ASC 2016 09/09/2016 – Winchester (UK)
Steven Debaere | Sophie Van Neck | Tom De Ruyck | Kristof Coussement
MINORITY REPORT IN RESEARCH COMMUNITIES
MEMBER DISENGAGEMENT CAN BE PREVENTEDINTHE FUTURE CAN BE SEEN
A Research Community as an Insight Delivery System
#minorityreport
The Challenge of Community Viability
#minorityreport
>50%
OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES
FAIL TO GENERATE
SUCCESFUL OUTCOMES
(Sarner, 2008)
Member Disengagement as Viability Challenger
1
2
Low participation quantity
Low participation quality
Low participation in community topics
Posts that contain insufficient argumentation
#minorityreport
How to reduce member disengagement?
Reputation mechanism?
Content authoring?
#minorityreport
REACTIVE
SUBJECTIVE
TIME/COST INEFFICIENT
How to reduce member disengagement?
Reputation mechanism?
Content authoring?
#minorityreport
REACTIVE
SUBJECTIVE
TIME/COST INEFFICIENT
Better approach?
PROACTIVE
OBJECTIVE
TIME/COST EFFICIENT
I LEARN THE 4 PRINCIPLES
OF Proactive Community
Management
III
II
IV
To reduce member disengagement effectively ….
#minorityreport
Murder! Murder!
“What’s coming?
Double homicide:
one male, one
female. Killer's
male, white, 40's.”
“I'm placing
you under
arrest for the
future murder
of Sarah
Marks”
“The future can be seen”
I - PREDICTION
#minorityreport
Predictive analytics
I - PREDICTION
Untapped potential of research communities
Prediction model for member disengagement
I - PREDICTION
1. %
2. Risk indicator
3. Proactive alarm system
Output 
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I - PREDICTIONI - PREDICTION
QUANTITY
QUALITY
Low High
Low
High
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Community
Stars
Passivists
High-
Potentials
Annoyers
1
2
TIP! Integrate predictions in community
management support system
I - PREDICTIONQUALITY
QUANTITY
I - PREDICTION
Low High
Low
High
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87%
32%
81%
20%
27%
79%
32%
85%
12%
91%
86%
93%
91%
94%
11%
13%
9%
22%
17%
14%19%
11%
94%
17%
 Low quantity risk
 Low quality risk
TIP! Integrate predictions in community
management support system
1
2
94%
17%
“We see what they see”
II - DETECTION
“All we have to
run on are the
images that they
produce”
can be seen
“We see what they see”
#minorityreport
II - DETECTION
AugJul Sep Oct Nov
II - DETECTION
Pattern recognition
Pursue
Constructivity
Less recent, less
frequent & shorter
posts = lower-
level members
Big size breeds
big problems
Allow swearing,
but avoid raging
anger
1 2 3 4
#minorityreport
TIPS!
Sentiment & member activity analysis
Past Future
Performance explanation
“The system can’t be wrong”
III - PRECISION
“There hasn't been a murder in
six years. There's nothing
wrong with the system. It's
perfect.”
“Flaws.
You ever get any
false positives?”
“Tell me exactly
what it is you're
looking for?”
#minorityreport
“100% predictive accuracy is not possible”
I - PREDICTIONIII - PRECISION
“Successful implementation requires
more than adequate predictive ability”
#minorityreport
50% 100%
78%71%
Good
….
Bad
Low
Quant
Low
Qual
ComprehensibilityJustifiability
Predictive Accuracy
TIP! Make a trade-off decision
for succesful adoption
(Martens et al, 2008)
Random
Choice
“Murder can be stopped”
IV - PREVENTION
“We are arresting
individuals who've broken
no law, but they will.”
“The fact that you prevented
it from happening doesn't
change the fact that it was
going to happen.”
#minorityreport
I - PREDICTIONIV - PREVENTION
Three-stage approach
prediction model
framework
CRM info
prevention suggestion
1 2
QUALITY
QUANTITY
Low
High
Low High
#minorityreport
TIP!
HUMANMACHINE
identify contextualize finalize
MACHINE
interpretation
action
3
!
Prevention campaign
PERSONALIZATION = KEY
GO!
THEREFORE, USE THE 4 PRINCIPLES
OF Proactive Community
Management
Conclusion & takeaways
DETECTION
PREVENTIONPRECISION
PREDICTION
I II
III IV
#minorityreport
Member disengagement jeopardizes
community viability & must be battled
effectively*….
