The GIO

Innovation is one of those words that is a bit hard to internalize. Merriam-Webster says innovation is the introduction of something new or a new idea, method, or device. That would be a narrow definition — perhaps even obsolete. Innovation is much more than invention or introducing new technology. Some would say that innovation is […]

IBM Happenings: October 2004

There was a lot going on at IBM in October. Here are the announcements from IBM – the first three I find particularly interesting. The complete index of IBM Happenings by year and month is here. List of Announcements for October 2004 Clinic adopts IBM genomics solution IBM and The Cleveland Clinic will develop a […]

Waking Up IBM

Waking Up IBM: How a Gang of Unlikely Rebels Transformed Big Blue was written by Gary Hamel and published in the Harvard Business Review (July-August 2000: Reprint No. R00406). I had met gary at a “Revolutionaries” conference back during the height of the “boom” where we talked about change agents in big companies. Later Gary […]

IBM Happenings: September 2004

Many companies slow down during the late summer and take a while to get back in high gear in September. Based on the announcements from IBM, it did not seem that the company took much of a breather. Here are the announcements from IBM. The complete index of IBM Happenings by year and month is […]

IBM Happenings: August 2004

There were a lot of announcements from IBM this month. Some of the headlines may be of interest. I am particularly interested in the Mayo Clinic/IBM medical happenings. They are so important to the future of healthcare. This is something to keep your eye on. The complete index of IBM Happenings by year and month […]