ORGANISING FOR RADICAL INNOVATION: THE BENEFITS OF THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN COGNITIVE AND ORGANISATIONAL PROCESSES IN KCP WORKSHOPS

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (04) ◽  
pp. 1640004 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOPHIE HOOGE ◽  
MATHIAS BÉJEAN ◽  
FRÉDÉRIC ARNOUX
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Radical Innovation ◽  
Societal Factors ◽  
Monitoring Process ◽  
Ecosystem Level ◽  
Commercial Applications ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
The Impact

In several industries, competitive and societal factors have highlighted the need for incubating dedicated radical innovation (RI) capabilities. Traditional approaches to RI strategies have often emphasised either organisational or cognitive aspects, but tend to overlook how these dimensions interact within the organisation. This paper tackles the issue of these interplays by investigating the effects of a creativity-based collaborative method, the KCP Workshops, on the RI capability of a firm. We present an in-depth case study of a leading aeronautics firm that adopted the method to face its RI challenges. While being consistent with prior research and underscoring the impact of organisational settings on creative cognitive processes, our analysis empirically demonstrates a triple capability developed through the KCP Workshops: (1) collectively building a conceivable RI strategy, (2) deploying a monitoring process adapted to the exploration of cognitive breakthroughs, (3) collectively building “emerging creative organisations” at the ecosystem level to support the development of RI strategy. Beyond the performance of the RI capability for commercial applications, these findings underline how the collective design of an RI strategy also involves players in the exploration and establishment of organisational innovations.

scholarly journals Interactive Multi-Sensory Environments for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vytautas Zalys
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Hand Coordination ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Audio Video ◽  
The Impact

The emerging of digital technology not only encourages the development of new tools but also changes traditional approaches to solving emerging problems. The sound, music, art, colors, etc. that prevailed in the 20th-century forms of therapy are being replaced by integrated systems that overcome many of these forms, thanks to digital technology. With the increasing number of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the world, such systems provide new opportunities for the treatment of these disorders. In this research, the creation of such a system has been chosen as the object of work. The article presents an interactive tool for the education of children with ASD created by audio, video, and computer technologies and assesses its potential impact. The experimental research and its results are presented. This study aims to evaluate an interactive instrument developed for the education of such children. Following the objectives of ensuring the interactivity of the process, provoking all the perceptions of the subject, and developing the subject's ability to respond to the environment, a personalized audiovisual environment was created. For interactivity, the virtual program EyeCon, Webcam and camcorders, video projector, and speaker system were used. The study was conducted with one subject and a case study method was used. The impact of the instrument was established based on a survey of the parents of the child and the findings of childcare experts. The results of the study demonstrated the positive benefits for this child such as increased eye-to-hand coordination, concentration duration, improved communication, and emotional expression. The results obtained show that such interactive multi-sensory environments in special and general education schools can be a supplemental tool for traditional methods.

A Community Facilitation Model for E-Government

2007 ◽  
pp. 114-126
Author(s):  
Kyle B. Murray ◽  
Cory A. Habulin
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Water Monitoring ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Central Tenet ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
The Impact

This chapter introduces a community facilitation model for e-government. The central tenet of this approach is the empowerment of a segment of the population to act, by providing the tools and information necessary to tackle issues that have been difficult to address with traditional approaches to government. Under this model, government provides an initial spark and then plays a supporting role in the growth of the community. By doing so, the costs of the program are minimized while the impact of the program is maximized. We examine the viability of the model by looking at a case study in water quality monitoring. The case illustrates the power of a government facilitated community of action to address an important problem, and it suggests that such a model can be applied globally and may be relevant to government initiatives beyond water monitoring.

A Community Facilitation Model for E-Government

2011 ◽  
pp. 306-317
Author(s):  
Kyle B. Murray ◽  
Cory A. Habulin
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Water Monitoring ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Central Tenet ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
The Impact

This chapter introduces a community facilitation model for e-government. The central tenet of this approach is the empowerment of a segment of the population to act, by providing the tools and information necessary to tackle issues that have been difficult to address with traditional approaches to government. Under this model, government provides an initial spark and then plays a supporting role in the growth of the community. By doing so, the costs of the program are minimized while the impact of the program is maximized. We examine the viability of the model by looking at a case study in water quality monitoring. The case illustrates the power of a government facilitated community of action to address an important problem, and it suggests that such a model can be applied globally and may be relevant to government initiatives beyond water monitoring.

