#5 Microsoft also holds science fairs

Another effort by Microsoft to boost creativity is by holding “Science Fairs,” twice a year. They use these fairs to show off the kind of projects they are working on in their spare time, often at the Microsoft Garage. The winner gets to set off a homemade volcano named Mount St. Awesome at the event which is attended by everybody associated with the company, from founders to project managers.

#4 IBM holds enormous "jams"

IBM holds "jams," which are massive brainstorming events focused on a specific topic. The most famous jam is probably the one that took place in 2006 called the "Innovation Jam" - the largest IBM online brainstorming session ever held. In this event the company brought together more than 150,000 people from 104 countries and 67 companies and they came up with 10 new ideas that IBM invested $100 million into developing, including things like smart healthcare payment systems and a 3D Internet.

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