TY - GEN
T1 - The Generativity of Remixing
T2 - 38th International Conference on Information Systems: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation, ICIS 2017
AU - Han, Yue
AU - Nickerson, Jeffrey V.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Remixing, a method to harness collective intelligence, is used in many online innovation communities. It is also an important form of online engagement. What actions lead to a remix that is generative? This paper addresses this question by using a knowledge reuse process model previously applied in offline settings as the basis for a series of hypotheses about online communities. An empirical study is performed to examine the relationship between three major actions in the knowledge reuse process model and the generativity of the remix created. An analysis of the reuse of proposals in an online innovation community, Climate CoLab, shows that those including prevalent topics and metaknowledge about integration are more generative. These findings provide insights to strategies and tools that can support knowledge reuse for innovation in online communities.
AB - Remixing, a method to harness collective intelligence, is used in many online innovation communities. It is also an important form of online engagement. What actions lead to a remix that is generative? This paper addresses this question by using a knowledge reuse process model previously applied in offline settings as the basis for a series of hypotheses about online communities. An empirical study is performed to examine the relationship between three major actions in the knowledge reuse process model and the generativity of the remix created. An analysis of the reuse of proposals in an online innovation community, Climate CoLab, shows that those including prevalent topics and metaknowledge about integration are more generative. These findings provide insights to strategies and tools that can support knowledge reuse for innovation in online communities.
KW - Innovation
KW - Knowledge reuse
KW - Metaknowledge
KW - Online communities
KW - Remixing
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85126492604
SN - 9780996683159
T3 - ICIS 2017: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation
BT - ICIS 2017
Y2 - 10 December 2017 through 13 December 2017
ER -