Putting Technology to Work

Here is a refreshing go-to-market approach; one that can truly make a difference.

Generally speaking, we expect technology to improve our lives with cost savings and/or increased productivity. Technology impacts our work and personal lives in countless ways. More recently, the social good that technology can provide started getting attention; specifically, technology can be green by providing energy efficiencies or by reducing travel.

One company, Interactive Intelligence, has taken it a step further and wants to help the world by giving away goats. The company has teamed up with Oxfam to donate goats and cows to make a change for the better in parts of the world that look at “busy hours” in a far more personal way. It is a simple, yet rare initiative to ensure people have enough food. The cost? A conversation, literally.

The company, which offers a variety of UC solutions including premises- and hosted-based solutions for basic VoIP to rich contact centers, wants to meet with new prospects. Simply meet with Interactive Intelligence about your company’s communications needs and a goat will be donated. Bring your boss, and they’ll donate  a cow. Details are here.

Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in 98 countries. The organization works directly with individual communities to improve the quality of life with skills and tools that hit the heart of individual livelihoods. Goats are valuable assets, they breed easily and produce up to 6 kids a year. The offspring can be sold or kept to produce manure used to improve harvests. Goats are rugged animals and thrive in extreme climates and on poor, dry land. A dairy goat can supply a family with several quarts of milk a day that can be drunk, sold, or used to make cheese, butter, or yogurt.

A cow can produce up to four gallons of milk a day. The sale of milk provides money for school, medicine, clothing, and other important items. A cow can produce a calf every year, so the gift can be passed on and help entire communities move toward self reliance.

It is such a simple approach to putting technology to work. Meet with Interactive Intelligence and it’s guaranteed that you can make a difference at work. Interactive Intelligence offers portfolios in contact centers, unified communications, and business process automation. The company wants to share best practices on reducing costs, increasing security, and accommodating growth and expansion.

Program participants will receive an electronic confirmation from Oxfam that the livestock was donated. The program is new for Interactive Intelligence, but the spirit of giving is not. The Interactive Intelligence Foundation supports youth groups through multiple charities.

Technology evaluations are inherently an internal process and evaluation for fit and ROI. However, the evaluation – or conversation – can benefit others. Interactive Intelligence is taking the initiative to make the conversation more meaningful. It’s a a bold idea, and so much more meaningful than a logo’d trinket.

For more information: https://www.inin.com/goat

This paper was sponsored by Interactive Intelligence.