A DS106 Thing Happened on the Way to the 3M Tech Forum

Abstract

Research suggests action learning is more likely to generate key workplace competencies than more traditional classroom based ones. The 3M-DS106 model may also help address challenges faced in a corporate environment, such as Intellectual Property concerns, by its use of layers of openness. Our approach was to work within the ‘open organisational web’ rather than the full open web. This may have provided a layer of safety for the organisation to allow the development over time of a default open setting necessary for innovation.