Whether you’re an entrepreneur or a business leader, what you want most
is to be at the head of the pack with the latest, hottest consumer
enthusiasm: a product or service that comes across as brilliant,
original, and hip; the kind of thing that not only seems cool in and of
itself, but makes the lucky consumer who uses it feel cool.
“Coolhunting” refers to the process of
seeking out and finding the latest trends. Now Coolfarming shows
you how to dig deeper and become a part of the initial development phase
of what will be the next hot phenomenon, converting creative dreams into
cool products by enlisting the help of dedicated and passionate
collaborators. You’ll learn how to nurture your own Collaborative
Innovation Network (COIN), a group of intrinsically motivated people
assembled around a common vision.
COINs are not new. They have long been found swarming around the genesis
of new ideas. An earlier example of a successful COIN was Menlo Park,
the research lab where Thomas Edison assembled other creative geniuses
responsible for “hot new ideas” such as air conditioning and the light
bulb. The rapidly expanding uses of social networking and Google’s
exponential, innovation-driven growth are other, more current examples.
In Coolfarming, you’ll discover how to grow your own trends by
creating an environment where COINs flourish; then—once a product has
become established—extend the creative pool into a Collaborative
Learning Network, or CLN, whereby a targeted group of interested people
are brought in to learn the basics of the product, make suggestions for
improvements, point out deficiencies, and push the idea forward.
When this feedback gets incorporated, things get really interesting,
expanding the process further outward to a Collaborative Interest
Network (CIN) that encompasses thousands or even millions of users,
building what hopefully turns into a loyal fan base…and virtually
guaranteeing the success of the idea.
Featuring real-life examples from Linux to the Twilight series, from
Procter & Gamble to Apple, Coolfarming lets you in on the
practical, step-by-step processes that will allow you to successfully
cultivate the kind of swarm creativity that generates hot new trends. .
.and then push them over the tipping point to commercial success.
