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I was in a meeting last week with people arguing about certain specific legal issues in the Open Source world. It was clear to me the argument was not easy to resolve because the parties came from opposing world-views. Not being afraid to discuss “Weltanschauung” in this blog, drawing from many philosophical, anthropological, and religious ideas, [...]
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I don’t mean to talk about religion in the conventional sense — the belief in a divinely revealed guide for a proper life, and all the philosophical and ritual trimmings that come with it. I’m generally a fan of the “strive to do good and avoid evil” message that religions usually preach. I have my way [...]
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I’m sitting in the airport, waiting for hours for my flight to board. I’m reminded of a childhood story series of the mythical town of Chelm – where the people are foolish, and the wise men are the most foolish of them all. One year after they built the train station in Chelm, many of [...]
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As social media becomes a mainstream topic, expect to see corporate activity that opens and closes certain on-line behaviors on the part of their employees. There is one recent case that has hit the blogosphere in the analyst community. Although I’ve been asked to share thoughts about this case publicly, I must decline. I don’t think [...]
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Can your company be unsuitable for Enterprise 2.0? Check out this recent article and blog about corporate culture and the adoption of social business tools. I say, the path to Enterprise 2.0 is paved on a supportive culture. If you don’t have a supportive culture, it’s nearly impossible to find real success with any social tools [...]
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I certainly hope this is a growing trend. I’m encouraged to see some more and more examples of companies who are respecting their customers by simply being honest and human with them. Here are two recent examples that came my way. Domino’s Pizza Turnaround. After 50 years of building a successful pizza business, Domino’s started to [...]
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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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