Patents by Inventor John Charles Thomas

John Charles Thomas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Story-based organizational assessment and effect system
    Patent number: 7136791
    Abstract: We describe here a system and method which makes use of “narrative patterns” to assess and affect the state of affairs within and among given organizations and communities with respect to given issues or objectives. Narrative patterns are conceptual structures that result from common sensemaking around narrative material elicited from the given organizations and communities and relevant to the given issues or objectives. Through the facilitated emergence of such narrative patterns, options for response are formed and evaluated. Response options include the creation and use of purposeful stories, story repositories, and other resources derived from the collected narrative material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sharon Michelle Darwent, Fiona Incledon, Neal Martin Keller, Cynthia Frances Kurtz, David John Snowden, John Charles Thomas
  • Story-based organizational assessment and effect system
    Publication number: 20020107721
    Abstract: We describe here a system and method which makes use of “narrative patterns” to assess and affect the state of affairs within and among given organizations and communities with respect to given issues or objectives. Narrative patterns are conceptual structures that result from common sensemaking around narrative material elicited from the given organizations and communities and relevant to the given issues or objectives. Through the facilitated emergence of such narrative patterns, options for response are formed and evaluated. Response options include the creation and use of purposeful stories, story repositories, and other resources derived from the collected narrative material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sharon Michelle Darwent, Fiona Incledon, Neal Martin Keller, Cynthia Frances Kurtz, David John Snowden, John Charles Thomas