May 2006: Sixth Idea Central User Group Conference closes in Boston with over 80 Attendees
Boston, MA–May 26, 2006–The Conference was held at the Harvard Club of Boston, near Imaginatik’s offices in the center of Boston’s prestigious Back Bay area. The User Group Conference provides a forum for clients that use Imaginatik’s Idea and Innovation Management software, Idea Central, to share experiences and methods, as well as learn about the leading-edge research work conducted by Imaginatik Research.
The lively discussions covered issues such as: innovation metrics; support for multilingual target audiences; the benefits of taking personality styles into account with the Orchid Module; and ways of building an innovation champion network. There was a particular focus on the topic of Open Innovation, with many clients now experimenting with different methods of allowing non-employees to participate in innovation initiatives, from supply chain innovation to end-consumer ideation sessions.
Imaginatik presented the latest features of the current release of Idea Central (Version 7.5) and shared plans for the future. Clients including Pfizer, Cargill, Solvay, and The Hartford presented case studies, each sharing their experiences from the very early days of their deployment right through to some of the new and exciting uses of the tool.
The User Group includes companies from a broad range of industries including: consumer products, manufacturing, oil & gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, banking and financial services. Clients who have presented/attended in the past include:
Bayer
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Capital One
Cargill
Chevron
Georgia-Pacific
Goodyear
Grace Performance Chemicals
Hallmark
Hewlett-Packard
Kraft
Nokia
Pfizer
Solvay
Sun Life Financial
Weyerhaeuser
The User Group Conferences are a biannual event in the US, with plans to hold a European forum in 2007 as well as additional regional US events. Idea Central User Group Conferences and Meetings are free to attend for clients, with a very limited availability for non-clients on a strict invitation only basis.
"Our customers are our best asset", says Mark Turrell, CEO of Imaginatik. "Real world experience is everything when it comes to developing successful innovation tools and processes.” Imaginatik’s Idea Central application is now by far the most widely deployed Innovation software in the world with nearly 650,000 registered users.
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About Imaginatik
Imaginatik is the number one provider of Innovation Infrastructure to the world's leading edge companies. More than 110 clients rely on Imaginatik's software, consulting and research to enable their best-of-breed Innovation activities. Imaginatik’s software and consulting services help clients (including 1 in 5 of the Fortune 100) discover significant sources of additional revenue, as well as tangible cost savings, process improvements and increased product pipeline. Imaginatik is also committed to developing strategic solutions in the field of innovation, working with academic institutions such as the Penn State University, London Business School, the Cass School of Business, London, as well as leading practitioners of corporate innovation. www.imaginatik.com
About Idea Central
Imaginatik's flagship solution, Idea Central, is designed to elicit ideas and insights from employees and extended enterprise partners. As well as providing a shared collaborative space to develop ideas, Idea Central is also equipped with sophisticated tools to evaluate and select the top ideas, and follow them up through concept development and implementation. Idea Central has won numerous awards and is in use in clients such as Hewlett-Packard, Pfizer, Cargill, Georgia-Pacific, Cadbury Schweppes, W.R. Grace, Bayer AG, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber. www.imaginatik.com