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Jamband as a Metaphor for Organizing New Models of Innovation
Steve Diasio, Ph.D.Thinker, professor of innovation & management, traveler and rhetorician.www.stevediasio.comTwitter: @SteveDiasio Youtube: FingerPuppet ManagementTV
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It is the east, and Juliet is the sun-William Shakespeare
Role of Metaphors
(Lakoff and Johnson, 1980)
Innovation is ComplexInnovation paradigms
“innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity” (Porter, 1980)
Research AgendaOpen Models of Decision-Support
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Typologies & Framework
Metaphors for Innovation
Metaphors for Innovation
Organization Science “Jazz Improvisation and Organizing 1998; Weick 1998; Hatch 1998: 1999; Zack 2000; Kamoche and Cunha 2001
What is a Jamband?• Improvisation,
experimentation, to speed up the pace of innovation (Pasmore 1998).
• Draws from a wide-spectrum of musical traditions.
• Combines several genres in various forms (Budnick 2003).
• Not bound by constraints of a single genre in music creation.
• Influencing change, sense of community, collaboration and sharing (Tuedio & Spector 2010).
Toolbox of Genres
Toolbox of Genres
Toolbox of Genres
Research in One Slide
• Case study of IBM Innovation Jams (rare or unique case)• Part of a larger EU research project focusing on innovation• 10 yr longitudinal study (2001-2011)
Method
• 3 Primary (8 internal innovation jam reports, 145 trade publications, 70 hrs participant observations & 100+ pages of field notes)
• 2 Secondary (interviews and jam forum data)
Data Collection
• Constructed a historical perspective, ordered data chronologically
• Grounded theory and 3 stages of coding (Strauss & Corbin 1998) across innovation jams
• Codes followed: 1st order 2nd order & theoretical dimensions 3 themes emerged- Sense of Community, Collaborative Feedback, Knowledge Sharing and Expertise Integration
Data Analysis
Emergent Themes
Jamband
• Performance is unique with shared relationship band & audience.
• Authenticity building shared values, commitment & identities.
• Audience influence on songs, sets, naming, recording, live feedback through dance.
• Provided access of IP for tapers, community building outside shows.
• Movement from small to large venues.
• Developed own sound systems.
• Social rules for the community that were enforced.
• Provided an immersive experience through colors, lights, that facilitated engagement across time, space, and culture.
Engagement with Inn. Jams
• Top-down bottom-up environment.• Meaningful dialogue- passionate
people.
• Personal & tangible commitment, clear signals.
• Before, during, after feedback.• Jam scorecard.
• Tapping into different ethos of the organizational levels.
• Development of unique platforms (global and mini jam).
• Social media & data mining tools to manage the conversation.
• Virtual worlds.• Themeclouds/ real-time
conversations.
Sense of Community
Collaborative Feedback
Knowledge Sharing and
Expertise Integration
Theoretical Dimensions
Implications for Managers of Innovation
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Sense of Community
Collaborative Feedback
Knowledge Sharing and
Expertise Integration
Managers of Innovationpersonal and tangible commitment- that is authentic and builds shared values and identities.
to bring meaningful dialogue to the forefront and to cultivate passionate people who want to solve challenging problems.
providing an immersive experience of the innovation process that facilitated engagement across time, space, and culture.
Thank You!Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stevediasio.com
Twitter: @SteveDiasio
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