-light: “Spending Quality Time on Quality Issues”
In this issue
IT, it’s time to talk about
IT| Innovation & Tools
tools! Right Tools, Right
Now!
IQ, some comments on
the country observato- it would be more interesting
Right Tools, Right Now!
ries!
if we could talk about tools T o o l s
We have been asked by
QI, greeting two new BICs! before, giving us a chance Exchange
many members and non-
to provide our members Forum in Berlin in
IT, meet some of the tools members to create a tool-
with a more reasoned an- the WISTA MANAGEMENT
that will be showcased at box, a reference for all the
swer to the famished re- premises, the 28th and
the 1st EBN Tools Ex- Business and Innovation
quest for tools. 29th of November not only
change Forum! Centers networked by EBN.
to find tools but also to ex-
QS, EBN’s Quality ser- Excellent, says the wise Looking, assessing, under-
hibit tools, and to let us
vices, where to find them! man, then do it! Of course, standing and putting to a
know if you are looking for
as everything, things are test the added value of
We hope you enjoy the something specific.
easily said, brain-stormed, tools developed by BICs
reading! Comments wel- and outsiders for all inter- Indeed, if you have created
imagined, programmed, but
come! ested Innovation-Based interesting tools, please
not easily done! Indeed to
fill a toolbox with useful and Incubators. contact us, show us what
relevant tools that can be you have and let’s talk.
Giordano & Chiara We have then created an
utilized by the staff mem- occasion dedicated to tools, Follow the links below for
bers of our BIC community to exchange tools among more info:
to better support the inno- BICs, to give a chance to
vative entrepreneurs of * The program of the 1st
talk to tool developers and
today and tomorrow has EBN Tools Exchange Fo-
see whether useful instru-
proved to be a gigantic rum.
ments can help you do your
task, which needed to be job better. The toolbox will * The Infopack, to conven-
Editors: Giordano Dichter and Chiara
Davalli .
tackled from a different follow. iently find the location,
angle. A reversed angle to hotels, etc.
Responsible for the publication: Philippe
Vanrie, EBN CEO. be precise. We just thought So yes, we invite you all to
participate in the 1st EBN * The registration form.
Tools Exchange Forum
for Innovation Based Incubators and BICs
Berlin, 28 - 29 November 2011
WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH
Rudower Chaussee 17
D-12489 Berlin
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IQ| Innovation & Quality
“The
Some comments on the observatories
challenge for
entrepreneurs
The observatories are on-line customer. As for fundraising directors what could we expect
on the EBN website as already we know that an investor from the BIC communities of is now to
announced in the last issue of doesn´t really care of all the their respective countries! reach the market and fit the
our eMag. EBN’s quality team details of technology, he wants
produces the observatories of to see the marketability and
"The Belgian BIC community — product/service to the needs
says Jean-Claude — is in the
countries where there are a the upside potential of the of customers” -
process of increasing the qual-
minimum of 5 BICs, hence, we products. There is a gap be- Franz Glatz
ity level of services by identify-
can now point out the specifici- tween entrepreneurs and in-
ing and disseminating the best
ties of the BIC communities of vestors and German BICs are
practices within its network as
Belgium, France, Germany, bridging the gap better and
well as organizing access to
Italy, Spain, Portugal and the better".
mutual resources such as
UK. And some BIC directors
Crossing the Channel, the databases, communication
have kindly accepted to reply
2011 UK BIC Observatory campaigns,…"
to some of our questions, pro-
shows remarkable perform-
viding us with some comments Geoff Riley does point out
ances when assessing the
about the data. some of the difficulties the
work undertaken by the UK
BICs in the UK are facing. "In
“The
Jean-Claude Ettinger, director BICs for existing SMEs. It ap-
of Solvay Entrepreneurs high- pears that they are experienc-
the UK business support Focus is
arena — states Geoff —all re-
lights the need for cooperation ing a shift of the attention from
gions of the UK are working on
now on
with funding partners which entrepreneurs to other older
has been pursued in Belgium. and more consolidated compa-
their own individual problems higher value jobs being
with little national focus. All
Specifically, according to Jean- nies. When asked to confirm
new business start-up support
created in higher value
Claude, “the remarkable result the statement, Geoff Riley,
director of the Staffordshire
is to be delivered on-line by businesses” -
in terms of fund raising of the Business Link and no face to
Belgian BICs is due to an in- and Black County BIC, replies
face support is to be provided.
