| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Creative ability in business.
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Creative ability in business. |
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Technological innovations -- Management.
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Technological innovations -- Management. |
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Social networks -- Research.
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Social networks -- Research. |
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Social networks. |
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Data mining.
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Data mining. |
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Group decision making.
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Group decision making. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cooper, Scott (Scott M.)
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| Added Title |
Cool hunting |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Gloor, Peter A. (Peter Andreas), 1961- Coolhunting. New York : AMACOM, ©2007 0814473865 9780814473863 (DLC) 2006034160 (OCoLC)74029241 |
| ISBN |
9780814400654 (electronic book) |
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0814400655 (electronic book) |
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1281128058 |
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9781281128058 |
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0814473865 |
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9780814473863 |
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