innovation

IBM company values and “Jam”

by Erik on June 19, 2009

in Business Logic,IBM,Technology

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, [...]

{ Comments on this entry are closed }

IBM company values and "Jam"

by Erik on June 19, 2009

in Business Logic,IBM,Technology

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, [...]

{ Comments on this entry are closed }

Samuel J. Palmisano, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, IBM Corporation

by Erik on June 19, 2009

in IBM

For nearly a century, when people have sought a relationship with IBM—whether as a client, employee, partner or neighbor—what have they been seeking? Perhaps it was deep expertise in science and technology. Or a partner with broad understanding of their industry or sector of society. It might have been long-standing presence in their market, their [...]

{ Comments on this entry are closed }

How to Support Your IT Innovators

by Erik on June 17, 2009

in Enterprise Systems,Human Resources

The key to freeing IT up is to increase the “IT smarts” of your team. In my previous post, “Find the IT Innovator Within” I recommended creating an “IT gifted and talented” program for the lead (or power) IT innovators on your team by elevating the relationship with IT from supporting existing technologies to supporting [...]

{ Comments on this entry are closed }

Big Green: IBM and the ROI of Environmental Leadership

by Erik on June 13, 2009

in Business Logic,Green Tech,IBM,ROI

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 [...]

{ Comments on this entry are closed }

 

Page 2 of 212