Group music composing strategies: A case study within a rock band

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Biasutti
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Time Analysis ◽  
Rock Band ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
The Impact

This paper reports on the compositional processes of an Italian rock band whilst composing a new piece over seven group composing sessions. The band members were videotaped during the group composing sessions in their rehearsal room. A qualitative analysis of the video recordings was performed using the Constant Comparative Method. In the analysis, 59 different behaviours emerged, which were subsequently reduced into 13 categories. When analysing the categories, five themes (activities) were defined. The five activities were: context definition, experimenting, constructing, playing and evaluating. The activities were employed as a coding technique for time coding the videotaped data, which revealed the time percentages spent by the musicians in each of the group composing activities. Results from the joint qualitative and percentage time analysis indicate the importance of the strategies adopted by the musicians during group composing. The results are discussed by taking into account the impact of the processes employed in a group composing setting as well as suggestions for future research. The implication for music education involves the possibility to apply approaches based on the development of cognitive processes rather than the product of collaborative composing activities.

Blended Learning in the Campus-Based University

2012 ◽  
pp. 303-321
Author(s):  
Amanda Jefferies
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Distance Courses ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
The Impact

The development of the term ‘blended learning’ in academic circles has been growing since 2004 when it first emerged as a sub-set of e-learning as noted by, among others, Conole who commented on the impact of technology in the student experience when she asserted that: ‘e-learning is now no longer a peripheral activity, the province of the isolated enthusiast, but is pervading Higher Education (HE), not just as an effective infrastructure for distance courses but blended with more traditional approaches on campus.’ (Conole & Fill, 2005). This chapter firstly explores the role and importance of blended learning from the student perspective in Higher Education and secondly, from the case study described below, identifies transcultural factors which contributed to the successful embedding of blended learning in a medium-sized UK institution.

scholarly journals Using Statistical Control Charts to Monitor Building Water Consumption: A Case Study on the Replacement of Toilets

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 2474
Author(s):  
Lucas Lepinski Golin Freitas ◽  
Andreza Kalbusch ◽  
Elisa Henning ◽  
Olga Maria Formigoni Carvalho Walter
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Control Charts ◽  
Efficiency Gain ◽  
Statistical Control ◽  
The South ◽  
Monitoring Process ◽  
South Of Brazil ◽  
Water Meters ◽  
The Impact

This manuscript proposes the usage of Statistical Control Charts (SCC) to monitor water consumption in buildings. The charts were employed to study the impact of replacing toilets, providing visual and statistical feedback to measure the efficiency gain resulting from the replacement of outdated flushing equipment with newer devices. The case study was conducted in a building from a university in the South of Brazil. The building has four restrooms, from which a total of 41,554 readings were collected during a 15-month period using digital water meters. After the toilets were replaced, a reduction averaging 30.22% in water consumption was observed (from 7.51 L/flush/day to 5.24 L/flush/day). Additionally, the control charts were able to pinpoint dates when unique events happened during the water-consumption monitoring process.

Using Modularization to Manage Construction of Onshore Process Plants: A Theoretical Approach and a Case Study

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Cigolini ◽  
Antonio Castellano
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Average Error ◽  
Cost Drivers ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Process Plants ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Cost Parameters ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents a model aimed at supporting construction managers in the early stages of projects by generating quantitative results and “what-if” analyses about modularization, i.e., fabricating and preassembling plant elements far from where the plant is to be placed. To build the model, the activities influenced by modularization have been identified. The related cost drivers have been distinguished, and the impact of modularization on these cost drivers has been evaluated. Last, the overall project costs under the modular and traditional approaches are compared. The proposed model has been tested on a real-life case study. By using the proposed model, the average error in estimating project cost parameters is reduced about 70%, or from 30% to 10%, comparing the preliminary studies that contractors usually perform in the early steps of projects.

How to Psychologically Minimize Scratching Impulses

2014 ◽  
Vol 222 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariane Sölle ◽  
Theresa Bartholomäus ◽  
Margitta Worm ◽  
Regine Klinger
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Placebo Effect ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Physiological Basis ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Physical Complaints ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Placebo Model

Research in recent years, especially in the analgesic field, has intensively studied the placebo effect and its mechanisms. It has been shown that physical complaints can be efficiently reduced via learning and cognitive processes (conditioning and expectancies). However, despite evidence demonstrating a large variety of physiological similarities between pain and itch, the possible transfer of the analgesic placebo model to itch has not yet been widely discussed in research. This review therefore aims at highlighting potential transfers of placebo mechanisms to itch processes by demonstrating the therapeutic issues in pharmacological treatments for pruritus on a physiological basis and by discussing the impact of psychological mechanisms and psychological factors influencing itch sensations.

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