INTEGRATED AUTONOMIC INNOVATION IFRASTRUCTURE
First Claim
1. An integrated autonomic innovation infrastructure comprising, in combination,an autonomic management system and infrastructure comprisingmeans for inputting submissions in plural categories to said autonomic management system, at least one category of said plurality of categories relating to said infrastructure of said autonomic management system, anda feedback path for implementing submissions based on results of evaluation performed in one or both of a first evaluation path and a second evaluation path corresponding to said at least one category and said other categories, anda motivational signature management system comprisingmeans for developing a motivational signature from said information regarding motivational drivers,means for collecting information regarding responses of said individuals or groups of individuals to rewards presented upon completion of desired behavior, anda feedback path for refining said motivational signature with said information regarding said responses to said rewards.
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Abstract
An integrated autonomic innovation infrastructure including an autonomic management system, a motivational signature management system and/or an innovation signature management system manages all aspects of innovation activity for an organization including maintaining a record of submissions of innovation and development thereof including support of collaboration, matching problems with solutions and review and evaluation thereof, management of employee motivation through matching of incentives to innovation and supporting optimal deployment of individuals within an organizational structure to support creative and innovative activity as well as handling consideration and collaboration in regard to submissions in regard to improvements in the infrastructure, itself. numerous feedback paths in each system and between systems allow adaptive optimization of each of the systems and the integrated infrastructure.
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11 Claims
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1. An integrated autonomic innovation infrastructure comprising, in combination,
an autonomic management system and infrastructure comprising means for inputting submissions in plural categories to said autonomic management system, at least one category of said plurality of categories relating to said infrastructure of said autonomic management system, and a feedback path for implementing submissions based on results of evaluation performed in one or both of a first evaluation path and a second evaluation path corresponding to said at least one category and said other categories, and a motivational signature management system comprising means for developing a motivational signature from said information regarding motivational drivers, means for collecting information regarding responses of said individuals or groups of individuals to rewards presented upon completion of desired behavior, and a feedback path for refining said motivational signature with said information regarding said responses to said rewards.
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8. An integrated autonomic innovation infrastructure comprising, in combination,
an autonomic management system and infrastructure comprising means for inputting submissions in plural categories to said autonomic management system, at least one category of said plurality of categories relating to said infrastructure of said autonomic management system, and a feedback path for implementing submissions based on results of evaluation performed in one or both of a first evaluation path and a second evaluation path corresponding to said at least one category and said other categories, and an innovation signature management system comprising means for developing an innovation signature for said individual from information representing innovation activity, innovative interests, motivational preferences and reward and survey records, a comparator for comparing said innovation signature with a definition of desired innovation activity, and a feedback path for motivational driver information to reward and survey records for said individual.
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11. A system for managing innovation within an enterprise, comprising:
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a basic innovation subsystem further comprising a subsystem for gathering ideas from users of said system, a subsystem for review of and collaboration on said ideas by a community of said users, and a subsystem for tracking progress of said ideas through the enterprise from idea generation to idea implementation; means for developing and maintaining a motivational signature for each said user, said motivational signature identifying an incentive structure optimized for said user; means for developing and maintaining an innovative signature for each said user, said innovative signature providing a profile of contributions to the system by said user; and an autonomic management subsystem for using input from said community of users to adapt a process of said enterprise, said autonomic management subsystem further comprising; means for using said idea gathering subsystem to survey said community of users regarding the value of said process and generate ideas for improving said process; means for determining whether one of said generated ideas for improving said process is to be implemented, discarded or deferred for possible future implementation, said determining means further comprising; means for using said review and collaboration subsystem to obtain from said community of users a valuation of said idea, said valuation indicating a likelihood that implementation of said idea will improve said process, and a recommendation that said idea be implemented, discarded or deferred; and means for using said review and collaboration subsystem to obtain from a designated subset of said community of users an expedited valuation of said idea, said valuation indicating a likelihood that implementation of said idea will improve said process, and a expedited recommendation that said idea be implemented, discarded or deferred; means for presenting said valuations and said recommendations to a management subset of said community of users for decision; and means for receiving and storing said decision of said management subset of said community of users.
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