Workshop Report - Shaking It Up: How To Thrive In - And Change - The Research Ecosystem ScienceDigital 2015 <p>On November 24th, a cross-section of colleagues working in the scholarly publishing and communication space joined up for a fantastic day of demos, discussions and sharing best practices. Held at Microsoft’s NERD Space in Cambridge, MA, the workshop included a cross-section of participants to share success stories and challenges of innovating in the research space:</p> <p>• What are the most prevalent pain points for researchers today?<br>• How are innovators in the research space reaching out to their target communities?<br>• How is the practice of research changing as new tools and services become available to researchers?<br>• How do these initiatives launch, grow and scale?<br>• The flora and fauna of the research ecosystem include scholars, libraries, universities, funders, governments and companies: how are the rules of interaction changing?<br>• What new partnerships are emerging?</p> <p> </p>