Triggering Research Creativity and Increasing Efficiency Through Open Innovation Platforms

Abstract

Innovation stimulation and creativity support Systems (CSS) have been rapidly gaining importance in research activities. However, the overall outcome is still lagging behind the other areas of creativity studies, even though the strong influence of recent developments in the context of digitization and Web 2.0 has been discussed in scholarly publications. With this paper, the authors intend to link recommendations from an innovative creativity research scenario, which applies open online innovation technology, with previous results regarding creativity stimulation trends in online learning support systems and e-science platforms. This linkage is achieved by applying selected results from the aforementioned areas to the practice of innovative research and learning processes. The corresponding open innovation platform is recently developed as part of a trans-European Horizon 2020 flagship project. General system assessments, derived from user feedback in the presented Delphi survey, might be useful to optimize the research support algorithms. Specifically, authors conclude a platform management to modify their own information seeking behavior and respective information management technology in order to apply the potential of open innovation platforms more effectively. Even though scientists' awareness of the usefulness of Web 2.0 technologies is still insufficient, the base is created to enhance their research output by the creativity-supporting capabilities of new recommendation engines, designed for open learning and innovation platforms.