Cisco Services Technology Group (CSTG) - 020051322 WebEx Enterprise Site. IBM picks RTP for 'Innovation Center,' one of only six in U.S. :: Editor's Blog at WRAL TechWire. Updated Sep. 22, 2014 at 6:03 a.m. Published: 2014-09-22 00:02:00 Updated: 2014-09-22 06:03:20 By WRAL TechWire Research Triangle Park, N.C. — Building a mammoth data center in Research Triangle Park is not the only new project coming to IBM's Triangle campus.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) plans to create an Innovation Center in RTP, but in terms of a timeline or more specifics a Big Blue spokesperson says those are still to be determined. "Given the ecosystem of innovation that exists in RTP, an IBM Innovation Center feels like a natural fit here," said Mitch Derman, an IBM spokesperson who works in external relations. News of a possible innovation center were first disclosed by IBM's senior state executive at a talk in Raleigh. Derman confirmed the decision but said more information will not be disclosed right now. "We're in the early stages of planning so there are no additional details that we can share at this time," Derman said. The only other Innovation Centers are located in: Center's Mission. 12 Ways To Make Your Gamification Project Fail.
Siddhesh Bhobe, CEO for eMee, Persistent System’s unique game-based employee engagement platform. Gamification is fast being touted as a panacea for everything from employee engagement to higher productivity, from customer loyalty to effectiveness in teaching. It’s no wonder that more than 70% of Forbes Global 2000 companies have announced plans to deploy gamification in some form or other.
As more and more enterprises wake up to the potential of gamification, there is also an increasing frustration with projects that have petered out after the initial hype, with low or no returns, and a growing disillusion with fun at work! But a closer look at the failures will reveal some simple ground rules which can ensure the success of your gamification initiative.
Here are the top 10 pitfalls to be aware of (and a couple of bonus items), and avoid, in your quest for successful gamification: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Conclusion. Embedding Innovation in Organizational DNA: The Winners of the Innovating Innovation Challenge. What company today doesn’t put innovation at the top of the agenda? Yet how many companies have devoted the energy and resources it takes to build innovation into the values, processes, and practices that rule everyday activity and behavior? Not many, as we argued when we launched the Innovating Innovation Challenge in October. That disconnect isn’t due to lack of human ingenuity or resources. It’s a product of organizational DNA. So, how do we make every management process a catalyst, rather than a wet blanket, for innovation? A few months and 140 superb contributions from a diverse group of in-the-trenches management innovators later, we’ve zeroed in on a set of winning entries that represent some of the world’s most daring and comprehensive approaches to making innovation an everyday, everywhere capability.
Today, we’re delighted to announce the ten winners of the Innovating Innovation Challenge, the first leg of this year’s HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation. Unleashing Inclusive Innovation at Cisco. Building Your Innovation Culture | CIMS. “An innovative culture focuses on how your organization differentiates itself through its people, not how your individual products or services differentiate from the competition’s,” Heather Yurko told CIMS sponsors recently.
Yurko carries the Cultural Architect title at Cisco, in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Describing herself as a builder of people, process and organizations, she has been tasked with building an innovative culture for her team. In this article she lays out the process she follows when starting to build a new culture – one that can be replicated by others who wish to do the same. The first thing to know about building a culture on innovation is that you will need to have patience. It takes time to change an organization’s culture. This is one of those long-term investments; it usually takes six months to a year at a minimum before a team is equipped to implement the kind of change you are trying to make. Find the Leaders and Influencers Funding the Ideas. Office of the Mayor : News Releases : Mayor Lee Proclaims October 2012 as Innovation Month. Month Celebrates San Francisco as “Innovation Capital of the World” with Hackathons, Seminars & Innovation Milestones Mayor Edwin M.
Lee today announced during his remarks at TechCrunch Disrupt SF that October 2012 is Innovation Month in San Francisco. This declaration is both a celebration and a call to action to highlight the City’s need to further embrace technology and catalyze greater job creation, community engagement and government efficiency through innovation.
“Innovation can drive solutions to social and civic challenges, it can help build our economy and it can help generate jobs,” said Mayor Lee. “As the Innovation Capital of the World, San Francisco is home to the top technology and creative talent in the world, and we continue to attract companies such as Pinterest and Twitter because we have created an environment that embraces and celebrates innovation. The month will highlight and promote innovation in both the civic and private sectors to create a better San Francisco.” America's Leading Creative Class Metros - Jobs & Economy. The map below charts the creative class across U.S. cities and metro regions.
Nationwide, the creative class totals more than 40 million workers, more than a third of the total workforce, including professionals in the fields of science and technology, design and architecture, arts, entertainment and media, and healthcare, law, management and education. The slideshow below lists the 20 metros with the largest concentrations of the creative class. These new rankings, compiled by my Martin Prosperity Institute colleague Kevin Stolarick, are based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics. Durham, North Carolina, where the creative class makes up 48.4 percent of the workforce, tops the list.
San Jose, California, is second, followed by greater Washington, D.C.; Ithaca, New York; and Boulder, Colorado. There are some noticeable absences among the top 20. Please use a JavaScript-enabled device to view this slideshow Top image courtesy of Chris Barron/Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Swedes spend their lunch breaks clubbing. Photograph by Kirsten Eddyson Photography. When it comes to lunch breaks, the laissez-faire French like to take two hours out of their workday to savor their food in the company of colleagues while workaholic Americans prefer dining solo in front of their computers. Well, in Sweden we have a whole other vibe going.
Here, more and more workers are forgoing both leisurely lunches and "al-desko" dining in favor of daytime raves. It started in the fall of 2010 when 14 friends decided to dance their lunch breaks away in their office garage. They called their gathering "Lunch Beat. " The basic idea behind Lunch Beat is that workers take an hour out in the middle of the day to let loose in the company of fellow dance-enthusiasts. With its strobe lights, smoke machines, funky wall projections, pounding techno music, and crowded dance floor filled with fist-pumping, sweat-dripping revelers, Lunch Beat recreates the atmosphere of nightclubs. !DEA SLAM. Invalid quantity. Please enter a quantity of 1 or more. The quantity you chose exceeds the quantity available. Please enter your name. Please enter an email address.
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