Idea vs. Icon: Two Competitions

Gamification of online idea competitions: insights from an explorative case

The implementation of game mechanics (like points or leadersboards) in a serious context is called “gamification”. In this explorative analysis of a single case participants of an online idea competition were asked about their motives for participation, flow, enjoyment, task involvement and their perception of game mechanics with respect to flow, enjoyment and task involvement. The results indi...

Toolkits for idea competitions: a novel method to integrate users in new product development

Research has shown that many innovations originate not in the manufacturer but the user domain. Internet-based toolkits for idea competitions (TIC) are a novel way for manufacturers to access innovative ideas and solutions from users. Idea competitions build on the nature of competition as a means to encourage users to participate at an open innovation process, to inspire their creativity, and ...

COMPETITIONS Robot Competitions : What Did We Learn ?

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Culture shock--patient as icon, icon as patient.

2748 ination of pet food, a detection method involving liquid chroma-tography–mass spectrometry became widely available and reliably identifies both cyanuric acid and melamine. A number of suspect foods from China tested by the FDA were found to contain melamine (see table), and more are being reported around the world each week. Furthermore, the FDA has found trace levels of melamine in severa...