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Accelerating Business Value with IBM Garage

Key Points

  • IBM Garage offers a free, virtual Framing Session that quickly helps teams brainstorm, prioritize, and align on the highest‑impact business opportunities using Enterprise Design Thinking and Garage methodology.
  • Each session involves 5‑7 diverse participants from the client (business, IT, etc.) and IBM facilitators plus subject‑matter experts to ensure relevant opportunities are identified across any industry.
  • Interactive, real‑time whiteboarding tools enable collaborative activities—brainstorming, voting, and prioritization—that funnel ideas into a clear, actionable top‑priority project.
  • The session delivers rapid stakeholder alignment and a concrete next‑step plan at no cost, giving organizations a strong head‑start on implementation.
  • After framing, IBM Garage can continue the partnership with education, design‑thinking workshops, and Minimum Viable Product builds to accelerate delivery and maximize speed‑to‑value.

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# Accelerating Business Value with IBM Garage **Source:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by0bXqAN3xw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by0bXqAN3xw) **Duration:** 00:03:17 ## Summary - IBM Garage offers a free, virtual Framing Session that quickly helps teams brainstorm, prioritize, and align on the highest‑impact business opportunities using Enterprise Design Thinking and Garage methodology. - Each session involves 5‑7 diverse participants from the client (business, IT, etc.) and IBM facilitators plus subject‑matter experts to ensure relevant opportunities are identified across any industry. - Interactive, real‑time whiteboarding tools enable collaborative activities—brainstorming, voting, and prioritization—that funnel ideas into a clear, actionable top‑priority project. - The session delivers rapid stakeholder alignment and a concrete next‑step plan at no cost, giving organizations a strong head‑start on implementation. - After framing, IBM Garage can continue the partnership with education, design‑thinking workshops, and Minimum Viable Product builds to accelerate delivery and maximize speed‑to‑value. ## Sections - [00:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by0bXqAN3xw&t=0s) **Accelerating Business Ideas with IBM Garage** - The speaker outlines how IBM Garage’s free, virtual Framing Session brings together a diverse stakeholder team to rapidly prioritize and pursue high‑impact business opportunities using Enterprise Design Thinking and Garage methodology. - [00:03:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by0bXqAN3xw&t=189s) **IBM Garage Free Framing Session** - The speaker encourages listeners to visit ibm.com/garage to learn about IBM Garage and schedule a complimentary Framing Session. ## Full Transcript
0:00Maybe you're trying to figure out how to get  started and move fast on a specific business 0:05or technology problem, or maybe you have  a long list of projects already in mind, 0:10but you need help prioritizing  and accelerating. Fortunately, 0:13IBM Garage is here to help, and our no-charge  Framing Session is a perfect first step! 0:19In just a few short hours, teams are  able to rapidly brainstorm and identify 0:24their highest-impact, business  opportunities and define 0:28plus align around which are the  highest-value one to immediately pursue. 0:33This all happens in a highly-collaborative, 0:36facilitated virtual session that uses  Enterprise Design Thinking Principles 0:41along with IBM Garage Methodology to ensure  incredibly successful outcomes, fast. 0:46Let's explore just how we are able to do all of  that through our IBM Garage Framing Sessions: 0:52Each Framing Session consists of roughly  5-7 participants from your organization; 0:58including key stakeholders from Business, IT,  and the like. Having a diverse range of opinions 1:04and perspectives from key decision  makers is really essential at this stage. 1:09From our side, we bring in an Enterprise Design 1:11Thinking Facilitator - like myself  - and a Garage Solution Architect, 1:16along with the right team of subject matter  experts, picked specifically for your session, 1:21to ensure we can help identify meaningful Business  Opportunities no matter your domain or industry. 1:27Throughout this very engaging, interactive  session, we perform a number of tailored 1:32activities which act as a funnel,  allowing us to go from brainstorming 1:36all the possible opportunities we could  explore to prioritization of the ones 1:40with the most potential business value and  finally aligning around and framing the right, 1:46highest impact Business  Opportunity to rapidly pursue. 1:51To make virtual collaboration truly a breeze, we  like to use an amazing online whiteboarding tool 1:57that allows everyone to generate  and modify content in real time! 2:01From creating sticky notes,  adding images, voting and so 2:04much more - there's something truly magical and  energizing about seeing the flurry of cursors 2:10at work as we swiftly populate activities and  drive towards incredible outcomes together! 2:16In nearly no time at all, we  have rapid alignment of top 2:20stakeholders around exactly what we should pursue  and the actionable next steps to drive towards it; 2:26kicking off your journey and giving you  an incredible headstart - all at no cost. 2:32Best of all, continuing the journey with  IBM Garage is just as easy: With Garage, 2:37you have options like focused Garage  education to jumpstart your teams, 2:42or you can dive right in with an  IBM Garage Design Thinking Workshop 2:46and Minimum Viable Product Build - enabling you  to achieve your framed, priority project, fast. 2:54IBM Garage is able to bring an  incredible unparalleled experience, 2:58a real end-to-end partnership and true,  speed-to-value success for every project 3:04all while partnering with you each step of the way  and enabling you on our best-in-class methodology. 3:10Visit ibm.com/garage today to learn more about 3:15IBM Garage and schedule your  no-charge, Framing Session!