Connecty, a unique platform : Convert reasearch into innovation
Having shared a part of my professional life between the world of research and that of innovation and start-ups, I was able to measure the difficulties encountered when those two worlds meet. On one hand, a large amount of knowledge remains untapped and largely undervalued. This forgotten knowledge, hidden in the laboratories, deserves to be brought to light and made «accessible» to those who need it.
On the other hand, I was able to observe the many difficulties encountered by companies in order to innovate. In addition to the problems associated with funding and cost, access to knowledge remains the main difficulty for several reasons: lack of knowledge of the subjects, the difficulty of accessing experts,
delays in obtaining the necessary knowledge.
However, when the meeting happens, when a start-up manages to pass by these obstacles, usually thanks to its networks, its growth immediately surges. Within a few months, it can rise to the height of the largest established actors thanks to its capacity of innovation.
It is therefore vital to strengthen communication between the two worlds. For one, it is about gaining visibility, open up new horizons and receive due recognition for their efforts and commitment every day. For the other, it is to access knowledge faster, to innovate more, to gain in efficiency to do better with ever less.
Our project, the result of those observations, is to ensure an ambitious and useful solution to this growing universe of knowledge and innovation. We will highlight all the knowledge created and facilitate their sharing and exchange through the linking of knowledge creators and innovators. Our ambition is to boost the recognition of researchers and to augment the innovation potential of companies.
CONNECTY : THE MISSING LINK IN THE ECONOMY OF KNOWLEDGE
Born from the observation that a large part of the knowledge that would be useful to the greatest number is in the hands of a small number of individuals, the American site of questions and answers, Quora proposes since 2009 to its followers to find a quality answer to their questions, no matter the theme chosen.
1. Towards a generalization of knowledge sharing between experts
In an effort to connect knowledge holders with those who want to access it, Quora offers quality content written by experts in their respective fields. Its rating and commenting system allows it to give some credibility to its members, and to define a display order of responses, according to their importance and quality.
2. Connecty.io: An ambitious alternative to Quora for professionals
Although based on the same concept of questioning an expert, the Connecty.io platform for professionals intends to anonymize, monetize and professionalize the exchange of knowledge between the two worlds,
that of knowledge, and that of transformers of the latter in innovation:
- Confidentiality of exchanges and possible anonymity : a real necessity when it comes to exchanges between professionals;
- Monetization of exchanges: the creator of knowledge in particular will now be able to monetize the time spent transmitting his knowledge;
- Simplification of contractual relations: the terms and conditions of a mission carried out via Connecty.io will be governed by predefined contracts in order to streamline and simplify the exchange of
knowledge as much as possible.
The possibility for the buyer to remain anonymous if he wants to is an important point. Anonymity means he necessary discretion desired by the actors, mainly innovators, when they solicit the knowledge creator’s assistance on specific issues. The idea is to enable them to fully master their data, and to keep research axes, leads, interests, from being revealed. The two parts start with total transparency and confidence their exchanges only once the mission is validated and secured through the Smart Contract (covering in
particular the aspects related to confidentiality).
Moreover, in this concern for data protection, all the information collected by the platform will be automatically anonymized at the source.
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