1. The document discusses the Knowledge Network approach for improving innovation capabilities through technological infrastructure that supports knowledge work processes and the full innovation life cycle. 2. It presents frameworks for the knowledge supply chain, integrated knowledge network architecture, and how information system layers can support organizational scenarios with different innovation maturity levels. 3. References are provided on managing the innovation process, knowledge supply chain, knowledge networks, and knowledge management.

1. H. Gous, C. Schutte
October 2009

2. My personal interest:
How can the performance
of the innovation process
be improved with
technological infrastructure?

3. Agenda
1. The Knowledge Network approach
2. Critical consideration
3. The Systems Architecture approach

4. Strategy Information and Knowledge
People and Culture Organization structure and processes
Phase 1: Identifying opportunities and Phase 2: Commercialize by developing,
creating a prospects portfolio deploying and exploiting
Opportunity
identification Concept
Refinement
Concept feasibility
Portfolio Deployment and Exploitation
defintion and
formalisation
Idea refinement
generation
Internal Environment
External Environment
Du Preez, Louw (1)

6. Management Systems
Facilitating Corporate Culture
Conditions
Organizational Struture
Knowledge Work
Processes
Knowledge Network
Architecture
Seufert (4)

7. Pre-competitive Competitive
Knowledge
Public Domain Private Domain User Domain
Domain
Knowledge
Create Identify & Obtain value
Supply Disseminate Apply
Knowledge Collect from
Chain Knowledge Knowledge
(R&D) Knowledge Knowledge
with outputs
Universities Single Enterprises Market
Knowledge
Role- Science and Technology
players/ Competitors
Institutions
Sources/
Domains
Government Bodies Suppliers
Du Preez & Louw (2)

8. Pre-competitive Competitive
Knowledge
Public Domain Private Domain User Domain
Domain
Knowledge
Create Identify & Obtain value
Supply Disseminate Apply
Knowledge Collect from
Chain Knowledge Knowledge
(R&D) Knowledge Knowledge
with outputs
Universities Single Enterprises Market
Knowledge
Role- Science and Technology
players/ Competitors
Institutions
Sources/
Domains
Government Bodies Suppliers
Integrated
Knowledge
Network:
Organization
of Role-payers
Du Preez & Louw (2), Schutte & Du Preez (3)

9. Support for Knowledge Work
Support for full
Processes within in an
Innovation Life Cycle
Integrated Knowledge Network

10. Support for Knowledge Work
Processes within in an
Technology
Integrated Knowledge Network Support for full Requirements
Innovation Life Cycle
Knowledge Network Knowledge
Architecture Work Processes Online Environment
Network Model
Socialization
Online Knowledge Objects
Environment
Taxonomy
Externalization
Knowledge
Objects Querying
Systematization Messaging
Multiple
Organizations Navigation, Layout
Internalization
and Theme

11. Idea Phase Concept Phase Project Phase
Opportunity
identification Concept
Refinement
Concept feasibility
Portfolio Deployment and Exploitation
defintion and
formalisation
Idea refinement
generation

12. Support for Knowledge Work
Processes within in an
Technology
Integrated Knowledge Network Support for full Requirements
Innovation Life Cycle
Knowledge Network Knowledge
Architecture Work Processes Online Environment
Network Model
Socialization
Online
Idea Phase Knowledge Objects
Environment
Taxonomy
Externalization
Knowledge
Concept Phase Querying
Objects
Systematization Messaging
Multiple
Project Phase
Organizations Navigation, Layout
Internalization
and Theme

13. Messaging Navigation, Layout and Theme
Taxonomy Querying
Knowledge Objects
Network Model
Online Environment

14. Messaging Navigation, Layout and Theme
Color
Messaging Token DHTML Menu
Panels
Privatemsg Notifications OG Blueprints
Path
Taxonomy Querying
Taxonomy Views Search
Knowledge Objects
Tracker Input formats
Comment Organic Groups
Upload TinyMCE
Forum Organic Groups
Blog Documents Forum
VotingAPI
Book Profile Organic Groups
Fivestar User Roles
Poll Bio
Network Model
Drupal core
Webserver enabling Online environment

15. The right things.
Consider:
... the Knowledge Network approach?
... the improvement in innovation capability?
... user requirements?
... ubiquitous and complex nature of business information?
... organisational scenarios?

16. with Prof. Niek du Preez
Information
systems
3 1
Organisational
scenarios based on
Innovation 2
Capability Innovation
Maturity Life Cycle

17. Innovation
life cycle
Opportunity
identification Concept
Refinement
Process Concept
defintion
feasibility
and
Portfolio Deployment and Exploitation
formalisation
Idea refinement
generation
Roles
Information
system
layers

18. Innovation
life cycle
Opportunity
identification Concept
Refinement
Process Concept
defintion
feasibility
and
Portfolio Deployment and Exploitation
formalisation
Idea refinement
generation
Roles
Information
Applications
Technology
Information
system
layers

19. Innovation
life cycle
Opportunity
identification Concept
Refinement
Process Concept
defintion
feasibility
and
Portfolio Deployment and Exploitation
formalisation
Idea refinement
generation
Roles
Information
Applications
Technology
Information
system
layers

20. Innovation
capability Strategy People and
5 Culture
maturity 4 Innovation
3 Information and Organisational
2 Knowledge support life cycle
1
Opportunity
identification Concept
Refinement
Process Concept
defintion
feasibility
and
Portfolio Deployment and Exploitation
formalisation
Idea refinement
generation
Roles
Information
Applications
Technology
Information
system
layers

21. References
(1) Du Preez, N.D., Louw, L. 2008, “A Framework for Managing the Innovation Process”,
PICMET ’08.
(2) Du Preez, N.D., Louw, L. 2007, “Managing the Knowledge Supply Chain to Support
Innovation”, COMA’07 International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing.
(3) Schutte, C.S.L, Du Preez, N.D. 2008, “Knowledge Networks for Managing Innovation
Projects”, PICMET ’08.
(4) Seufert A, von Krogh G, Bach A. 1999, "Towards knowledge networking", Journal of
Knowledge Management, Vol 3 1999, pp. 180-190.