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First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) Program
Experimental technology-based solutions engagements
Testing IBM Research innovations on client business problems
One year, clear commitments
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Data Center Thermal Mapping•Determines optimal space & energy usage
•10% overall data center power saved•Global Technology Services and Systems & Technology Group
offerings•Employed in IBM data centers
Project Examples
High Performance Stream Processing Platform• New paradigm for financial services processing
• Ingests financial market data at 21 today's rates • Software Group System S offering (InfoSphere)
• Broad applicability government, healthcare, etc.
Model Driven Business Transformation for Retail•Automated forecast planning process•Estimated 20% productivity increase
•Business Entity Lifecycle Analysis tool for Global Business Services
•Leveraged in IBM IT Delivery offerings
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... and 100s of others
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How FOAK Works
SolutionOwner
SolutionOwner
Portfolio Mgr
SolutionOwner
SolutionOwner
FOAK Board
Solution Boards
Proposal Sponsorship & Submission
Monitoring & Tracking
•Research (3)•Sales &Distribution (3)
•GBS (1)•GTS (1)•SWG (1)•STG (1)
•Corporate Strategy (1)
Research Relationship
Manager
Research Labs
Ideas
Industry Sales Teams
Ideas
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Deliverables The know-how to improve a
business process or solve a problem
Software components, methodologies and tools
Positive press
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The FOAK Experience
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Key Lessons from FOAK
Ensure all have “skin in the game”
Set expectations early and clearly
Engage commercialization owners early and keep them engaged
Balance process with creativity
Manage exceptions to maintain program integrity
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Innovation Discovery Approaches
Choose “full partner” clients
Create the right experience
Do the pre-work
Get the right participants
Spice with subject matter experts
Don’t be perfect
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The Future: Toward More Open Innovation
Talent attacks opportunity (Hollywood model), if...
Richness of Interactions
Credentialing and Authenticity
Fairness
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Want to Find Out More? Innovation Passport: The IBM First-of-
a-Kind Journey From Research to Reality
FOAK Web Site
http://www.ibm.com/research/FOAK
Peter Andrews [email protected]
Innovation Passport Blog
http://innovationpassport.blogspot.com/
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