1 Leveraging Effective Leveraging Effective Collaboration in Collaboration in Communities & Communities & Open Distributed Teams Open Distributed Teams to the to the Protégé Project Team Protégé Project Team Stanford Medical Informatics Stanford Medical Informatics by by Peter P. Yim Peter P. Yim <[email protected]> August 13, 2004 August 13, 2004 ( v 1.01 )
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Leveraging Effective Collaboration in Communities & Open Distributed Teams
Leveraging Effective Collaboration in Communities & Open Distributed Teams. by Peter P. Yim < [email protected] > August 13, 2004 ( v 1.01 ). to the Protégé Project Team Stanford Medical Informatics. Introducing CIM. CIM Engineering, Inc. - San Mateo, CA - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Leveraging Effective Leveraging Effective Collaboration in Collaboration in Communities & Communities &
Open Distributed TeamsOpen Distributed Teams
to theto the
Protégé Project TeamProtégé Project TeamStanford Medical InformaticsStanford Medical Informatics
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Introducing CIMIntroducing CIM
• CIM Engineering, Inc. - San Mateo, CACIM Engineering, Inc. - San Mateo, CA• Incorporated in California – Jan. 1989Incorporated in California – Jan. 1989• CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing
(with our origin in manufacturing and (with our origin in manufacturing and manufacturing systems)manufacturing systems)
MManufacturing”anufacturing” now, “now, “CCollaboration ollaboration IIn hun huMMan-an-MMachine-achine-MMethodology”ethodology” Effectively, we are about optimizing systems of:Effectively, we are about optimizing systems of: PeoplePeople,, Tools Tools andand
ProcessProcess
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What Does CIM3 Do?What Does CIM3 Do?• Mission: Mission: to enable more effective distributed to enable more effective distributed
collaboration and virtual enterprise through collaboration and virtual enterprise through bootstrapping collective intelligence over the bootstrapping collective intelligence over the InternetInternet
• Doing business as:Doing business as: ““cim3.comcim3.com”, “”, “cim3.netcim3.net” and “” and “cim3.orgcim3.org”” cim3.comcim3.com – the business arm of the company – the business arm of the company cim3.netcim3.net – the collaborative work environments where client – the collaborative work environments where client
Communities of Practice and distributed team workspaces Communities of Practice and distributed team workspaces are hosted are hosted
cim3.orgcim3.org – the research arm, and holder of the company’s – the research arm, and holder of the company’s open technology, content and other intellectual propertiesopen technology, content and other intellectual properties
• Products/Services: providing an ISP/ASP based Products/Services: providing an ISP/ASP based Collaborative Collaborative Work Environment (“CWE”)Work Environment (“CWE”) infrastructure that enables infrastructure that enables distributed project teams, virtual enterprise partners and distributed project teams, virtual enterprise partners and communities of practice to work effectively over the Internet.communities of practice to work effectively over the Internet.
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TeamsTeams• People as an integral part of the People as an integral part of the
systemsystem• The Community Spectrum The Community Spectrum [Kaplan/iCohere][Kaplan/iCohere]
Affinity NetworksAffinity Networks Learning CommunitiesLearning Communities Communities of Practice (CoP’s)Communities of Practice (CoP’s) Project TeamsProject Teams
• We optimize our infrastructure, tools and We optimize our infrastructure, tools and process for CoP’s and Distributed Project process for CoP’s and Distributed Project TeamsTeams
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Our Hosting Our Hosting FacilityFacility
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CIM3's ApproachCIM3's Approach• Augmentation - human-machine interaction - collaboration - communitiesAugmentation - human-machine interaction - collaboration - communities• Openness - we use open-source software & comply with open standards as Openness - we use open-source software & comply with open standards as
much as we can; we open-source our technology and content, and participate much as we can; we open-source our technology and content, and participate in open standards developmentin open standards development
• Capitalizing on the Internet technology: taking it Capitalizing on the Internet technology: taking it from the research and academic networkfrom the research and academic network to the current form as publishing mediato the current form as publishing media to Transactions and Web Services to Transactions and Web Services onto being its future as knowledge media in the Semantic Webonto being its future as knowledge media in the Semantic Web
• Providing platform neutrality: Providing platform neutrality: supporting machines on PC’s, Mac’s, Linux, Unix, …supporting machines on PC’s, Mac’s, Linux, Unix, …• System built upon a knowledge architecture optimized for distributed System built upon a knowledge architecture optimized for distributed
teamworkteamwork• Emphasis on effectiveness and strategic value - not technologyEmphasis on effectiveness and strategic value - not technology• Supporting entire user spectrum: from the everyday users to the power usersSupporting entire user spectrum: from the everyday users to the power users• While we do open-source work, we believe in properly remunerating our While we do open-source work, we believe in properly remunerating our
contributors, and in helping create a viable economic model for open workcontributors, and in helping create a viable economic model for open work
