BrainSpace – A distributed cognitive system for innovation

The problems managers face increasingly gain of complexity, and innovation takes place more and more beyond the boundaries of the enterprise. Therefore new methods and tools are necessary to foster multiple stakeholder relationships and manage distributed knowledge creation. This paper addresses some of the key considerations for collaboration and innovation, and derives an integral approach which combines different web-based tools and methods to a distributed cognitive system. Sustainable solutions require procedures that combine the effectiveness of a team with the creative power and the expertise of a community. BrainSpace fills this gap, and allows innovation to proceed in a complex environment by striking a balance between order and creative chaos.