Modernomics* – Daily Writings on Technology
a site by Erik T. Kaiser, Design Technologist
In 2003, IBM embarked on an ambitious project to rewrite company values. Using its Jam technology, the company hosted Intranet-based online discussions on key business issues with 50,000 employees over 3 days. The discussions were analyzed by sophisticated text analysis software (eClassifier) to mine online comments for themes. As a result of the 2003 Jam, [...]
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In 2003, IBM embarked on an ambitious project to rewrite company values. Using its Jam technology, the company hosted Intranet-based online discussions on key business issues with 50,000 employees over 3 days. The discussions were analyzed by sophisticated text analysis software (eClassifier) to mine online comments for themes. As a result of the 2003 Jam, [...]
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Your attitude is one of the most powerful tools in your professional arsenal. How you choose to interact with people will ultimately govern how well you can do your job. And there are two things you control there: the circle of people with whom you interact, and how you talk (write, etc) to them. I [...]
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Most organisations use only 64 percent of their enterprise systems core functions, according to a recent Accenture survey. “About half said they don’t need all the capabilities while a fifth explained that they didn’t make use of all the functionality due to lack of time to learn how to apply them,” said Accenture. [via InfoWorld] [...]
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Citigroup has reported its first quarterly net profit in nearly two years, the latest US bank to see an improvement in its performance. It made a profit of $1.6bn (£1.1bn) compared with a loss of $5.1bn a year earlier. Revenues rose 99% to $24.8bn. However, once dividend payments to preferred shareholders were taken into account, [...]
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Saving more than $100M since 1998 by conserving energy, IBM continues to set environmental goals while openly reporting its performance, proving good practices generate good money. IBM’s approach to the environment offers one such set of lessons. As a result of our research into Big Blue’s approach, we have identified three fundamental cultural traits that [...]
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Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional “take / make / waste” industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce. Check out the TED Talk now. About Ray [...]
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