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IT-Based Collaboration and Social Networks Accelerate R&D
22 January 2008
 
Carol Rozwell  

Collaboration technologies are poised to enable organizations to link thoughts with thinkers and research with researchers in ways that can develop new and better ideas more quickly, as well as drive the effectiveness of research and development activities. Companies are taking note.





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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 Overview
2.0
    
 Collaborative Development Gains Momentum

2.1
    
 Technology, Information-Sharing Remove "Work Time" Constraints
2.2
    
 Three Technology Megatrends

2.2.1
    
 Linkages
2.3
    
 Digital Natives Introduce a New Work Style
2.4
    
 Next Wave of Productivity Gains

2.4.1
    
 Enterprise Social Software Fosters Human-Centered Information Processing
2.5
    
 Quantifying Expertise and Reputation
3.0
    
 Examples of Life Science Manufacturers' Tapping the Social Network

3.1
    
 Idea Management
3.2
    
 Prediction Markets
3.3
    
 Portfolio Analysis
4.0
    
 Recommendations

    
 Recommended Reading


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Table 1.  
 Work Style of Digital Natives
 

Table 2.  
 Network Research Options
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 A Shifting View of Work Time
 

Figure 2. 
 Organizational and Value Network Analysis
 



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