Category Archives: What a participative world

We need a more “co-creative” society, fast.

Robert Saffian penned an interesting editorial in Fast Company for their special feature on “How to live a creative life”. He noted that there are two parallel economies at work in the US at present: the traditional economy with big … Continue reading

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Thoughts from Judging Panel for Spikes Asia co-creation seminar

Recently, I was given the chance to sit in with, what must be, the world’s who’s who of advertising and marketing as they decide on which co-created entry from our recent Coke contest should be showcased at Spikes Asia and … Continue reading

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Co-creation to accelerate communication innovation for brands and their agencies

We had a terrific opening session at Spikes Asia 2011 in Singapore, the largest advertizing festival in Asia Pacific (and a prelude to Cannes…) where eYeka was invited to talk about consumer co-creation for innovation in communication. The s

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Creativity is among us

“The record, not the remix, is the anomaly today.” William Gibson How many people put their photos in social networks after their summer holidays? By consulting your friends’ Facebook profiles, you could travel half the world without leavin

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Brands in Asia are using co-creation to innovate too!

Asia has been having her share of limelight in recent times, and in terms of businesses, it appears to be mostly good news. It is probably safe to say that everybody wants a piece of Asia. However in the field … Continue reading

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Who are today’s amateurs ?

  Alvin Toffler already predicted it in The Third Wave (1980): after the agricultural revolution (Neolithic age) and the industrial revolution (second half of the 19th century), the information revolution profoundly changed the way we act

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But really: Why do people participate in co-creation projects???

Remember Maslow’s motivation theory? According to this author, there are 5 needs that drive humans: physiological needs, safety needs, communal needs, esteem needs and sel

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