SBIR Phase I: Method of Integrated Web-Based Tools to Enable a Collaborative Community of Professional Creatives

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目建议通过提供网络工具来提高他们的生产力和与同行和潜在客户互动的能力，吸引和组织一个由独立“创作人”——作家、摄影师、动画师、视频制作人、图形艺术家、设计师、音乐家等——组成的创收、基于网络的协作社区。Artbox计划将基于网络的工具整合到一个高效的在线应用程序中，为那些通常独自工作的人创建一个虚拟社区。这些自由职业者是创造性劳动力市场中越来越大的一部分。他们需要一个由拥有不同技能的有创造力的人组成的网络，以开展他们自己无法完成的多方面的多媒体项目。互联网几乎改变了所有行业的经济现状，美国经济正处于一个转折点。以制造业和信息技术为基础的旧模式受到海外廉价劳动力的极大影响。观察这些趋势的人已经认识到，创新、想象力和集体智慧构成了全球市场竞争优势的新基础。在创新经济中，原创内容、概念和产品的创造者也是价值的创造者。通过整合这些“创意力量”，Artbox.com将为企业和个人建立一个强大的网络和高效的人才资源工具。如果成功，这个平台的商业影响将是巨大的。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project proposes to attract and organize a revenue-generating, web-based, collaborative community of independent "creatives" - writers, photographers, animators, video producers, graphic artists, designers, musicians, etc. by providing web tools designed to increase their productivity and ability to interact with peers and with potential clients. Artbox plans to build the platform by integrating web-based tools into an efficient online application, creating a virtual community for people who usually work alone. These free-lance workers are a growing portion of the creative labor market. They need a network of creative people with different skillsets to carry out multifaceted multimedia projects they could not do on their own. The net has changed the economic realities of almost every business, and the American economy is at a turning point. Old models based on manufacturing and information technology have been greatly affected by the availability of cheap labor overseas. Observers of these trends have identified that innovation and imagination and collective intelligence form the new basis for competitive advantage in the global marketplace. In an innovation economy, creators of original content, concepts and products are also the creators of value. By aggregating this "Creative Force", Artbox.com will build a powerful network and efficient talent-sourcing tool for businesses and individuals alike. If successful, the commercial impact of this platform promises to be significant.