Can the use of new and emerging collaborative technologies add value in co-creation and lead to innovation?

[Justin Kirby]

Given all the hype around crowdsourcing, co-creation, wikinomics, open innovation, etc., we just wondered if anyone was aware of any really good examples of where collaboration has led to successful innovation, and did these make use of particular tools/technology to support the collaboration?

We are really looking for more structured and scientific insight than what's currently being evangelicised in the Web 2.0 space.

[Alberto Bina Monteiro]

Do you know Derrick de Kerckhove? It´s a really good reading about our times.
I believe that as much more connected we are as more innovative we get.
I´m afraid about it, but it´s the truth!

Best,

Alberto.

[Justin Kirby]

I hadn't heard of this, but sounds interesting. I'll see if I can find the source, but I wonder whether this is something he is projecting or has actually qauntified.