Geoff Riley
creased collaboration with the "There has been a shift away
Obviously this does not fit with
Walloon business angel net- from (but not completely) en-
the ethos of the BICs and
work (Be Angel) and their trepreneurs and start-up busi-
strenuous effort is being put
counterparts over the French nesses in favour of more ma-
into identifying funding to re-
border through a network ture businesses due, in part, to
source the assistance to entre-
jointly created and managed the realisation that wealth
preneurs".
by Walloon BICs (WABAN)”. creation comes mainly from
identifiable high value/ high We like to conclude this small
Two features appear to be the growth businesses andthese article with the same optimism
main characteristics of the are seen as the way out of the expressed by Franz when he
German BICs: (a) the level of present depressed market states that "The EBN commu-
technological innovation (b) situation. Even more important nity can expect a deeper col- “The
the success in raising capital than ever is the BICs role as a laboration of the German BICs Belgian BIC
for the entrepreneurs, espe- detector of new products or between each other. There will
cially venture capital. community is in the process
processes that can progress to be the first German BIC meet-
"Germany — says Gategarching this stage" . We have also noti- ing in autumn this year. And of increasing the quality level
BIC director in Munich — is ced that UK BICs have a lower EBN can hopefully expect of services by identifying and
famous for its engineers and value for money when conside- more members".
developers. That is why the ring the cost per job created.
disseminating best practices ”
level of technological innova- "The focus is now on higher - Jean-Claude
tion is high. Engineers develop value jobs being created in
the best products and they do
Ettinger
higher value businesses and
this well. The challenge for therefore it results in a higher
entrepreneurs is now to reach cost per job".
the market and fit the prod-
uct/service to the needs of Of course we couldn’t miss the
occasion to ask the three BIC
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QI| Please, meet 2 new EC-BICs!
“If Innovation Two innovation-based incu- “Innovation Zone Portal” as of Greenwich in the UK. To
Center Medway bators have been proved an interesting tool aimed at say it with Mr. Olivier To-
is not a BIC, compliant with the BIC opening inflows of new in- mat, the designed evalua-
then no one is!” Quality Mark Criteria and novation ideas achieved by tor of the BIC, “If they are
Olivier Tomat, evaluator of have therefore been mobilizing and orchestrat- not a BIC, then no one is!”.
ICM. granted the use of the EC- ing the intellectual capital
Indeed welcome to the new
BIC trademark in Septem- of all employees and part-
BICs. If you need to contact
ber. ners. The tool will be pre-
them you can find them in
sented in Berlin on 28-29
So we welcome them as EBN’s membership direc-
November.
full members of EBN! tory on EBN’s homepage.
“It is my strong The first of the two new
belief that Flying from the Slovak Re-
BICs is Novitech, located in
Novitech is one of the best choices public to the UK to greet
Košice, in the Slovak Re-
as a BIC member in Slovakia!” the other new BIC: the Inno-
public. We would like to
vation Center Medway lo-
Jan Jacob Hilberdink, highlight the excellent
cated within the University
evaluator of Novitech.
Another reason why to join us in Berlin at the Tools Exchange Forum:
"Digital Analytics Tools for Start ups and Incubators" Led by Nicolas Malo, a digital ana-
lytics expert with 15+ years of experience in digital marketing, this workshop will guide
you into the practical steps and indispensable tools that you need to
measure and optimize your digital strategy. No technical knowledge
is required to attend and enjoy!” -
“As the world is becoming more and more digital with the explosion of
social media, online videos and mobile Internet, no company can any
longer afford to be careless with the measurement of their digital
strategy, or at least their digital presence. How can this apply to start
ups and incubators? Where should we start? What could be the
expected ROI?”
Nicolas Malo, on web analytics, Come talk to him in Berlin 28 — 29 November.
Do you want your website diagnosed by Nicolas Malo?
We are looking for 3 BICs who accept to unveil their data at the workshop!
Apply by sending us an email within 11 November to silvia.depasquale@ebn.eu
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IT| Please, meet the first tools!
The Pandora Risk Management Tool,
Developed by BIC Business Development Friesland.
In Greek mythology, Pandora's Box is the box carried by Pandora that contained all
the evils of mankind - greed, vanity, slander, lies, envy, pining - and hope.
After Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire, Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create the
woman Pandora as part of the punishment for mankind. Pandora had been given a
jar and instructed by Zeus to keep it closed, but she had also been given the gift of
curiousity, and ultimately opened it. When she did, all of the evils of mankind escaped from the jar, although Pandora
was quick enough to close it again and keep one value inside, and that was Hope.
As the undisclosed risks of organisations and enterprises might be considered as threatening as the evils of the box of
Pandora, risk management could be the ultimate tool to prevent the risks getting out of the box putting the companies
in hazardous situations .
