connecting the dots

"Connecting the Corporate Dots: Social Networks Reveal How Employees and Companies Operate" from Wharton.

Businesses that are interested in open innovation, business development, social e-comm, content management, etc. now have powerful tools, web 2.0 and social software applications, to help employees connect the dots.

Since ideas are everywhere, both inside and outside of your organization, there is an immediate, urgent need for new tools that can harness ideas, concepts, information on the group level.

I’ve learned from the open-source movement that people want to contribute to endeavors of mutual benefit.

The whole idea of "democratizing innovation" is what I wanted to do. I thought I could change the world, make it better. I wanted to develop something to bring creativity to the workplace, to give people motivation to enjoy their work, to be more productive.