Dec 2003: Second Idea Central User Meeting Held in Boston
BOSTON, MA (11 Dec, 2003) - The second Idea Central User Meeting was held in Boston, MA on Wednesday 10 December, with over 40 attendees from 24 client companies.
The meeting was held at Imaginatik's Boston office, with several attendees joining in from around the world via teleconference and online presence. The User Group Meetings provide a forum for clients of Imaginatik's Idea Management solution, Idea Central, to share their experiences and learn from emerging best practice. The discussion covered issues such as the design of reward programs, how to select potential events or projects, methods to cope with the dreaded '24/7 Idea Box', and advice on running Idea Central as an internal business to support corporate innovation activities. Imaginatik also presented its latest research into improving the review and evaluation process for ideas, with recent studies indicating a 5-fold improvement in reviewer efficiency through the use of the new Idea Central V5 software combined with a redesigned business process for idea evaluation.
The User Group includes companies from several industries including consumer products, manufacturing, oil & gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, banking and financial services. Clients participating in the meeting included Bayer, ChevronTexaco, Georgia-Pacific, Goodyear, Grace Performance Chemicals, Sun Life Clarica and Wyeth.
"Our customers are our best asset", says Mark Turrell, CEO of Imaginatik. "And we have many demanding clients who are driving innovation best practice!" The number of companies using Idea Central has more than doubled in 2003, with over 50 customers worldwide. The application, combined with process support from Imaginatik Consulting, has been used for new product development, productivity improvements, commercialization, strategy development, and employee involvement. Recent customer successes have been reported in Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek and other publications.
User Group Meetings are held twice a year, with ongoing communication supported by teleconferences and virtual meetings. For more information on the User Group, please contact sales@imaginatik.com.
About Imaginatik
Imaginatik is the long-time leader in enterprise Idea Management software. Its flagship solution, Idea Central, is designed to elicit ideas and insights from employees and extended enterprise partners, provides a shared collaborative space to develop ideas, and is equipped with sophisticated tools to evaluate and select the top ideas for implementation. Idea Central has won the Basex Excellence Award 2003, and is in use in clients such as Georgia-Pacific, Cadbury Schweppes, W. R. Grace, ChevronTexaco, Bayer AG, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber. Imaginatik's software and consulting services have helped clients discover significant sources of additional revenue, as well as tangible cost savings, process improvements and an increased product pipeline. Imaginatik is also committed to developing strategic solutions in the field of innovation, working with academic institutions such as the London Business School and the Cass School of Business, London, as well as leading practitioners of corporate innovation.
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