The StartupWheel
Developed by StartUp Company Inc.
The StartupWheel is a visual toolbox for decision-making and action planning for start-up and growth companies.
It helps entrepreneurs build their businesses through a simple action-oriented process that stays true to the way most
entrepreneurs think and work.
For the business advisor, the absolute flexibility of the toolbox means that it can be fully adapted to existing advisory
tools and client needs, and it can even be used by clients themselves, thereby saving time for the advisor.
360° Perspective Made Simple
Everything about business in one single toolbox.
The StartupWheel was designed around the observation that all businesses – in all industries and life stages – have
four lasting challenges in common: They must create an attractive Business Concept, build a
strong Organization behind it, develop lasting Client Relations, and do so while maintaining profitable Operations.
The IBCS incubator management software
Developed by ra information systems.
ibcs is the perfect software solution for managing your Innovation or Incubation
Centre, Business Centre, Conference Centre, Science Park or any other serviced
office or managed workspace environment. ibcs creates a centralised access
point for the management of all the features related to your incubator (e.g. Enquir-
ies & Prospects, License, Lease & Service Charges, Meetings, Conferences & Events, Ad Hoc Service Provision, Peri-
odic Invoicing’ Forecasting & Sales Analysis, Contacts Management & Document Storage, Facilities Maintenance, Sur-
veys & Questionnaires…)
With over 10 years of multi-centre use, ibcs has been successfully implemented into many businesses . ibcs provides a
modular solution to the management of your workspace by giving you a seamless flow of real-time information.
In using ibcs, you can significantly reduce the number of manual interventions required and increase your productivity,
freeing up your valuable time to focus on your clients
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IT| Please, meet the first tools!
The Innovation Zone
Developed by BIC Novitech, Slovak Republic.
New rules for better collaboration! ... achieved by mobilizing and orchestrating the intellectual capital of all employees
and partners regardless of their formal role in the company......in an open and informal atmosphere.
BENEFITS:
Improved ecosystem performance
Open inflow of new innovation ideas.
Equal opportunity to information access.
Improved participation of ecosystem members in projects.
... Bottom line: improved performance of an incubator’s ecosystem!
Innocall
Developed by BIC Innotek, Belgium.
Innotek, BIC since 1987, has experience with providing added value solutions to tenants
of business centres. Innotek decided to create a new concept, an internet based tool
called ‘Innocall’, based on all lessons learned. The concept allows managers of Business Centres and Incubators to
professionally handle incoming calls for tenants, do project management, CRM... This tool also offers : Integrated tele-
phone answering system, Project management and follow up, Time sheet management, Meeting room reservations,
CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Contact center software (outbound), and more.
The Benchmarking Tool,
Developed by the European BIC Network .
What is it all about?
Collecting data to return data through a sophisticated analysis of the profile, the perform-
ance and the value for money of an incubator compared to those of BICs selected through
the application of previously defined criteria.
What information can be found in a benchmarking report?
A PowerPoint presentation (raw data are made available upon request in excel format) containing information on the
main characteristics of the benchmarks (country, catchment areas, income and expenditures ecc.) the key expertise,
the utilization of human resources, process indicators (e.g. enquiries, feasibility studies), performance indicators (e.g.
business plans, start-ups, existing SMEs supported, types of support, IP, access to funding) and value for money (e.g.
cost per job created, start-ups created per 100K of BIC expenditures or of BIC staff).
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The EBN Quality Team supports the European BIC commu-
nity to ensure compliance to the EC-BIC quality mark crite-
ria.
Initiated in 2004, powered by a community-based self-
assessment protocol, a routine web application, a com-
bined set of both process & performance indicators, and a
“peer-to-peer” audit system, this initiative has enabled the
EC-BIC brand & label to be highly respected in private and
public circles.
The EC-BIC Through the development of the quality process, the EBN
Quality team has engineered and now delivers:
trademark, a sign of
* Production of benchmarking reports of innovation-
quality and distinction based incubator
among the European * Production of peer reviews of innovation-based incu-
innovation-based incubators. bators
* Design of road-maps and provision of technical as-
sistance to become an EC-BIC
Consult EBN’s website to check terms and conditions to
benefit from these services, or contact us directly.
Interested in showcasing your tool at the 1st EBN Tools Exchange Forum?
You still have time!
Contact us!
Giordano Dichter Chiara Davalli
+32-2-7611083 +32-2-7611094
gdi@ebn cda@ebn
Skype: g.dichter Skype: Ebn.Helpdesk
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