- Peter Gloor, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence Chief Creative Officer and Founder, Galaxy Advisors Boston & Switzerland
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In a connected world driven by innovation and technology, the value of becoming part of a larger web of collaborative networks quickly yields unexpected, unforeseen opportunities.
You can learn more about Peter Gloor's work in swarm creativity, coins-collaborative innovation networks, and coolhunting in this video interview contributed to I-Open research.
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The COINs 2010 Coolhunting Academy document (above) offers background information for the upcoming Coolhunting Academy, a hands-on skills training workshop for entrepreneurs, organization, government, foundation, and economic development professionals.
The Academy offers an ideal opportunity to learn and apply new skills to "coolhunting" - the practice of seeking the most creative ideas and people - for the purpose of "coolfarming" - the practice of collaborating to help them succeed.
You will learn technical skills training and connect to new conversations with other like-minded entrepreneurs focused on advancing creativity as a driving force in regional economic development. You will discover new friends and colleagues interested too, in generating transformative projects and initiatives for enterprise development.
The October 2010 Coohunting Academy is presented prior to the COINs2010 Conference, October 7, 8, & 9, 2010. Attendance at this workshop is free for conference attendees; registration is $120 for workshop participation only. A three-month trial version of Condor is included.
Skill Set for the Ideal Condor user -- (note: if you do not have all of these skills ask your favorite Tech Geek to accompany you to work together!)
* very good computer skills, knowledge in a Web application development language (php, Javascript, perl, java), database skills (MySQL)
* and can be applied for organizational analysis, as in this case:
* sociology, psychology
* or Web mining, brand tracking, marketing, as in this case:
* marketing, branding, communication
Academy Details and Logistics --
Meet the GalaxyAdvisor Team who leads Workshops:
Kai Fischbach - Chief Scientist Hauke Fuehres - Chief Technology Officer Peter A. Gloor - Chief Creative Officer and Founder Ken Riopelle - Chief Coolfarming Officer
DATE: Thursday, October 7, 2010 TIME: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm LOCATION: Arnold Hall, 1810 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401
The October 2010 Coohunting Academy is presented prior to the COINs2010 Conference, October 7, 8, & 9, 2010. Attendance at this workshop is free for conference attendees; registration is $120 for workshop participation only. A three-month trial version of Condor is included.
CONFERENCE FEE: Academic and Professional Rate: $180.00. Reduced Student Rate: $50.00.
Invitation to Half-Day Coolhunting Training Course -– Afternoon of Thursday, October 7, 2010
What is it that distinguishes Apple, LEGO, and P&G from their competitors? Why are they launching one killer product after the other? This is because they are taking a huge page from the playbook of creativity. They organize their business as a swarm business, applying the principles of swarm creativity by listening to and becoming a member of their swarm of loyal users, immersing themselves into their swarm. This swarm tells them what’s going to be cool, and how to make it even cooler. Knowing where in the swarm the collaborative innovators are allows them to determine what’s going to be cool, too – before everyone else. The art of coolhunting involves zeroing in on the fresh idea that will be the genesis of a hot new trend. It also involves finding the people responsible for the idea – the trendsetters who will cause others to jump on board.
Practical applications of Swarm Creativity and Collaborative Innovation Networks are
Discovering cool trends for your field by tapping into the collective intelligence of your audience and potential customers (coolhunting)
Finding the trendsetters who convert an innovation into a trend
Run with the new trends you find and tap their business value through coolfarming
The Coolhunting and Coolfarming framework developed at the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence and field tested at dozens of fortune 1000 companies, offers a novel way to find the latest trends by discovering the online communication patterns of the trendsetters.
Plan to participate with us October 7-9 in Savannah to share and connect to new opportunities.