1 Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge Presented by Hazel Hall Senior Lecturer School of Computing Napier University, Edinburgh [email protected]
Oct 21, 2014
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Presented byHazel HallSenior LecturerSchool of ComputingNapier University, Edinburgh
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Co-authorDianne GrahamSystems AdministratorHighland Council Harbour Management Lochinver
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Communities of practice enhance collaborative work
– within single organisations– across networks of organisations– in non-organisational groupings
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Communities of practice enhance collaborative work
– within single organisations– across networks of organisations– in non-organisational groupings
and are dependent on knowledge sharing practice
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Incentives for knowledge sharing
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Incentives for knowledge sharing
– provision of rewards• hard• soft
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Incentives for knowledge sharing
– provision of rewards• hard• soft
– provision of infrastructure• social• technological• boundary
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Incentives for knowledge sharing
– provision of rewards• hard• soft
– provision of infrastructure• social• technological• boundary
Strong belief in organisational ownership of expertise
Positive attitude towards knowledge sharing promoted in the organisation
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Incentives for knowledge sharing
– provision of rewards• hard• soft
– provision of infrastructure• social• technological• boundary
Strong belief in organisational ownership of expertise
Positive attitude towards knowledge sharing promoted in the organisation
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Incentives for knowledge sharing
– provision of rewards• hard• soft
– provision of infrastructure• social• technological• boundary
Strong belief in organisational ownership of expertise
Positive attitude towards knowledge sharing promoted in the organisation
How does this apply in a “social” setting?
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
1997
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
1997 1999
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
1999
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Stage 5
109 182 6 11 88 214 74 77 153 177 109 195 76 37 188166 188 73 109 158 15 208 42 5 217 78 209 147 9 8180 169 109 22 96 169 3 29 214 215 9 198 77 112 8 30 117 124 86 96 73 177 50 161
Singh, 1999, p. 355
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Stage 5
109 182 6 11 88 214 74 77 153 177 109 195 76 37 188166 188 73 109 158 15 208 42 5 217 78 209 147 9 8180 169 109 22 96 169 3 29 214 215 9 198 77 112 8 30 117 124 86 96 73 177 50 161
Singh, 1999, p. 355Illiad
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• Identification of Fermat’s last theorem (not Fermat’s last theorem) holding a clue.
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
• Identification of Fermat’s last theorem (not Fermat’s last theorem) holding a clue.
• Marginal note:
Cubem autem in duos cubos, aut quadratoquodratum in duos quadratoquadratos, et generaliter nullam in infinitum ultra quadratum potestatem in duos eiusdem nominis fas est dividere. Cuius rei demonstrationem mirabilem sane detexi hanc marginis exiguitas non careret.
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
• Fermat’s marginal note as key text for letter counting:
(1) cubemauteminduoscubosautquadratoquodratu
(41) minduosquadratoquadratosetgeneraliternul
(81) lamininfinitumultraquadratumpotestatemin
(121)duoseiusdemnominisfasestdividerecuiusrei
(161)demonstrationemmirabilemsanedetexihancma
(201)rginisexiguitasnoncareret
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
• Fermat’s marginal note as key text for letter counting:
(1) cubemauteminduoscubosautquadratoquodratu
(41) minduosquadratoquadratosetgeneraliternul
(81) lamininfinitumultraquadratumpotestatemin
(121)duoseiusdemnominisfasestdividerecuiusrei
(161)demonstrationemmirabilemsanedetexihancma
(201)rginisexiguitasnoncareret
109 182 6 11 88 214 74 77
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
• Fermat’s marginal note as key text for letter counting:
(1) cubemauteminduoscubosautquadratoquodratu
(41) minduosquadratoquadratosetgeneraliternul
(81) lamininfinitumultraquadratumpotestatemin
(121)duoseiusdemnominisfasestdividerecuiusrei
(161)demonstrationemmirabilemsanedetexihancma
(201)rginisexiguitasnoncareret
109 182 6 11 88 214 74 77 = plaifair
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
• Fermat’s marginal note as key text for letter counting:
(1) cubemauteminduoscubosautquadratoquodratu
(41) minduosquadratoquadratosetgeneraliternul
(81) lamininfinitumultraquadratumpotestatemin
(121)duoseiusdemnominisfasestdividerecuiusrei
(161)demonstrationemmirabilemsanedetexihancma
(201)rginisexiguitasnoncareret
Plaifair cipher es el proximo nivel. La palabra secreta es Illiad.
