Innovation: Next Gen Social Networks

Making sense of today’s deluge of Big Data is a great IT challenge, requiring Design Synthesis. Zann Gill spoke at Draper University on next generation social networks, predicting that crowdsourcing platforms will evolve into next generation social networks to support the emerging field of collaborative intelligence.

Her talk describes this thought leadership space and its emerging potential for a range of new ventures dedicated to turning social networks into problem-solving ecosystems.

Student discussion (last 20 minutes of the film) identified a range of new ventures conceived by this Draper U cohort, pioneering next generation social network business concepts, engaging several modules in the Draper U curriculum.