I came across two examples this week of how transparency creates social pressure that can create positive change. You can leverage these patterns in the workplace too. The first is Jonny Bentwood’s list of influential analysts on Twitter which I blogged about earlier this week. The list was created by inspecting and gathering facts about how [...]
Today is the last day for vote for the Enterprise 2.0 Conference sessions in Boston. Let me share with you the five sessions I proposed and give you a little background about what I’m thinking these could be. 16 ways to spark a fight in the Enterprise 2.0 Community The 2.0 Adoption Council Research Report: A [...]
A formal Thank You is in order for putting me on a list of highly influential bloggers! Mark Fidelman put together a very cute chart and included some of the blogs that are well-worth reading if you are interested in Enterprise 2.0. There are other bloggers out there who write great stuff too — some less [...]
The 2.0 Adoption Council has published a research report that I wrote for them and I want you to download a copy of it. If you go now and get the report, then you don’t have to read the rest of this post, because you will already understand it. If you are still here, let [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]