H. Gous, C. Schutte October 2009
Oct 21, 2014
H. Gous, C. SchutteOctober 2009
My personal interest:
How can the performanceof the innovation process
be improved withtechnological infrastructure?
Agenda
1. The Knowledge Network approach
2. Critical consideration
3. The Systems Architecture approach
External Environment
Internal Environment
Refinementand
formalisationExploitation
Conceptdefintion
Conceptfeasibility
andrefinement
Opportunityidentification
Ideageneration
Portfolio Deployment
Strategy Information and Knowledge
People and Culture Organization structure and processes
Phase 2: Commercialize by developing, deploying and exploiting
Phase 1: Identifying opportunities andcreating a prospects portfolio
Du Preez, Louw (1)
Organizational Struture
Management Systems
Corporate Culture
Knowledge NetworkArchitecture
Knowledge WorkProcesses
FacilitatingConditions
Seufert (4)
Universities
CompetitivePre-competitive
KnowledgeDomain
KnowledgeSupply Chain
with outputs
KnowledgeRole-
players/Sources/Domains
Public Domain Private Domain User Domain
CreateKnowledge
(R&D)
Science and Technology Institutions
Government Bodies
Single Enterprises
Competitors
Suppliers
Market
Identify &Collect
Knowledge
ApplyKnowledge
Obtain valuefrom
Knowledge
DisseminateKnowledge
Du Preez & Louw (2)
Universities
CompetitivePre-competitive
KnowledgeDomain
KnowledgeSupply Chain
with outputs
KnowledgeRole-
players/Sources/Domains
Public Domain Private Domain User Domain
CreateKnowledge
(R&D)
Science and Technology Institutions
Government Bodies
Single Enterprises
Competitors
Suppliers
Market
Identify &Collect
Knowledge
ApplyKnowledge
Obtain valuefrom
Knowledge
DisseminateKnowledge
IntegratedKnowledgeNetwork:
Organizationof Role-payers
Du Preez & Louw (2), Schutte & Du Preez (3)
Support for Knowledge Work Processes within in an
Integrated Knowledge Network
Support for fullInnovation Life Cycle
TechnologyRequirements
Online Environment
Network Model
Knowledge Objects
Taxonomy
Querying
Messaging
Navigation, Layout
and Theme
Support for Knowledge Work Processes within in an
Integrated Knowledge Network
Knowledge NetworkArchitecture
KnowledgeWork Processes
OnlineEnvironment
KnowledgeObjects
MultipleOrganizations
Socialization
Externalization
Systematization
Internalization
Support for fullInnovation Life Cycle
Refinementand
formalisationExploitation
Conceptdefintion
Conceptfeasibility
andrefinement
Opportunityidentification
Ideageneration
Portfolio Deployment
Idea Phase Concept Phase Project Phase
TechnologyRequirements
Online Environment
Network Model
Knowledge Objects
Taxonomy
Querying
Messaging
Navigation, Layout
and Theme
Support for Knowledge Work Processes within in an
Integrated Knowledge Network Support for fullInnovation Life Cycle
Knowledge NetworkArchitecture
KnowledgeWork Processes
OnlineEnvironment
KnowledgeObjects
MultipleOrganizations
Socialization
Externalization
Systematization
Internalization
Concept Phase
Idea Phase
Project Phase
Messaging Navigation, Layout and Theme
QueryingTaxonomy
Knowledge Objects
Online Environment
Network Model
Webserver enabling Online environment
Messaging
Notifications
TokenMessaging
Privatemsg
Color
Path
PanelsOG Blueprints
DHTML Menu
Navigation, Layout and Theme
Taxonomy
Taxonomy Search
Querying
Views
Knowledge Objects
Blog
Upload
Book
Tracker
Poll
Documents
Input formats
TinyMCE
Profile
Bio
Comment
Forum
VotingAPI
Fivestar
Organic Groups
Organic GroupsForum
Organic GroupsUser Roles
Network Model
Drupal core
The right things.
... the Knowledge Network approach?
... the improvement in innovation capability?
... user requirements?
... ubiquitous and complex nature of business information?
... organisational scenarios?
Consider:
Informationsystems
InnovationLife Cycle
Organisational scenarios based on
InnovationCapabilityMaturity
2
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with Prof. Niek du Preez
Process
Innovationlife cycle
Informationsystemlayers
Roles
Refinementand
formalisationExploitation
Conceptdefintion
Conceptfeasibility
andrefinement
Opportunityidentification
Ideageneration
Portfolio Deployment
Process
Innovationlife cycle
Informationsystemlayers
Roles
Refinementand
formalisationExploitation
Conceptdefintion
Conceptfeasibility
andrefinement
Opportunityidentification
Ideageneration
Portfolio Deployment
Information
Applications
Technology
Process
Innovationlife cycle
Informationsystemlayers
Roles
Refinementand
formalisationExploitation
Conceptdefintion
Conceptfeasibility
andrefinement
Opportunityidentification
Ideageneration
Portfolio Deployment
Information
Applications
Technology
Process
Innovationlife cycle
Informationsystemlayers
Roles
Refinementand
formalisationExploitation
Conceptdefintion
Conceptfeasibility
andrefinement
Opportunityidentification
Ideageneration
Portfolio Deployment
Information
Applications
Technology
Innovationcapabilitymaturity
Strategy People andCulture
Information andKnowledge
Organisationalsupport
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References
(1) Du Preez, N.D., Louw, L. 2008, “A Framework for Managing the Innovation Process”,
PICMET ’08.
(2) Du Preez, N.D., Louw, L. 2007, “Managing the Knowledge Supply Chain to Support
Innovation”, COMA’07 International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing.
(3) Schutte, C.S.L, Du Preez, N.D. 2008, “Knowledge Networks for Managing Innovation
Projects”, PICMET ’08.
(4) Seufert A, von Krogh G, Bach A. 1999, "Towards knowledge networking", Journal of
Knowledge Management, Vol 3 1999, pp. 180-190.