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Turning my attention to the virtual workplace

June 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’ve recently signed on as a full time employee of a small start-up, ending a 6 year consulting practice. There were many aspects of the company and product that were compelling for me, but also intriguing was the idea of being part of a remote workforce.
The company has team members in New York, Seattle, [...]

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Tags: corporate culture change · how knowledge evolves · knowledge management · knowledge sharing facilitation

A Bevvy of 2.0’s

November 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Ever since Web 2.0 took hold following the dot.com bubble burst, followed by Enterprise 2.0 when it was coined by Harvard prof McAfee, seems like every industry is learning to fold the 2.0 promise into its thinking. While the 2.0 moniker might be tiresome, the trend is good. It means companies and sectors [...]

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Tags: agent blogs · commmunity of practice · community of users · company blogs · corporate blogs · corporate culture change · knowledge sharing facilitation · listen to your agents · listen to your customers · mashup · semantic web · the voice of the company · web 2.0 · web 3.0

Cultcha–it’s not the software, it’s the people

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Good article by Bill Roberts in CIO two weeks back, and the first line says it all:
New tools can help, but collaboration is still about culture.
Roberts looks at a number of companies that are trying to introduce more collaborative tools such as wikis and blogs, who’s finding the process a success and who’s not and [...]

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Tags: commmunity of practice · community of users · corporate culture change · enterprise 2.0 · evolution of knowledge · how knowledge evolves · knowledge sharing facilitation · wiki

Corporate culture and emotional IQ

September 24th, 2007 · No Comments

It’s said that “employees don’t leave their companies, they leave their boss.” Wayne Hochwarter decided to dig a little deeper and find out if it was true.  He polled 700 employees regarding their direct supervisors and what he found was disturbing:

31%  of respondents reported that their supervisor gave them the “silent treatment” in the past [...]

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Tags: commmunity of practice · community of users · corporate culture change · how knowledge evolves

Consulting and Enterprise 2.0

September 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

There’s a bit of talk right now about a new study from KPMG about Enterprise 2.0–the title pretty much tells it all: Fad or Future.  I agree with Wirearchy that most of the report seems amazingly shallow, and I’ll go one step further: dated.  They’re still pointing to Dresdner Kleinwort, German banking company, as the [...]

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Tags: corporate blogs · corporate culture change · enterprise 2.0 · how knowledge evolves · intranet 2.0 · web 2.0

Customer focus: you know when it’s the real thing

August 16th, 2007 · No Comments

A while back (thanks for the tip, Bri), Ask the Wizard posted an article about his recent experience flying with an airline that-oddly enough–was delayed, and a hotel that was excellent. The airline touts its customer focus at every opportunity–in advertisements, on its website, on the tickets themselves. The hotel, conversely, makes no mention [...]

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Tags: corporate culture change · frontline · listen to your agents · listen to your customers · the voice of the company · voice of customer

Corporate Memory and social media

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments

When I first worked at Amazon a long time ago, in the high heady days of the bubble, we were all housed in one building on 1st ave near skid row in Seattle.  It was a great time to be there, even if the neighborhood was a little sketchy.  One of the best aspects of [...]

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Tags: CEO blogs · agent blogs · commmunity of practice · community of users · company blogs · corporate culture change · evolution of knowledge · how knowledge evolves · knowledge sharing facilitation

Innovation and the human factor

August 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Irving Wladawsky wrote recently about his work at the Design London center, which is a think tank for innovative creation:
In early June, Imperial College and the Royal College of Art announced the creation of a new center - Design-London - to bring together the disciplines of design, engineering, technology and business to address jointly the [...]

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Tags: commmunity of practice · community of users · corporate culture change · evolution of knowledge · how knowledge evolves · web 2.0

Follow the money: venture capital and Web 2.0

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

According to this story in the Financial Times, venture capital is pouring into web 2.0 technologies–more invested in a three month period than any quarter since 2001.  Google’s purchase of YouTube last year has brought a lot of attention to the browser based movement.
The great news is that if this trend continues, we should see [...]

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Tags: content management · corporate culture change · enterprise 2.0 · evolution of knowledge · mashup · web 2.0

The business of blogging

July 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Nkilkenny has some good thoughts about business blogging, and blogging in general on her latest post.  Solid stuff about voice of the contributor, the all-important genuine-ness of the contributor.  But there’s one idea I have to question: keep your comments about internal issues internal, ie, don’t air your dirty laundry publicly.
Sort of.  I mean, I [...]

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Tags: commmunity of practice · community of users · company blogs · corporate blogs · corporate culture change · listen to your agents · the voice of the company · web 2.0