User Collaboration for Idea Elaboration

13 Pages Posted: 25 Jul 2014

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Philipp Kipp

University of Kassel

Eva Bittner

University of Kassel - Information Systems

Ulrich Bretschneider

University of Kassel

J. M. Leimeister

University of St. Gallen; University of Kassel - Information Systems

Date Written: 2014

Abstract

Web-based innovation platforms (WBIP) are common tools for the integration of customers and other external stakeholders into the product and service innovation processes of companies. WBIP of many large companies are very successful in generating many ideas. This leads to WBIP operators drowning in lots of possibly creative and high potential ideas, which are difficult to screen. Therefore, this paper suggests a collaboration process allowing customers to participate collaboratively in the elaboration of self-selected ideas. The collaboration process was being developed following the collaboration process design approach and was designed to be adaptable into WBIP. The contribution of this paper is a novel approach to collaborative user integration into the idea elaboration process.

Keywords: WBIP, Open Innovation, Collaboration Engineering, CSCW

Suggested Citation

Kipp, Philipp and Bittner, Eva and Bretschneider, Ulrich and Leimeister, Jan Marco, User Collaboration for Idea Elaboration (2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2471016 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2471016

Philipp Kipp

University of Kassel ( email )

Fachbereich 05
Nora-Platiel-Straße 1
34109 Kassel, Hessen 34127
Germany

Eva Bittner

University of Kassel - Information Systems ( email )

Pfannkuchstraße 1
Kassel, 34121
Germany

Ulrich Bretschneider

University of Kassel ( email )

Fachbereich 05
Nora-Platiel-Straße 1
34109 Kassel, Hessen 34127
Germany

Jan Marco Leimeister (Contact Author)

University of St. Gallen ( email )

Varnbuelstr. 14
Saint Gallen, St. Gallen CH-9000
Switzerland

University of Kassel - Information Systems ( email )

Pfannkuchstraße 1
Kassel, 34121
Germany

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