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IBM Jam technology helps university gather and analyze ideas about critical strategic planning areas

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Remote Collaboration
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	The University of South Australia (UniSA) was looking for a way to gather innovative ideas from the university community to help shape its long-term strategic plan. The university wanted to involve as many members of the community as possible in this process. The challenge was to find a platform that could facilitate this large-scale collaboration and idea generation. Read More
About Customer	The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1991, the university offers more than 400 degree programs across a wide range of subjects. UniSA operates four campuses and is committed to innovation and excellence in education. The university was looking for a way to involve its community in shaping its long-term strategic plan. Read More
Solution	UniSA chose to use IBM Jam technology to facilitate a virtual roundtable called UniJam. This was the first time a university had used this technology for such a purpose. The multi-day Jam event allowed UniSA to capture the priorities of all participants through comments and voting on topics crucial to helping UniSA maintain its position as an innovation leader. This focused approach to priority-setting enabled UniSA to create 'Crossing the Horizon,' a 5-year plan that includes both specific and broad-reaching action items to bring the university closer to its Horizon 2020 goals. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Remote Collaboration

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

The University of South Australia (UniSA) was looking for a way to gather innovative ideas from the university community to help shape its long-term strategic plan. The university wanted to involve as many members of the community as possible in this process. The challenge was to find a platform that could facilitate this large-scale collaboration and idea generation.

About Customer

The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1991, the university offers more than 400 degree programs across a wide range of subjects. UniSA operates four campuses and is committed to innovation and excellence in education. The university was looking for a way to involve its community in shaping its long-term strategic plan.

Solution

UniSA chose to use IBM Jam technology to facilitate a virtual roundtable called UniJam. This was the first time a university had used this technology for such a purpose. The multi-day Jam event allowed UniSA to capture the priorities of all participants through comments and voting on topics crucial to helping UniSA maintain its position as an innovation leader. This focused approach to priority-setting enabled UniSA to create 'Crossing the Horizon,' a 5-year plan that includes both specific and broad-reaching action items to bring the university closer to its Horizon 2020 goals.

Impact #1	UniSA was able to involve more than 8,000 participants from across the globe in the UniJam event.
Impact #2	The university was able to capture the priorities of all participants through comments and voting on crucial topics.
Impact #3	The focused approach to priority-setting allowed UniSA to immediately create a 5-year plan that provides both specific and broad-reaching action items.

Impact #1

UniSA was able to involve more than 8,000 participants from across the globe in the UniJam event.

Impact #2

The university was able to capture the priorities of all participants through comments and voting on crucial topics.

Impact #3

The focused approach to priority-setting allowed UniSA to immediately create a 5-year plan that provides both specific and broad-reaching action items.

Benefit #1	UniSA derived nearly 60 percent of the strategic actions in its 5-year plan directly from the UniJam project results.

Benefit #1

UniSA derived nearly 60 percent of the strategic actions in its 5-year plan directly from the UniJam project results.

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IBM Jam technology helps university gather and analyze ideas about critical strategic planning areas

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