Comments on: Is Your Idea Worth It? Are You?

By: ITSinsider | Putting 2.0 to Work: Spigit

ITSinsider | Putting 2.0 to Work: Spigit — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:35:00 +0000

[...] The good news on Spigit is a single great idea can deliver a mind-numbing ROI. The somewhat bad news is it’s a little pricey. Enterprise licenses range from $25K for less than 1,000 people to $300K for over 100,000 people annually in a standard SaaS-based monthly pricing contract. If you want to host Spigit behind the firewall, that’s also an option. But, it’s probably the most expensive option, as you must buy the license in perpetuity. With each license, Spigit bundles in a dedicated community manager, a kickoff and training program, and a variety of helpful services that encourage adoption and promote meaningful results. Spigit received very favorable reviews from Bearing Point’s Nate Nash who alerted me to this post. [...]

By: Want to be like Google? Pay More Than Lip Service to Employee Contribution

Want to be like Google? Pay More Than Lip Service to Employee Contribution — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:53:26 +0000

[...] Look at areas of your operation where embracing employee input is critical to a successful outcome. Innovation around internal processes, products and service offerings immediately comes to mind. Create islands of managerial flatness here, supply enabling technologies, and create incentives for participation. Enabling technologies here might include an innovation market, like Spigit. [...]

By: Rob Reti

Rob Reti — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:55:34 +0000

I was very impressed with them at the SF W2.0 conference in April. I am trying to work out how to incorporate their product into a cross-functional E2.0 Innovation suite for client use. It would certainly cut a lot of political rubbish and NIH syndrome out of the innovation pipe if set up correctly.