Sample slides from workshop on the role of the Social Web within Science Parks at a quarterly UKSPA member meeting. Includes survey I sent out to workshop attendees for which I received 16 responses (not statistically valid perhaps but representative enough).

1. UKSPA Members Meeting September 2010
Social Networking Workshop
community/
science adoption
survey parks
results organisational/
tool factors
yoohoo, here I am,
Stephen Danelutti!!!

2. Is your Science Park or company using or intending to use any of the following Social Web
technologies or tools?
Web Services (Software as a Service via subscription)
Wikis
Blogs
Microblogging (e.g. Twitter)
Social Networking (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)
Ideas Management
Live Intranet/Extranet or combination
Not using/intending to use
Other
16 responses

3. If you are using or intend to use some form of Social Web technology or tool, what is the purpose
of that use?
Managing knowledge
Fostering collaboration within and across companies
Managing ideas and innovation
Improving customer service
Acquiring new customers
Getting customer participation in product/service development
Achieving better integration with suppliers
Tapping networks of experts
Engaging employees to improve morale and productivity
Other
16 responses

4. Do you believe that for your area of work there is a fundamental idealogical shift in how busin
ess is or will be conducted partly as a result of new social web technologies and practices? If
yes can you select the items that most represent this shift?
Yes
No
Too early to tell
Greater transparency
Greater participation
Improved productivity
More open innovation
Improved collaboration and knowledge sharing
Other
16 responses

5. Generic Science Communities
h"p://partsregistry.org
h"p://www.jove.com
h"p://www.sciencefeed.com
h"p://www.researchgate.net

6. Open Innovation Leaders: P&G

7. Kitchen Budapest

8. Betaworks

9. blog
wiki
notices
discussion forum
personal profiles company profiles
activity dashboard
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10. students/academics > incubator > science park 10