Intellectual Capital

For FairShares V3.0a 'Intellectual capital' is renamed 'Intellectual wealth'.

Intellectual ideas are one of the products of human endeavour that - once written down - have an existence and influence separate from their creators. Intellectual wealth (sometimes called IP) takes the form of written down know-how and design ideas created by workforce members. These design ideas often arise out of extensive periods of dialogue between an enterprise’s primary stakeholders. Intellectual wealth is increased if workforce members develop clearly articulated design ideas that can be shared across social networks (or with third parties) in an accessible and usable form. If they are not shared - or they are shared in a way that restricts or hampers others' ability to use them effectively - then intellectual wealth is depleted. When considering intellectual wealth, consider the number, quality and availability of workers’ ideas and designs produced by your enterprise/project.

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