Posted: May 18th, 2011 | Author: Marieke | Filed under: co-creation, experts, Geneva, inspiring | Tags: Broadband Commission, co-creation, Geneva, ITU, students | No Comments »
“I wonder what a group of 20 year olds would say if they were in our position?” This question, coming from Mo Ibrahim, a member of the Broadband Commission, led to a very interesting and inspiring workshop we were asked to facilitate yesterday at the ITU in Geneva during the WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society).
A group of (mainly) first year students of the EPFL (Technical Universtiy in Lausanne), were aksed to shine their light on the objectives and goals of the Broadband Commission. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 25th, 2010 | Author: Nikki | Filed under: experts | Tags: co-creatie, co-creation, co-creation experts, expert, experts, open innovatie, open innovation, sustainability | No Comments »
What makes a good co-creation expert? Let’s start with: when can you be called an expert? When you have a degree in a certain subject? Or when you devoted your whole life to another subject?
The Cambridge dictionary states it as follows:
expert noun /ˈek.spɜːt//-spɝːt/ [C]
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill; a specialist
And what about a co-creation expert? Being the Head of Experts at Fronteer Strategy, I like to add something to the above. Yes, a co-creation expert is someone with a high level of knowledge or a certain skill, but it also is someone who is creative, who likes to work with other people and share ideas. Someone who is passionate about his or her occupation, line of business, or just a certain topic in general. Or someone that can shine a different light on a certain subject. First and foremost, a co-creation expert likes to inspire and be inspired. And the expert is very good at what he does, and has a proven track record. Read the rest of this entry »
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