Dear colleagues,

I cordially invite you to the workshop „Digital Business Ecosystems: Technologies, Markets, Business Models, Management and Societal Challenges“ at WI 2022.

DATE: February 23, 2022; 9.00 – 14.00 (CET), Online

Registration and participation in the workshop are free of charge, please register using the following form: https://forms.gle/3f6FeEz88KNbbsJV9
The links to the Zoom sessions will be sent via email to all registered participants shortly before the workshop.

 

Description

A Digital Business Ecosystem is a network of organizations such as producers, suppliers, distributors, customers, competitors, government agencies, etc. that together design, deliver, and use a particular product or service in an (at least partially) digital environment. In analogy to biological ecosystems, the term business ecosystem thereby describes that the actors are interdependent and the system is constantly changing due to the entry and exit of actors. Actors influence each other by both cooperating to achieve common goals and competing for scarce resources.

Therefore, the aim of this workshop is to present and discuss current research results as well as innovative concepts from practice on Digital Business Ecosystems. Interdisciplinary aspects (including computer science, management & economics, engineering) are especially important. This interdisciplinary approach adequately captures Digital Business Ecosystems with their complex structure, processes and societal challenges from different perspectives.

The workshop has three sessions which can be joined separately. After short keynote speeches, the topics will be deepened interactively with the participants.

 

SESSION 1: STRATEGIES AND VALUE CREATION IN DIGITAL BUSINESS ECOCOSYSTEMS, 9.00-10.30 CET

Networks, Platforms, and Digital Business Ecosystems: Mapping the Development of a Field

Sabine Baumann and Marcel Leerhoff

 Dealing with Strategic Tensions in Digital Business Ecosystems

Sabine Reisinger and Johannes M. Lehner

 Customer Roles in Digital Business Ecosystems: Different Forms of Customer Contribution in Value Creation

Karolina Bähr

 A Digital Business Ecosystem Maturity Model for Personal Service Firms

Ricardo Guerrero, Christoph Lattemann, Simon Michalke and Dominik Siemon

 

SESSION 2: INNOVATION, CO-CREATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN DIGITAL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS, 10.45 – 12.15 CET

Design Knowledge for Digital Business Ecosystems: Towards Design Principles for Digital Engagement Platforms

 

Simon Michalke, Christoph Lattemann, Lisa Lohrenz, Dominik Siemon and Susanne Robra-Bissantz

A Procedure Model for Enhancing Ideation in the Collaborative Development of Business Ecosystems

Christian Vorbohle, Sebastian Gottschalk, Dennis Kundisch, Gregor Engels and Nancy Wünderlich

Digital Service Ecosystems – the Role of Empathy

Pia Gebbing, Christoph Lattemann and Susanne Robra-Bissantz

Female Entrepreneurs‘ Innovativeness in Digital Ecosystems

Ngozichukwuka M. Eneh Ojo, Oluwasoye P. Mafimisebi and Felix Arndt

 

SESSION 3: INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS, 12.30-14.00 CET

Enemy mine – Knowledge integration in platform-based ecosystems

Christoph Buck and Kevin Desouza

 Digital Business Ecosystems in the Media: VR Technology Implementation Models

Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska and Krzysztof Sokół

 Establishing a digital ecosystem – How BOSCH designed Nevonex for the agricultural sector

Christoph Buck, Thomas Kirste, Kevin Desouza

 Digital Twins in Real Estate: Driving Value throughout the Building Lifecycle

Adrian Toschka

 

We are looking forward to seeing you at this exciting workshop!

 

Kind regards,

Sabine Baumann

 

 

Target Audience

The workshop brings together researchers, practitioners, and interested conference participants who want to learn about and exchange ideas on the current state of and new projects relating to Digital Business Ecosystems.

Format and procedure of the workshop

The aim of the workshop is to facilitate networking among the participants and to have a constructive exchange between practice and science around the topic of „Digital Business Ecosystems“. The workshop will take place on February 23, 2022 for half a day and will include a combination of keynote presentations and interactive discussions in small groups. In particular, current projects and also project ideas will be presented and reflected upon.

Submission of Contributions

The organizer invites researchers and practitioners to submit contributions that can initiate a discussion on Digital Business Ecosystems. Interdisciplinary contributions on technologies, markets, business models, management and societal challenges as well as interesting practical problems are especially welcome.

Format:

• Scholarly Contributions: Extended Abstract (max. 1,000 words core text (excluding figures and literature sources).
• Practice contributions: Brief outline of the company and the project (max. 500 words).

Language:

German or English

Deadlines & Dates:

• Submission deadline: December 31, 2021
• Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2022

The submission should be sent by e-mail to sabine.baumann@offis.de  with the subjectline: WI2022 + title of the contribution.

Note: At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop.

Organization/Contact

Prof. Dr. Sabine Baumann

OFFIS Institute for Information Technology/Jade University of Applied Sciences

sabine.baumann@offis.de