I have kept crowdsourcing on the shelf over the years as a “plan B” should I ever need an alternative way to make a living. I explored it further when brainstorming ways to gather information about authenticated digital services in various countries. I was considering whether to engage a private crowd within IBM using a… Read More »
Gamification is another one of those words that I have been scolded for using in meetings. Folks, this is one worth looking up, understanding, and shoehorning into your vocab. Gamification is the use of game mechanics to influence people. Game mechanics are becoming one of the most important means of influencing people with technology. Hmm,… Read More »
Congratulations, ALAN STREET! You have earned a GBS Eminence and Excellence Cash Award Card for demonstrating the Practice: Dare to Create Original Ideas. Thank you for demonstrating IBM’s Values and your contribution to our business. From ELIZABETH RAMASCO on March 04, 2014.
Make every project an experiment. This book explains how. Check out this video about validated learning. Learn about “the Pivot“. On the Lean Startup methodology.
Technology is top-of-mind in the C-suite according to the IBM C-Suite Study of 2013.
With technology top-of-mind in the C-Suite, I can not think of a profession that is growing in importance more quickly than architecture. By that I mean enterprise and IT architecture. Architects provide the technology leadership for an enterprise. Yet, architects too often get stuck together into an “architecture” organization which over time becomes less relevant… Read More »
Even if you already know about cloud you should watch this video by Stephen Fry! Cloud is a broad topic about new ways to gain significant business advantage by reorganizing computing infrastructure, tools, applications and processes in a way to increase business agility and lower costs. Traditional IT infrastructure and… Read More »