* proactive – objective – time/cost efficient
Steven Debaere | Sophie Van Neck | Tom De Ruyck | Kristof Coussement
MINORITY REPORT IN RESEARCH COMMUNITIES
MEMBER DISENGAGEMENT CAN BE PREVENTEDINTHE FUTURE CAN BE SEEN
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! #minorityreport

Minority report in research communities

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    ASC 2016 09/09/2016– Winchester (UK) Steven Debaere | Sophie Van Neck | Tom De Ruyck | Kristof Coussement MINORITY REPORT IN RESEARCH COMMUNITIES MEMBER DISENGAGEMENT CAN BE PREVENTEDINTHE FUTURE CAN BE SEEN
  • 2.
    A Research Communityas an Insight Delivery System #minorityreport
  • 3.
    The Challenge ofCommunity Viability #minorityreport >50% OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES FAIL TO GENERATE SUCCESFUL OUTCOMES (Sarner, 2008)
  • 4.
    Member Disengagement asViability Challenger 1 2 Low participation quantity Low participation quality Low participation in community topics Posts that contain insufficient argumentation #minorityreport
  • 5.
    How to reducemember disengagement? Reputation mechanism? Content authoring? #minorityreport REACTIVE SUBJECTIVE TIME/COST INEFFICIENT
  • 6.
    How to reducemember disengagement? Reputation mechanism? Content authoring? #minorityreport REACTIVE SUBJECTIVE TIME/COST INEFFICIENT Better approach? PROACTIVE OBJECTIVE TIME/COST EFFICIENT
  • 8.
    I LEARN THE4 PRINCIPLES OF Proactive Community Management III II IV To reduce member disengagement effectively …. #minorityreport
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    Murder! Murder! “What’s coming? Doublehomicide: one male, one female. Killer's male, white, 40's.” “I'm placing you under arrest for the future murder of Sarah Marks” “The future can be seen” I - PREDICTION #minorityreport
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    Predictive analytics I -PREDICTION Untapped potential of research communities Prediction model for member disengagement I - PREDICTION 1. % 2. Risk indicator 3. Proactive alarm system Output  #minorityreport
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    I - PREDICTIONI- PREDICTION QUANTITY QUALITY Low High Low High #minorityreport Community Stars Passivists High- Potentials Annoyers 1 2 TIP! Integrate predictions in community management support system
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    I - PREDICTIONQUALITY QUANTITY I- PREDICTION Low High Low High #minorityreport 87% 32% 81% 20% 27% 79% 32% 85% 12% 91% 86% 93% 91% 94% 11% 13% 9% 22% 17% 14%19% 11% 94% 17%  Low quantity risk  Low quality risk TIP! Integrate predictions in community management support system 1 2 94% 17%
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    “We see whatthey see” II - DETECTION “All we have to run on are the images that they produce” can be seen “We see what they see” #minorityreport
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    II - DETECTION AugJulSep Oct Nov II - DETECTION Pattern recognition Pursue Constructivity Less recent, less frequent & shorter posts = lower- level members Big size breeds big problems Allow swearing, but avoid raging anger 1 2 3 4 #minorityreport TIPS! Sentiment & member activity analysis Past Future Performance explanation
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    “The system can’tbe wrong” III - PRECISION “There hasn't been a murder in six years. There's nothing wrong with the system. It's perfect.” “Flaws. You ever get any false positives?” “Tell me exactly what it is you're looking for?” #minorityreport
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    “100% predictive accuracyis not possible” I - PREDICTIONIII - PRECISION “Successful implementation requires more than adequate predictive ability” #minorityreport 50% 100% 78%71% Good …. Bad Low Quant Low Qual ComprehensibilityJustifiability Predictive Accuracy TIP! Make a trade-off decision for succesful adoption (Martens et al, 2008) Random Choice
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    “Murder can bestopped” IV - PREVENTION “We are arresting individuals who've broken no law, but they will.” “The fact that you prevented it from happening doesn't change the fact that it was going to happen.” #minorityreport
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    I - PREDICTIONIV- PREVENTION Three-stage approach prediction model framework CRM info prevention suggestion 1 2 QUALITY QUANTITY Low High Low High #minorityreport TIP! HUMANMACHINE identify contextualize finalize MACHINE interpretation action 3 ! Prevention campaign PERSONALIZATION = KEY GO!
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    THEREFORE, USE THE4 PRINCIPLES OF Proactive Community Management Conclusion & takeaways DETECTION PREVENTIONPRECISION PREDICTION I II III IV #minorityreport Member disengagement jeopardizes community viability & must be battled effectively*…. * proactive – objective – time/cost efficient
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    Steven Debaere |Sophie Van Neck | Tom De Ruyck | Kristof Coussement MINORITY REPORT IN RESEARCH COMMUNITIES MEMBER DISENGAGEMENT CAN BE PREVENTEDINTHE FUTURE CAN BE SEEN THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! #minorityreport