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The Case for the Augmentation Approach The Case for the Augmentation Approach in CWEin CWE
• We work towards providing a work environment for We work towards providing a work environment for bothboth humans and humans and machines, optimizing between objectives likemachines, optimizing between objectives like• Supporting the expressiveness that humans need to convey their ideas, Supporting the expressiveness that humans need to convey their ideas,
and the structure and rigor that machines need to properly and the structure and rigor that machines need to properly interoperate - in essence, promoting both creativity and operational interoperate - in essence, promoting both creativity and operational efficacyefficacy
• The ease-of-use that everyday users need, and the versatility and The ease-of-use that everyday users need, and the versatility and extensibility that power users need to take their work to the next levelextensibility that power users need to take their work to the next level
• Securing the borders of the cwe to malicious intruders, while Securing the borders of the cwe to malicious intruders, while encouraging access, participation, sharing and the free flow of encouraging access, participation, sharing and the free flow of information and knowledge among members of the trusted information and knowledge among members of the trusted communities communities
• Catering to the quality requirements of information and transaction Catering to the quality requirements of information and transaction processing systems and the realities of human behavior that just aren’t processing systems and the realities of human behavior that just aren’t * *
o Fully describable, fully online, fully informative, fully accurate, or fully Fully describable, fully online, fully informative, fully accurate, or fully responsibleresponsible
• Our intent is to foster shared understanding and learningOur intent is to foster shared understanding and learning• We are trying to spur innovation, as well as organic or emergent behavior We are trying to spur innovation, as well as organic or emergent behavior
in the user communities and teamsin the user communities and teams
** Ref: Winograd, Newman, Yim “Including People in CIM Designs”
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The Collaborative Work Environment The Collaborative Work Environment FeaturesFeatures
• archived email forumarchived email forum• Wiki : a read-and-write Wiki : a read-and-write
• Open standards development:Open standards development: [ontolog] Forum[ontolog] Forum - an international forum on business ontologies - an international forum on business ontologies NIST – semantic distance workshop on <NIST – semantic distance workshop on <interopinterop>> OASIS-UBL TCOASIS-UBL TC work/collaboration supportwork/collaboration support
State of the Future Index System DevelopmentState of the Future Index System Development AC/UNU-Millennium ProjectAC/UNU-Millennium Project - hosting and collaboration - hosting and collaboration
supportsupport Digital Art Ontology - <Digital Art Ontology - <daodao>>
• Learning/Education:Learning/Education: Aragon Robotics Team - <Aragon Robotics Team - <artart>> Western Region Robotics ForumWestern Region Robotics Forum - an adjunct to the - an adjunct to the
FIRST Robotics CompetitionFIRST Robotics Competition initiative initiative
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http://sine.cim3.http://sine.cim3.netnet
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http://interop.cim3.http://interop.cim3.net/net/
The CWE where NIST is engaging an international The CWE where NIST is engaging an international community of multi-disciplinary experts in a community of multi-disciplinary experts in a discourse on “semantic distance”discourse on “semantic distance”
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http://colab.cim3.nhttp://colab.cim3.net/et/
The “pilot” and the “sandbox” for The “pilot” and the “sandbox” for eGov CWE’s eGov CWE’s
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http://gov-cwe.cim3.nhttp://gov-cwe.cim3.netet
For the community of Government CWE users and For the community of Government CWE users and administrators administrators
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A walk-through of the A walk-through of the <ontolog> Community <ontolog> Community
CWECWE• The Discussion ForumThe Discussion Forum• The Wiki – a read+write websiteThe Wiki – a read+write website• The File Workspace/RepositoryThe File Workspace/Repository• Best PracticesBest Practices
exploration exploration An open collaborative work environmentAn open collaborative work environment
“ … on tackling 'wicked problems': it's about arriving at a shared commitment, with a shared understanding, augmented by a shared display and a facilitator.” -- citing the work by the IBIS people (Horst Rittle/Jeff Conklin)
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CWE use cases – Archived DiscussionsCWE use cases – Archived Discussionsref:
http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/
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CWE use cases – wiki augmented CWE use cases – wiki augmented meetings & callsmeetings & callsref: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?
MeetingsCalls
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CWE use cases – shared document CWE use cases – shared document repositoryrepositoryref: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?
Conference_Call_2004-01-08
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CWE use cases – collective CWE use cases – collective intelligenceintelligenceref: http://art.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?
ResourcesLinks
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