▽Global Innovation Outlook ●12/07 11:01 But the GIO was never a philanthropic endeavor. If fact, it was not even part of IBM窶冱 community engagement strategy. The GIO was a business program, expected to identify real business opportunities that led to real profit. It just so happens that IBM has always believed that addressing the most pressing needs of society are where opportunity has always been found. As our former CEO, Thomas Watson