TweetThe latest question from Michael Cook (Organizational Development Talks: OrgDevTalk) continues from our last conversations: Harold: I am still not certain about my future as a member of the blogging community but I have revisited our last exchange and rekindled my spirit for that dialogue… Among the many things you said in your post of February 1st [...]
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TweetScott Klososky sent me a copy of Enterprise Social Technology with this handwritten note, “If nothing else, it shows what can be done using crowd sourcing.” The story of how this book was written provides an interesting subtext to its main subject. As project manager Corey Travis writes: For the content, we decided to heavily [...]
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TweetHere are some of the things I found via Twitter this past week. “I’m an outsider by choice, but not truly. It’s the unpleasantness of the system that keeps me out. I’d rather be in, in a good system. That’s where my discontent comes from: being forced to choose to stay outside.” George Carlin, Napalm [...]
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TweetWe’ve been using Socialcast for a while now and for large organizations that have multiple silos of information in repositories like Sharepoint, it’s a pretty good platform. Socialcast enables streams and micro-sharing and keeps multiple work teams in touch with each other without being burdened with too many rules. The learning curve is not difficult [...]
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TweetThere is no normal anymore. The first quarter of the year is not even over and we have regime changes on an unprecedented level. Currencies fluctuate and peak oil looms with ever higher fluctuations. Meanwhile, startup companies in emerging sectors grow to billion dollar enterprises in under two years. How is your organization dealing with [...]
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TweetIt seems that everyone has an answer in dealing with the latest iteration of web technologies – social media. However, as complexity theory tells us, there are no clear and simple answers. Simple processes can create highly complex systems. Maybe that’s why some disciplines might come across as professional liars. The conceit that we have [...]
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TweetDo hyperlinks really subvert hierarchy? I recently asked on Twitter. They can when people outside the organization take advantage of ridiculously easy group-forming. Examples such as United Breaks Guitars and the various mass, decentralized and social revolutions show what is possible when hyperlinks subvert hierarchy. However, are there any workplace examples, where existing management practices were forced [...]
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TweetI’ve been putting my thoughts on this blog for seven years now. When I started (19 Feb 2004), the term blog was not exactly mainstream and one media “guru” said blogs were on their way out. Today, my blog is still the main part of my “outboard brain” and I can’t see how I could [...]
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TweetHere are some of the things I learned via Twitter this past week. “It was 1977. We thought we were doing an experiment. The problem was, the experiment never ended.” ~ Vint Cerf on the Internet. via @moehlert @monkchips Triple Bottom Line: the bad idea that just won’t die This idea is of course ridiculous. [...]
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TweetThe Dare to Share: A New Culture of Collaboration in the Enterprise infographic, by Socialcast provides an excellent snapshot of the need for collaborative work and learning practices. The web and ever-transforming digital technology have revolutionized the concept of communication and collaboration at work. Fundamental to employee collaboration is how individuals join together to achieve [...]
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