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Record Nr.

UNINA9911108524503321

Autore

Gloor Peter A (Peter Andreas), <1961->

Titolo

Coolhunting : chasing down the next big thing / / Peter A. Gloor and Scott M. Cooper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : AMACOM, c2007

ISBN

1-281-12805-8

9786611128050

0-8144-0065-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 recurso en línea (xvii, 236 páginas) : ilustraciones

Altri autori (Persone)

CooperScott (Scott M.)

Disciplina

658.4/72

Soggetti

Creative ability in business

Technological innovations - Management

Social networks - Research

Data mining

Group decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why "cool" matters -- Swarm creativity creates cool trends -- Swarms can better predict the future -- About trendsetters -- Coolhunters look for coolfarmers -- When swarms go mad -- Do-it-yourself coolhunting with technology -- Coolhunting by automated social network analysis -- Five steps to becoming a coolfarmer -- The coming world of swarm creativity.

Sommario/riassunto

The book is structured around a series of "lessons" for unlocking and applying swarm creativity in organizations to build greater creativity, productivity, and efficiency. It explains how to harness an organization's natural ability to self-organize new processes spontaneously, and explains the traits that characterize collaborative members and community behavior. For business, these processes can result in successful development of products in R&D through lead-user innovation; better customer relationships by finding influencers and early adaptors; and better project management processes by finding gatekeepers and hidden leaders. The applications transcend sectors and organizations. It is about finding what is "cool" and putting that to



productive use, whether by a small group of individuals or a large corporation.