Methods and systems for identifying, quantifying, analyzing, and optimizing the level of engagement of components within a defined ecosystem or context

• US 8,577,718 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2011
• Issued: 11/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lingo IP Holding, LLC
• Original Assignee: DW Associates LLC
• Inventors: Wolf, Warren L., Rehani, Manu
• Primary Examiner(s): LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE
• Application Number:
  US13/284,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20120116852A1
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 705/7.38, 705/7.41
• US Class Current: 705/7.41
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06395 Quality analysis or management

Abstract

A method and system for optimizing the level of engagement of components within a defined ecosystem or context includes defining an initial ecosystem or context ‘A’ in structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms. One or more components are identified in the defined ecosystem or context ‘A’. It is determined whether all identified components account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms of the initial ecosystem or context ‘A’. If so, levels of disengagement and engagement are quantified for each of the identified components. For each of the identified components, one or more gaps are measured between a current component engagement level and a potential component engagement level. A report associated with the one or more identified components and the one or more measured gaps is produced and output. The report includes an organizational structure of the one or more components within a new ecosystem or context ‘B’.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for optimizing the level of engagement of components within a defined ecosystem or context, the method comprising:

defining an initial ecosystem or context ‘

A’

in structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms in a computer;

identifying one or more components in the defined ecosystem or context ‘

A’

;

determining whether all identified components account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms of the initial ecosystem or context ‘

A’

;

quantifying at least one of a level of disengagement and a level of engagement for each of the identified components in the computer;

determining whether the quantifying of the at least one of the level of disengagement and the level of engagement is complete;

for each of the identified components, measuring one or more gaps between a current component engagement level and a potential component engagement level in the computer; and

outputting a report associated with the one or more identified components and the one or more measured gaps between the current component engagement level and the potential component engagement level.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring the one or more gaps includes comparing the current component engagement level with the potential component engagement level.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the current component engagement level is based at least on the level of disengagement and the level of engagement for each of the identified components.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the potential component engagement level is based at least on the potential level of disengagement and the potential level of engagement for each of the identified components.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether all identified components account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms includes determining whether the identified components account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms of a first data set.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first data set includes a current assessment level of structural, functional, operational, and conceptual aspects of the ecosystem or context ‘

A’

.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising determining whether the one or more measured gaps account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual aspects of a gap between the first data set and a second data set.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the second data set includes a potential assessment level of structural, functional, operational, and conceptual aspects of the ecosystem or context ‘

A’

.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

moving the one or more identified components from a current location to a potential location on a component interface definition meta-structure map.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the component interface definition meta-structure map includes locations corresponding to at least ignored, appreciation, acknowledgement, attachment, belonging, drive, connection, identification, and validation.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining whether the movement of the one or more identified components on the component interface definition meta-structure map resolves the one or more gaps.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

restructuring the one or more identified components in the defined ecosystem or context ‘

A’

into a new ecosystem or context ‘

B’

.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein restructuring includes:

mapping the movement of the one or more components from a current location to a potential location on a component interface definition meta-structure map; and

determining whether the mapped movement of the one or more identified components on the component interface definition meta-structure map resolves the one or more gaps.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein:

after it is determined that the mapped movement of the one or more identified components resolves the one or more gaps, outputting the report; and

the report includes an organizational structure of the one or more components within the new ecosystem or context ‘

B’

.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining whether a threshold level of potential component engagement level has been achieved.

16. One or more tangible computer-readable media storing non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, result in:

defining an initial ecosystem or context ‘

A’

in structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms;

identifying one or more components in the defined ecosystem or context ‘

A’

;

determining whether all identified components account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms of the initial ecosystem or context ‘

A’

;

quantifying at least one of a level of disengagement and a level of engagement for each of the identified components;

determining whether the quantifying of the at least one of the level of disengagement and the level of engagement is complete;

for each of the identified components, measuring one or more gaps between a current component engagement level and a potential component engagement level; and

outputting a report associated with the one or more identified components and the one or more measured gaps between the current component engagement level and the potential component engagement level.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein measuring the one or more gaps includes comparing the current component engagement level with the potential component engagement level.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the current component engagement level is based at least on the level of disengagement and the level of engagement for each of the identified components.

