Speaker: Mr. David Hans | IBM
Coauthor: Kevin Buchan | IBM
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In his collection of essays, All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Robert Fulghum showed us that we learned how to be creative, share ideas, and work together at an early age. Playing in a sandbox, learning to color (inside and outside the lines), sharing our toys, and interacting with others taught us how to adapt in today’s socially connected world.
Today, at IBM, we have not strayed too far from those early lessons. We focus on the 4 P’s – Patents, or more specifically Intellectual Property. This is our effort to be innovative and approach difficult issues with a keen eye for change. Likewise, this allows us to focus on customer products, so we design simple and easy-to-use solutions. Papers and presentations are an effective way to continue to develop new ideas. They also help us easily share our experiences. Finally, participating in projects and workgroups allows us to work “outside of our comfort area” to collaborate, share, and grow ideas that benefit the larger community.
What has changed, and what will continue to evolve, are the technology and practices that guide our ability to collaborate and grow professionally. In this presentation, the speakers will explore a focus on skills development—specifically, the 4 P’s, and how we are adapting to the challenge of working in a globally connected, digital world. We will also share some real-life experiences, like our IBM Innovation Exchange event, which encouraged a diverse set of team members to play in a “new sandbox”. A sandbox that allowed those team members to reach back in time, recall those “ah ha” moments, so they could develop and share exciting and innovative process ideas across professional disciplines.