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AndreaMeyer

I've been writing on a new group blog,

http://CollaborativeInnovation.org, along with @Renee_Hopkins, DrewCM, @JillBrainLogic, @DanKeldsen, @DScofield, @fgossieaux and @ElitheChef.

We've been talking about collaborative innovation on that blog, and I thought it would be interesting to add KM into the discussion, because I see it as a playing a vital role that hasn't gotten much airtime yet.

For our purposes, "collaboration" is simply "co-laboring, sharing, creating something new together."

One of the interesting studies I've seen recently was done by Baseline in 2010, which found that companies who link KM and collaboration initiatives have much greater success rates in reaching their KM goals.

(Source:
http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Business-Intelligence/Knowledge-Management-and-Collaboration-Create-Knowledge-Sharing-513230/)

Some of the questions that I can see us discussing on #KMersChat on Nov. 15 are:

Q1:  What role does KM play in collaborative innovation?

Q2: Are there different KM needs at different points of the innovation cycle (e.g., R&D, product launch, early adoption, growth, maintenance, obsolescence)?

Q3: Which internal and external groups have you seen collaborate (e.g., engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales, legal, suppliers, customers)?

Q4:  What are some ways to include ideas from customers or suppliers