SmartDraw added a way of creating information hubs in the 2012 release of its SmartDraw software: “ … this new template because it is a great way to organize documents, visuals, links, and all types of complex information. We have already received some great feedback from customers and […]
I published a blog post on the Plantronics Smarter Office blog yesterday, called What is Collaboration? “Let’s start at the very beginning: what is collaboration? The root word is composed of two parts: “co” and “labor.” “Co” means “together,” and we all know that labour means work! So […]
Yes, I’m looking forward to December 2012.
Eric posted this video back in September, and it made me laugh today. Indeed, it’s good that computer problems are not real … but the conclusion remains valid 🙂 (I haven’t seen Eric since September 2008 … I’m looking forward to catching up with him next month in […]
I’m re-running the User Adoption Strategies Survey at the moment. Many thanks to the people who have taken the survey already. If you haven’t, please do so now 🙂 Everyone who completes the survey – and leaves their contact details – is entered into the draw for one […]
I will be traveling to the Netherlands in March 2012, to speak at the fourth annual Intranet Congress, in Utrecht. I will be presenting two sessions: – A pre-conference workshop on user adoption strategies for SharePoint. That’s on Monday March 12. See Pre Conference Workshop. – A keynote […]
My first post on The Smarter Office blog with Plantronics is now published: “Over the coming months here on The Smarter Office, I’m going to be blogging about effective collaboration. Given where I’ve come from, and the journey I’ve had the privilege of walking in my consulting, Plantronics […]
Some months ago, Richard Kenny from Plantronics in the UK reached out and asked if I would be interested in writing blog posts on the principles of collaboration to be published on The Smarter Office Plantronics blog. We talked about the ethos (principles and effective practices) and logistics […]
Mark shares an example of how not to demonstrate new technology to people who have not seen it before: The vendor had created a SharePoint site, and on it were more than 10 web parts. In two columns. Each showing objects from the Document Management System in various […]
Sadie argues that adoption is like the color white – it doesn’t exist: “Adoption” doesn’t exist. At least, not the way most people think about it. It’s not an entity or a competency on its own. It’s not a feature or an endpoint with a well-defined set of […]
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