I read Dennis Howlett’s recent blog post “Enterprise 2.0: what a crock“. He’s right and wrong. Let me explain via a story that I read in Noah benShea‘s book Jacob the Baker, many years ago (Note: I like to keep this blog focused on business — but I read a lot and feel I have much to learn from everyone, so [...]
Disappointed is too kind a word. I’m really upset at Yammer. What can I do but blog about why I’m so upset? Tell me if you think I’m right. I know Yammer does not understand how I feel (despite my previous blog posts). In fact, they are looking forward to this blog post!! gyehuda As [...]
In this installment I’m going to discuss community management. I think it touches upon one of the most important elements of Enterprise 2.0 – the social human. I attended Connie Bensen’s workshop on community management. You can find workshop tweets via Twitter Search in case you want to see what attendees said during the workshop. You can [...]
I mentioned in an earlier blog post that I joined Livio Hughes and Linda Orton at a workshop we gave to a number of New York based organizations. Most of the participants represented large law firms, so the conversation focused on topics related to the legal industry. My presentation addressed some basic issues to helpe frame the [...]
Part two of my thoughts on the Innovation Marketplace based on my visit to the Front End of Innovation Conference… Please read part one here. Despite the importance of innovation to most companies (and nations), the innovation market suffers maturity and clarity challenges. Innovation is not a new marketplace, but it has many rough edges. [...]
Attending much of the Front End Innovation 2009 conference this week left me with some mixed feelings about the state of the Innovation marketplace. I’ll share my thoughts in two blog posts. First, the lens through which I observe this market: I was introduced to Idea Management and Innovation processes when I worked at the Center [...]