Abstract: The present disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for providing professionals and organizations tools to improve productivity and efficiency. The present disclosure includes a process for discovering and validating entity objectives. In an embodiment, the method and system receive communications from multiple data sources (e.g., email, calendar, contacts), find correlations between the communications, identify communications that appear to be important to a user, and provide relevant resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for providing professionals and organizations tools to improve productivity and efficiency. The present disclosure includes a process for discovering and validating entity objectives. In an embodiment, the method and system receive communications from multiple data sources (e.g., email, calendar, contacts), find correlations between the communications, identify communications that appear to be important to a user, and provide relevant resources.

Abstract: A system may comprise a remotely-accessible controller configured to present a user interface to one or more of the parties; and a state information repository to be updated throughout a transaction, wherein changes in the state information are constrained at least in part based upon a transaction type determined from a predetermined set of transaction types; wherein the controller is configured to initiate an electronically mediated interaction pertinent to a communication transaction between the parties, attempt to establish an initial context for the transaction based upon previous electronically-mediated interactions that include the initiating party, establish a defined role for each of the parties, each role defining bounds upon the activity of each party within the transaction, and, upon advancement of the state information from a first state to a second state, engage associated parties through the user interface.

Abstract: A system may comprise a remotely-accessible controller configured to present a user interface to one or more of the parties; and a state information repository to be updated throughout a transaction, wherein changes in the state information are constrained at least in part based upon a transaction type determined from a predetermined set of transaction types; wherein the controller is configured to initiate an electronically mediated interaction pertinent to a communication transaction between the parties, attempt to establish an initial context for the transaction based upon previous electronically-mediated interactions that include the initiating party, establish a defined role for each of the parties, each role defining bounds upon the activity of each party within the transaction, and, upon advancement of the state information from a first state to a second state, engage associated parties through the user interface.

Abstract: A method for structured communication comprises initiating an electronically mediated interaction pertinent to a communication transaction between specified parties; attempting to establish an initial context for the transaction based upon previous electronically-mediated interactions that include the initiating party; establishing a transaction type from a predetermined set of transaction types; establishing a defined role for each of the parties, each role defining bounds upon the activity of each party within the transaction; establishing a state information repository to be updated throughout a transaction, wherein changes in the state information are constrained at least in part based upon the transaction type; and providing a controller configured such that upon advancement of the state information from a first state to a second state, associated parties are engaged through a user interface operatively coupled to the controller.