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Purpose of the list
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Monthly contributionsto the list
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Completion announced 11 October 2000
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£10,000?
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Research approach
– “Content analysis”
– E-mail survey - questionnaire to sample of membership
– In-depth interviews• Simon Singh• Code breakers
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Demographics
– Male– Under 40– Beginners
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Demographics
– Male– Under 40– Beginners
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Motivation to participate - knowledge capital
– Gain knowledge of code-breaking• in general• to solve a particular problem
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Motivation to participate - learning
– Gain knowledge of code-breaking• in general• to solve a particular problem
– Gain information on others’ progress• benchmarking
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Motivation to participate - learning
– Gain knowledge of code-breaking• in general• to solve a particular problem
– Gain information on others’ progress• benchmarking
Share knowledge with others
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Help requested
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Benchmarking
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Help provided
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Motivation to participate - social contact
• In VCs
– Individuals seek friendship• instant access to on-going relationships with a large number
of people
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Motivation to participate - social contact
• In VCs
– Individuals seek friendship• instant access to on-going relationships with a large number
of people
– Groups of enthusiasts seek sense of “belonging” • shared identities, relationships, commitments
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Motivation to participate - social contact
• In VCs
– Individuals seek friendship• instant access to on-going relationships with a large number
of people
– Groups of enthusiasts seek sense of “belonging” • shared identities, relationships, commitments
In this case, companionship = not so important
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Low importance of social relationships
– Topic of the discussions– Clarity of the group’s purpose– Passion and interest for the topic– Demographics of membership– Prospects for interaction in the real world
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Motivation to participate - social contact
• Encouragement
– (Public) one-to-one
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Motivation to participate - social contact
• Encouragement
– (Public) one-to-one
– Community
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
One-to-one encouragement
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Motivation to participate - social contact
Community encouragement
I gained heart from reading all the old posts from people who had solved the various codes already. It was obviously a do-able task.
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Knowledge sharing and capital created
Gains Why take? Why give?
To break codes Moral obligationTo win prize
Individual Knowledge capital ReputationPersonal satisfaction
Community None Knowledge capitalSocial capital
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Desire to contribute
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Obligation to contribute
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Frustration with lurking free-riders
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Winners were lurking free-riders
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Knowledge sharing and capital created
Gains Why take? Why give?
To break codes Moral obligationTo win prize
Individual Knowledge capital ReputationPersonal satisfaction
Community None Knowledge capital?Social capital
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Lurking to learn
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Knowledge capital?
They exchanged a lot of comment such as “Did you know that…?” However, I do not think participants exchanged a lot of new, crucial knowledge. Very few people put forward the sort of knowledge that might jeopardise their chances of winning.
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Guarding against spoilers
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Sub-groups/cliques
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Knowledge creation
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Main conclusions of interest to business applications
– The values of community membership determine the power of incentives employed to encourage active participation.
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Main conclusions of interest to business applications
– The values of community membership determine the power of incentives employed to encourage active participation.
– The breadth of topic focus determines levels/type of activity and associated need for social support.
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Capital in communities: the case of the CipherChallenge
Main conclusions of interest to business applications
– The values of community membership determine the power of incentives employed to encourage active participation.
– The breadth of topic focus determines levels/type of activity and associated need for social support.
– Community size matters: inclusion for individual learning, exclusion for knowledge creation.
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Related work on communities
Davenport, E., & Hall, H. (2002). Organizational knowledge and communities of practice. In B. Cronin (Ed.), Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (Vol. 36, pp. 171-227). Medford, New Jersey: Information Today.
Hall, H. (2001). Input friendly intranets: motivating knowledge sharing across intranets. Journal of Information Science, 27(3), 139-146.
Hall, H. (2001). Social exchange for knowledge exchange. Paper presented at the Managing knowledge: conversations and critiques, 10-11 April 2001, University of Leicester.
Hall, H. (in press). Borrowed theory: applying exchange theories in information science research. Library and Information Science Research, 25.
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CipherChallenge material
The bookSingh, S. (1999). The code book. London: Fourth Estate.
The solutionsAlmgren, F., Andersson, G., Granlund, T., Ivansson, L., & Ulfberg, S. (2000). How we
cracked the code book ciphers, [Online]. Available: http://answers.codebook.org/codebook_solution.pdf
The e-grouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/CipherChallenge