Innovation and Ontologies

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2 Results of Develop/ Build
Results of this stage stem from three activities: kickoff, knowledge acquisition and formalization.
Develop/ build is initiated by the ontology specification document established during kickoff (cf.
2.1). Knowledge acquisition gathers the information on idea assessment and selection during the
early stages of the innovation process of the participating companies (cf. 2.2). Formalization,
finally, transfers this domain knowledge into a structured ontology (cf. 2.3). The OntoGate is
formalized in two steps: informal taxonomy and glossary (cf. 2.3.1) and formal ontology (cf. 2.3.2).
2.1 Kickoff
The result of the kickoff activity is the ontology specification document for the OntoGate
(cf. table 73).
Scope
Classification
Supported
activities
Knowledge
sources
Stakeholders
Ontology Specification Document for OntoGate
• idea assessment in early phases of innovation process (Invisible Funnel, Concept
Gate, Innovation Gate) on the basis of four selected companies
• elaboration on a company-specific, typic and generic level
• 1st formalization: informal taxonomy
• 2nd formalization: formal lightweight domain ontology
• analysis of SME state of the art concerning idea assessment during FFE
• comparison of company routines with customs in and beyond the industry
• support of communication between departments and between the company and its
partners
• literature on General and Innovation Management, Information Science, Artificial
Intelligence, and Design Science
• domain experts (business practice) and methodological experts (academia)
• internal: staff and executives
• external: competitors
table 73 Specification of the OntoGate