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Imaginatik Hosts Cross-Industry Innovation Management Global Forum

Innovation leaders share best practices for targeted problem solving

BOSTON – 12 October 2009 – Imaginatik, the Boston-based provider of Collective Intelligence software and services, will be hosting their 2009 Global Forum from October 27 to 28. Imaginatik customers, such as Bombardier Aerospace, Chubb and Pfizer, will showcase and discuss how they use the collective intelligence of employees, customers and partners to spur innovation efforts. In addition to the cross-industry collaboration that is the hallmark of this annual event, Imaginatik will also present keynote addresses from two prestigious speakers:

Jeff Howe – Jeff is a contributing editor for Wired and the author of that publication’s seminal article, “The Rise of Crowdsourcing.” Jeff is currently a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Drawing on the ideas from his blog, crowdsourcing.com, and his just-published book, “Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business,” Jeff will share his perspectives on crowdsourcing, innovation and idea management.

Rob Bryant – Rob is a Six Sigma Program master black belt and Vice President, Quality for CSC’s Global Infrastructure Services group. He’ll share the fascinating and inspiring story of his personal triumph after a life-altering industrial accident, and link it to his day job at CSC. In addition to being a renowned motivator, author and Guinness World Record holder, Rob helps CSC clients focus on quality improvements through a practice that combines LEAN/Six Sigma methodologies with Imaginatik’s Idea Central.

WHAT: Imaginatik’s 2009 Global Forum

WHO: Thought and business leaders focused on innovation management, as well as the following presenters:

• Mark Turrell, Founder and CEO of Imaginatik
• Jon Bidwell, Senior Vice President of Innovation for Chubb
• Dr. Robin Spencer, Senior Research Fellow at Pfizer
• Vince Nedeff, Quality Assurance Coordinator with Solvay Advanced Polymers
• Mike Hatrick, Innovation and Knowledge Management Transformation, Bombardier Aerospace
• David Wootton, Project Stress Engineer, Bombardier Aerospace
• Hitendra Patel, Director, Managing Director at Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership (IXL)

WHEN: October 27 and 28. Jeff Howe’s keynote will take place on Tuesday, October 27 at 9:00 a.m. ET and Rob Bryant’s keynote will occur on Wednesday, October 28 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

WHERE: Hyatt Harborside Hotel, Boston, MA

In addition to numerous networking opportunities, there will be an abundance of informative sessions, consisting of real world customer case studies and thought-leadership presentations aimed at the way particular companies address the need to discover and implement new ideas.

Please note that there is no conference fee for this event but space is limited. To register for the conference, e-mail Tara Castledine at tara_castledine@imaginatik.com.

  Global Forum Agenda

For further information please contact:

Imaginatik plc
Tel: +1 866 917 2975 / +44 20 7917 2975

About Imaginatik

Imaginatik is the leading provider of Innovation Management and Collective Intelligence solutions. The best companies in the world use our Idea Central software platform to identify and develop the important ideas and strategies that will drive the future of their business. For more than 10 years, Imaginatik has helped customers including CSC, Pfizer, Boeing, Chubb and Cargill achieve outstanding results with the know-how of our experienced consulting team and our highly configurable web-based software.

Imaginatik is a public company traded on the London Stock Exchange [LSE:IMTK.L] and a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer with offices in Boston, MA, and London, UK. Imaginatik is committed to ongoing research into the nature of human networks, innovation and collective intelligence. The Company collaborates with several academic institutions including the IXL Center at Hult International Business School.