WorldTeam

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Simulations/Tools under development at CALT
www.calt.insead.edu
NonCollaborativeAgent
EagleRacing
EagleRacing
Change Cases
EduSynergy
LingHe
EagleRacing
EagleRacing
EagleRacing
InfluenceMapper
PitStop Sim
BigBrother
Collaboration
Change
EIS
Learning
WorldTeam
WorldTeam
WorldTeam
Innovation
CoRe
Expertum
TENTube
InnoTube
Networks Visualization Navigation Tool
Underlying Dynamics (individual./team/org/network)
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Overview of Research Areas addressed in current
CALT Projects

• Organizational Change and Transformation
• - analysis of best/worst practices in
  international organizations
• - cultural and emotional factors in change
  processes
• - design and assessment of advanced learning
  technologies and simulation
• Collaboration Dynamics in Distributed Teams and
  Organizational Contexts
• - analysis of best/worst practices in
  cross-cultural and other complex collaboration
  contexts
• - design and assessment of advanced learning
  technologies and simulation
• Innovation
• - analysis of innovation processes in
  organizational, inter-organizational and
  community contexts (open
• innovation) in domains like New Product
  Development and alike
• - design and assessment of innovation systems
  and supporting technologies
• Teams and large Group Decision Making and
  consensus reaching (including predictive market
  research)
• Social Networks Analysis and Visualization/Navigat
  ion Tools
• Knowledge Exchange Dynamics in Learning Networks
• Diffusion Dynamics and Market Studies related to
  innovative approaches to Management and
  Organizational Learning
• Distributed approaches to Competence Development
• Attention Management
• Identity-related Issues in the Information
  Society
• Crisis Management (a new project proposal is
  under development)

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I1 InnoTube Key Features

• Supporting and stimulating Innovation-centered
  Knowledge Exchange among distributed groups and
  communities
• Key distinguishing Features
• Strong Focus on Connecting people to people and
  people to Innovation-related Knowledge Assets of
  3 types (1) Innovation Concepts -related, (2)
  Ideas -related, and (3) Innovators related (see
  Slide I2)
• Strong Focus on the use of videos to represent
  and stimulate the sharing and production of
  Innovation-related Knowledge Assets (see Slide
  I2)
• Strong Focus on supporting navigation through
  Social Networks Visualization (see Slide I3)
• Strong Focus on pro-active Connections through
  agent-based Game-like Dynamics (see Slide I4
  and I5)

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I2 InnoTube
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I3 InnoTube
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I4 InnoTube
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I5 InnoTube
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C1 CoRe A SmallWorld Simulation addressing
Resistance to Innovation In Organizational
Contexts

• Addressing the High Failure Rate of Innovation
  Initiatives in Organizations - Slide C2
• Organizational Connection Game inspired from
  successful SmallWorld Simulations Slide C34
  like EIS or EduChallenge Slide C34, used in
  management schools to develop the competence to
  diagnose different organizational dynamics and
  act effectively in them
• In this game, players operating in small teams
  are challenged to spread a new set of
  innovation-related competences in a simulated
  organization populated by virtual characters
  displaying different forms of resistance to renew
  and acquire new relevant, innovation-related
  competences and behaviors
• Strong Focus on understanding and experiencing
  Innovation Diffusion Dynamics (e.g. linear vs
  epidemic)
• Strong Focus on understanding and experiencing
  different forms of Resistance to Innovation
• Strong Focus on understanding and experiencing
  the Organizational Factors (culture, incentive
  systems, etc.) and Implementation Traps (C5)
  leading to the success or failure of innovation
  projects

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C2 CoRe A SmallWorld Simulation addressing
Resistance to Innovation In Organizational
Contexts
Innovation Projects are unfortunately not always
successful. Instead of successful Patterns (A)
we often end up with unsuccessful ones (B, C,
or D)
Degree of Objectives Achievement
Pattern B No Take-Off Breakdown
Time
Degree of Objectives Achievement
Pattern C Crash Landing Breakdown
Time
Pattern A Successful Pattern
Degree of Objectives Achievement
Pattern D Hijacking Breakdown
Time
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C3 CoRe A SmallWorld Simulation addressing
Resistance to Innovation In Organizational
Contexts
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C4 CoRe A SmallWorld Simulation addressing
Resistance to Innovation In Organizational
Contexts
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C5 CoRe Reflection Points
Change Innovation Implementation Traps
Change Process Traps (1) Optimism Trap (2)
Illusion of Control Trap (3) Naivety Trap (4)
Push Through Trap (5) History Blindness Trap (6)
Solution- vs People-orientation Trap (7) Single
Perspective Trap (8) Backfiring Trap (9) Quick
Win Trap (10) Context Sensitivity Trap (11)
Individual Progress Blindness Trap (12) Change
Project Progress Blindness Trap
Strategy Resistance Traps (1) Blind Flight
Trap (2) Visibility Assessment Trap (3)
Single-Loop vs Double-Loop Trap (4) Rigid
Assumptions Trap (5) Outcome vs Learning Trap (6)
Lack of Differentiation Trap (7) Distributive
Justice Trap
Change Tactics Traps (1) Selection Traps (2)
Narrow Focus Trap (3) No Follow-up Trap (4)
Target Blindness Trap (5) Shooting in the Dark
Trap (6) Stakeholders Blindness Trap (7) Give
Up Trap (8) Network Naivety Trap (9) Get it
Done Quickly Trap