Social media and creativity

•What is social media ... and why bother

•How openness aids creativity ....

•Collaborative events

•The web as the “site”

•Co-designing with games

David Wilcox socialreporter.com

It used to be simple ...Web pages provided information

Email plus attachmentsprovided info, communication and collaboration

Forums enabled discussion - but might not be used

Social media• consume• commune• create• collaborate

Blogs

WikiFeeds

Photos

videos

E-mail groups

Facebook groups

Now it’s not so easy ...

Shared bookmarks

Twitter

There are major benefits

• Getting information, communicating, creating, collaborating• Developing your voice online• Reaching new audience

Some you can do on your own ... in conventional contracting ... however here’s why I believe ...

Open collaboration aids creativity

First: releasing creativity without getting drowned

• Become a good digital consumer• Develop a tailored toolkit• Create a learning blog• Go to collaborative events• Try free and low cost tools• Co-design

http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog/

Innovation campEnabled by design

Rate your prison

Barcode wikipedia

Rate my CVOn the upSharestuff

Co-designing online services

Invite people to contribute

Run a focus group Play a game

Develop a prototype

The ‘website’ is the web ...

Network navigation

Mainblog

Twitter -short messages

ExpertsOnline

Posts and comments from other blogs

Feature

... and much of it free

Feed from freenewsletter

Feed from del.icio.usbookmarks

Video from YouTube

Feed from Google maps

Are you Yes 2.0? or No 2.0?

•A human voice•Willing to share•Open source thinking•Share responsibility•Basics covered•Ready to experiment•Tell good stories

•Official voice•Anxious to control•We own it•Central vetting•Audience not online•Unwilling to invest time•Publish reports

The cultural challenge

Try games for co-design

SimulationsScenariosTools on cardsAction plansStorytelling

Gaming design

•Invent the scenario - challenges, interests

•Identify characters

•Choose methods from cards

•Tell a story

Card examples

Tools

Scenarios

Process of the game - and of design

You can do it on your own

Create your ownPages are piecesFree servicesFeeds

Many places

Fundraising

Feeds

Profile

Shared photos andbookmarks

http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/