From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Do empowered workers help achieve consensus?

by Gil Yehuda on November 23, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


A few posts ago I shared with you that German companies have additional challenge in their pursuit of Enterprise 2.0.  Since many information workers enjoy the right to form workers councils (which are somewhat akin to workers unions), these councils have a say in the way technology is implemented at the workplace.  And there is [...]

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In one of the best-known scenes of The Matrix, a young boy in the garb of a monk reveals a stunning revelation to the main character – “There is no spoon“.  This concept is the fodder for many philosophical explorations into illusion, quantum physics, eastern religions, and scriptwriting.  It becomes clear as the movie progresses [...]

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Flying back from Germany yesterday gave me the quiet time to read Andrew McAfee’s new book called Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for your Organization’s Toughest Challenges. I read it cover to cover and used lots of highlighter. First a disclosure: I was given the book by Harvard Business Press’ publicist to review knowing that [...]

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More about Germany and Enterprise 2.0.

by Gil Yehuda on November 13, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


As a bit of a postscript to my last post I wanted to follow up with a few more thoughts about the E2.0 Summit, Germany, and the reason it was so important for me to be there. One of the underlying value statements of the “2.0 philosophy” is that seeking multiple perspectives enhances understanding. This is [...]

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German companies overcome E2.0 challenges.

by Gil Yehuda on November 11, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


The best quote from my visit to the E2.0 Summit in Frankfurt was shared by a community manager who works in a large French tel-com. I am prepared to be surprised. We were talking about his E2.0 initiative which is now gaining momentum and is on the path to success.  I loved this mindset.  It [...]

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Echo between the conferences.

by Gil Yehuda on November 9, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


I was not able to attend the Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco last week.  I really missed it and wished I was there.  So much so that I was a bit reluctant to follow the tweet stream.  Seriously.  It’s just not the same as being there in person.  Sorry, but face-to-face meetings really do beat [...]

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A critique that missed the mark.

by Gil Yehuda on November 5, 2009

in Enterprise 2.0


Yesterday a client of mine shared with me the following link and asked for my comment.  The article (from Infoworld) titled “IT snake oil: Six tech cure-alls that went bunk”  describes six technologies that were oversold and under-delivered. The first was Artificial Intelligence (which struck a chord with me, as my undergraduate degree is in AI), [...]

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