Decision Bubbles
First Claim
1. A method of collaborating on a decision within a decision bubble, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a decision bubble;
creating a group of candidate collaborators;
inviting one or more candidate collaborators to join the decision bubble as bubble collaborators;
enabling a bubble owner to select the bubble collaborators from the candidate collaborators;
receiving contextual data and inputting the contextual data into the decision bubble, the contextual data being provided by the bubble collaborators;
storing the contextual data in a memory;
programmatically computing recommended decision logic based on the data without human intervention;
outputting data for displaying the recommended decision logic to the bubble owner or to the bubble collaborators;
wherein the decision bubble is a closed environment by invitation; and
wherein the closed environment is shared by the bubble collaborators.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method for business users to collaborate on a decision within a decision bubble. A decision bubble is a specifically created environment in which a group of collaborators can interact with the purpose of creating and modifying decisions or business rules, and through which the system captures interactions between collaborators and enables traceability with respect to the resulting decisions. Using a lightweight business process, a decision bubble is initiated by a business user, the bubble owner, and can have in its scope any section of the decisions being managed. The bubble owner may issue invitations to the bubble to collaborators, some of which may be suggested by the system using a reputation system that scores users with respect to types of tasks and entities. The decision bubble contains all the contextual information required for the bubble collaborators to collaborate on the implementation or modifications of the decisions or rules. In one embodiment, only the users within the bubble can see and manage the newly created or modified decisions or rules. When the changes are deemed final by the bubble collaborators, the bubble may be merged back to the current state of the decisions, and the system keeps track of all interactions that led to the changed decisions, as well as all participants to it.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of collaborating on a decision within a decision bubble, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a decision bubble; creating a group of candidate collaborators; inviting one or more candidate collaborators to join the decision bubble as bubble collaborators; enabling a bubble owner to select the bubble collaborators from the candidate collaborators; receiving contextual data and inputting the contextual data into the decision bubble, the contextual data being provided by the bubble collaborators; storing the contextual data in a memory; programmatically computing recommended decision logic based on the data without human intervention; outputting data for displaying the recommended decision logic to the bubble owner or to the bubble collaborators; wherein the decision bubble is a closed environment by invitation; and wherein the closed environment is shared by the bubble collaborators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of collaborating on a decision within a decision bubble, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a decision bubble; creating a group of candidate collaborators; inviting one or more candidate collaborators to join the decision bubble as bubble collaborators; enabling a bubble owner to select the bubble collaborators from the candidate collaborators; receiving contextual data and inputting the contextual data into the decision bubble, the contextual data being provided by the bubble collaborators; storing the contextual data in a memory; programmatically computing recommended decision logic based on the data without human intervention; outputting data for displaying the recommended decision logic to the bubble owner or to the bubble collaborators; wherein the decision bubble is an open environment; wherein the bubble collaborators work independently; and wherein results from the work is sent to the decision bubble and/or the bubble owner. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of collaborating on a decision within a decision bubble, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a decision bubble; creating a group of candidate collaborators; inviting one or more candidate collaborators to join the decision bubble as bubble collaborators; enabling a bubble owner to select the bubble collaborators from the candidate collaborators; receiving contextual data and inputting the contextual data into the decision bubble, the contextual data being provided by the bubble collaborators; storing the contextual data in a memory; programmatically computing recommended decision logic based on the data without human intervention; outputting data for displaying the recommended decision logic to the bubble owner or to the bubble collaborators; and receiving social feedback from the bubble owner or the bubble collaborators while the bubble owner or the bubble collaborators are inside or outside the decision bubble. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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