Dassault Systèmes’ 3DLIVE enables users to attach data from multiple systems to a 3D Object. If an engineer wants to discuss an issue regarding a part with a supplier, the engineer sees the supplier online and initiates a chat through the Buddy List functionality. The two have the same view and share notes, section cuts, and dimensions in real time. Image courtesy DS.
by Tom Kevan
Companies are casting their nets further in the ideas market to collaborate on innovation by leveraging social networks.
Innovation is the introduction of something new—an idea, a method or approach, a suite of technologies. And modern engineering, specifically product design and development, rises or falls based on its presence. Economic realities are driving the design community to rethink how it achieves innovation. No longer is it the product of one engineer’s genius or the skill of a company’s engineering team. Increasingly, the ideas of customers, suppliers, and outside experts are being tapped to create broader development networks. To enable the communication and collaboration needed by these networks, companies and technology providers are adapting social networking paradigms to the product design arena.
“The major revolution with social networking is that innovation doesn’t have to come from within a company,” says Marc Halpern, research director for the Gartner Group. “Innovation can come from outside a company. So a manufacturer reaches out to those in the world that have the best expertise and knowledge. Via social networking, you get to the right people quickly.”
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