INNOVATION SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An innovation signature management system comprisingmeans for collecting information representing innovation activity and reward and survey records for an individual to form an innovation profile,means for developing an innovation signature for said individual from said information representing innovation activity,a comparator for comparing said innovation signature with a definition of desired innovation activity,a memory for storing motivational driver information and changes made to motivational driver information responsive to an output of said comparator, anda feedback path for said motivational driver information to said reward and survey records for said individual.
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Abstract
An innovation signature useful in placing an individual within an organization to optimally support creativity and innovation by that individual is developed from information regarding innovative behavior of an individual, a record of motivational rewards and information regarding the current and historical interests, preferably derived from a survey and reward history of an individual. The innovation signature is refined by comparing the innovation signature with a definition of desired innovation activity, alteration of motivational drivers and feedback of the altered motivational drivers to the record of motivational rewards.
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1. An innovation signature management system comprising
means for collecting information representing innovation activity and reward and survey records for an individual to form an innovation profile, means for developing an innovation signature for said individual from said information representing innovation activity, a comparator for comparing said innovation signature with a definition of desired innovation activity, a memory for storing motivational driver information and changes made to motivational driver information responsive to an output of said comparator, and a feedback path for said motivational driver information to said reward and survey records for said individual.
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10. A method of developing an managing an innovation signature comprising steps of
collecting information in regard to innovative behavior of an individual, surveying said individual in regard to current and historical interests and reward preferences, storing records of information obtained in said collecting and surveying steps, developing an innovation signature based on information provided by said collecting, surveying and storing steps, comparing said innovation signature with a definition of desired innovation activity, altering and storing motivational drivers in response to said comparing step, and refining said innovation signature based on feedback of motivational drivers altered and stored in said altering and storing step.
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