Helix Commerce International Inc. is all about helping our clients innovate and grow. We apply innovation growth strategies, third generation knowledge management, Web 2.0, Virtual World and collaboration commerce principles as our business foundation. We believe that collaboration and rich media technology, such as virtual worlds, are early market indicators of the continued shift to an experience economy and the changing purchasing habits of Gen Xs, Gen Ys and the Millennials.

The Helix Innovation Hive inspires and provokes organizations to execute new business models to support their growth needs.By connecting leaders with disruptive ideas, the Helix Innovation Hive helps organizations realize innovation and successfully execute their goals. The Helix Innovation Hive is designed for professionals from a broad cross-section of sectors with a common goal – delivering marketable innovation. Innovation themes for sustainable acceleration include: customer experiences,product and go-to-market acceleration models, process innovation and talent management best practices. Using an action-oriented perspective, the Helix Innovation Hive creates an ecosystem for sustainable innovation.
The Hive’s ecosystem consists of two operating centers:

1. Helix Intelligence Center
Provides access to unique and actionable research, including:

• Best practices on relevant real world cases, Market trends, forecasts and associated market responses
• Research may take several delivery forms, including published reports, webinars or podcasts.

2. Helix Community Center
Connects a unique set of individuals who drive innovation within their organization from diverse industries.
This Center:

• Drives continuous dialogue, executive support, expansion of members’ social networks -- via events, communities of practice and online forums
• Provides an opportunity to connect to world-class thought leaders in innovation -- via speakers, research and discussions during events;

The Helix Innovation Hive is a line of business of Helix Commerce International Inc.

Note:
Helix researched the majority of Sims in Second Life (SL) over a two year period from the spring of 2006 to the fall of 2008.
This report uses a case study research methodology leveraging both qualitative and quantitative techniques against a
Helix proprietary Virtual World Value Index (VWVI) methodology to evaluate SL Sims. The SL research cases are designed
to demonstrate key learnings (such as trends, best practices and opportunities) for Virtual Worlds.
This report is not designed to act as a ‘guided tour’ of SL. Due to the ongoing changes inherent to VWs,
the SL Sims mentioned in this report may have altered since Helix (HCI) has last visited them.