Comments on: My newest project (tentatively … IdeaGreenhouse) http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/2009/01/01/my-newest-project-tentatively-ideagreenhouse/ Livin' the dream Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:09:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: blog.jedchristiansen.com » Blog Archive » Entrepreneurship at Cambridge University http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/2009/01/01/my-newest-project-tentatively-ideagreenhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-159 blog.jedchristiansen.com » Blog Archive » Entrepreneurship at Cambridge University Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:26:05 +0000 http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/?p=231#comment-159 [...] I’m very happy I’m here in Cambridge as I work on my plans. If you’re starting anything in the science or technology fields in Europe, Cambridge is one [...] [...] I’m very happy I’m here in Cambridge as I work on my plans. If you’re starting anything in the science or technology fields in Europe, Cambridge is one [...]

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]]> By: jedc http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/2009/01/01/my-newest-project-tentatively-ideagreenhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-426 jedc Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:10:20 +0000 http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/?p=231#comment-426 Thanks, Furqan. I hadn't heard of IBM Jams before.<br><br>I agree that the best model would be to get lots of people participating in creativity/brainstorming sessions, collaborating, etc. But I'm not convinced that it wouldn't work if it's also stretched out a bit. There will need to be steady reminders built in (such as a weekly summary of activity, highlighting newest ideas, most active ideas, etc.) but I really believe in making it a day-to-day tool. Perhaps this would include a widget that could be put on a company's intranet homepage, so users don't have to log into a separate tool just to see what's new.<br><br>Some great food for thought; I appreciate it. Thanks, Furqan. I hadn't heard of IBM Jams before.

I agree that the best model would be to get lots of people participating in creativity/brainstorming sessions, collaborating, etc. But I'm not convinced that it wouldn't work if it's also stretched out a bit. There will need to be steady reminders built in (such as a weekly summary of activity, highlighting newest ideas, most active ideas, etc.) but I really believe in making it a day-to-day tool. Perhaps this would include a widget that could be put on a company's intranet homepage, so users don't have to log into a separate tool just to see what's new.

Some great food for thought; I appreciate it.

]]> By: jedc http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/2009/01/01/my-newest-project-tentatively-ideagreenhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-120 jedc Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:10:20 +0000 http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/?p=231#comment-120 Thanks, Furqan. I hadn't heard of IBM Jams before.<br><br>I agree that the best model would be to get lots of people participating in creativity/brainstorming sessions, collaborating, etc. But I'm not convinced that it wouldn't work if it's also stretched out a bit. There will need to be steady reminders built in (such as a weekly summary of activity, highlighting newest ideas, most active ideas, etc.) but I really believe in making it a day-to-day tool. Perhaps this would include a widget that could be put on a company's intranet homepage, so users don't have to log into a separate tool just to see what's new.<br><br>Some great food for thought; I appreciate it. Thanks, Furqan. I hadn't heard of IBM Jams before.

I agree that the best model would be to get lots of people participating in creativity/brainstorming sessions, collaborating, etc. But I'm not convinced that it wouldn't work if it's also stretched out a bit. There will need to be steady reminders built in (such as a weekly summary of activity, highlighting newest ideas, most active ideas, etc.) but I really believe in making it a day-to-day tool. Perhaps this would include a widget that could be put on a company's intranet homepage, so users don't have to log into a separate tool just to see what's new.

Some great food for thought; I appreciate it.

]]> By: fnazeeri http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/2009/01/01/my-newest-project-tentatively-ideagreenhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-119 fnazeeri Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:29:09 +0000 http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/?p=231#comment-119 You should check out <a href="https://www.collaborationjam.com/" rel="nofollow">IBM Jams</a>. They have some software they wrote or bought that has a bunch of collaboration tools. They sell it as a service (bundled with a bunch of consultants) to large companies to generate ideas. It's usually focused around a few day period where they get employees to participate in brainstorming things. Companies pay $500K to $1MM for the package. I actually spent some time with an IBM guy who was staffed on a few of these and it was intriguing. They were able to find opportunities from the "wisdom of the crowd" that they otherwise wouldn't have found. One example (I think I have this right) was to turn off the lights inside of vending machines throughout all of their stores around the world which resulted in saving a ton of money as well as being the green thing to do. <br><br>One of the key things that the IBM conversation highlighted for me was the issue of liquidity. If you don't have everyone participating in a narrow window, it doesn't work. For your rowing club example, you'd need all or most of your hundred active members to participate on the same day to really add value. If one person posts something and two weeks later there is a response and so on, it will lose momentum very quickly. You should check out IBM Jams. They have some software they wrote or bought that has a bunch of collaboration tools. They sell it as a service (bundled with a bunch of consultants) to large companies to generate ideas. It's usually focused around a few day period where they get employees to participate in brainstorming things. Companies pay $500K to $1MM for the package. I actually spent some time with an IBM guy who was staffed on a few of these and it was intriguing. They were able to find opportunities from the “wisdom of the crowd” that they otherwise wouldn't have found. One example (I think I have this right) was to turn off the lights inside of vending machines throughout all of their stores around the world which resulted in saving a ton of money as well as being the green thing to do.

One of the key things that the IBM conversation highlighted for me was the issue of liquidity. If you don't have everyone participating in a narrow window, it doesn't work. For your rowing club example, you'd need all or most of your hundred active members to participate on the same day to really add value. If one person posts something and two weeks later there is a response and so on, it will lose momentum very quickly.

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