Retalis, S., & Sloep, P. B. (2011). Virtual Environments for Collaborative Innovation and Learning. Journal of Universal Computer Science (J.UCS), 17(12), 1634-1637.Networked technologies, especially social software applications, provide new affordances that facilitate collaborative creativity among staff members of organizations. This editorial paper gives an overview of the scope of this special issue which focuses on the design of virtual environments for collaborative innovation and learning