My next post on The BrainYard was posted today – A Collaboration Strategy for the Change-Averse: “I’ve been in a couple of meetings recently with IT leaders who are trying to get their companies’ employees to work in new ways using collaboration tools. Rather than address their companies’ […]
Kent shares five lessons he learnt at college. His 5th lesson is: “(5) Cluster classes (and like projects) For the most part, I believe people work best in bursts. Not only may we enjoy the benefits of mental rhythm and flow, but we also minimize unrelated interruptions. At […]
In his Learning TRENDS newsletter from November 2010, Elliott Masie shares the following story about tug boats on the Panama Canal: “I visited the Panama Canal this week for the first time in 20 years. One big learning lesson happened while taking a 1/2 day transit of this […]
Traction Software added action tracking capabilities to TeamPage 5.2: “Traction Software Inc, the leader in enterprise social software for work today announced Traction TeamPage Release 5.2 with new capabilities to make it simple to track actions, show activity, watch status, and follow discussions embedded in the flow of […]
A lot of business is conducted via email. But as with any use of language, especially in times of limited time and an overwhelming abundance of email, being clear about what you are saying (and what you are not saying) is critical. Lack of clarity leads to misunderstandings, […]
Nick Milton is the author of The Lessons Learned Handbook: Practical Approaches to Learning from Experience. He shares some of the initial research for the book on his blog, including a list of key success factors to get right: “It seems that effective lesson-learning contains many elements, each […]
Engadget reports on a recent hacking of Microsoft Kinect to create 3D teleconferencing: “Now, a team of researchers have gone and thrown it all together to achieve 3D video chats, and if we do say so, the result is greater than a sum of its parts. The group, […]
Mindjet announced that Version 9 of MindManager for Mac, its mindmapping software, is now available for pre-ordering (it’s available on June 23). New and improved features include: – Slide presentations – to replace PowerPoint with an interactive map, and feedback capturing possibilities. – Brainstorming mode – for quick […]
Formicary launched a free evaluation of Microsoft Lync Server 2010, to allow firms to experience the benefits of real-time group chat before paying up: “Formicary Collaboration Group, a provider of real-time team collaboration solutions, has launched a hosted Group Chat evaluation portal. The new offering introduces Group Chat […]
“The spreadsheet I received says 20% growth, year-on-year,” Bob says as the meeting starts. “But the one I got says 17% growth,” Gareth says, before Bob can say much more. “Mine says 25%,” Judith adds. And so the argument begins, and what should have been an hour of […]
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