What's the value of one white paper?
In "COINS: An economic development tool for education, economic and workforce development in Open Source Economic Development" the concepts are beautiful; if my workplace engaged in just 20% of them we would double communications engagement subsequently boosting productivity. Thank you for your paper Betsey, I am very pleased you wrote it."
Stories like these attest to why sharing on the web is a good idea. You can never know who or when the information you've shared will be useful. In networks, shared information has reciprocal value for anyone with initiative.
Serendipitous connections often begin with an element of collaborative leadership. For example, had it not been suggested to me to consider submitting a paper in 2009, I'm not sure I would have.
COINs 2010 conference brings a second year of sharing insights and innovations into the workings of creativity and collaboration. I hope you will join us for new conversations in Savannah and on the web - and definitely consider submitting a paper in 2011!
Who knows what opportunity will bump into you?
- Betsey Merkel, I-Open
Learn more about COINs 2010 Conference here.