19. The computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the potential component engagement level is based at least on the potential level of disengagement and the potential level of engagement for each of the identified components.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein determining whether all identified components account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms includes determining whether the identified components account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms of a first data set.

21. The computer-readable media of claim 20, wherein the first data set includes a current assessment level of structural, functional, operational, and conceptual aspects of the ecosystem or context ‘

A’

.

22. The computer-readable media of claim 20, further comprising determining whether the one or more measured gaps account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual aspects of a gap between the first data set and a second data set.

23. The computer-readable media of claim 22, wherein the second data set includes a potential assessment level of structural, functional, operational, and conceptual aspects of the ecosystem or context ‘

A’

.

24. The computer-readable media of claim 16, further comprising:

moving the one or more identified components from a current location to a potential location on a component interface definition meta-structure map.

25. The computer-readable media of claim 24, wherein the component interface definition meta-structure map includes locations corresponding to at least ignored, appreciation, acknowledgement, attachment, belonging, drive, connection, identification, and validation.

26. The computer-readable media of claim 25, further comprising determining whether the movement of the one or more identified components on the component interface definition meta-structure map resolves the one or more gaps.

27. The computer-readable media of claim 16, further comprising:

restructuring the one or more identified components in the defined ecosystem or context ‘

A’

into a new ecosystem or context ‘

B’

.

28. The computer-readable media of claim 27, wherein restructuring includes:

mapping the movement of the one or more components from a current location to a potential location on a component interface definition meta-structure map; and

determining whether the mapped movement of the one or more identified components on the component interface definition meta-structure map resolves the one or more gaps.

29. The computer-readable media of claim 28, wherein:

after it is determined that the mapped movement of the one or more identified components resolves the one or more gaps, outputting the report; and

the report includes an organizational structure of the one or more components within the new ecosystem or context ‘

B’

.

30. The computer-readable media of claim 29, further comprising determining whether a threshold level of potential component engagement level has been achieved.

31. A system for optimizing the level of engagement of components within a defined ecosystem or context, the system comprising:

a computer having one or more processors to identify and optimize the level of engagement of one or more components within a defined ecosystem or context;

a context definition meta-structure including structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms;

a disengagement and engagement quantification meta-structure including a map of disengagement mechanisms and engagement processes; and

a component interface definition meta-structure map including one or more paths for moving the one or more components from current locations to potential locations,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to identify and optimize the level of engagement of the one or more components using the context definition meta-structure, the disengagement and engagement quantification meta-structure, and the component interface definition meta-structure map.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors of the computer are configured to:

define an initial ecosystem or context ‘

A’

in structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms using the context definition meta-structure;

identify the one or more components in the defined ecosystem or context ‘

A’

;

determine whether all identified components account for all of the structural, functional, operational, and conceptual terms of the initial ecosystem or context ‘

A’

;

quantify at least one of a level of disengagement and a level of engagement for each of the identified components using the disengagement and engagement quantification meta-structure;

for each of the identified components, measure one or more gaps between a current component engagement level and a potential component engagement level; and

output a report associated with the one or more identified components and the one or more measured gaps between the current component engagement level and the potential component engagement level.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the one or more processors of the computer are configured to:

restructure the one or more identified components in the defined ecosystem or context ‘

A’

into an ecosystem or context ‘

B’

using the component interface definition meta-structure map;

map the movement of the one or more components from a current location to a potential location on the component interface definition meta-structure map; and

determine whether the mapped movement of the one or more identified components on the component interface definition meta-structure map resolves the one or more gaps.

34. The system of claim 33, further comprising a network and a data consumer, wherein the one or more processors of the computer are configured to:

output the report over the network to the data consumer,

wherein the report includes an organizational structure of the one or more components within the ecosystem or context ‘

B’

.