IBM Thinks the World Needs to be a Smarter Place Too. When you think of the word ‘Smart’, you don’t always think of a massive global corporation or their vision. You probably think of people like Einstein, the ‘Google Guys’, or even your mother. However, IBM is one company that has always attached, or aligned itself with the concept of ‘Smart’. We at SmarterMeetings.com respect the want and need to be ‘Smarter’ and so too does IBM. They’ve been running the Smarter Planet site, initiative, or whatever you want to call it for some time now and they have some great facts, figures and concepts surrounding productivity, collaboration and information access. They may be big, and they may no longer be in the business of making personal computers, but they are definitely a very smart organization. ——————————- If today is an average workday, you could lose about an hour of time trying to get something done. But you won’t be able to accomplish the task because you can’t find the right information, access the right tool or reach the right person due to inefficient processes. Employees spend 25% of their time just looking for information. Every week, 42% of people use the wrong information to make decisions, requiring rework. And with the economic downturn, there is an even greater urgency to improving the way businesses manage productivity. Yet, you probably work smarter today than you did a few years ago-or even last year. Technology has the potential to significantly increase productivity management as well as reduce costs. The rise in globalization has opened access to new talent, expertise and resources that have energized businesses…in fact, two thirds of workers are now located in growth markets. Social networking capabilities allow us to tap into partner and customer thinking. And people increasingly have “anytime, anywhere” access to their applications, information and resources. Employees are ready, they know their jobs and have valuable ideas…it’s the processes that haven’t kept up. Organizations and businesses around the world are recognizing that they need to reinvent their infrastructures and processes to allow their people to collaborate with each other, their customers and their partners; to foster creativity and problem-solving and to enable the very act of enterprise. If we can create businesses as smart as our employees, we can make more informed decisions, leverage deeper relationships and develop more connected, agile and effective processes. http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/productivity_management/ideas/index.html

IBM Thinks the World Needs to be a Smarter Place Too.

When you think of the word ‘Smart’, you don’t always think of a massive global corporation or their vision. You probably think of people like Einstein, the ‘Google Guys’, or even your mother. However, IBM is one company that has always attached, or aligned itself with the concept of ‘Smart’. We at SmarterMeetings.com respect the want and need to be ‘Smarter’ and so too does IBM. They’ve been running the Smarter Planet site, initiative, or whatever you want to call it for some time now and they have some great facts, figures and concepts surrounding productivity, collaboration and information access. They may be big, and they may no longer be in the business of making personal computers, but they are definitely a very smart organization.

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If today is an average workday, you could lose about an hour of time trying to get something done.

But you won’t be able to accomplish the task because you can’t find the right information, access the right tool or reach the right person due to inefficient processes. Employees spend 25% of their time just looking for information. Every week, 42% of people use the wrong information to make decisions, requiring rework. And with the economic downturn, there is an even greater urgency to improving the way businesses manage productivity.

Yet, you probably work smarter today than you did a few years ago-or even last year. Technology has the potential to significantly increase productivity management as well as reduce costs. The rise in globalization has opened access to new talent, expertise and resources that have energized businesses…in fact, two thirds of workers are now located in growth markets. Social networking capabilities allow us to tap into partner and customer thinking. And people increasingly have “anytime, anywhere” access to their applications, information and resources.

Employees are ready, they know their jobs and have valuable ideas…it’s the processes that haven’t kept up. Organizations and businesses around the world are recognizing that they need to reinvent their infrastructures and processes to allow their people to collaborate with each other, their customers and their partners; to foster creativity and problem-solving and to enable the very act of enterprise. If we can create businesses as smart as our employees, we can make more informed decisions, leverage deeper relationships and develop more connected, agile and effective processes.

http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/productivity_management/ideas/index.html