Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next‐generation ecology and beyond
We present a case for using Global Community Innovation Platforms (GCIPs), an approach to improve innovation and knowledge exchange in international scientific communities through a common and open online infrastructure. We highlight the value of GCIPs by focusing on recent efforts targeting the eco...
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| author | Peter Søgaard Jørgensen Frederic Barraquand Vincent Bonhomme Timothy J. Curran Ellen Cieraad Thomas G. Ezard Laureano A. Gherardi R. Andrew Hayes Timothée Poisot Roberto Salguero-Gómez Lucía DeSoto Brian Swartz Jennifer M. Talbot Brian Wee Naupaka Zimmerman |
| author_facet | Peter Søgaard Jørgensen Frederic Barraquand Vincent Bonhomme Timothy J. Curran Ellen Cieraad Thomas G. Ezard Laureano A. Gherardi R. Andrew Hayes Timothée Poisot Roberto Salguero-Gómez Lucía DeSoto Brian Swartz Jennifer M. Talbot Brian Wee Naupaka Zimmerman |
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| description | We present a case for using Global Community Innovation Platforms (GCIPs), an approach to improve innovation and knowledge exchange in international scientific communities through a common and open online infrastructure. We highlight the value of GCIPs by focusing on recent efforts targeting the ecological sciences, where GCIPs are of high relevance given the urgent need for interdisciplinary, geographical, and cross‐sector collaboration to cope with growing challenges to the environment as well as the scientific community itself. Amidst the emergence of new international institutions, organizations, and meetings, GCIPs provide a stable international infrastructure for rapid and long‐term coordination that can be accessed by any individual. This accessibility can be especially important for researchers early in their careers. Recent examples of early‐career GCIPs complement an array of existing options for early‐career scientists to improve skill sets, increase academic and social impact, and broaden career opportunities. We provide a number of examples of existing early‐career initiatives that incorporate elements from the GCIPs approach, and highlight an in‐depth case study from the ecological sciences: the International Network of Next‐Generation Ecologists (INNGE), initiated in 2010 with support from the International Association for Ecology and 20 member institutions from six continents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e4313ee758744f78eaa891aef00d5292022-12-22T01:12:01ZengWileyEcosphere2150-89252015-04-016411110.1890/ES14-00198.1Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next‐generation ecology and beyondPeter Søgaard Jørgensen0Frederic Barraquand1Vincent Bonhomme2Timothy J. Curran3Ellen Cieraad4Thomas G. Ezard5Laureano A. Gherardi6R. Andrew Hayes7Timothée Poisot8Roberto Salguero-Gómez9Lucía DeSoto10Brian Swartz11Jennifer M. Talbot12Brian Wee13Naupaka Zimmerman14International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netInternational Network of Next-Generation Ecologists, http://innge.netWe present a case for using Global Community Innovation Platforms (GCIPs), an approach to improve innovation and knowledge exchange in international scientific communities through a common and open online infrastructure. We highlight the value of GCIPs by focusing on recent efforts targeting the ecological sciences, where GCIPs are of high relevance given the urgent need for interdisciplinary, geographical, and cross‐sector collaboration to cope with growing challenges to the environment as well as the scientific community itself. Amidst the emergence of new international institutions, organizations, and meetings, GCIPs provide a stable international infrastructure for rapid and long‐term coordination that can be accessed by any individual. This accessibility can be especially important for researchers early in their careers. Recent examples of early‐career GCIPs complement an array of existing options for early‐career scientists to improve skill sets, increase academic and social impact, and broaden career opportunities. We provide a number of examples of existing early‐career initiatives that incorporate elements from the GCIPs approach, and highlight an in‐depth case study from the ecological sciences: the International Network of Next‐Generation Ecologists (INNGE), initiated in 2010 with support from the International Association for Ecology and 20 member institutions from six continents.https://doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00198.1community innovationcross-border scienceearly-career researchersinterdisciplinary scienceinternational collaborationonline communication |
| spellingShingle | Peter Søgaard Jørgensen Frederic Barraquand Vincent Bonhomme Timothy J. Curran Ellen Cieraad Thomas G. Ezard Laureano A. Gherardi R. Andrew Hayes Timothée Poisot Roberto Salguero-Gómez Lucía DeSoto Brian Swartz Jennifer M. Talbot Brian Wee Naupaka Zimmerman Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next‐generation ecology and beyond Ecosphere community innovation cross-border science early-career researchers interdisciplinary science international collaboration online communication |
| title | Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next‐generation ecology and beyond |
| title_full | Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next‐generation ecology and beyond |
| title_fullStr | Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next‐generation ecology and beyond |
| title_full_unstemmed | Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next‐generation ecology and beyond |
| title_short | Connecting people and ideas from around the world: global innovation platforms for next‐generation ecology and beyond |
| title_sort | connecting people and ideas from around the world global innovation platforms for next generation ecology and beyond |
| topic | community innovation cross-border science early-career researchers interdisciplinary science international collaboration online communication |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00198.1 |
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